Lawrence Cennett, better known by his stage name Baby Boy da Prince is a rapper from New Orleans. His rap career began at the age of 16 opening for No Limit Records

No Limit Records

No Limit Records was an American hip-hop record label that was founded in 1990 by hip-hop artist, Percy "Master P" Miller. It was distributed by Priority Records.-No Limit Early years:...

 in his hometown. He was first signed to the Take Fo' Record label in 2002, with his debut album "Like Dat". The name "Baby Boy" was given to him by his manager Melvin and he has always called himself "Da Prince". Baby Boy da Prince is the brother of rappers Choppa

Choppa

Darwin Turner, better known by his stage name Choppa, is a New Orleans rapper.-Career:Choppa was contracted to several record labels.He was signed to P. Diddy's record label, Bad Boy Records, in 2005.In 2006 he signed to the record label Cash Money....

 and Brittany Ni'Cole (Lil' Brittany).

Early Success (2006)

In 2006, the radio station Q93 (WQUE

WQUE

WQUE-FM, aka, Q93, is a top-rated Mainstream Urban outlet in New Orleans, Louisiana. The station, which is owned by Clear Channel Communications, operates at 93.3 MHz with an ERP of 100 kW. Its current slogan is "#1 For Hip-Hop & R&B." Its transmitter is located in New Orleans...

) started playing his debut single "The Way I Live

The Way I Live

"The Way I Live" is a 2007 single from New Orleans, Louisiana rapper Baby Boy Da Prince, from his debut album Across the Water. It features Lil Boosie. It peaked #21 on the Billboard Hot 100. There are two versions, one featuring only Lil Boosie and one featuring only P...

" and within three weeks, it was the number one record. Universal Republic Records took notice and signed Baby Boy da Prince as its premiere hip-hop act.

Additionally, he recorded "The Way I Live - Saints Remix" to celebrate the New Orleans Saints

New Orleans Saints

The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League ....

 recent success, and has become a success in the New Orleans community, where it is being played locally. He updated and remade the remix and let local radio station B97 (WEZB

WEZB

WEZB, aka B-97 today, is a mainstream Contemporary hit radio radio station in New Orleans, Louisiana. The station is owned by Entercom and they broadcast their format at 97.1 MHz with an effective radiated power of 99 kW...

) host it on their website, where it is available for free download. "The Way I Live" was released onto the radio on September 6, 2006. "The Way I Live" was made for his younger brother Adrian.

National Debut album (2007)

In 2007 Baby Boy's debut album, Across the Water

Across the Water

Across the Water is the debut album by rapper Baby Boy da Prince, and was released on March 20, 2007 by Republic Records. The full album leaked into the Internet on March 16. Following its release, it debuted at number 26 on the Billboard 200, selling about 26,000 copies in its first week...

, was released on March 20, 2007. Across the Water entered the U.S. Billboard 200

Billboard 200

The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...

 chart at #26. The album's lead single, "The Way I Live

The Way I Live

"The Way I Live" is a 2007 single from New Orleans, Louisiana rapper Baby Boy Da Prince, from his debut album Across the Water. It features Lil Boosie. It peaked #21 on the Billboard Hot 100. There are two versions, one featuring only Lil Boosie and one featuring only P...

," received moderate airplay and helped the album sell 25,700 copies.

Singles

Year	Song	Chart positions			Album
		U.S. Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	U.S. R&B Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...	U.S. Rap Hot Rap Tracks Rap Songs is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. It lists the 25 most popular hip-hop/rap songs, calculated weekly by airplay on rhythmic and urban radio stations and sales in hip hop-focused or exclusive markets. From 1989 through 2001, it was based on how much the single...
2007	"The Way I Live The Way I Live "The Way I Live" is a 2007 single from New Orleans, Louisiana rapper Baby Boy Da Prince, from his debut album Across the Water. It features Lil Boosie. It peaked #21 on the Billboard Hot 100. There are two versions, one featuring only Lil Boosie and one featuring only P... " (featuring Lil Boosie Lil Boosie Torrence Hatch , better known by his stage name Lil Boosie, is an American rapper from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Hatch was bestowed the nickname Boosie by his family, and he was raised in southside Baton Rouge... )	21	85	11	Across the Water
	"Naw Meen Naw Meen "Naw Meen" is the second single from Baby Boy da Prince's debut album Across the Water. It features and was produced by Mannie Fresh. The song's music video features cameo appearances by Crime Mob and Lil Boosie.... " (featuring Mannie Fresh Mannie Fresh Byron O. Thomas, better known by his stage name Mannie Fresh, is currently an artist and hip-hop producer who records for Def Jam South and his own division Chubby Boy Records... )	—	—	—

External links

• http://www.disconario.com.br

Baby Boy da Prince Interview] (February 2007)

• Baby Boy da Prince's: OFFICIAL WEBSITE