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Curren$y
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Also known as Shante Scott Franklin, Juke, Spitta Andretti, Shante Franklin, Shante Anthony Franklin, Currency

Shante Scott Franklin (born April 4, 1981), better known by his stage name Currensy (stylized as Curren$y), is an American rapper. Born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, he signed with the local record labels Cash Money Records and Young Money Entertainment in the mid-2000s, but parted ways with both without any major releases. He signed with DD172 to release four albums before signing with Warner Records to release his fifth album and major label debut, ''Weekend at Burnie's'' (2011). In February of that year, he founded the record label Jet Life Recordings.

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
United States
Active from
1981

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Listeners
1,395,092
Total plays
27,677,822

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Hip-HoprapDirty Southhip hopNew Orleans

Shante Anthony Franklin (born April 4, 1981 in New Orleans, Louisiana), better known by his stage name Curren$y, is an American rapper and former member of the group Fly Society. Previously a member of Lil Wayne's Young Money Entertainment, he joined the No Limit Records collective as a teenager. After releasing countless free mixtapes online he released his debut album, This Aint No Mixtape on April 21, 2009. Curren$y is also a former member of Master P's rap group 504 Boyz <a href="https://www

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Key facts

Musical artist.image
Currensy Backwoods Lounge 2024.png
Musical artist.caption
Currensy in 2024
Musical artist.birth_name
Shante Scott Franklin
Musical artist.birth_place
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Musical artist.years_active
2002–present
Musical artist.genre
Southern hip-hop
Musical artist.past_member_of
504 Boyz
Musical artist.current_member_of
Jet Life
Person.embed
yes
Person.signature
Curren$y sig.svg
Record label.name
Jet Life Recordings
Record label.founded
2011
Record label.founder
Currensy (CEO)
Record label.status
Active
Record label.distributor
iHipHop DistributionEmpire DistributionAtlantic Records
Record label.genre
Hip-hop
Record label.country
U.S.
Record label.location
New Orleans, Louisiana

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Encyclopedic overview

13 sections
Contents
  • Music career
  • 2002–2008: No Limit and Young Money
  • 2009–2010: ''This Ain't No Mixtape'', ''Jet Files'' and ''Pilot Talk''
  • 2010–2011: ''Pilot Talk II'' and ''Weekend at Burnie's''
  • 2012–2013: ''The Stoned Immaculate'' and ''Live in Concert''
  • 2014–present: ''The Drive In Theatre'' and ''Pilot Talk III''
  • Jet Life Recordings
  • Current artists
  • ''Pilot Talk'' lawsuit
  • Discography
  • Tours
  • References
  • External links

Shante Scott Franklin (born April 4, 1981), better known by his stage name Currensy (stylized as Curren$y), is an American rapper. Born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, he signed with the local record labels Cash Money Records and Young Money Entertainment in the mid-2000s, but parted ways with both without any major releases. He signed with DD172 to release four albums before signing with Warner Records to release his fifth album and major label debut, ''Weekend at Burnie's (2011). In February of that year, he founded the record label Jet Life Recordings.

Currensy is perhaps best known for his 2015 single, "Bottom of the Bottle" (featuring Lil Wayne and August Alsina), which remains his sole entry on the Billboard'' Hot 100.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Curren$y” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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