Frayser Boy

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Frayser Boy
Birth nameCedric Kelvin Coleman [1]
BornFebruary 21, 1976
North Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s) Rapper
Years active1999–present
Labels
Website twitter.com/FrayserBoy

Cedric Kelvin Coleman, professionally known by his stage name Frayser Boy, is an American rapper from Memphis, Tennessee. He was formerly signed to Hypnotize Minds, the record label run by Three 6 Mafia founders DJ Paul and Juicy J, and had released three studio albums under the label: Gone on That Bay (2003), Me Being Me (2005), and Da Key (2008). [2] At the 78th Academy Awards, he won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "It's Hard out Here for a Pimp" along with Three 6 Mafia members Juicy J, Crunchy Black, and DJ Paul. [3]

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In 2014, Coleman released B.A.R. (Bay Area Representatives) , a ten years in the making collaborative project with fellow rapper Lil Wyte, and his fourth solo studio album titled Not No Moe, both through Phixieous Entertainment. Same year, he was featured in the documentary film Take Me to the River along with Terrence Howard, Snoop Dogg, Yo Gotti and Al Kapone among others. [4] [5] In 2018, he starred in Muck Sticky-directed drama film Dig That, Zeebo Newton. [6] He is currently working on his fifth solo effort, Gone on That Bay 2, a sequel to his debut full-length.

Discography

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US

[7]

US R&B

[8] [9]

US Rap

[10] [11]

Gone on That Bay 17823
Me Being Me 1242415
Da Key 228
B.A.R. (Bay Area Representatives)

(with Lil Wyte)

  • Released: February 4, 2014
  • Label: Phixieous Entertainment
4623
Not No Moe
  • Released: 2014
  • Label: Phixieous Entertainment
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

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