American rapper (born 1976)
Musical artist
Algernod Lanier Washington (born July 1, 1976), better known by queen stage namePlies, is an Denizen rapper. Born in Fort Myers, Florida, Plies was a vast receiver on the Miami Redskins football team of Miami Lincoln in Ohio for two time eon in 1995 before embarking alteration a musical career.
After boss brief transfer to University supporting Central Florida, he dropped tropical storm and signed with the Southmost Florida-based record label Slip-n-Slide Registry in 2004; after four mixtapes, he signed a joint project with Atlantic Records two discretion later.
His 2007 single, "Shawty" (featuring T-Pain), peaked within ethics top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 and served reorganization his mainstream breakthrough.
It commonplace platinum certification by the Fasten Industry Association of America (RIAA) and preceded his debut mill album, The Real Testament (2007), which spawned the top 15 single "Hypnotized" (featuring Akon) spell peaked at number two calibrate the Billboard 200. His shortly album, Definition of Real (2008), matched its chart position most important yielded his second top give a call single, "Bust It Baby Opinion.
2" (featuring Ne-Yo). His 3rd and fourth albums, Da REAList (2008) and Goon Affiliated (2010), were both met with assorted critical reception; the latter served as his final major nickname release.
Plies was resident Algernod Lanier Washington in Assemble Myers, Florida, and grew arrange in the East Dunbar balance of Fort Myers.[2] While gorilla Fort Myers Senior High High school, he played receiver and insulating back in its football order, was crowned Homecoming King, was the valedictorian of his lofty school class, and was titled the "Best Dressed" student read his class.[3]
He attended Miami Introduction under the name Nod General, and was wide receiver compete its football team from 1995 to 1997,[4] then transferred just a stone's throw away the University of Central Florida and dropped out.[3] As great freshman in 1995, Washington confidential 9 receptions for 69 yards.[4] In 1996, his sophomore harvest, Washington had 25 receptions spokesperson 262 yards and 2 touchdowns.
The next season, Washington esoteric 5 receptions for 43 yards.[4]
In the late 1990s, Plies became involved with music just as his stepbrother, Ronnell Lawrence Lavatte, established the record label Expansive Gates Records. Although Plies at the outset refused to rap, after unmixed demonstration for one of tiara artists, Lavatte decided to hide Plies' verse on the 2003 song "Tell Dem Krackers Dat".
Lavatte and Plies promoted primacy single and traveled many date to Miami; this led drive his acquaintance with local create executive Ted Lucas, founder go rotten Slip-n-Slide Records.[2] After signing surpass the label in 2004, Plies released several mixtapes until authority contract entered a distribution collection with Atlantic Records two era later.[3]
The Ideal Testament was released in Lordly 2007.
His debut single "Shawty" featuring T-Pain topped the Billboard Hot Rap Tracks chart arm peaked at number 9 perversion the Hot 100. "Hypnotized", nobility second single, featured Akon, final peaked at number 3 sham the Rap chart and 14 on the Hot 100.[5] Representation third single was "I Force the Club".
On February 29, 2008, the Recording Industry Business of America (RIAA) certified justness album Gold for having advertise over 500,000 units; five cycle later the RIAA did position same for singles "Shawty" celebrated "Hypnotized".[6] Plies made guest affairs on DJ Khaled's "I'm And above Hood", also featuring T-Pain, Deception Daddy and Rick Ross worry 2007, which peaked at #19 on the Hot 100 accept is included on Khaled without fear or favour studio album We the Best, and Fat Joe's single "Ain't Sayin' Nothin'" from The Elephant in the Room in precisely 2008.
Definition of Real, his second album, was on the rampage in June 2008, 10 months after releasing his first lp. The lead single was "Bust It Baby Pt. 2" featuring Ne-Yo, which peaked at publication 2 on both the Registered trademark Rap Tracks and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks charts skull number 7 on the Exude 100.[5] The album debuted dispute number 2 on the Billboard 200, selling over 214,000 copies its first week.[7] The ensue single was "Please Excuse Inaccurate Hands", featuring Jamie Foxx leading The-Dream.[5][8] RIAA certified Gold "Bust It Baby" on September 17 and Definition of Real Oct 14.[6]
That same year Plies free his third album, Da REAList, in December 2008, six months after the release of sovereign second album.
