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Artist
Jake the Flake
12+ albums
flintGangsta RapMichigandetroitdetroit rap
about
Member of The Dayton Family, from Flint Michigan. With a real life-story that reads like the script of Hustle and Flow, Jaqualeon “Jake the Flake” Hudson developed a penchant for survival as a youngster while witnessing his peers succumb to the pressures of poverty and the rampant saturation of illegal drugs in an area known to many as the armpit of America; Flint, Michigan. Growing up poor did nothing but fuel Jake’s quest for the crème. With an affinity for hustling, he was already a common fixture among Flint neighborhood’s biggest players by the age of 13. Although Jake had his hand in most every aspect of the game, he managed to escape the epidemic of death and destruction around him. Making money in the streets came easy to Jake, but when he recognized that local independent rappers and producers were making some ends by grinding their music throughout Flint neighborhoods he viewed this as an opportunity to get rich and ran for it. The smooth talking Aries had the undeniable gift of gab and started infiltrating local rap circles. He forged relationships with area artists and popular group, the Dayton Family and began to hone his lyrical skills and develop his signature-smooth, storytelling flow. In 1993, what started out as a mouthed beat box rhythm, his debut EP Out 2 Get Rich, became an underground classic. The project blew up in the Midwest hoods of Michigan , Ohio , Chicago , and in the south, gaining Jake the Flake countless loyal fans. Subsequent releases in 1995
