Michael Parker (born March 2, 1986), better known by the stage name Worldwide, is an independent

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, emcee,

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& hip hop artist from

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. In February 2012 he participated in a

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sponsored tour of Texas featuring up-and-coming artists from the state such as

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duo A.Dd+ and fellow Central Texan rapper Kydd Jones. Worldwide opened for the Official XXL Freshmen Showcase for

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2012, the StubHub Live Showcase with Big K.R.I.T. for SXSW 2013, was a performing artist for A3C 2012 & 2013 in

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and also performed at the Boiler Room Houston RapLife Showcase. He toured nationally alongside Rittz & the LOEGz in 2012, then toured nationally with Doughbeezy &

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in 2013. In 2014, Worldwide performed at the inaugural Weird City Hip-Hop Festival in

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and coheadlined with Houston rap legends such as E.S.G. and K-Rino at the Optimo Radio Official SXSW Showcase. He released two projects in 2012, ''As the World Turns'' (which was later

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and OG Ron C) and ''Ga$ Money.'' In 2016, Worldwide released the ''Lets Talk About It'' EP with fellow San Antonio emcee Bamsworth Belli; he followed up with an LP, ''Castles Made of Sand'', later that year.

Discography

* ''As the World Turns'' (2012) * ''Ga$ Money'' (2012) * ''Lets Talk About It'' EP (2016) * ''Castles Made of Sand'' (2016)

Guest appearances

* Kydd - "Too Thoed" featuring Worldwide (2012) * LE$ - "Hindsight" featuring Rob Bass, Easy Lee & Worldwide (2012) * Deezie Brown - "Gold Money" featuring Tank Washington & Worldwide (2012) * King Kyle Lee - "Ridin Thru My City" featuring Worldwide (2012) *

Cory Kendrix Cory Kendrix (born Cory Andrew Kennedy; July 24, 1988) is an American independent rapper, emcee, singer-songwriter, music producer and hip hop artist based out of Denver, Colorado.In 2014, he released the ''IGNORANCE'' LP as well as the ''Worth ...

- "Hold It In" featuring Sertified & Worldwide (2013) * Tunk - "Smoke One" featuring Worldwide (2013) * Sertified - "Drug 2 Me" featuring Reggie Coby & Worldwide (2013) * S.Miller - "PODM2" featuring Rapsody & Worldwide (2014) * Trakksounds - "Dreamers" featuring Scotty, Roosh Williams, Delorean & Worldwide (2014) * Ike - "Skyline" featuring Worldwide (2014) * Greg G - "Runnin" featuring KiiKii Star & Worldwide (2014) * Dowrong &

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- "G Shit" featuring Worldwide (2014) * B. Dolan - "Seat at the Table" featuring Worldwide (2015) * Polygrafic - "21 Gun Salute" featuring Kyle Lee, SoSanAntone, Danja, J-Young & Worldwide (2015) * J. Money - "Sooner Than Later" featuring Worldwide (2015) * Tank Washington - "Drunk" featuring

& Worldwide (2017)

References

External links

Official Worldwide Twitter

Official Site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Worldwide Living people American hip hop record producers American hip hop singers Rappers from San Antonio 1986 births Rappers from Texas African-American male rappers Musicians from Texas Southern hip hop musicians Musicians from San Antonio 21st-century American rappers Record producers from Texas 21st-century American male musicians 21st-century African-American musicians 20th-century African-American people