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Plies Biography

Plies is one of the most popular and richest Rapper who was born on July 1, 1976 in Fort Myers, Florida, United States. Grammy Award-nominated American rapper, who has released three of the top five albums in their category: The Real Testament and Definition of Real.

“Shawty”, his hit song, features TPain’s vocals.

In the late 1990s, Plies and his stepbrother Ronnell Lawrence Lavatte, also known as Big Gates, established an independent record label, Big Gates Records. Although Plies initially refused to rap, after a demonstration for one of his artists, Big Gates decided to keep Plies’ verse on the track “Tell Dem Krackers Dat”. Big Gates and Plies promoted the single and traveled many times to Miami, which eventually led to a deal for Plies on Slip-n-Slide Records. After signing to Slip-n-Slide in 2004, Plies released several mixtapes.

He attended Miami University and under the name Nod Washington was wide receiver on its football team from 1995 to 1997, then transferred to the University of Central Florida and dropped out. As a freshman in 1995, Washington had nine receptions for 69 yards. In 1996, his sophomore year, Washington had 25 receptions for 262 yards and 2 touchdowns. The next season, Washington had five receptions for 43 yards.

He is married, but he has one child with Brandy Lyons, his thirteen-year-old girlfriend.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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On July 2, 2006, after a shooting at a Gainesville, Florida nightclub, Plies was charged with illegal possession of a concealed weapon, and members of his entourage were charged with attempted murder. The shooting, in which 5 people were injured, started after Plies’ microphone was cut off for Lil Boosie to perform, after Plies’ performance ran over time. According to the promoter Jonathan Smith, Plies became “enraged”. A fight began with fists and shouting, and ended with at least six rounds of bullets being fired.

Plies Net Worth

Plies is one of the richest Rapper from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Plies's net worth $14 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He attended Miami University of Ohio, where he was a wide receiver for the football team.

Both his albums The Real Testament (and Definition of Real) were certified RIAA Gold.

Algernod Lanier Washington (born July 1, 1976), better known by his stage name Plies, is an American rapper and songwriter. He is the founder of Big Gates Records. Born in Fort Myers, Florida, Washington was a wide receiver on the football team of Miami University in Ohio in 1996 and 1997 before he became a rapper. After dropping out of college, he founded Big Gates with his stepbrother. Signed to Slip-n-Slide Records, from 2007 to 2008 he released three albums. Plies debuted in 2007 with The Real Testament with successful singles “Shawty” and “Hypnotized”. Plies also released two albums in 2008, Definition of Real and Da REAList, and later released Goon Affiliated in 2010.

David Jeffries of AllMusic described Plies’s debut album The Real Testament as tracks covering both gang life and love. Similarly, Jeffries described the lyrical content of Da REAList as having “a spectrum that runs from irresponsible gun talk to irresponsible sex talk”. A profile of Plies in the December 2008 issue of Vibe magazine observed that Plies constantly referred to himself as “real” in his music and album titles. However, it pointed out that the word “has virtually synonymous with ‘criminal’ and, in some cases, almost superseded the idea of being able to actually rap”. In July 2008, hip hop website HipHopDX published an investigative report suggesting that Plies exaggerated his criminal background.

That same year Plies released his third album, Da REAList, in December 2008, six months after the release of his second album. The first single off this album is “Put It on Ya”, featuring Chris J. The album debuted at number 14 on the Billboard 200 with 114,000 copies sold in its first week. The second single is “Want It, Need It”, featuring Ashanti and the third is “Plenty Money”. He did a guest performance on Ludacris’s single “Nasty Girl” from Ludacris’ album Theater of the Mind. He also appeared on DJ Khaled’s song “Out Here Grindin’, also featuring Akon, Ross, Young Jeezy, Lil Boosie, Ace Hood and Trick Daddy, from Khaled’s third album We Global, which peaked at #38 on the Hot 100 and is .

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Plies height 5 ft 5 im Plies weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Plies’ girlfriend Brandy Lacole Lyons gave birth to a son at the University Community Hospital in Tampa, Florida on October 20, 2003. Between 2015–16, Plies gained a notable following as an Instagram personality for his comedic approach to lifestyle advice and other topics.

The Real Testament was released in August 2007. His debut single “Shawty” featuring T-Pain topped the Billboard Hot Rap Tracks chart and peaked at number nine on the Hot 100. “Hypnotized”, the second single, featured Akon, and peaked at number three on the Rap chart and 14 on the Hot 100. The third single was “I Am the Club”. On February 29, 2008, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified the album Gold for having sold over 500,000 units; five days later the RIAA did the same for singles “Shawty” and “Hypnotized”. Plies made guest performances on DJ Khaled’s “I’m So Hood”, also featuring T-Pain, Trick Daddy and Rick Ross in 2007, which peaked at #19 on the Hot 100 and is included on Khaled second studio album We the Best, and Fat Joe’s single “Ain’t Sayin’ Nothin'” from The Elephant in the Room in early 2008.

Who is Plies Dating?

According to our records, Plies is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Plies’s is not dating anyone.

Definition of Real, his second album, was released in June 2008, 10 months after releasing his first album. The lead single was “Bust It Baby Pt. 2” featuring Ne-Yo, which peaked at number two on both the Hot Rap Tracks and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks charts and number seven on the Hot 100. The album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200, selling over 214,000 copies its first week. The next single was “Please Excuse My Hands”, featuring Jamie Foxx and The-Dream. RIAA certified Gold “Bust It Baby” on September 17 and Definition of Real October 14.

Facts & Trivia

Plies Ranked on the list of most popular Rapper. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Plies celebrates birthday on July 1 of every year.

In a November 2008 interview with Plies, and according to Slip-n-Slide Records, the rapper announced that he completed a fourth album which he planned to release on February 16, 2009, but stated that the exact date depended on the success of his third album. The album, Goon Affiliated, ended up being released on June 8, 2010. The album’s first two singles are “Becky” and “She Got It Made” featuring Bei Maejor. The album debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200, much more successful than his previous album. He continued to make guest appearances on Usher’s “Hey Daddy (Daddy’s Home)” (that version not making the Usher’s sixth studio album Raymond vs. Raymond), Gucci Mane’s “Wasted”, from The State vs. Radric Davis and Young Jeezy’s “Lose My Mind”, from Jeezy’s fourth album Thug Motivation 103: Hustlerz Ambition, all of which made the top 40 of the Hot 100.

Is Plies a registered nurse?

3. Plies was a nurse. The “Please Excuse My Hands” star got his bachelors in nursing and worked as registered nurse. Apparently he made his patients uncomfortable when he donned heavy expensive jewelry.

Is Kirk Franklin related to Plies?

There is no evidence that Plies and Kirk Franklin are siblings, but the gospel entertainer does have a sister who is serving a 30-year sentence in prison.

How did Plies make his money?

In the late ’90s, Plies and his stepbrother, known as Big Gates, established an independent record label, Big Gates Records. The two of them recorded a single together, and after promoting it and traveling to Miami several times, Plies signed to the record label Slip-N-Slide-Records.

How do you pronounce Plies?

noun, plural pli·és [plee-eyz; French plee-ey].

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