Cashis
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Cashis (often stylized as Ca$his), is an American
rapper who was born and raised in Chicago
, but moved to Irvine, California
. He was featured on the Shady album Eminem Presents: The Re-Up and released the County Hound EP in 2007. In 2011 he plans to release a retail mixtape called Shady Loyalty 1st and a full length limited play called Euthanasia LP. In August 2011 Cashis revealed that he is leaving Shady Records
but remaining with Bogish Brand Entertainment.
By 2004, Cashis was regarded as the "rap king of Orange County" and attracted the attention of Shady Records A&R
, Dart Parker, who signed the young talent after hearing his mixtape, Stars With Stripes. Cashis’s introduction to the masses, however, wouldn’t come until 2006 when he appeared alongside Eminem, 50 Cent
and Lloyd Banks
on You Don't Know the first single off the platinum-selling Shady Records compilation, Eminem Presents: The Re-Up. His first solo release was the charting County Hound EP, in May 2007. The County Hound reached number 106 on The Billboard 200 and 37 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
chart.
Collaboration albums
Official mixtapes
Singles
Stage name
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Cashis (often stylized as Ca$his), is an American
United States
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rapper who was born and raised in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, but moved to Irvine, California
Irvine, California
Irvine is a suburban incorporated city in Orange County, California, United States. It is a planned city, mainly developed by the Irvine Company since the 1960s. Formally incorporated on December 28, 1971, the city has a population of 212,375 as of the 2010 census. However, the California...
. He was featured on the Shady album Eminem Presents: The Re-Up and released the County Hound EP in 2007. In 2011 he plans to release a retail mixtape called Shady Loyalty 1st and a full length limited play called Euthanasia LP. In August 2011 Cashis revealed that he is leaving Shady Records
Shady Records
Shady Records is an American record label specializing in hip hop music. Eminem and his manager Paul Rosenberg founded the label in 1999 after the release of The Slim Shady LP.Since the formation, the label has signed nine acts...
but remaining with Bogish Brand Entertainment.
Biography
Cashis formed a group, The Renegadez, with H-Bone and Monique (also the mother of one of his eleven children) and they sent a demo tape to Eminem's Shady Records label hoping for a record deal. Monique was murdered in 1999.By 2004, Cashis was regarded as the "rap king of Orange County" and attracted the attention of Shady Records A&R
A&R
Artists and repertoire is the division of a record label that is responsible for talent scouting and overseeing the artistic development of recording artists. It also acts as a liaison between artists and the record label.- Finding talent :...
, Dart Parker, who signed the young talent after hearing his mixtape, Stars With Stripes. Cashis’s introduction to the masses, however, wouldn’t come until 2006 when he appeared alongside Eminem, 50 Cent
50 Cent
Curtis James Jackson III , better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper, entrepreneur, investor, record producer, and actor. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin and The Massacre . Get Rich or Die Tryin has been certified eight times platinum by...
and Lloyd Banks
Lloyd Banks
Christopher Charles Lloyd , better known by his stage name Lloyd Banks, is an American rapper and member of the rap group G-Unit. Raised in South Jamaica, Queens, he dropped out of high school in 1998. G-Unit released two albums, Beg for Mercy in 2003 and T.O.S. in 2008...
on You Don't Know the first single off the platinum-selling Shady Records compilation, Eminem Presents: The Re-Up. His first solo release was the charting County Hound EP, in May 2007. The County Hound reached number 106 on The Billboard 200 and 37 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...
chart.
Legal troubles
Cashis was arrested for parole violation and had to serve a short sentence. Once released, he reunited with the The Renegadez and refocused on music.Discography
Studio albums- 2007: The County Hound EPThe County Hound EP- Charts :...
- 2011: The Vault
- 2011: Euthanasia LP
Collaboration albums
- 2005: Watch Closely (with The Renegadez)
- 2006: Eminem Presents: The Re-Up (with Shady RecordsShady RecordsShady Records is an American record label specializing in hip hop music. Eminem and his manager Paul Rosenberg founded the label in 1999 after the release of The Slim Shady LP.Since the formation, the label has signed nine acts...
)
Official mixtapes
- 2005: Stars with Stripes
- 2008: Homeland Security (with Young DeYoung DeDemrick Shelton, better known by his stage name Young De, is a rapper from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, currently residing in Los Angeles, California. He is known for his collaborations with high profile artists such as Xzibit, Kurupt, Snoop Dogg, Too $hort and B-Real of Cypress Hill...
) - 2011: Shady Loyalty 1st
Singles
- 2007: "Lac Motion"