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. He is a long-time collaborator with his cousin

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Early life and music career

Rampage was born Roger McNair in

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on August 1, 1974, to Katherine McNair and Roger Williams, who are from

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. In 1992, McNair was given his first recording deal with

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on Rowdy /

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and released the single "Beware of the Rampsack". In 1993 Rampage made his first guest appearance on the song “Spontaneous (13 MC's Deep)” off

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's '' T.I.M.E. (The Inner Mind's Eye)''. In 1994, he recorded “ Flava in Ya Ear In (Remix)” with

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and Busta Rhymes. In 1996, he recorded the platinum single "

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" with Busta Rhymes for the platinum album ''

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''. One year later, he was given a second recording deal with

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and released his gold solo LP, '' Scout's Honor... by Way of Blood'', which included the top-40 hit "

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" and "Wild for da Night". In 1998, he released ''The Imperial'' with the Flipmode Squad, which gave them their first

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in 1999. Since then, he has recorded with Busta Rhymes on numerous platinum albums and has appeared on various projects including a remix of the multi-platinum single “ Fallin'” by

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. Currently based in

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, McNair recently signed an independent record label deal for his company DeepFreeze Entertainment (DFE) with Sure Shot Records. On that label, he has released for promotional use a single of a new group signed to DFE named Total Vision. Lady Day, a rapper, is also on the roster. Around 2005, McNair decided to relaunch his solo career and released an official mixtape called ''Demagraffix'' which was designed as a starter for his second album, ''

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'', released in 2006 by Sure Shot Records. In May 2020 Rampage released his hit single #Selfie produced by DJ Excel The MixMaster who has remixed for Sean Paul, Sasha, Fatman Scoop, Elephant Man, Cutty Ranks Panhead, and Beyonce. A remix containing a sample from DMX "Party Up" was also released simultaneously to the original.

Discography

Studio albums

* '' Scout's Honor... By Way of Blood'' (1997) * ''

'' (2006) * ''

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'' (2013)

Collaborative albums

* '' The Imperial'' as part of the

(1998)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rampage 1974 births African-American male rappers Living people Rappers from Brooklyn American rappers of Jamaican descent People from Flatbush, Brooklyn 21st-century American rappers 21st-century American male musicians 21st-century African-American musicians 20th-century African-American people