THE FAMOUS RAP SHEET
It's all in the name...from his early years of acting in plays like Annie to being Walmart's kid poster boy, this Toronto native (by way of Montreal & Virginia) is ready to add a breath of fresh air to Hip Hop. From his early years of being a childhood entertainer to becoming the music industrys ..1 draft pick, this young MC has accomplished what most people in their 20's can only dream of while still remaining thankful for his position as one of the key players to watch in 2006. From co-hosting events (Ne-Yo, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Grad Night at Canadas Wonderland) to opening for Toronto's Kardinal Offishall and Montreals Bless (Just4Laughs) to recording promo spots for internationally recognized and award winning recording studio 3Bone Audio to gracing the stage with NY's Fabolous and JR Writer (Soulcity), this kid has what it takes to live up to the name: FAMOUS.
What began as a dream became a reality in early 2003 when Ashton Bishop made the switch from business man to BUSINESS Maaaaaan. After getting his start at Universal Music/Def Jam and later helping with the creative development of SonyBMG artists such as Bow Wow (Wanted), Ciara (Goodies), Wyclef Jean (Creole 101) and Canada's own Keshia Chante, this suburban hustler has learnt the inner workings of the music industry while making some major contacts along the way. His time working behind the scenes only benefits his career and if you can imagine working at Champs Sports as "Ashton" (where nobody has any idea your an MC) then flying to NY as "Famous" to meet industry bosses like Jameel Spencer (Bad Boy), Caresse Henry Norman (Madonna) and Damon Dash (Dame Dash Music Group), then you can see why this regular kid can only appreciate where he's been and where he's heading.
While interviewing Memphis Bleek (ROC), writing reviews for artists such as Yung Joc and Cassie as well as hosting some of Toronto's hottest jams, Ashton has also developed "Famous" into an on-air personality that can now be heard on Toronto's Hip Hop & R&B radio station FLOW 93.5 FM. His own segment 60 Seconds of Fame can be heard exclusively on OTA Live, Canadas most popular Hip Hop radio show. With a fanbase of almost 500,000 listeners, an e-mail list of over 100, 000 people and a blog/MySpace page which generates more then 10,000 hits daily, this honour role college graduate has taken the proper steps needed to achieve commercial success in the Rap game. He is presently working on his debut solo project which will feature production from NY's The Narcotics (Kanye West, Teairra Marie, Jay-Z), Dre (Freeway, LL Cool J), Nicolay (Foreign Exchange), Major Music (Mobb Deep) and Toronto's own LuWop (Rochester, Ken Masters). A video for his 1st single "Ain't No Use" is presently in the works and is being directed by Little X prodigy R.T.! Although it may seem like a lot in such a little time, we can only imagine what's next for this aspiring 22-year-old shoe salesman turned rapper
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Music Industry Networking Party, July 10th!!!!! Johnny B's in Whitby!!! RSVP and I Will Put You On the Guest List, You Can Bring People With you, and I Will Put Them On the Guest List as well!!! This is a Formal Event, you don't have to look like James Bond, but Dress To Impress!!! This is a Business NETWORKING Party!!!!!!
IT'S THE KID! Just passin' through, showing some love. Big ups on that allhiphop. com front page spot - that's major! You definitely doin' BIG MAN TINGS! I'm still holdin' down the STC so if you pass through, holla at ya boy! Hold it down Famous! Peace! Brizz
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