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Sheek Louch

American rapper (born 1974)

Summary

American rapper (born 1974)

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image	Sheek Louch At the Sound Academy.jpg
caption	Jacobs performing at the Sound Academy 2014
name	Sheek Louch
birth_name	Sean Divine Jacobs
alias
birth_date
birth_place	Yonkers, New York, U.S.
genre	Hip-hop
occupation
years_active	1992–present
label
current_member_of	The Lox

Sean Divine Jacobs (born November 8, 1975), better known by his stage name Sheek Louch (or simply Sheek), is an American rapper, best known as a founding member of East Coast hip hop trio the Lox, which he formed in 1994 with Jadakiss and Styles P.

As a solo act, he is best known for his guest appearance on DMX's 1998 single "Get at Me Dog", which peaked within the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100.

Personal life and career

At around the age of 12, he was inspired to rhyme by his friend Jason Phillips (Jadakiss). He and Jason would later form the Lox with Styles P. Mary J. Blige "discovered" the trio, and they would soon be signed to Sean Combs's Bad Boy Records. Their first album, Money, Power & Respect, was released on January 13, 1998.

Sheek and his fellow LOX members later parted ways with Bad Boy Records, and signed a record deal with their management company, Ruff Ryders, after the company formed a record label in the late 1990s. Ruff Ryders was also home to DMX. The group's second album, We Are the Streets, was released on January 25, 2000. Meanwhile, Sheek, an aspiring entrepreneur, began working on their D-Block brand, building a studio, and looking for new talent to join their roster. In October 2006 he opened a D-Block car wash and gas station in their hometown of Yonkers, New York.

Sheek released his solo debut Walk Witt Me on Universal Records through D-Block Records. Early promotional material, such as within the liner notes of Styles P's album A Gangster and a Gentleman, indicate that the album's original title was Walk With Me. His fifth album, Silverback Gorilla, released in 2008, featured his hit single, "Good Love", which sampled Betty Wright's "Tonight Is The Night" and "Pure Love" songs.

He has worked with Ghostface Killah. They collaborated on a joint album titled Wu Block featuring members of Wu-Tang Clan and D-Block after drawing inspiration from one another while touring and recording. In January 2017 Ghostface and Sheek Louch announced on their respective social media accounts that a second collaborative album was in the works.

Discography

Main article: Sheek Louch discography

Studio albums

Walk witt Me (2003)
After Taxes (2005)
Silverback Gorilla (2008)
Life on D-Block (2009)
Donnie G: Don Gorilla (2010)
Silverback Gorilla 2 (2015)

Collaborative albums

Wu Block (with Ghostface Killah) (2012)

References

Jason Birchmeier. "Sheek Louch – Biography & History". AllMusic.
Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Money, Power & Respect – The LOX | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic.
"About: Ruff Ryders".
Matt Conaway. "We Are the Streets – The LOX | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic.
Nathan Rabin. (October 19, 2006). "D-Block keep it gangsta by opening a thugged-out carwash".
(January 29, 2017). "Ghostface Killah and Sheek Louch Reveal 'Wu Block 2' Is Happening".

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