Wesley Eric Weston, Jr.(born March 3, 1981), better known
by his stage name Lil' Flip, is an American rapper best known for
his singles Sunshine and Rollin on 20's from the 2 Fast 2 Furious
Soundtrack.
Flip began rhyming at a very young age, even getting an "A" for
rapping on a 6th grade English oral exam, Flip chuckled stating "After
that I was hooked". Lil' Flip, got his name because of his freestyle
abilities to flip the script. As Flip matured, his mic skills got
sharper, and his reputation as one of Houston's true young talents
blossomed.
In 2002 Columbia Records offered Flip a contract and Suckafree a
distribution deal. Flip stated "We felt that they not only respected
what we'd already accomplished on our own, but they also saw the
big picture of what me as an artist, and Hump and I as Suckafree's
CEOs were all about." Lil Flip released his debut studio album
Undaground Legend on August 27, 2002. The album was certified Platinum
in December 2002. It contained his hit single "The Way We Ball".
In 2003 Lil' Flip was also featured in David Banner single "Like
A Pimp". Then he also made featured appearance on Yung Wun's
charting single "Tear It Up". He also made another appearance
on Three 6 Mafia single "Ridin' Spinners" that made the
charts.
[edit] 2004-05: U Gotta Feel Me
In 2004 Flip released his second album U Gotta Feel Me it was his
most successful album to date. Lil' Flip's label Columbia restructured
Flip ended up at Sony Urban Music which could promote his work better.
The first single from the album was "Game Over". After
that he quickly released his second single, "Sunshine" featuring
Lea. This album sold 498,000 domestic copies in its first week and
was certified double Platinum by August, 2004. In 2005 Lil' Flip & Z-Ro
made a collaboration album entitled Kings of the South. Also in 2005
Lil' Flip was featured in Chamillionaire's first single "Turn
It Up". He was also featured in the remix of Bun B's single "Draped
Up".
[edit] 2006-08: I Need Mine
On March 27 Lil' Flip released his third studio album I Need Mine.
It consist of 2 discs containg 37 songs. The album also debuted at
#3 on the Billboard 200 with 43,400 copies sold in the first week
released. and has since sold 120,00 copies. In 2006 Lil' Flip collaborated
with Mr. Capone-E & made a album entitled Connected. Also In
2007 Lil' Flip collaborated with Mr. Capone-E again on their sequel
album, Still Connected it peaked at #68 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop
albums. Then in 2008 Lil' Flip made another collaboration album with
Young Noble entitled All Eyez on Us.
[edit] 2009-10: Respect Me
In 2009 Lil' Flip released his fourth studio album Respect Me, it
was released on Hi-Power Entertainment & Flips label Clover G.
Lil' Flip called it the "album-before-the-album"[3]Also
in 2009 Lil' Flip released his second independent album entitled
Underground Legend 2 which was the sequel to his first studio album
Undaground Legend.[4] Flip also in 2009 made a collaboration album
with Young Money's own Gudda Gudda the album was entitled Certified.
In 2010 Lil' Flip released his third independent album Ahead of My
Time which was supposed to be his fifth studio album but did not
get any promotion from E1 Music.
[edit] Controversy
[edit] T.I.
In 2004 when rumors was going around that Lil' Flip was dissing
T.I. on stage in Atlanta by asking fans "Whos the real King
of the South." While T.I. was servin time for an earlier conviction.
But Lil' Flip denied ever dissing T.I. while performing on stage
or in a studio. But then T.I. was released on early & started
dissing Lil' Flip on stage at a return concert while Lil' Flip was
appearantly backstage. It was then said a fight broke out with one
of the members of Lil Flip's entourage started swinging on T.I. until
one of T.I.'s bodyguards started shooting. The same day T.I. went
to a Houston, Texas radio station talking about the altercation.
He revealed that he had a tape exposing Lil' Flip and he was going
to release it with an upcoming mixtape, but that did not happen because
J. Prince stopped him. The feud was squashed after J. Prince had
them appearantly talk it over.
[edit] Discography
Main article: Lil' Flip discography
Studio albums
* 2002: Undaground Legend
* 2004: U Gotta Feel Me
* 2007: I Need Mine
* 2009: Respect Me
* 2011: TBA
Independent albums
* 2000: The Leprechaun
* 2009: Underground Legend 2
* 2010: Ahead of My Time
[edit] Filmography
Films
Year Title Role Notes
2003 Hustletown Mobbin' D Main Role
2004 Def Jam: Fight for NY As Himself Video Game Role
2006 Bikes and Babes: This Is How We Do As Himself Writer/Guest Role
2007 April Fools Unknown Main Role