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BORN MICHAEL BRYAN CURRY JR AKA LA THE PLAYER ON AUGUST 11TH 1980 IN EAST SAINT LOUIS ILLINOIS A PLACE WHERE ALOT OF OPPORTUNITIES DO NOT EXIST LA WAS 1ST INFLUENCED BY HIS MOTHER AND FATHER AND THEIR LIKENESS TO MOTOWN AND OTHER 60S 70S MUSIC DURING THE 80S HE GREW UP IN THE ERA WHERE MTV AND BET WERE INTRODUCED TO THE WORLD SO THE EARLY RAP ARTISTS PLAYED A BIG PART OF HIS WANT TO BECOME A MUSICIAN OF SOME SORT THEN WHEN HE FIRST HEARD EAZY-E AND NWAS SONG F THA POLICE IT WAS A DEFINITE THAT HE WAS GOING TO RAP IT WAS THAT MOMENT THAT HE REALIZED THAT YOU DIDNT HAVE TO BE A DANCER TO BE A RAPPER HE STARTED OUT IN A GROUP CALLED 2 SMOOVE WHICH CONSISTED OF HIMSELF AND HIS UNCLE JOSEPH CURRY

LA WAS ONLY 11
WITH A RAP STYLE UNLIKE ANYONE IN HIS AGE GROUP ALTHOUGH HE NEVER ACTUALLY GOT TO RECORD ANY OFFICIAL SONGS LA DID MANAGE TO ROCK A COUPLE OF BLOCK PARTIES AROUND E ST LOUIS WITH DJ LONNIE BEE AND DJ OATMEAL OF GANGSTA MIXX RECORDS DUE TO HIS AGE HE WAS LIMITED TO WHAT HE COULD BE A PART OF THAT WAS A THING THAT COULD ONLY BE FIXED WITH TIME OVER THE YEARS HE STUCK WITH IT THROUGH ALOT OF UNFORTUNATE INCIDENTS 5 YEARS LIVING IN GROUP HOMES ONLY TO BE RELEASED INTO A LIFE OF HAVING TO HUSTLE IN 2001 TWO YEARS AFTER HE LEFT THE GROUP HOME SYSTEM HE STARTED CALAMENO ENTERTAINMENT BOUGHT SOME BASIC EQUIPMENT AND GOT TO WORK WITH 6 OF HIS FRIENDS AT THE TIME WHO RAP HE PUT TOGETHER NEW BUSINESS VOL 1 HIGHLY ANTICIPATED BY THE PEOPLE WHO KNEW HE RAPPED IT SOLD EASILY WELL AS FAR AS THE MONEY AND TIME COULD PUSH IT AFTER 6 MONTHS CALAMENO THEN RELEASED VOL 2 ONLY TO HAVE SO SO LOCAL SUCCESS
I FELT LIKE I DID ALL THAT I COULD VOL 2 JUST DIDN'T GO OVER WELL LA TOLD TO A LOCAL DJ WHEN ASKED HOW IT WAS GOING A YEAR LATER CALAMENO RELEASED VOL 3 THE GREAT STATE OF MIZZERY NOW THIS ONE WAS WHAT THE PEOPLE WERE WAITING FOR A MIXTAPE FILLED WITH MUSIC THAT REFLECTED WHAT CALAMENO WAS REALLY GOING THROUGH IT ALSO WAS THE FIRST COVER THEY PUT PICTURES ON AFTER VOL 3 IT SEEMED AS IF THE MAJOR DEAL DIDNT HAPPEN FAST ENOUGH AND MEMBERS PACKED UP AND LEFT ONE BY ONE UNTIL THE ONLY MEMBERS WERE LA THE PLAYER AND HIS BROTHERS TERRENCE TOUCHDOWN CURRY CHINOE AT THE TIME AND JEROME YUNG PAPI CURRY MISTA AMEREDA AT THE TIME WITH SUCCESS NOT SEEMING TO BE IN REACH LA REBUILT HIMSELF AND RELEASED LA THE PLAYER A SELF TITLED ALBUM THAT CHANGED THE PERCEPTION OF HIS LISTENERS LA ALSO HOSTED A SHOW AT CLUB ROLISAS PAID FOR BY JE ENTERTAINMENT GEM INC 2003 WHICH IS WHERE HE WAS ABLE TO MAKE THE ORIGINAL VERSION OF THE FUNDAMENTALS POPULAR

FOR THE PAST 4 YEARS LA THE PLAYER AND CALAMENO ENT HAVE BEEN TRYING TO PUT TOGETHER THAT FORCE TO BE RECOND WITH TYPE OF SOUND CALAMENO ALSO ASSISTED IN FUND RAISER ATTEMPTS FOR THE CHRISTIAN FERGUSON SEARCH FUND NOT TO GAIN FAME BUT TO HELP A MOTHER FIND HER MISSING CHILD IF IT WAS YOUR CHILD YOU WOULD WANT SOMEONE TO HELP YOU LA THE PLAYER TOLD MICHELLE SULLIVAN OF WB 11 NEWS IN AN INTERVIEW

JULY 2008 L A THE PLAYER
LABELED AS THE PLAYER
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JasmineLauren	October 22, 2008 at 9:28 AM thanks for the support! keep up the hard work! Time to shine in two O O nine!
Suavmoe	July 16, 2008 at 7:52 PM ILL-State Allday