Notable for his 1998 Platinum album Sittin Fat Down South and for his Billboard Hot 100 single "Wanna Be a Baller," this southern rapper began his rise to fame after establishing Short Stop Records in the late 1980s. Before beginning his music career, he led a life of crime. Shortly after joining a hip hop group called Mass 187 and before beginning his solo career, he was imprisoned for nearly a year on drug dealing charges.
