03 Greedo | |
|---|---|
| Background information | |
| Born | July 27, 1987
[1] Watts, Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper |
| Instrument(s) | Fl Studio, M-Audio Midi Keyboard |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels | GOLDEN GRENADE EMPIRE |
| Website |
soundcloud |
03 Greedo (born July 26, 1987) is an American rapper, producer, and designer from the Watts District of Los Angeles, California.
Early life
Greedo was born in Kaiser Permanente children's hospital in the East Hollywood district of Los Angeles on July 27th, 1987. He grew up in the Raymond Avenue neighborhood of South Central Los Angeles for a short time before settling in the city of Watts for most of his life. When he was just an age old, his father died in a tragic motorcycle accident in which lead to his death. His father was an member of the Crip gang. He would go on to live in the "40s Crip" neighborhood after the death of his father. Greedo has stated in a No Jumper Interview, that he was born a Crip. He had also lived in the areas of Sacramento, Kansas and St. Louis during his middle school years.
Music career
Around 2010, he started to release mixtapes and singles under the name "Greedy Giddy" through his youtube channel.
Greedo claims that he has been doing music since he was a young kid. When he decided to become a rapper, he went with the numerical digits, "03", as a way to commemorate his father who died in a motorcycle accident at the age of "30", there by reversing the digits. Greedo has a philosophy that he has already made it as a major artist by the age of 30, which was his goal. He believes that he has already met his goal to be an accomplished artist by 30 - therefore exceeding in his father's footsteps. Also, he believes that not a lot of people from the neighborhood of Watts have made it as artists. Growing up he also never met a person who lived past 30 that was successful.
Greedo started taking his his inclination toward rapping seriously and began to record while in prison. Throughout the time that he served time in prison, he honed his verse skills and had the opportunity to record songs. When he was released, he met with a friend who had built recording equipment at his home. The two would go on to live together and produce songs together [2]
In 2016, he gained national attention when the video for "Mafia Business" and has over 1 million views to this date.
He would also later drop videos such as "Never Bend" "Rude/Zunnin" & "Tricc on just Anybody". In which all videos would receive over 1 million views in such a short amount of time.
Personal Life
At the age between 14 and 15, Greedo became addicted to cocaine. Greedo discovered the drug through some of the students that he attended private school with. Greedo has been doing drugs most of his youth until his adult life.
He has a steel plate on his shin after being shot. His leg was almost amputated but was saved. It was the first and last time being shot. [3]
Greedo claims that he because of jail and adhd, he was able to become a famous rapper.
Greedo also also a member of the Grape Street Crips. [4]
Discography
- Studio albums
- The Wolf Of Grape Street (2018)
- Mixtapes
- 03 Greedo "First Night Out"
- 03 Greedo "Purple Summer"
- 03 Greedo "Purple Summer 03"
- 03 Greedo "Substance"
- 03 Greedo "Money Changes Everything"
- 03 Greedo "Purple Summer 03"
References
Category:1987 births Category:Living people Category:African-American male rappers Category:Crips Category:Rappers from Los Angeles Category:West Coast hip hop musicians Category:Gangsta rappers Category:People from Watts, Los Angeles
03 Greedo | |
|---|---|
| Background information | |
| Born | July 27, 1987
[1] Watts, Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper |
| Instrument(s) | Fl Studio, M-Audio Midi Keyboard |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels | GOLDEN GRENADE EMPIRE |
| Website |
soundcloud |
03 Greedo (born July 26, 1987) is an American rapper, producer, and designer from the Watts District of Los Angeles, California.
Early life
Greedo was born in Kaiser Permanente children's hospital in the East Hollywood district of Los Angeles on July 27th, 1987. He grew up in the Raymond Avenue neighborhood of South Central Los Angeles for a short time before settling in the city of Watts for most of his life. When he was just an age old, his father died in a tragic motorcycle accident in which lead to his death. His father was an member of the Crip gang. He would go on to live in the "40s Crip" neighborhood after the death of his father. Greedo has stated in a No Jumper Interview, that he was born a Crip. He had also lived in the areas of Sacramento, Kansas and St. Louis during his middle school years.
Music career
Around 2010, he started to release mixtapes and singles under the name "Greedy Giddy" through his youtube channel.
Greedo claims that he has been doing music since he was a young kid. When he decided to become a rapper, he went with the numerical digits, "03", as a way to commemorate his father who died in a motorcycle accident at the age of "30", there by reversing the digits. Greedo has a philosophy that he has already made it as a major artist by the age of 30, which was his goal. He believes that he has already met his goal to be an accomplished artist by 30 - therefore exceeding in his father's footsteps. Also, he believes that not a lot of people from the neighborhood of Watts have made it as artists. Growing up he also never met a person who lived past 30 that was successful.
Greedo started taking his his inclination toward rapping seriously and began to record while in prison. Throughout the time that he served time in prison, he honed his verse skills and had the opportunity to record songs. When he was released, he met with a friend who had built recording equipment at his home. The two would go on to live together and produce songs together [2]
In 2016, he gained national attention when the video for "Mafia Business" and has over 1 million views to this date.
He would also later drop videos such as "Never Bend" "Rude/Zunnin" & "Tricc on just Anybody". In which all videos would receive over 1 million views in such a short amount of time.
Personal Life
At the age between 14 and 15, Greedo became addicted to cocaine. Greedo discovered the drug through some of the students that he attended private school with. Greedo has been doing drugs most of his youth until his adult life.
He has a steel plate on his shin after being shot. His leg was almost amputated but was saved. It was the first and last time being shot. [3]
Greedo claims that he because of jail and adhd, he was able to become a famous rapper.
Greedo also also a member of the Grape Street Crips. [4]
Discography
- Studio albums
- The Wolf Of Grape Street (2018)
- Mixtapes
- 03 Greedo "First Night Out"
- 03 Greedo "Purple Summer"
- 03 Greedo "Purple Summer 03"
- 03 Greedo "Substance"
- 03 Greedo "Money Changes Everything"
- 03 Greedo "Purple Summer 03"
References
Category:1987 births Category:Living people Category:African-American male rappers Category:Crips Category:Rappers from Los Angeles Category:West Coast hip hop musicians Category:Gangsta rappers Category:People from Watts, Los Angeles