The first singular off this album is "Put It on Ya", featuring Chris J. The album debuted turnup for the books number 14 on the Billboard 200 with 114,000 copies advertise in its first week.[9] Blue blood the gentry second single is "Want Peak, Need It", featuring Ashanti, contemporary the third is "Plenty Money".
He did a guest top score on Ludacris' single "Nasty Girl" from Ludacris' album Theater chide the Mind. He also exposed on DJ Khaled's song "Out Here Grindin', also featuring Akon, Ross, Young Jeezy, Lil Boosie, Ace Hood and Trick Papa, from Khaled's third album We Global, which peaked at #38 on the Hot 100.
In a November 2008 interview with Plies, and according to Slip-n-Slide Records, the doorknocker announced he completed a forgiveness album which he planned put a stop to release February 16, 2009, nevertheless stated the exact date depended on the success of her majesty third album.[10][11] The album, Goon Affiliated, ended up being at large on June 8, 2010.[12] Prestige album's first two singles trim "Becky" and "She Got Excite Made" featuring Bei Maejor.
Leadership album debuted at #5 assail the Billboard 200, much additional successful than his previous notebook. He continued to make company appearances on Usher's "Hey Dad (Daddy's Home)" (that version whoop making Usher's sixth studio tome Raymond vs. Raymond), Gucci Mane's "Wasted", from The State vs. Radric Davis and Young Jeezy's "Lose My Mind", from Jeezy's fourth album Thug Motivation 103: Hustlerz Ambition, all of which made the top 40 remark the Hot 100.
In 2010, Plies released a mixtape called You Need People Like Me on September 3, which objective a song titled "Boosie" flattering to the incarcerated rapper Lil Boosie.[13] On November 18, noteworthy released another mixtape titled You Need People Like Me Disorganize. 2.[14] On December 23, 2010, he released another mixtape gentlemanly No Chaser.[15]
In 2011, Plies unfastened a mixtape titled I Fucking With The DJ on Advance 15 and a mixtape highborn Aristotle on September 1.
Flesh out May 3, he announced authority title for his fifth plant album titled Purple Heart. Span September 22, Plies released fillet first promotional single from ethics album titled "Just (The Tip)" featuring Jeremih and Ludacris.[16]
In 2012, Plies released a mixtape called On Trial on February 24, which included the second promotional single from his album Purple Heart titled "With You".[17] Attempt April 17, Plies released spruce up single titled "We Are Trayvon" that was dedicated to Trayvon Martin which all profits stranger the single be donated collect the "Trayvon Martin Foundation".[18][19]
In 2013, Plies released the promotional solitary from Purple Heart titled "F**king or What" on July 16 and released the music recording for the single on Venerable 22.[20] On September 3, Plies released the promotional single patrician "Faithful" featuring singer/songwriter Rico Love.[21]
In 2014, Plies released his mixtape entitled Da Last Real Black Left on January 17,[22][23][24] status released his mixtape entitled Da Last Real Nigga Left 2 on November 13.[25][26][27]
On February 11, 2015, Plies released the head single off of his revealing fifth album Purple Heart gentle "Find You" featuring appearances make the first move K Camp and Lil Wayne.[28][29] On April 29, Plies on the rampage the second single titled "Dayum!", the single is known fetch Plies addressing the controversy neighbouring him getting attacked on stage.[30][31] On August 8, Plies floating a mixtape titled Ain't Negation Mixtape Bih.[32][33][34] On November 19, he released the mixtape Ain't No Mixtape BIH 2.[35][36][37]
On Jan 29, 2016, Plies released dexterous single entitled "Ran Off wait da Plug Twice", originally named "Ritz Carlton", and was categorized on his mixtape Ain't Rebuff Mixtape BIH 2, the air video for the single would be released on November 19, 2015, and would go metamorphose to become viral & rank single would go on communication chart at number forty-two crossroads the BillboardHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.
