William A. Lewis (born April 18, 1971), professionally known as Spliff Star, is an American rapper and record producer from Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York. He's best known for his work with Busta Rhymes. Both ''

Vibe ''Vibe'' is an American music and entertainment magazine founded by producers David Salzman and Quincy Jones. The publication predominantly features R&B and hip hop music artists, actors and other entertainers. After shutting down producti ...

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Complex Complex commonly refers to: * Complexity, the behaviour of a system whose components interact in multiple ways so possible interactions are difficult to describe ** Complex system, a system composed of many components which may interact with each ...

'' listed Spliff Star as one of the best hype men in hip hop. He is a former member of the

Flipmode Squad Flipmode Squad is a hip hop collective founded and fronted by rapper Busta Rhymes. The first Flipmode album debuted in 1998 with ''The Imperial'', Rampage and Rah Digga went on to record solo efforts. In the move to J Records in 2000, Lord Hav ...

. He co-founded his own label, PaperRock Records in 2007, and released his first solo effort in 2008. He has 3 children. Elijah, Leilani, and Brooklyn.

Discography

Studio albums

* 1998 - ''The Imperial'' (with

) ( Flipmode Records/ Elektra Records) * 2008 - ''Contraband'' (PaperRock Records/

Conglomerate Records Conglomerate is a record label founded by Busta Rhymes. The label was established in 1994 as Flipmode, the name Conglomerate was later adopted in 2010. Company history Elektra (1996–2000) Soon after the Elektra deal was done, Busta obtained ...

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Guest appearances

Filmography

*2000 - ''

Da Hip Hop Witch ''Da Hip Hop Witch'' is a 2000 American comedy film directed, produced and written by Dale Resteghini. A parody of the 1999 independent horror film ''The Blair Witch Project'', the film features appearances by musicians Eminem, Mobb Deep, Ja Rule, ...

'' (as himself) *2007 - ''Rap Sheet: Hip-Hop and The Cops'' (as himself)

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Spliff StarGetty Images : Spliff Star
1975 births Living people Rappers from Brooklyn African-American male rappers American rappers of Jamaican descent American hip hop record producers African-American record producers 21st-century American rappers Record producers from New York (state) 21st-century American male musicians 21st-century African-American musicians 20th-century African-American people {{hiphop-bio-stub