Buckshot
American rapper (born 1974)
Kenyatta Blake (born November 19, 1974), known professionally as Buckshot, is an American rapper from Brooklyn, New York, best known as a frontman of hip-hop groups Black Moon and Boot Camp Clik. He rose to prominence with Black Moon's debut 1993 album Enta da Stage, which is critically acclaimed and influential in hip-hop.2
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Born Nov 19, 1974.1
About
He is a founder of Duck Down Music record label with Drew "Dru-Ha" Friedman. He has released one solo studio album – three with producer 9th Wonder, one with KRS-One, four albums with Black Moon and four albums with the Boot Camp Clik. He is known for his line, "Straight from Crooklyn, better known as Brooklyn" (from Who Got da Props?) which features prominently on two songs by the Crooklyn Dodgers.
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Career
Occupation: songwriter, record producer, rapper.4
- Date not recordedFounded Duck Down Music Inc.3
Personal life
Blake is a Muslim, and his Muslim name is Ḥanīf aṣ-Ṣiddīq حَنيْف الـصِّدِّيْق. He can also speak Arabic. On November 3, 2024 Blake was reportedly the victim of a recent assault in Flatbush, Brooklyn. This is an ongoing investigation.
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- 1WikidataBuckshot on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaBuckshot on Wikipedia
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- 7Wikimedia CommonsBuckshot photo by Flowizm, CC BY 2.0