Wesley Eric Weston, Jr.
[1] [2] (born March 3, 1981), better known by his stage name Lil' Flip
, is an American rapper. Lil' Flip is known for his freestyle ability and claims to have been on 1000 mixtapes. He is one of the first southern and houston rappers to become mainstream nationally known. He has sold nearly 10 million albums in the U.S and over 15 million worldwide. Lil' Flip has been claimed "The Best Freestyler Alive" and "The Freestyle King" by DJ Screw. Lil' Flip is preparing to release his 6th album entitled "Respect Me" in the fall of 2009. After already releasing Certified in 2009.
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Music career
The Leprechaun
The Leprechaun
is the first album released independently from Houston rapper Lil' Flip. The album spawned the single "I Can Do That". It sold about 200,000 copies originally and later went on to be certified gold.
U Gotta Feel Me Up
U Gotta Feel Me Up
was his most successful album to date. Lil' Flip signed to Sony Urban Music and released his first single, "Game Over". He released his second single, "Sunshine" featuring Lea.
This album sold 198,000 units in its first week and later went on to be certified 4xplatinum.
I Need Mine
Lil' Flip's album
I Need Mine
was released March 27, 2007. It was set to be released earlier but due to differences with his record label [Sony Urban Music] and the album been leaked by Sony Urban Music among other things album having to buy out his contract decided to take it back to the studio and record more songs. The first single was a track entitled "What It Do" but after album redid the album his new single became "Ghetto Mindstate" with received numerous radio play and video spins on 106 And Park. The album ended up to be a double disk and had 39 tracks. Even though it was not promoted it still sold over 150,000 units in the first week and went on to be certified 2xplatinum. After the "I Need Mine Tour", Flip announced his new group Dream Team.
Ahead of My Time
Lil' Flip's album
Ahead of My Time
is slated to be released sometime in 2009. The first single off the album is called "Kim Kardashian." The video for the song "Deep in the South", which will also to be featured on the album, premiered on WorldStarHiphop on August 30, 2009. It has been said by Lil' Flip that he will make a video for every song on this album.
Discography
- 2000: The Leprechaun
- 2002: Undaground Legend
- 2004: U Gotta Feel Me
- 2007: I Need Mine
- 2009: Ahead of My Time
References
- Lil' Flip: Biography
- Lil' Flip OK after shooting, still plans to release album