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Big Fase 100 | |
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| Birth name | George Ausborne Taylor III [1] |
| Born | January 6, 1975 |
| Origin | Compton, California, U.S. |
| Genres | West Coast hip hop, hardcore hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, record producer, record executive |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Labels | The Black Wall Street (2002–2005) One Hunned / Brazil Street (2006–present) |
| Website | onehunnedent |
George Ausborne Taylor III, better known as Big Fase 100, is an American rapper from Compton, California. He is the older half brother of The Game. [2]
Around 2002, while The Game was signed to JT the Bigga Figga's Get Low Recordz, both brothers founded their own record label called The Black Wall Street Records. The name is adopted from what was the racially segregated Greenwood. During the oil boom of the 1920s, Greenwood was home to several successful and prominent African-American entrepreneurs. The label featured artists, Djs and producers such as DJ Skee, Techniec and a few others. Though the company never released any official retail albums, the label had released several mixtapes. In 2005, Big Fase 100 decided to leave Black Wall Street after a dispute with his brother The Game. After his departure from Black Wall Street, Taylor started his solo career as a rapper/producer and started his own label, Brazil Street Records, and One Hunned Entertainment, working with independent artists in the West Coast Hip Hop scene.
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