Sylvester Samuel, better known by his stage name Lil Ru, also known as Boobie Samuel, is an American rapper signed to

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. His debut album, ''21 & Up'' was released on August 25, 2009. After

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helped him secure a deal with

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, he became unsigned again after the label merged with Atlantic Records. His 2001 debut single was "Will Destroy". He then released his 2002 follow up, "Shawty What You Doin’". Both songs reached the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop charts and he was signed to

Capitol Records Capitol Records, LLC (known legally as Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) is an American record label distributed by Universal Music Group through its Capitol Music Group imprint. It was founded as the first West Coast-based record label of note ...

. In 2007 Capitol released the ''Don’t I Look Good'', which included the single "I’m Spinnin’ It". After touring and promoting the album, in March 2009 he was signed to the

Def Jam Def Jam Recordings (also simply known as Def Jam) is an American multinational record label owned by Universal Music Group. It is based in Manhattan, New York City, specializing predominantly in hip hop, contemporary R&B, soul and pop. The ...

label. He released the single "Nasty Song", then in 2011 appeared on Dirty Dave's single ''Fast Lane'' featuring

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and Slycka Slyck. The music video was shot and directed by

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. In 2015 Ru launched his label ''Presidential Music'' and released his "Key Is Mind".

Charts

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Discography

;Studio albums *''For Her'' (2019) *''Boobie Trap'' (2018) *''Key is Mind'' (2015) *''Motion of Discovery'' (2013) *''No Gold Teeth, No Tattoos'' (2011) *'' 21 & Up'' (2009) *''They Talk, I Grind'' (2009) *''Microwave Music'' (2008) *''Hustle Hard: Microwave Music'' (2007) *''Don't I Look Good/I'm Spinnin' It'' (2007) *''Hustle Hard: 500 Grams'' (2005)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lil Ru African-American male rappers American male rappers Def Jam Recordings artists Southern hip hop musicians Living people Rappers from South Carolina People from Ridgeway, South Carolina 21st-century American rappers 21st-century American male musicians Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century African-American musicians