Freak Nasty | |
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Birth name | Eriq Henry Timmons |
Born | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Origin | New Orleans, Louisiana |
Genres | Hip hop [1] [2] |
Occupation(s) | Rapper, Producer, songwriter, disc jockey |
Instrument | Vocals |
Years active | 1994–present |
Labels | Hard Hood Records Hard Hood Entertainment sony Cash Money Records |
Website | https://www.instagram.com/officialfreaknastydadip |
Eriq Henry Timmons, [3] [4] professionally known as Freak Nasty, is an American hip hop recording artist [1] [2] and record producer from New Orleans, Louisiana. He was raised in New Orleans. [1] He is best known for his Top 40 [1] single "Da' Dip" released in 1996 [2] which was a sleeper hit, [2] and ultimately went mainstream in the summer of 1997; [2] it later peaked number 15 [5] on the Hot 100. Later he released "Do What U Feel" [5] from the album Which Way Is Up, [5] but it failed to reach the success of the previous song, making it to 87 on the Hot R&B charts. [5]
Freak Nasty began his career as a DJ and a hip hop producer. He was one of two, in a group called PMW. He then found success in Atlanta, Georgia with his first album Freak Nasty, selling close to 300,000 units.[ citation needed ] His next album Controversee... That's Life... And That's the Way It Is, was a much bigger hit and sold over 5 million units,[ citation needed ] mainly due to his smash hit single "Da' Dip", which peaked at number 15 [5] on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2007, the single "Do It Just Like a Rockstar" peaked at number 45 [5] on the Billboard Hot 100.
Year | Song | U.S. Hot 100 [7] | U.S. R&B [7] | U.S. Rap [7] | Album |
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1996 | "Da' Dip" | 15 | 16 | 4 | Controversee...That's Life...And That's the Way It Is |
1998 | "Do What U Feel" | - | 87 | 33 | Which Way Is Up |
2007 | "Do It Just Like a Rockstar" | 45 | - | - | Freaknotic |
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