Paradime
, birth name Freddie Beauregard, does the turntables and back up vocals for Kid Rock. He first appeared on the Detroit hip-hop scene in 1991 in the form of a solo album, which sold only a few hundred copies. He formed his own record label, Beats at Will Records, in 1998, and simultaneously released his first major LP, Paragraphs, [1] which was named the best selling Detroit hip-hop album of '99-'00 by Real Detroit Magazine. He followed up in 2001 with "Vices," [2] which is considered by many to be a Detroit hip-hop classic. It earned Paradime numerous awards and nominations at the Detroit Hip-Hop awards. Paradime's most recent full-length LP is 11 Steps Down, [3] arguably his strongest effort yet. He co-wrote Kid Rock's hits "Cowboy","Forever","Cocky" and "Hillbilly Stomp". On July 29,2007 he released "Spill At Will".
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Awards
Paradime has been nominated for or awarded the following awards:
Nominee – Urban/Funk Songwriter (Urban/Funk/Hip Hop) - Detroit Music Awards (2001)
Outstanding Hip-Hop MC (Urban / Funk / Hip-Hop) - Detroit Music Awards (2002)
Outstanding Hip-Hop Artist/Group (Urban / Funk / Hip-Hop) - Detroit Music Awards (2002)
Outstanding Hip Hop MC (Urban/Funk/Hip Hop) - Detroit Music Awards (2001)
Nominee – Outstanding Hip Hop Artist (Urban/Hip Hop/Funk) - Detroit Music Awards (2000)
Outstanding Hip Hop Artist (Urban/Funk/Hip Hop) - Detroit Music Awards (2001)
Nominee – Urban/Funk Vocalist (Urban/Funk/Hip Hop) - Detroit Music Awards (2001)
Nominee – Urban/Funk/Hip Hop Recording (Urban/Funk/Hip Hop) - Detroit Music Awards (4/6/2001)
Outstanding Hip-Hop Recording (Vices) (Urban/Funk/Hip-Hop) - Detroit Music Awards (4/19/2002)
Full Length Albums
Paragraphs
Vices
11 Steps Down
Live Trucker (by Kid Rock)
Spill At Will
Street albums
Notes and References
- allmusic (((Paragraphs Overview)))
- allmusic ((( Vices Overview)))
- allmusic (((11 Steps Down Overview)))