Spose
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Ryan Michael Peters better known by his stage name Spose, is an American rapper
from Wells, Maine
.
while he was in eighth grade
with friend and rapper Cam Groves, and started to pursue his rapping career in 2004. In 2007, he self-released
his first album, Preposterously Dank.
In January 2010, Spose's single, "I'm Awesome
" (from the We Smoked It All mixtape, a collaboration between Spose and Cam Groves), received airplay on Maine
radio stations. In February 2010, after the song caught on in other parts of the United States
, Spose signed a record deal with Universal Republic Records
and announced that he would begin working on a music video
. In March 2010, the video was filmed in Wells at the town-owned activity center where Spose had his first concert at the age of 14. The video was released on April 14, 2010. "I'm Awesome" peaked at #37 on the Billboard Hot 100
.
Spose's major-label debut album, The Audacity!, is scheduled to be released in 2011.
On October 25, 2010, Spose announced through a series of Facebook
posts (which were linked to Twitter
) that he felt that We Smoked It All Vol. 2 had too many original songs to be considered a mix tape. Partially because of this, he decided to create a "project," titled Happy Medium, with many original songs that were originally supposed to be on We Smoked It All Vol. 2, in addition to other material. He also said that new songs from Happy Medium would be released at 4:20 PM Eastern Time every Wednesday up until the release of "Happy Medium."
On December 17, 2010, Spose released the entirety of Happy Medium for streaming
on his Facebook page. The physical album was released in Bull Moose music stores in late December 2010, and has been released on iTunes in January 2011.
On January 31, Spose announced on Facebook that he would release The Peter Sparker Mixtape in the Spring of 2011, before The Audacity! or We Smoked It All Vol.2. However, on March 14, he posted that We Smoked It All Vol.2 would be released on April 20, 2011, before either The Peter Sparker Mixtape or The Audacity!, contradicting his earlier post.
We Smoked It All Vol. 2 was released on April 20
, 2011 at midnight.
Spose has also been featured in "Red Cup (I Fly Solo)" by Cash Cash
and "Better Side of Me" by Sparks the Rescue
.
Mixtapes
Singles
Also appears on
Rapping
Rapping refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". The art form can be broken down into different components, as in the book How to Rap where it is separated into “content”, “flow” , and “delivery”...
from Wells, Maine
Wells, Maine
Wells is a town in York County, Maine, United States. Founded in 1643, it is the third-oldest town in Maine. The population was 9,400 at the 2000 census. Wells Beach is a popular summer destination.-History:...
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Music career
Spose began rhymingRhyme
A rhyme is a repetition of similar sounds in two or more words and is most often used in poetry and songs. The word "rhyme" may also refer to a short poem, such as a rhyming couplet or other brief rhyming poem such as nursery rhymes.-Etymology:...
while he was in eighth grade
Eighth grade
Eighth grade is a year of education in the United States, Canada, Australia and other nations. Students are usually 13 - 14 years old. The eighth grade is typically the final grade before high school, and the ninth grade of public and private education, following kindergarten and subsequent grades...
with friend and rapper Cam Groves, and started to pursue his rapping career in 2004. In 2007, he self-released
Self-publishing
Self-publishing is the publication of any book or other media by the author of the work, without the involvement of an established third-party publisher. The author is responsible and in control of entire process including design , formats, price, distribution, marketing & PR...
his first album, Preposterously Dank.
In January 2010, Spose's single, "I'm Awesome
I'm Awesome
I'm Awesome is a hip hop song written and recorded by Spose. The single debuted at #54 on the Billboard Hot 100 on March 25, 2010 and reached #37 in its fourth week on the chart...
" (from the We Smoked It All mixtape, a collaboration between Spose and Cam Groves), received airplay on Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
radio stations. In February 2010, after the song caught on in other parts of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, Spose signed a record deal with Universal Republic Records
Universal Republic
Universal Republic Records is a record label, owned by Universal Music Group. It is based on the now-defunct Republic Records label founded by brothers Monte and Avery Lipman...
and announced that he would begin working on a music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
. In March 2010, the video was filmed in Wells at the town-owned activity center where Spose had his first concert at the age of 14. The video was released on April 14, 2010. "I'm Awesome" peaked at #37 on the Billboard 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...
.
Spose's major-label debut album, The Audacity!, is scheduled to be released in 2011.
