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Charles Kente Williams (né Bowens; born October 21, 1977), better known by his stage name Keak da Sneak, is an American rapper from Oakland, California; known for his scratchy, gruff voice coining the term hyphy in 1994.

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Keak da Sneak
Williams in 2008
Background information
Birth name	Charles Kente Bowens
Also known as	Keak Da Sneak
Born	(1977-10-21) October 21, 1977 (age 45)
Origin	Oakland, California, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop hyphy
Occupation(s)	Rapper songwriter
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1992–present
Labels	E1 Koch Thizz Moe Doe Allnfallndoe

Early life, family and education

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Keak da Sneak was born in Brewton, Alabama. As a newborn he moved to Oakland, CA. Keak found popularity while attending Allendale Elementary School, which he parlayed into later friendships and talent show performances at Oakland's Bret Harte Junior High. Through theater Keak met his collaborator Agerman.

He has been married to his wife Dee Bowens, a former clothing designer, since February 14, 2004. They separated for several years and reconnected just months before he was shot 8 times on August 21, 2017. To this point Keak has 4 children.[1]

Career

Keak and Agerman formed Dual Committee when Keak was 15 years old. The duo's performances were first recorded on "Murder Man" and "Stompin in My Steel Toes" on C-BO's 1994 EP The Autopsy. Citing the personal growth of all three artists, he later signed as a solo artist with Sacramento-based Moe Doe Records.[2] Because of that, he began to receive more radio airplay, especially on San Francisco hip-hop station KMEL.

Keak da Sneak has collaborated with recording artists such as E-40, Daz Dillinger, Akon, MC Hammer, Mac Dre, Prodigy, Alchemist, Blac Chyna, G-Eazy, DJ Vlad, Kafani, and Lil Wayne.

He collaborates and tours with his DJ, E-Tech, from the SBC DJs, associated with KMEL DJ Rick "The Dragon" Lee and SBC DJs San Francisco. Therefore, Keak was featured on MTV's My Super Sweet 16.[3]

3X Krazy

By the end of their junior year in high school, He and his collaborators had added rapper B.A. to form the group 3X Krazy. Their first EP, Sick-O, was released independently on August 5, 1995. In 1996 they signed to Virgin Records, releasing the album Stackin' Chips on March 8, 1997 (with help from the single Keep It on the Real; the album received national attention), the second album Immortalized, and then the release of Real Talk 2000 on January 18, 2000.[4] The last 3X Krazy album, a collection of previously unreleased material and remixed songs from Sick-O, was flowamatic-9, which was released in 2004.

Shooting

Keak da Sneak was shot and paralyzed in Richmond, in a targeted attack, in 2017.[5]

Discography

Solo albums

• Sneakacydal (1999)
• Hi-Tek (2001)
• Retaliation (2002)
• The Farm Boyz (2002)
• Counting Other Peoples Money (2003)
• Keak da Sneak (2004)
• Town Business (2005)
• Thizz Iz Allndadoe (2006)
• The Farm Boyz Starring Keak (2006)
• On One (2007)
• G 14 Classified (2007)
• All N Da Doe (2008)
• Deified (2008)
• Thizz Iz All N Da Doe Volume 2 (2009)
• Mobb Boss (2010)
• Keak Hendrix (2011)
• The Tonite Show With Keak da Sneak - Sneakacydal Returns (2011)
• Withdrawal (2017)
• Gorilla (2020)

Collaboration albums

• Dual Committee with Dual Committee (2000)
• Da Bidness with Messy Marv & P.S.D. Tha Drivah (2007)
• Welcome to Scokland with San Quinn (2008)
• Word Pimpin 2: We Don't Need You with Baby S and Q-Z (2008)
• Da Bidness 2 with Messy Marv & P.S.D. Tha Drivah (2010)
• The Allinner Album with Benner (2010)

Compilation albums

• The Farm Boyz (Special Edition) (2006)

Soundtrack albums

• Copium (2005)

References

External links

• Keak da Sneak at AllMusic

На других языках

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Чарльз Кенте Уильямс (англ. Charles Kente Williams; фамилия при рождении Боуэнс; род. 21 октября 1977), более известный под сценическим псевдонимом Keak da Sneak — американский рэпер из Окленда, Калифорния, известный своим хриплым и грубым флоу и введением термина хайфи в сцену Области залива Сан-Франциско. По мнению некоторых слушателей, Keak da Sneak считается отцом хайфи не только как термина, но и как звучания.

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