Playaz Circle
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Playaz Circle is a rap duo signed to the Def Jam Recordings
record label.
by Lil Fate and soon became good friends as they all shared the same dream. Tity Boi (Tauheed Epps) played basketball at ASU (Alabama State University) in Montgomery, Alabama.
Unfortunately, Playaz Circle ran into bad luck. Tity Boi was shot and Dolla Boy incarcerated. Their career was at a standstill. After hearing their misfortune, Ludacris reached out and then signed them. They have also been in a commercial with Ludacris for the "Two Miles an Hour" video. Later Tity Boi started a solo career. Also he started the new aliases Two Chains, Mr. Hair Weave Killa.
Their highly-anticipated debut album Supply & Demand
was released on October 30, 2007, and featured the hit singles "Duffle Bag Boy
" with Lil' Wayne, "Betta Knock
" and "U Can Believe It" with Ludacris
. In January 2010 Playaz Circle filmed a music video for their single "Big Dawg" featuring Lil Wayne and Birdman at Studio Space Atlanta. Tity Boi has recently appeared on Nicole Wray
's single "I Like It".
Def Jam Recordings
Def Jam Recordings is an American record label, focused primarily on hip hop and urban music, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as a part of The Island Def Jam Motown Music Group...
record label.
Biography
The duo was formed in 1997 by two childhood friends 2 Chainz (Tauheed Epps) and Dolla Boy (Patrick Zyla) in College Park, GA. They created the acronym Playaz which stands for Preparing Legal Assets for Years from A-Z. The duo put all their money together to release their independent album United We Stand, United We Fall. The album had features from Lil Fate, I-20 and others from the Disturbing tha Peace family. They were introduced to LudacrisLudacris
Christopher Brian Bridges , better known by his stage name Ludacris, is an American rapper and actor. Along with his manager, Chaka Zulu, Ludacris is the co-founder of Disturbing tha Peace, an imprint distributed by Def Jam Recordings...
by Lil Fate and soon became good friends as they all shared the same dream. Tity Boi (Tauheed Epps) played basketball at ASU (Alabama State University) in Montgomery, Alabama.
Unfortunately, Playaz Circle ran into bad luck. Tity Boi was shot and Dolla Boy incarcerated. Their career was at a standstill. After hearing their misfortune, Ludacris reached out and then signed them. They have also been in a commercial with Ludacris for the "Two Miles an Hour" video. Later Tity Boi started a solo career. Also he started the new aliases Two Chains, Mr. Hair Weave Killa.
Their highly-anticipated debut album Supply & Demand
Supply & Demand (Playaz Circle album)
Supply & Demand is the debut album by Atlanta duo Playaz Circle. The title of the album was believed to have been changed into "Pound 4 Pound", but in a recent interview Titi Boy confirmed the title to be "Supply & Demand". They released a single on iTunes called "Circle of Playaz", which featured...
was released on October 30, 2007, and featured the hit singles "Duffle Bag Boy
Duffle Bag Boy
"Duffle Bag Boy" is the first single by Playaz Circle from their debut album Supply & Demand. The song features Lil Wayne and was produced by M16. The song peaked at the Top 20 of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, reaching #15.-Music video:...
" with Lil' Wayne, "Betta Knock
Betta Knock
"Betta Knock" is the second single by Playaz Circle from their debut album Supply & Demand. The song features Ludacris....
" and "U Can Believe It" with Ludacris
Ludacris
Christopher Brian Bridges , better known by his stage name Ludacris, is an American rapper and actor. Along with his manager, Chaka Zulu, Ludacris is the co-founder of Disturbing tha Peace, an imprint distributed by Def Jam Recordings...
. In January 2010 Playaz Circle filmed a music video for their single "Big Dawg" featuring Lil Wayne and Birdman at Studio Space Atlanta. Tity Boi has recently appeared on Nicole Wray
Nicole Wray
Nicole Monique Wray, also known as simply Nicole, is an American R&B and hip hop singer. Her 1998 debut single, "Make It Hot"—written and produced by Timbaland and co-written by and featuring Missy Elliott—was certified gold.-Musical career:...
's single "I Like It".
Albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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| US 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... |
US R&B 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... |
US Rap Top Rap Albums Top Rap Albums is a record chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks Rap and hip-hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The chart began publication for the week of November 13, 2004.... |
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| 2007 | Supply & Demand Supply & Demand (Playaz Circle album) Supply & Demand is the debut album by Atlanta duo Playaz Circle. The title of the album was believed to have been changed into "Pound 4 Pound", but in a recent interview Titi Boy confirmed the title to be "Supply & Demand". They released a single on iTunes called "Circle of Playaz", which featured...
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27 | 3 | 1 |
| 2009 | Flight 360: The Takeoff Flight 360: The Takeoff -Chart positions:... |
74 | 11 | 7 |
Singles
| Year | Song | Chart positions | Certifications Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,... (sales threshold) |
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| U.S. Hot 100 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 | ||||
| 2007 | "Duffle Bag Boy Duffle Bag Boy "Duffle Bag Boy" is the first single by Playaz Circle from their debut album Supply & Demand. The song features Lil Wayne and was produced by M16. The song peaked at the Top 20 of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, reaching #15.-Music video:... " (featuring Lil Wayne Lil Wayne Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. , better known by his stage name Lil Wayne, is an American rapper. At the age of nine, Lil Wayne joined Cash Money Records as the youngest member of the label, and half of the duo, The B.G.'z, with B.G.. In 1997, Lil Wayne joined the group Hot Boys, which also included... ) |
15 | 4 | 2 |
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Supply & Demand |
| 2009 | "Stupid" (featuring OJ Da Juiceman OJ da Juiceman Otis Williams, Jr. ,better known as OJ Da Juiceman, is an American Southern Rapper and a member of 1017 Brick Squad. OJ Da Juiceman is also founder of vanity label 32 Entertainment.-Early life:Otis Williams, Jr... ) |
— | 101 | — | Flight 360: The Takeoff | |
| 2010 | "Big Dawg" (featuring Lil Wayne) | — | 74 | — | ||
External links
- Playaz Circle on MocoSpaceMocoSpaceMocoSpace is a social network specifically designed for use on a mobile device, also known as a mobile social network. The features of the site are similar to other social networking sites. Features include mobile chat, instant messaging, photo and video sharing, as well as forums...