Red Café | |
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Birth name | Jermaine Denny |
Also known as | Arm & Hammer Man |
Born |
Guyana |
September 19, 1976
Origin | Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA |
Genres | East Coast hip hop, gangsta rap |
Years active | 1999–present |
Labels |
Bad Boy, Street Family, ShakeDown, Interscope (current) Hoo-Bangin', Capitol, Arista, Desert Storm, Konvict, Universal (former) |
Associated acts | Fabolous, Diddy, Rick Ross, Lloyd Banks, Omarion, Kay One, Jadakiss, Akon, Fat Joe, DJ Envy |
Website | www.redcafe.tv |
Jermaine Denny (born September 19, 1976), better known by his stage name Red Café, is an American rapper. He is signed to Fabolous' Street Family Records, Diddy's Bad Boy Records and is managed by Diddy's Ciroc Entertainment. He has also ghostwritten for many popular rappers over the years.
Red Café is a Brooklyn, NY rapper. His nickname "Red" was his father's nickname; "Red Café" is what was stamped on bags of his drug merchandise. During an interview Café stated that he was born in Guyana, South America, but he and his family moved to Brooklyn, New York at the age of 6. He is of Afro-Guyanese descent.
After his release from jail he joined the group Da Franchise, which was signed by Violator Records but was not successful and disbanded. He was signed by Arista in 2003, by Capitol (Hoo-Bangin' Records) in 2005, by Universal (Konvict Muzik) in 2006, and then Interscope (Konvict Musik) in 2007, but released no albums. His song All Night Long was included on the 2005 Coach Carter soundtrack. As an underground rapper, his work is not internationally recognized, though he has been rapping on the circuit since the late 1990s.
He released an album with DJ Envy, The Co-Op, in 2007.Remy Ma was featured on the album. Red Cafe made an original song, "Stick'm" for the game Grand Theft Auto IV.