Fly Young Red

Fly Young Red
Birth nameFranklin Randall
Also known asFYR
Born (1991-10-05) October 5, 1991 (age 33)
New Orleans, Louisiana [1]
OriginHouston, Texas
GenresHip hop
OccupationRapper
Years active2005–present
Websitewww.flyyoungred.com

Franklin Freeman Randall,[2] known by his stage name Fly Young Red is an American rapper who gained notoriety due to his controversial song "Throw That Boy Pussy".

Career

Red was born in New Orleans, Louisiana,[1] and was raised in Southern California to a religious baptist family where he was an active Christian at that time. In his early teenage years, he was a member of a short lived male hip hop/R&B group. When he was fourteen years old, due to events of Hurricane Katrina, he moved to Houston, Texas, where he currently resides.[3]

Red negotiated a deal with Las Vegas based music video production team Level Eight Studios to produce a music video for the song "Throw That Boy Pussy". The video was shot in Summer 2013, and was released on March 18, 2014.[4] In an April 2014 interview with BET, Red stated that he "wasn't ready for a record deal", and that he wasn't contracted by a music label.[1]

Personal life

Red identifies as gay. He decided to be open about his sexuality due to the lack of hip-hop songs played in gay clubs.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Fly Young Red: I'm Not Ready for a Record Deal". BET. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  2. ^ Arcenaux, Michael (March 26, 2014). "[THE WEEKLY READ] Throw That Boy...Oh, My - News & Views - EBONY". Ebony. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  3. ^ Nichols, James (2014-03-26). "Fly Young Red early life". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
  4. ^ Potts, Andrew (2014-04-08). "Lil Wayne signs gay rapper Fly Young Red to his record label". Gay Star News. Archived from the original on April 10, 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-28.
  5. ^ Longfellow, Robert (12 April 2014). "Gay Rapper Fly Young Red Discusses Career & Girls vs Boys [Viedo]". hiphopwired.com. Retrieved 25 November 2016.