One Be Lo
| One Be Lo | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Ralond Scruggs |
| Born | November 7, 1976 |
| Origin | Pontiac, Michigan |
| Genres | Alternative hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels | The NEWPRINT, MYX Music, Subterraneous, Fat Beats |
| Associated acts | Binary Star, Senim Silla, Elzhi, Decompoze, Magestik Legend, Buff1, Abdus Salaam |
Nahshid Sulaiman (born Ralond Scruggs), better known by his stage name One Be Lo, is an alternative hip hop artist from Pontiac, Michigan. He is well respected for being one half of the rap duo Binary Star, and has released a number of well-received solo albums. He is a member of the World Champion B-boy crew, Massive Monkees.
Lo was adopted in Pontiac, Michigan, where his mother worked as a beautician and his stepfather worked at a plant. Lo attended church several times a week with his family. His parents divorced when he was 14 years old and Lo ran the streets with older youth until he went to prison when he was 18. While in prison, One Be Lo read extensively and converted to Islam. Here he met Senim Silla, and they formed the rap group Binary Star while in prison.
Upon Lo's release, in 1998 he formed the hip-hop group Binary Star with Senim Silla, and they hit the ground running. On their self-released debut Water World, they teamed up with future staples like Elzhi, J.U.I.C.E. and Athletic Mic League to exercise creative concepts and deliver substantial messages. Lo formed a production team with Decompoze, who he had recorded with in high school. Binary Star quickly sold out of their initial 1,000 copies as the album was praised as an "instant classic." Though Lo had intended to rhyme anonymously as a solo act to revert attention to the music, he was often addressed as OneManArmy because of a line he used in a song. Lo added extra Senim Silla verses and new songs to a Waterworld re-release entitled Masters of the Universe in 2000, and continued to focus on turing with Subterraneous and recording several albums’ worth of new music.
He and Senim Silla would later go their separate ways, Lo cited "creative differences" as the main reason for their split.
In 2011, Binary Star's official Myspace page stated that, "Recently reuniting after a 10-year hiatus, Binary Star is back in the studio working on its long awaited follow-up to the classic debut album Masters of the Universe (M.O.T.U.). Tentatively titled Light Years Apart, the duo's EP serves as a mere prequel to a full-length LP." The duo released an EP in 2013, however renaming the title to Binary Star (15 Year Anniversary Edition).
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