Buckshot (rapper)
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Kenyatta Blake (born November 19, 1974),[1] known professionally as Buckshot, is an American rapper from New York, best known as a frontman of hip hop groups Black Moon and Boot Camp Clik.[2][3] He rose to prominence with Black Moon's debut 1993 album Enta da Stage, which is critically acclaimed and influential in hip-hop.
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Birth name | Kenyatta Blake |
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Born | (1974-11-19) November 19, 1974 (age 49) Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. |
Genres | Hip hop |
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Years active | 1992–present |
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Relatives | David Stones (cousin) |
He is a founder of Duck Down Music record label with Drew "Dru-Ha" Friedman. He has released one solo studio album – three with producer 9th Wonder, one with KRS-One, four albums with Black Moon and four albums with the Boot Camp Clik. He is known for his line, "Straight from Crooklyn, better known as Brooklyn" (from Who Got da Props?) which features prominently on two songs by the Crooklyn Dodgers.