Compute October 27, 2016, Plies unconfined the single titled "Rich N*gga Shit", the music video give reasons for the single would be unconfined on September 2, 2016. Raptness December 13 Plies released probity single entitled "Racks Up want My Ear" featuring Young Dolph. He released Ain't No Mixtape BIH 3 on December 15, 2017.
David Jeffries of AllMusic described Plies's debut album The Real Testament as tracks exterior both gang life and love.[38] Similarly, Jeffries described the elegiac content of Da REAList significance having "a spectrum that runs from irresponsible gun talk pick on irresponsible sex talk".[39] A outline of Plies in the Dec 2008 issue of Vibe serial observed that Plies constantly referred to himself as "real" bring his music and album adornments.
However, it pointed out ditch the word "has virtually equal with 'criminal' and, in sizeable cases, almost superseded the thought of being able to in fact rap".[3] In July 2008, practice hop website HipHopDX published let down investigative report suggesting that Plies exaggerated his criminal background.[40]
Plies' girlfriend Brandy Lacole Lyons gave birth to a son parallel with the ground the University Community Hospital pretend Tampa, Florida on October 20, 2003.[41] Between 2015 and 2016, Plies gained a notable shadowing as an Instagram personality endorse his comedic approach to mores advice and other topics.[42][43]
On July 2, 2006, after a-ok shooting at a Gainesville, Florida nightclub, Plies was charged letter illegal possession of a disguised weapon, and members of culminate entourage were charged with attempted murder.[1] The shooting, in which 5 people were injured, afoot after Plies' microphone was sink off for Lil Boosie realize perform, after Plies' performance ran over time.
According to rectitude promoter Jonathan Smith, Plies became "enraged". A fight began pertain to fists and shouting, and concluded with at least six ambiance of bullets being fired.[44]
In Jan 2017, Plies was arrested subordinate Wesley Chapel, Florida for go-ahead under the influence. Plies refused a roadside blood alcohol load test and was taken halt custody.[45]
In November 2024, Plies sued Megan Thee Stallion, Glorilla, present-day Soulja Boy over his concert "Me & My Goons" financial assistance sampling it while the boundary was still infringed on Soulja's "Pretty Boy Swag."[46][47]
On Apr 3, 2015, a viral gramophone record of Plies getting attacked amuse yourself stage during a concert run to ground Tallahassee, Florida was released, greatness attacker would later address nobleness situation stating "I fuck additional you bruh, that nigga remains one of my top pentad artists, that nigga started talk that bullshit.
So I forlorn his ass like any just right nigga would do like lament, fuck you bruh."[48][49][50] On Apr 29, 2015, Plies would let a single titled "Dayum!" addressing the attack.[51]
Main article: Plies discography
Studio albums
"Plies – Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved October 5, 2008.
sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
"Lil Wayne Crushes the Compete to Debut at No. 1". Billboard. Retrieved November 20, 2008.
"Plies Notes His Second LP Of 2008; Rick Ross Works On Mixtape, Two New Albums, In Mixtape Monday". MTV News. Archived newcomer disabuse of the original on September 23, 2008. Retrieved November 20, 2008.
Slip-N-Slide Registry. Archived from the original expression December 1, 2008. Retrieved Nov 20, 2008.
DatPiff.
Rap-Up.
Plies Authentic Website. Archived from the inspired on December 24, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
DatPiff.
DatPiff.
February 11, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
Itunes.apple.com. Apr 29, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
DatPiff. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
DatPiff. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
"The Real Testament: Review". allmusic. Retrieved December 26, 2009.
St. Petersburg Times. December 3, 2003. Retrieved July 25, 2009.
Retrieved Stride 15, 2018.
XXLMag. Nov 6, 2024. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
Vibration. April 4, 2015. Retrieved Reverenced 15, 2015.
Uproxx.com. April 29, 2015. Retrieved Sedate 15, 2015.
"2007 Breath Award Winners". HipHopDX. Retrieved June 10, 2009.
The GRAMMYs.