Plies

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Plies，原名Algernod Lanier Washington，1976年7月1日出生。来自佛罗里达Fort Myers，一个距离Tampa两小时车程远的小城镇，距墨西哥国界已经不远，当地的孩子都把这里叫作小巴基斯坦。

Plies能获得如此的爱戴并不在人们的意料之中，至少不应该发生的那么快，不在2008年，这个音乐产业走到最低谷的年份。当然 Lil Wayne，T.I.还有Young Jeezy的新专辑都卖的不错，但是他们可是名声在外的说唱音乐中坚力量，他们有着自己固定的歌迷群。但是Plies处子专辑《The Real Testament》在2007年8月7日发行获得了黄金销量，而专辑第一单曲，与T-Pain合作的“Shawty”则成为2007下半年全美电台中最热播的歌曲，在BillboardHot 100榜单上爬升到第9的位置。

那么到底谁是Plies处子专辑第一周的销量就可以直接赶超两张白金销量唱片在身的Young Jeezy“他是个来自街头的傲气战士，他的男人味道几乎每个女孩都会喜欢女说唱歌手Trina这样形容Plies，两人在2005年就合作过一首“So Fresh”；而为Plies打造了他迄今为止最成功的单曲“Bust It Baby [Pt. 2]”的著名制作人Jonathan “JR” Rotem则把他比作说唱界的Jodeci；Atlantic唱片公司的老板Craig Kallman则称他为“人中之龙”。

Nonnie Ekwu，一个来自德克萨斯州的年轻女孩，在Plies组织的“谁是我的第一粉丝”竞赛中从40尺高桥上跳入达拉斯Ray Hubbard湖，证明自己的忠心；见证了Plies从佛罗里达地下歌手一跃成为南部街头运动领导者的DJ公司老板TJ Chapman认为他“就和当年的Young Jeezy一样”。

而在08年8月的MTV新闻上，超级制作人Timbaland面对全国的观众说出下面的话，“我看着Plies，他就像2Pac，他让我想到了2Pac。”

对于这个神秘的角色，下面这些是我们唯一所知道的关于他的事情：Plies，原名Algernod Lanier Washington，1976年7月1日出生。来自佛罗里达Fort Myers，一个距离Tampa两小时车程远的小城镇，距墨西哥国界已经不远，当地的孩子都把这里叫作小巴基斯坦。在高中Fort Myers，Plies被同学们起的绰号包括了“逃课大王”最会穿衣服的那个人。大二退学转到中佛罗里达大学之前，Plies都在Ohio的迈阿密大学打篮球。他之前做过酒吧的推销员。有一个5岁的孩子Nijier Lanier Washington，而Plies自己则是他所属唱片公司Big Gates Records老板Ronell Lawrence “绰号Big Gates” Lavatte的弟弟，后者目前在科尔曼联邦监狱服刑。

Algernod Lanier Washington (born July 1, 1976), better known by his stage name Plies, is an American rapper. He is the founder of Big Gates Records. Born in Fort Myers, Florida, Washington was a wide receiver on the football team of Miami University in Ohio in 1996 and 1997 before he became a rapper. After dropping out of college, he founded Big Gates with his stepbrother. Signed to Slip-n-Slide Records, from 2007 to 2008 he released three albums. Plies debuted in 2007 with The Real Testament with successful singles "Shawty" and "Hypnotized". Plies also released two albums in 2008, Definition of Real and Da REAList, and later released Goon Affiliated in 2010.

Plies was born Algernod Lanier Washington in Fort Myers, Florida and grew up in the East Dunbar area of Fort Myers. While at Fort Myers Senior High School, he played receiver and defensive back in its football team, was crowned Homecoming King, and was named the "Best Dressed" student of his class.

He attended Miami University and under the name Nod Washington was wide receiver on its football team from 1995 to 1997, then transferred to the University of Central Florida and dropped out. As a freshman in 1995, Washington had nine receptions for 69 yards. In 1996, his sophomore year, Washington had 25 receptions for 262 yards and 2 touchdowns, the second-most receptions of his team for the season. The next season, Washington had five receptions for 43 yards.

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, after a demonstration for one of his artists, Big Gates decided to keep Plies' verse on the track "Tell Dem Krackers Dat". Big Gates and Plies promoted the single and traveled many times to Miami, which eventually led to a deal for Plies on Slip-n-Slide Records. Plies's girlfriend Brandy Lacole Lyons gave birth to a son, Nijier Lanier Washington, at the University Community Hospital in Tampa, Florida on October 20, 2003. After signing to Slip-n-Slide in 2004, Plies released several mixtapes.

