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Shop Boyz

American hip hop group

Summary

American hip hop group

Field	Value
name	Shop Boyz
background	group_or_band
origin	Bankhead, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
genre	Hip hop
years_active	2004–15, 2020–present
label
current_members	Meany
Fat
Sheed

Fat Sheed

The Shop Boyz are an Atlanta-based rap group best known for their 2007 hit single "Party Like a Rockstar." The group is composed of Demetrius "Meany" Hardin, Richard "Fat" Stephens, Rasheed "Sheed" Hightower.

Career

After signing with Universal Republic Records, Shop Boyz began to record their first album, Rockstar Mentality, which featured rock-influenced hip hop. The album's lead single, "Party Like a Rockstar," was released in May 2007 and achieved commercial success, reaching number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 (the #1 song on the Hot 100 at the time being Rihanna's "Umbrella") and becoming the highest-selling ringtone of 2007. Rockstar Mentality was released on June 19, 2007, debuting at number 11 on the US Billboard 200, which had sold 200,000 copies as of 2007. The follow-up single, "They Like Me", performed at number 98. The group was eventually released from Universal and moved to another label.

In August 2008, Shop Boyz released "Up Thru There" as the lead single from their second studio album.

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	US
US R&B
US Rap
Rockstar Mentality	Gift and a Curse
	11	4	2
	—	—	—

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Certifications	Album	US
US R&B
US Rap
US Pop
AUS
CAN
"Party Like a Rockstar"	"They Like Me"	"Up Thru There"
2007	2	3	1	10	81	23	Rockstar Mentality
98	111	—	—	—	—
2008	—	79	—	—	—	—	Non-album song
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Awards and nominations

[[BET Hip Hop Awards]]

2007: Best Track: "Party Like a Rockstar" (Won)

[[Grammy Awards]]

2008: Best Rap Performance by Duo or Group: "Party Like a Rockstar" (Nominated)

References

Shop Boyz by Mosi Reeves. Vibe. July 16, 2007.
Sanneh, Kelefa. (April 22, 2007). "Even Rappers Want to Be Rock Stars". [[The New York Times]].
(December 10, 2007). "Shop Boyz End Year with Best Selling Ringtone for 2007". [[Reuters]].
Sonia Murray. "List of winners at BET awards". Access Atlanta.
"Artist Profile - Shop Boyz".
"Shop Boyz Album & Song Chart History - Billboard 200".
"Shop Boyz Album & Song Chart History - R&B/Hip-Hop Albums".
"Shop Boyz Album & Song Chart History - Rap Albums".
Millard, Drew. (2015-03-18). "Revising the Blueprints: Shop Boyz Ditch the Riffs".
"Shop Boyz Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100".
"Shop Boyz Album & Song Chart History - R&B/Hip-Hop Songs".
"Shop Boyz Album & Song Chart History - Rap Songs".
"Shop Boyz Album & Song Chart History - Pop Songs".
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"Shop Boyz Album & Song Chart History - Canadian Hot 100".

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