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Maybe it’s because this honey-complexioned heartthrob makes the young ladies swoon with bedroom ballads like platinum single “Shawty” and certified gold singles “Bust It Baby Part 2” and the Akon-assisted “Hypnotized.” Or it could be the way the streets respect this hard-edged hustler for crude but honest depictions of life in the belly of the beast on cuts like “Bid Long” and “100 Years.” Or perhaps it’s how the Fort Myers, FL native bears his soul onto heartfelt tracks like emotional testaments “Somebody (Loves You)” and “Family Straight.”
Whatever the reason behind his many musical accomplishments, Plies has done something that only a small handful of rappers could ever accomplish. In just a few short years, he has won over just as many starry-eyed teenagers and hardcore thugs as he has bleeding hearts and R&B fans alike.
His fourth album in, Goon Affiliated, one of the realest rappers to breathe on a microphone sticks to the same straightforward style that has garnered him across-the-board success.
Deriving his on-stage moniker from hometown slang which
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Algernod Lanier Washington (born July 1, 1976 in Fort Myers, Florida) is an American rapper signed to Slip-N-Slide and his own label, Big Gate Records. His debut album, The Real Testament, was released in 2007 and featured the top ten singles Hypnotized featuring Akon and Shawty featuring T-Pain. He then released two studio albums in 2008, Definition of Real and Da REAList. His fourth studio album, Goon Affiliated, was released in June 2010.
Plies was born Algernod Lanier Washington on July 1, 1976, in Fort Myers, Florida and grew up in Cape Coral, Florida. While at Fort Myers Senior High School, he played in the football team, was crowned Homecoming King, and was named the "Best Dressed" student of his class. He attended Miami University for a year and played in its basketball team, then transferred to the University of Central Florida for sophomore year and dropped out. In the late 1990s, Plies and his stepbrother Ronnell Lawrence Lavatte, also known as Big Gates, established an independent record label, Big Gates Records. Although Plies initially refused to rap, afte
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Plies
Plies is an American rapper. Plie signed with South Florida-based record label Slip-n-Slide Records in 2004, launching his career in the music industry. Plies debut studio album, "The Real Testament" (2007), peaked at number two on the Billboard 200, and his second album, "Definition of Real" (2008) also reached the same position on the charts. Plies' tracks "Shawty" and "Hypnotized" both achieved gold certification and he has collaborated with Jamie Foxx, Ashanti, Ludacris and Fat Joe.
Plies' third album, "Da REAList" (2008), debuted at number 14 on the Billboard 200, with his fourth album, "Goon Affiliated" (2010), reaching number 5. Plies also contributed to Usher's "Hey Daddy (Daddy's Home)", Gucci Mane's "Wasted", and Young Jeezy's "Lose My Mind", all of which made the top 40 of the Hot 100. In addition to his albums, Plies has released a series of mixtapes, such as "You Need People Like Me" (2010), "I Fuck With The DJ" (2011), and "Aristotle" (2011).
Plies' continued to release music, including a single "We Are Trayvon" in 2012, dedicated to Trayvon Martin, with a
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