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Prior to becoming a rapper, Washington had a fair amount of success playing football at Miami University from 1995 to 1997. He played wide receiver for the team before transferring to the University of Central Florida, eventually dropping out to focus on his music.
Washington’s stepbrother Ronnell Lawrence Lavatte, also known as Big Gates, established the independent record label Big Gates Records at the tail end of the 1990s. Initially reluctant to rap, Washington lay down a verse on the track “Tell Dem Krackers Dat” and the two traveled to Miami to promote the single, which led to Plies signing with Slip-n-Slide Records in 2004.
In 2007 came the rapper’s debut album “The Real Testament” which was led by the debut single “Shawty” featuring T-Pain and peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album later spawned the Akon featured single “Hypnotized” and was certified Gold selling over 500,000 copies. Due to the album's success Washington secured guest slots on singles and albums by artists including DJ Khaled and Fat Joe.
A year later in 2008 Washington released his second offering “Definition of Real” led by the single “Bust It Baby Pt. 2” featuring Ne-Yo and “Please Excuse My Hands” featuring Jamie Foxx and The-Dream. The same year brought his third album “Da REAList” and guest spots on Ludacris’s single “Nasty Girl” and Khaled’s “Out Here Grindin’”.
Washington has subsequently release the albums “Goon Affiliated” in 2010 and “Purple Heart” in 2014, as well as the 2014 mixtape “Da Last Real Nigga Left”.
Críticas en vivo
Aggression, lust, retrospection... just a few words that can briefly outline what to expect from the live music of Florida-born rapper Plies. With a set list combining smooth, R&B style songs featuring vocals from singer/producer Rico Love with hard-hitting, boundary free tunes such as 'People Dem' and 'Big Thangs', Algernod Washington appeals directly to fans of real rap and performs his songs with the belligerence to reflect his often controversial material.
Performing in venues with a relatively small capacity compared to most mainstream American rappers, there is an overwhelming sense of energy when Plies is on stage as almost every fan in the room shouts out lyrics without the instrumental needed. The words to such tunes as 'F**king or What', 'Me And My Goons' among others echo round the room as the audience connects effortlessly with the man on stage. Throughout the show, Plies involves a lot of audience participation to keep the room buzzing as arms wave up and down in time with the rhythm and hardcore fans dance the whole way through the set.
With Plies being only a few centimetres away from the audience in such close proximity, there is always a good atmosphere at concerts. Just make sure that you have 'Plenty Money' if you want to buy a ticket.
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