Shante Scott Franklin, born April 4, 1981, better known by his stage
name Curren$y, is an American rapper from New Orleans, Louisiana.
He is the younger brother of rapper Mr. Marcelo.
In 2002, Curren$y signed to Master P's No Limit Records and was
a member of the 504 Boyz. The Song "Get Back" by 504 Boyz
made it to the Malibu's Most Wanted soundtrack. Curren$y appeared
on 5 songs in Master P's Good Side, Bad Side album, released in 2004.
Later on in 2004, Curren$y signed with Cash Money Records and Lil
Wayne's Young Money Entertainment, where he remained until late 2007.
While still at Young Money, Curren$y created Fly Society with skateboarder
Terry Kennedy, first as a clothing company, then expanding to release
music. He released the song, "Where da Cash At" as the
lead single for his Young Money debut, Music To Fly To, in 2006 but
due to several push backs and lack of promotion, Curren$y decided
to leave the label and venture off to do business on his own. For
several months throughout 2008, Curren$y released a series of mixtapes.
Though he now had the co-sign of one of the top hip hop magazines,
Curren$y was still overlooked by major labels.
[edit] 2009: This Ain't No Mixtape and Jet Files
Curren$y signed with Amalgam Digital to release his debut album,
This Ain't No Mixtape, in 2009.[2] Curren$y also released his second
album, Jet Files, through Amalgam Digital in 2009.[3] Amalgam Digital
finally released physical copies of This Ain't No Mixtape and Jet
Files on May 31, 2011.
[edit] 2010: Pilot Talk and Pilot Talk II
Curren$y's third album, Pilot Talk, was released on July 13, 2010.
Prior to the album's release, there was news of Pilot Talk being
released under a newly relaunched Roc-A-Fella Records.[4] However,
Curren$y stated in interviews with both XXL and Complex Magazine
that the album would be released under Damon Dash's DD172 record
label division, BluRoc Records[5][6][5][7] and distributed through
Def Jam Recordings. Curren$y make numerous appearances on labelmate
Ski Beatz' debut studio album, 24 Hour Karate School, which was released
on September 21, 2010. Curren$y's fourth album, Pilot Talk II, was
released on November 22, 2010[8], which featured Fiend and Raekwon,
among others.[9]
[edit] 2011: Covert Coup, Weekend At Burnie's, Muscle Car Chronicles,
and Pilot Talk III
On February 1, 2011, it was announced that Curren$y signed a label
deal with Warner Bros. Records for his imprint, Jet Life Recordings.[10]
He has hopes to release new music projects by his artists Trademark
Da Skydiver, Young Roddy and Street Wiz. Covert Coup, Curren$y's
fifth studio album, is his first project on his Jet Life Recordings
imprint under Warner Bros. Released for free via Curren$y's official
website on April 20th, the album contains ten songs completely produced
by The Alchemist.[11] He released his sixth album, Weekend At Burnie's
on June 28, 2011. All but one of the album's songs feature production
by frequent collaborator Monsta Beatz.[12] His seventh album, Muscle
Car Chronicles, a 2-Disc set, was recently postponed and a release
date has not yet been announced. Curren$y also plans on releasing
Pilot Talk III in 2011 and mentioned the possibility of it being
a free album. A Jet Life sampler and an album called Puff Daddy are
also in talks to be released in 2011......
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
This Ain't No Mixtape (2009)
Jet Files (2009)
Pilot Talk (2010)
Pilot Talk II (2010)
Covert Coup (2011)
Weekend At Burnie's (2011)
Muscle Car Chronicles (2011)
Pilot Talk III (TBA)
Official Mixtapes [13]
Life At 30,000 Feet (2006)
Independence Day (2008)
Higher Than 30,000 Feet (2008)
Welcome to The Winners Circle (2008)
Fear and Loathing in New Orleans (2008)
Super Tecmo Bowl (2008)
Fast Times at Ridgemont Fly (2008)
Fin... (2008)
Smokee Robinson (2010)
Return to The Winners Circle (2011)
The Wright Brothers (with Wiz Khalifa) (2011)