Anthony Forté better known by his stage name

Stage name

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 Rappin' 4-Tay, is an American

United States

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 rapper from the Fillmore District

Fillmore District, San Francisco, California

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 of San Francisco

San Francisco, California

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, California

California

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.

Music career

4-Tay made his debut on the Too Short album Life Is...Too Short, right after high school. Later he was convicted on drug charges and served ten months in prison. Upon his release from prison he released his debut album Rappin' 4-Tay Is Back in 1991, and followed up in 1994 with Don't Fight the Feelin', which included the hits "Playaz Club" (which sampled the song "Private Number" by William Bell and Judy Clay and hit #36 on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

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), the "Dank Season" featuring Seff Tha Gaffla and "I'll Be Around" (which hit #39 on the Billboard Hot 100).

In 1995, two Rappin' 4-Tay songs - "Problems" and "A Message For Your Mind" - were featured on the Dangerous Minds soundtrack

Dangerous Minds (soundtrack)

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. "A Message For Your Mind" sampled I Want You Back

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 by The Jackson 5

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.

Rappin' 4-Tay's mainstream success has been scarce since then, but he was featured in 2Pac's All Eyez on Me

All Eyez on Me

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album on the track "Only God Can Judge Me" in 1996 and Master P

Master P

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's West Coast Bad Boyz II compilation in 1997. 4-Tay was also an original member of Bay Area

San Francisco Bay Area

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 supergroup

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 T.W.D.Y. in 1999.

In 2003 Rappin' 4-Tay released the album Gangsta Gumbo with the single "Burning, Burning", followed up by the album That's What You Thought in 2007.

Discography

• 1991: Rappin' 4-Tay is Back
• 1994: Don't Fight the Feelin'
• 1996: Off Parole
  Off Parole
  Off Parole is the third studio album by American rapper Rappin' 4-Tay, released March 19, 1996 on Chrysalis Records. The album features production by The Enhancer, G-Man Stan, Lil' Fly, Mike Dean, Rappin' 4-Tay and Too Short. It peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at...
  
  
• 1997: 4 Tha Hard Way
  4 Tha Hard Way
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• 1998: Bigga Than Da Game
• 1999: Derty Werk
  Derty Werk
  Derty Werk is the debut album by American rap supergroup, T.W.D.Y. It was released April 20, 1999 on Thump Records. It peaked at number 41 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at number 135 on the Billboard 200. One single, "Players Holiday", peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Rap Songs and...
  
  (with T.W.D.Y.)
• 1999: Introduction to Mackin
• 2003: Gangsta Gumbo
• 2007: That's What You Thought
• 2011: Still Standing
  Still Standing
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• 2011: Where Is The Love?
  Where Is the Love?
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