White Dawg

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White Dawg , even WhiteDawg or former MCB , (* in Birmingham, Alabama , actually: Billy Allsbrook Jr. ) is an American Crunk - rapper , producer and businessman from Fort Lauderdale , Florida . His releases include the 1999 top 20 hit (US charts) "Restless" and his debut album Thug Ride . White Dawg produced for hip-hop artists such as Pastor Troy , Tupac Shakur , 50 Cent , Dozia Slim , Blac Haze , Guru von den Gang Starr and Skull Duggery . He also worked with Lil 'Flip on his album Game Over . He currently distributes all of his publications through his website.

biography

White Dawg was born in Alabama to his father was studio musician Billy Alsbrooks Sr. As a teenager he moved to Miami-Dade County . His attempt was to his recordings in a small record store (Kotam Stereo) on the flea market in Oakland Park dispense. This is how he got his stage name, because since he was the only white employee in the record store, he was called White Dawg.

Eventually he worked for Kotam as a music buyer. His first recordings were made at the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale . He also made recordings in a studio of a friend of Kotam's. His first single was I Wanna Lick the Pussy (1994), which became a regional hit in discos without radio broadcasts.

His follow-up single Restless was released in 1999 and reached number 18 on the Billboard rap chart. Then Thug Ride was released-

After some success (for an independently released album) by Thug Ride , White Dawg worked with Pastor Troy on the single FL Boy and released the follow-up album Animosity .

At the time, White Dawg was getting some inquiries from various record labels , including Def Jam , Epic Records, and EMI . However, he didn't sign with anyone and stayed underground.

Music genre

Musically, White Dawg's rap style is crunk. His southern accent goes well with it . He was criticized for the frequent and unreflective use of the word " nigga" and some sexist text passages.

Discography

Albums

  • 1999: Thug Ride
  • 2002: Animosity
  • 2004: Bonified Platinum
  • 2006: ME vs. ME

Singles

  • 2006: U Don't Want None (Remix) (featuring Lil 'Jon and Petey Pablo)
  • 2007: Right Here

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ SoundClick artist: WHITE DAWG MUSIC. In: Soundclick.com. Archive.org, September 29, 2007, accessed May 12, 2018 .
  2. ↑ White Dawg at allmusic
  3. ↑ a b Invasion of the Angry White Rappers! - OC Weekly . In: OC Weekly . July 8, 1999 ( ocweekly.com [accessed May 13, 2018]).
  4. ^ The White Rapper Encyclopedia. Retrieved May 13, 2018 .
  5. ^ White Dawg . In: Billboard . ( billboard.com [accessed May 13, 2018]).
  6. ^ Peter Swirski, American Political Fictions: War on Errorism in Contemporary American Literature, Culture, and Politics . Springer, 2015, ISBN 978-1-137-51471-4 ( google.de [accessed on May 12, 2018]).
  7. ↑ Before there was Eminem - The Tufts Daily . In: The Tufts Daily . September 1, 2001 ( tuftsdaily.com [accessed May 13, 2018]).
personal data
SURNAME White Dawg
ALTERNATIVE NAMES WhiteDawg (pseudonym); MCB (pseudonym); Allsbrook, Billy Jr. (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American crunk rapper, producer, and businessman
DATE OF BIRTH 20th century
PLACE OF BIRTH Birmingham, Alabama