On October 25, 2010, Spose announced through a series of Facebook
Facebook
Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
posts (which were linked to Twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
) that he felt that We Smoked It All Vol. 2 had too many original songs to be considered a mix tape. Partially because of this, he decided to create a "project," titled Happy Medium, with many original songs that were originally supposed to be on We Smoked It All Vol. 2, in addition to other material. He also said that new songs from Happy Medium would be released at 4:20 PM Eastern Time every Wednesday up until the release of "Happy Medium."
On December 17, 2010, Spose released the entirety of Happy Medium for streaming
Streaming media
Streaming media is multimedia that is constantly received by and presented to an end-user while being delivered by a streaming provider.The term "presented" is used in this article in a general sense that includes audio or video playback. The name refers to the delivery method of the medium rather...
on his Facebook page. The physical album was released in Bull Moose music stores in late December 2010, and has been released on iTunes in January 2011.
On January 31, Spose announced on Facebook that he would release The Peter Sparker Mixtape in the Spring of 2011, before The Audacity! or We Smoked It All Vol.2. However, on March 14, he posted that We Smoked It All Vol.2 would be released on April 20, 2011, before either The Peter Sparker Mixtape or The Audacity!, contradicting his earlier post.
We Smoked It All Vol. 2 was released on April 20
420 (cannabis culture)
420, 4:20 or 4/20 refers to consumption of cannabis and, by extension, a way to identify oneself with cannabis subculture. The notable day for these is April 20.- Origins of terms :...
, 2011 at midnight.
Spose has also been featured in "Red Cup (I Fly Solo)" by Cash Cash
Cash Cash
Cash Cash is an American band from Roseland, New Jersey.Cash Cash consists of Jean Paul Makhlouf, Alexander Luke Makhlouf, Sam Frisch, and Anthony Villacari.-History:...
and "Better Side of Me" by Sparks the Rescue
Sparks The Rescue
Sparks the Rescue is a five-member American rock band from Maine. They formed when members of three high school bands Pozer, Short of April and Two Girls Later converged. Their debut EP Stumbling Skyward was released independently in 2005 with McAllister and O'Connell sharing main vocal duties. The...
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Discography
Studio albums- Preposterously Dank (2008)
- The Audacity! (2011)
Mixtapes
- We Smoked It All (2009) (With Cam Groves)
- Happy Medium (2010)
- We Smoked It All Vol. 2 (With Cam Groves) (2011)
- The Peter Sparker Mixtape (2011)
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 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... |
US Pop Songs Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs) The Mainstream Top 40 is an airplay chart from Billboard magazine, and is also known as Pop Songs on billboard.com. It was often mistaken for and confused with the now discontinued Pop 100 Airplay chart... |
US 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,... |
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| 2010 | "I'm Awesome I'm Awesome I'm Awesome is a hip hop song written and recorded by Spose. The single debuted at #54 on the Billboard Hot 100 on March 25, 2010 and reached #37 in its fourth week on the chart... " |
37 | 36 | — | US Recording Industry Association of America The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States... : Gold |
We Smoked It All | |||||||||
| 2010 | "We Hate Money" | — | — | — | The Audacity! | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or have yet to chart. | |||||||||||||||
Also appears on
- Hootie Remix - (Envy)
- Props - (Educated Advocates)
- Red Cup (I Fly Solo)- (Cash CashCash CashCash Cash is an American band from Roseland, New Jersey.Cash Cash consists of Jean Paul Makhlouf, Alexander Luke Makhlouf, Sam Frisch, and Anthony Villacari.-History:...
) - Drank - (GirliciousGirliciousGirlicious is an American girl group originally formed by Robin Antin, creator of the Pussycat Dolls, from the CW reality TV show Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious. The group was originally signed to Geffen Records and composed of members Natalie Mejia, Chrystina Sayers, Nichole Corvoda and...
) - Better Side of Me - (Sparks the RescueSparks The RescueSparks the Rescue is a five-member American rock band from Maine. They formed when members of three high school bands Pozer, Short of April and Two Girls Later converged. Their debut EP Stumbling Skyward was released independently in 2005 with McAllister and O'Connell sharing main vocal duties. The...
) - Holemates - (Doctor Astronaut)
- Crab Cakes - (Cam Groves)
- Life As A... - (Essence)
- Mental Intercourse - (Cameron Mackinnon)
- Crave The Change - (Boom Vox)
External links
- Sposemusic - official website
- Spose - official MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
page - Spose - official VEVO on YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
- Live performance and interview on WCSH-6 (Maine NBC affiliate)