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Birth name | Wesley Eric Weston Jr. |
Born | Cloverland, Houston, Texas, U.S. | March 3, 1981
Genres | Hip hop |
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Years active | 1999–present |
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Formerly of | Screwed Up Click |
Wesley Eric Weston Jr.[1][2] (born 3 March 1981),[1] better known by his stage name Lil' Flip, is an American rapper. Raised in Houston, Texas, he began his musical career as a freestyle and battle rapper before signing with the local record label Suckafree Records in 1999. Three years later, he secured a joint venture with Columbia Records, achieving mainstream recognition for his 2004 singles "Game Over" and "Sunshine", which peaked at numbers 15 and two on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively.[3]