Fly Young Red
| Fly Young Red | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Franklin Randall |
| Also known as | FYR |
| Born |
October 5, 1991 New Orleans , Louisiana [1] |
| Origin | Houston, Texas |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Website | |
Franklin Freeman Randall,[2] known by his stage name Fly Young Red is an American rapper who gained notoriety due to his controversial song "Throw That Boy Pussy".
Career
Beginnings
Red was born in New Orleans, Louisiana,[1] and raised in Southern California to a religious baptist family where he was an active Christian at that time. In his early teenage years, was a member of a short lived male hip hop/R&B group. When he was fourteen years old, due to events of Hurricane Katrina, he moved to Houston, Texas where he currently calls home.[3]
Recent years
After releasing some independent tracks online, as well as being a household name whilst performing in the gay clubs in the Houston and Atlanta areas, Red negotiated a deal with Las Vegas based music video production team Level Eight Studios to produce a music video from one of his notorious and provocative tracks that were released on his Twitter page titled "Throw That Boy Pussy". The video which was shot in the summer of 2013, and later released in the Spring of 2014 became viral and which ultimately led to Red being offered a record deal.[4]
In April 2014 according to BET with an interview with he Red he stated "That he wasn't ready for a record deal", and that he wasn't contracted by a music label.[1]
Personal life
Red self-identifies as gay. He decided to be more open about his sexuality due to the lack of homosexual male rappers in the hip hop industry.[5]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "Fly Young Red: I'm Not Ready for a Record Deal". bet.com. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ↑ Arcenaux, Michael (March 26, 2014). "[THE WEEKLY READ] Throw That Boy...Oh, My - News & Views - EBONY". Ebony. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
- ↑ Nichols, James (2014-03-26). "Fly Young Red early life". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
- ↑ Potts, Andrew (2014-04-08). "Debut single". Gay star news. Retrieved 2014-03-28.
- ↑ 2014, Robert Longfellow Apr 12; This, 12:14pm Share This Tweet This Email (12 April 2014). "Gay Rapper Fly Young Red Discusses Career & Girls vs Boys [VIDEO]". hiphopwired.com. Retrieved 25 November 2016.