O'Mega Red

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O'Mega Red
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Background information
Birth nameRobert Grant
Born (1978-10-17) October 17, 1978 (age 44)
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Genres Hip hop R&B Rock Electronic
Occupation(s)Rapper, Music producer, Musical arranger, Songwriter, Music Publisher
Instrument(s)saxophone, keyboards
Years active2002– present
LabelsStay Grindin Inc., Stay Grindin Music LLC, Big Shot Music Group
Website omegaredsupafan.com

Robert Grant (born October 17, 1978), better known as O'Mega Red, is an American rapper, CEO and record producer of The Stay Grindin Music Group and an occasional actor. He is the nephew of singer and songwriter Donna Summer. [1]

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Early life

O'Mega Red was born Robert Grant in Boston, Massachusetts, a native of Dorchester and St. Matthews Parish. He is African American. He attended John F. Kennedy Middle School in Randolph, Massachusetts and is a graduate of Blue Hills Technical High School. O’Mega Red's formative years were in a large household surrounded by music and many shared intimate moments with his parents and two siblings. His father was a Motown and Jazz enthusiast, and exposed O’Mega to the music of The Temptations, Betty White, The Four Tops, Johnnie Taylor, James Brown, Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Isaac Hayes, Tyrone Davis, Aretha Franklin and Sam Cooke at an early age. At this time, he began to cultivate his skills on the saxophone. [2] After high school, Grant served in the United States Air Force.

Music career

O'Mega Red's music singles "Soul Clap", "Magic" and "Forever Young", have been spun by radio and club DJ's nationwide. He has also maintained his exposure through the release of three mix tapes (The Redtape Vol.1 hosted by Dj Roy Barboza, The Redtape Vol.2 hosted by Dj Sammy Smoove, and The Redtape Vol.3 hosted by Dj Chubby Chub). O'Mega Red has been featured in The Source for Best of the Best Underground Mixtapes, and was one of the first ten in the Toyota Scion Next Up competition. O'mega Red's musical impact in the Boston scene was written about by the Boston Globe newspaper, which did a feature on him in April 2007. [3]

Discography

Album

Singles

Mixtapes

Awards and nominations

Film career

O'Mega Red played a small uncredited role as an orderly in the Paramount Pictures film Shutter Island directed by Martin Scorsese featuring Leonardo DiCaprio. He also played a gang member in the 2008 independent film Roid Rage [6] produced by Wicked Pissa Films.

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References

  1. ↑ "Exclusive: Interview with Omega Red pt. 1". Rap-n-blues.com. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
  2. ↑ Archived July 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine [ dead link ]
  3. ↑ Reynolds, Josh (April 13, 2007). "Putting the pieces back together". Boston.com. The Boston Globe. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  4. ↑ "Welcome to New England's Annual Urban Music Awards". Urbanmusicawards.org. April 19, 2008. Retrieved August 1, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)[ dead link ]
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