American rapper and activist. He made his recording debut on Outkast's fourth album Stankonia, and guest appeared on the duo's Grammy Award-winning single "The Whole World" from their greatest hits album Big Boi and Dre Present... Outkast. He signed with Big Boi's Purple Ribbon Records and Columbia Records to release his debut studio album Monster, which was met with critical acclaim and peaked at number ten on the Billboard 200. He parted ways with the label and released two albums-I Pledge Allegiance to the Grind and I Pledge Allegiance to the Grind II -before signing with T.I.'s Grand Hustle to release his fourth album, Pledge, and later Williams Street to release his fifth album, R.A.P. Music..
