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| Birth name | Troy Vashon Donte Lane [1] |
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| Born | April 13, 1996 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S [2] |
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| Years active | 2016–present [3] |
Troy Vashon Donte Lane [1] (born April 13, 1996), known professionally as UnoTheActivist (also known as The Act) is an American rapper and singer from Atlanta, Georgia. [2] He is also known for his collaborations with fellow Atlanta rappers Thouxanbanfauni and Playboi Carti.
Lane started rapping in the ninth grade. He released his first single while being a senior in high school. He was also close friends with fellow Atlanta rapper Playboi Carti,
In 2015, he released a collaborative project with fellow Atlanta rapper Thouxanbanfauni titled For Christ Sake. [4]
In June 2016, he released a single with Playboi Carti titled "What," which gained popularity after its video was uploaded on ASAP Rocky's YouTube channel. [3] In June 2017, he released a collaboration with American rapper Famous Dex titled "Hold Up". [5] In September 2017, he released the mixtape Live.Shyne.Die. In January 2019, he appeared on rapper Elias Boussnina's single "Bring the Pain". [6] In February 2019, he released the sequel to his collaborative project with Thouxanbanfauni titled For Christ Sake 2 [4] In January 2021, he released his sophomore LP Unoverse. [7]
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| Limbus 3 |
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| Whole Thang |
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| Show Stopper |
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| Might Not Make It (with Travis Barker) |
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| Time to Live (with Calabasas) |
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| Yokohama (with MadeinTYO) |
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| BearWEEZY & The ACT (with BEAR1BOSS) |
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| Gift of Gab |
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| Live.Shyne.Die |
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| Limbus, Pt. 2 |
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| Deadication |
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| Deadication 2: Lost Files |
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| Unoverse |
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| Unoverse 2 |
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| Unoverse 3 |
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| Limbus 2.5 |
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| Deadication 3 |
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| Welcome to Uno World |
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| No More Thotties |
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| Sorry for the Wait (Brooke’s Interlude) |
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| Limbus Part 1 |
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| No Ceilings |
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