Bossman (artist)
| Bossman | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Travis Holifield |
| Born | November 23, 1981 |
| Origin | Baltimore, Maryland, United States |
| Genres | Hip Hop |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Labels | 1Up Entertainment/ Myspace Records/ Interscope |
| Associated acts | Jermaine Dupri, No I.D., Just Blaze, Scott Storch |
| Website | Bossman Music Official Website |
Bossman, aka Travis Holifield or Jimmy Hash, is a hip hop artist from Baltimore, Maryland.
He has appeared on mixtapes promoted by DJ Kayslay who is well known through Baltimore Club music. Bossman began his rapping career as a part of N.E.K (Northeast Kings) where he was known as "Jimmy Hash". The rap group gained a moderate level of popularity throughout Baltimore. Bossman has released his debut album Law and Order in 2004 in Baltimore only as well as Mixtapes hosted by DJ Envy and Big Mike.
Bossman was born Travis Holifield and grew up in Northeast Baltimore, Maryland. When he was 11, Holifield's parents were sent to prison for their involvement in a robbery, and he and his younger sister lived under the care of their grandmother for the next two years until their mother was released. During his time as a student at Hamilton Middle School, he had his first experiences performing when he and a childhood friend performed a Kris Kross song at local talent shows. Shortly thereafter, Holifield and friends created the underground hip hop group N.E.K., or Northeast Kings.
Bossman is a supporter of the Jena 6 and made a song called Far Too Long dedicated to the Jena 6. He released it on his Myspace page. The song first appeared on DJ D-Mob's Put B-More On The Map Volume 7 mixtape which came out October 27, 2007 on Datpiff. It later appeared on the N.E.K mixtape N.E.K All Day Part 1.
Bossman's Debut album was called Law & Order. The album was released on December 21, 2004 on Double Down Entertainment and was produced by 1Up productions (which is now known as 1Up Entertainment).
Its original single was "Oh!" (also known by his fans as The Baltimore Anthem) and was produced by Baltimore Club producer Rod Lee. Its second single became Off da Record after it got massive radio play on 92Q and was produced by 1Up Productions, Off Da Record was the song that got Jermaine Dupri to sign Bossman to Virgin Records and his label So So Def.
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