1. Currensy signed with DD172 to release four albums before signing with Warner Records to release his fifth album and major label debut, Weekend at Burnie's.
34 Facts About Currensy
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Currensy is perhaps best known for his 2015 single, "Bottom of the Bottle", which remains his sole entry on the Billboard Hot 100.
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In 2002, Currensy was signed to Master P's No Limit Records and was a late addition to the 504 Boyz.
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Currensy appeared on 5 songs in Master P's Good Side, Bad Side album.
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Currensy has several songs with C-Murder, and was featured on the late Soulja Slim's album, Years Later.
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In 2004, Currensy signed with Cash Money Records and Lil Wayne's Young Money Entertainment.
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Currensy was featured on Lil Wayne's mixtape Dedication 2, The Suffix and several unreleased songs while with Young Money.
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Currensy was featured in Lil Wayne's "Grown Man" on Tha Carter II.
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Currensy released the song, "Where da Cash At" as the lead single for his Young Money debut, Music To Fly To, in 2006.
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In 2008, Currensy released Independence Day, his first project after leaving Young Money and the first of seven mixtapes to be released that year while he struck out as an independent artist.
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Currensy signed with Amalgam Digital to release his debut album, This Ain't No Mixtape, in 2009.
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Currensy was selected to XXL magazine's annual "Freshman Class" list, and released his second album, Jet Files, through Amalgam Digital that same year.
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However, Currensy stated in interviews with both XXL and Complex Magazine that the album would be released under Damon Dash's DD172 record label division, BluRoc Records and distributed through Def Jam Recordings.
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Currensy made numerous appearances on labelmate Ski Beatz' debut studio album, 24 Hour Karate School, which was released on September 21,2010.
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On February 1,2011, it was announced that Currensy signed a label deal with Warner Bros.
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Frequent collaborators of Currensy are featured on this album, including Smoke DZA, The Cool Kids' Mikey Rocks, Cornerboy P, Fiend, Street Wiz, and Nesby Phips.
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On November 10,2011, Currensy announced through Twitter the release of a new album.
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Currensy planned on releasing Pilot Talk III in 2013, and mentioned the possibility of it being a free album.
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In July 2012, Currensy released the EP featuring all production by Harry Fraud, Cigarette Boats.
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Currensy released a tape with Wiz Khalifa, titled Live in Concert.
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In November 2012 Currensy gave an update on his and Wiz Khalifa's mixtape Live in Concert saying its release is being held up by sample issues.
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In January 2013, Currensy said that due to these same legal issues, the mixtape would likely become a retail album.
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On February 3,2013, Currensy released his latest mixtape New Jet City with guest appearances from Wiz Khalifa, French Montana, Jadakiss, Juvenile, Juicy J, Trinidad James and Rick Ross among others.
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On October 30,2013, Currensy released The Stage EP with Smoke DZA and Harry Fraud.
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Currensy announced a new mixtape, The Drive In Theatre, in January 2014.
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Currensy followed up on January 26,2014, with the release of a new single, "Godfather 4" featuring Action Bronson.
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On February 4,2014, Currensy took to Twitter to announce a release date for The Drive In Theatre, it was released on February 14,2014.
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On January 17,2013, Currensy announced on Twitter that he and Ski Beatz began the process of making Pilot Talk III.
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On January 19,2015, Currensy posted the album's possible artwork on his Instagram account, created by David Barnett, who was responsible for the artwork of the first two Pilot Talk albums.
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On March 15,2015, Currensy announced that he'll be releasing Pilot Talk III exclusively on a $100 USB drive, "bundled with a Jet Life shirt and Pilot Talk 3 look book" with accompanying music videos.
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In June 2023, Currensy released Vices, a joint album with producer Harry Fraud.
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On February 1,2011, Currensy started his imprint Jet Life Recordings.
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Currensy demanded that Dash immediately stop releasing his music for profit, and pay $1.5 million in damages.
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On October 6,2015, Currensy was awarded $3 million in settlement stemming from the 2012 lawsuit against Dash for releasing material of his music without his consent.