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When it comes to the origins of New Orleans old school hip hop the wet Boys Sporty T, is, as they used to say back in the days, down by law! As a founding member of the Crescent City infamous Ninja Crew, Sporty helped paved the way for many of today’s young rappers who are now enjoying tremendous success on a national level, including Mystikal, Master P and his arch foes Cash Money, whom he started battling on wax back in the early 90s when he was an artist on the now defunct Big Boy label. In addition to being a hardcore underground rapper, with battle-ready lyrics, Sporty also was one the NO’s most prolific bounce artists, who churned out a string of bounce hits under the Big Boy label.|A dynamic performer and a gifted lyricist, blessed with a quick wit and a sparkling personality, Sporty had a way of making you laugh even when he was ripping you to shreds with his harsh words. In addition Sporty was one of the hardest working men in New Orleans hip hop, in the last four months he released four, count them, four albums. They are Sporty T, Look What I Got; the Wet Boys Six Ft. from Home and a collection of his greatest bounce records entitled Sporty T present Bounce Kings Vol 1 & 2. |