2007: The Real Testament

The Real Testament was released in August 2007. His debut single "Shawty" featuring T-Pain topped the Billboard Hot Rap Tracks chart and peaked at number nine on the Hot 100. "Hypnotized", the second single, featured Akon, and peaked at number three on the Rap chart and 14 on the Hot 100. The third single was "I Am the Club". On February 29, 2008, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified the album Gold for having sold over 500,000 units; five days later the RIAA did the same for singles "Shawty" and "Hypnotized". Plies made guest performances on DJ Khaled's "I'm So Hood", also featuring T-Pain, Trick Daddy and Rick Ross in 2007, which peaked at #19 on the Hot 100 and is included on Khaled second studio album We the Best, and Fat Joe's single "Ain't Sayin' Nothin'" from The Elephant in the Room in early 2008.

2008: Definition of Real & Da REAList

Definition of Real, his second album, was released in June 2008, 10 months after releasing his first album. The lead single was "Bust It Baby Pt. 2" featuring Ne-Yo, which peaked at number two on both the Hot Rap Tracks and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks charts and number seven on the Hot 100. The album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200, selling over 214,000 copies its first week. The next single was "Please Excuse My Hands", featuring Jamie Foxx and The-Dream. RIAA certified Gold "Bust It Baby" on September 17 and Definition of Real October 14. In the same year Plies released his third album, Da REAList, in December 2008, six months after the release of his second album. The first official single off this album is "Put It on Ya", featuring Chris J. The album debuted at number 14 on the Billboard 200 with 114,000 copies sold in its first week. The second single is "Want It, Need It", featuring Ashanti and the third is "Plenty Money". He did a guest performance on Ludacris's single "Nasty Girl" from Ludacris's album Theater of the Mind. He also appeared on Khaled's song "Out Here Grindin' also featuring Akon, Ross, Young Jeezy, Lil Boosie, Ace Hood and Trick Daddy, which peaked at #38 on the Hot 100 and is from Khaled's third album We Global.

2009-2010: Goon Affiliated

In an interview with Plies and according to Slip-n-Slide Records, the rapper announced that he completed a fourth album. Tentatively, he planned to release it on February 16, 2009, but stated that the exact date depended on the success of his third album. The album, Goon Affiliated, ended up being released on June 8, 2010. The album's first two singles are "Becky" and "She Got It Made" featuring Bei Maejor. The album debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200, much more successful than his previous album. He continued to make guest appearances on Usher's "Hey Daddy (Daddy's Home)" (that version not making the Usher's sixth studio album 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 of the Hot 100.

2010-present: Purple Heart

On September 3, 2010 Plies released a mixtape entitled You Need People Like Me which had a song entitled "Boosie" dedicated to the incarcerated rapper Lil Boosie. On November 18, he released another mixtape entitled You Need People Like Me Pt. 2. On December 23, 2010 he released another mixtape entitled No Chaser.

In 2011 Plies released two mixtapes entitled I Fuck With The DJ & Aristotle. On May 3, 2011 Plies announce the title for his fifth studio album entitled Purple Heart. On September 22, 2011 Plies released his first promotion single from Purple Heart entitled "Just (The Tip)" which featured Jeremih & Ludacris.

On February 24, 2012 Plies released the promotional mixtape On Trial which included the second promotional single from his album Purple Heart entitled "With You". On April 17, 2012 Plies released a single entitled "We Are Trayvon" that was dedicated to Trayvon Martin which all profits from the single be donated to the "Trayvon Martin Foundation".

On July 16, 2013 Plies released the first official single from Purple Heart entitled "F**king or What", on August 22, 2013 he released the official music video for the single. On September 3, 2013 Plies released the second official single entitled "Faithful" featuring singer/songwriter Rico Love.

Lyricism and public persona

David Jeffries of allmusic described Plies's debut album The Real Testament as tracks covering both gang life and love. Similarly, Jeffries described the lyrical content of Da REAList as having "a spectrum that runs from irresponsible gun talk to irresponsible sex talk". A profile of Plies in the December 2008 issue of Vibe magazine observed that Plies constantly referred to himself as "real" in his music and album titles. However, it pointed out that the word "has virtually synonymous with 'criminal' and, in some cases, almost superseded the idea of being able to actually rap". In July 2008, hip hop website HipHopDX published an investigative report suggesting that Plies exaggerated his criminal background.

Legal issuses

On July 2, 2006, after a shooting at a Gainesville, Florida nightclub, Plies was charged with illegal possession of a concealed weapon, and members of his entourage were charged with attempted murder. The shooting, in which 5 people were injured, started after Plies' microphone was cut off for Lil Boosie to perform, after Plies' performance ran over time. According to the promoter Jonathan Smith, Plies became "enraged". A fight began with fists and shouting, and ended with at least six rounds of bullets being fired.

Plies　Algernod Lanier Washington

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Plies Algernod Lanier Washington

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Plies　Algernod Lanier Washington