Ray Luv
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Ray Tyson, better known by his stage name Ray Luv, is an American rapper from Santa Rosa, California
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in the group Strictly Dope. Early in his career, Luv was signed to the independent labels Strictly Business and Young Black Brotha. Raised in West Ninth Street in Santa Rosa California.Ray Luv has stated that he got his name from Tupac Shakur, and that his original name was MC ROC.
His first album Who Can Be Trusted was released in 1993 by Mac Dre
's record label Strictly Business. "Get Your Money On" from Trusted was popular on local radio at the time. Forever Hustlin' , released in 1995 by Atlantic Records
through the Bay Area label Young Black Brotha run by Khayree, was his major label debut; it reached #39 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart. That same year, Luv was featured on the soundtrack to the film New Jersey Drive
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In 1997, Luv contributed to the Bay Area rap compilation Khayree Brings You the Blackalation from the Young Black Brotha label.
Ray Luv is co-owner of the online video series Pushin' The Bay TV, alongside the show's host Emcee T
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Santa Rosa, California
Santa Rosa is the county seat of Sonoma County, California, United States. The 2010 census reported a population of 167,815. Santa Rosa is the largest city in California's Wine Country and fifth largest city in the San Francisco Bay Area, after San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland, and Fremont and 26th...
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Career
Ray Luv performed with Tupac ShakurTupac Shakur
Tupac Amaru Shakur , known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor. Shakur has sold over 75 million albums worldwide as of 2007, making him one of the best-selling music artists in the world...
in the group Strictly Dope. Early in his career, Luv was signed to the independent labels Strictly Business and Young Black Brotha. Raised in West Ninth Street in Santa Rosa California.Ray Luv has stated that he got his name from Tupac Shakur, and that his original name was MC ROC.
His first album Who Can Be Trusted was released in 1993 by Mac Dre
Mac Dre
Andre Hicks , better known by his stage name Mac Dre, was an American rapper.-Biography:Andre Hicks was born in Oakland, California but moved to Vallejo while still a child...
's record label Strictly Business. "Get Your Money On" from Trusted was popular on local radio at the time. Forever Hustlin
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
through the Bay Area label Young Black Brotha run by Khayree, was his major label debut; it reached #39 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart. That same year, Luv was featured on the soundtrack to the film New Jersey Drive
New Jersey Drive
New Jersey Drive is a 1995 film about black youths in Newark, New Jersey, the official "car theft capital of the world". Their favorite pastime is that of everybody in their neighborhood: stealing cars and joyriding. The trouble starts when they steal a police car and the cops launch a violent...
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In 1997, Luv contributed to the Bay Area rap compilation Khayree Brings You the Blackalation from the Young Black Brotha label.
Ray Luv is co-owner of the online video series Pushin' The Bay TV, alongside the show's host Emcee T
Emcee t
Emcee T is an Chinese American entrepreneur, journalist, hip hop rapper, music and video producer, and television programming host. The self-proclaimed "Chinese King of the Bay ", Emcee T is gaining popularity in the San Francisco Bay Area.-History:Musically, Emcee T has worked with rappers...
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Albums
| Year | Title | Chart positions | |
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| U.S. R&B Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
U.S. Heatseekers | ||
| 1993 | Who Can Be Trusted? | - | - |
| 1995 | Forever Hustlin |
39 | 16 |
| 1999 | Coup d'Etat | - | - |
| 2002 | A Prince in Exile | - | - |
| 2006 | Population Control (with Crimeseen) | - | - |
| 2009 | Deathwish | - | - |
Singles
| Year | Song | Chart positions | Album |
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| U.S. Rap Hot Rap Tracks Rap Songs is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. It lists the 25 most popular hip-hop/rap songs, calculated weekly by airplay on rhythmic and urban radio stations and sales in hip hop-focused or exclusive markets. From 1989 through 2001, it was based on how much the single... |
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| 1994 | "Last Night" | 44 | Iz U Grimey |
| 1995 | "In the Game" | - | |
| 1995 | "Definition of Ah Hustla" | - |
Guest appearances
| Year | Song | Chart positions | Album |
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| U.S. Rap Hot Rap Tracks Rap Songs is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. It lists the 25 most popular hip-hop/rap songs, calculated weekly by airplay on rhythmic and urban radio stations and sales in hip hop-focused or exclusive markets. From 1989 through 2001, it was based on how much the single... |
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| 1995 | "All About My Fetti" (Young Lay Young Lay Lathan Williams , better known by his stage name Young Lay, is a San Francisco Bay Area-based gangsta rapper.He has worked with artists such as label mate Ray Luv, Tupac Shakur and Mac Dre.... Feat. Mac Mall Mac Mall Mac Mall, is a West Coast rapper who became known in the mid/late 1990s, as one of the local artists putting the Bay Area on the hip hop map. Mac Mall was signed to Young Black Brotha Records.... & Ray Luv) |
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