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Price performs in London, Ontario in 2013.
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Background information | |
Birth name | Sean Price |
Also known as | Ruck, Scagnetti, Tha Inflicsta, Ruckus, Sean P, Decepticon Sean, Tawl Sean, Kimbo Price, Mic Tyson, Donkey Sean, Jesus Price |
Born |
Brooklyn, New York |
March 17, 1972
Died | August 8, 2015 Brooklyn, New York |
(aged 43)
Genres | Hip Hop |
Occupation(s) | Rapper, producer |
Years active | 1993–2015 |
Labels | Duck Down |
Associated acts | Boot Camp Clik, Heltah Skeltah, Random Axe, Agallah, 9th Wonder |
Sean Price (March 17, 1972 – August 8, 2015) was an American rapper and member of the hip hop collective Boot Camp Clik. He was half of the duo Heltah Skeltah, performing under the name Ruckus (sometimes abbreviated as Ruck), along with partner Rock.
A member of the underground hip hop collective Boot Camp Clik, Price first appeared on Smif-N-Wessun's 1995 album Dah Shinin'. He would soon resurface in 1996 as one half of the critically acclaimed Brooklyn duo Heltah Skeltah, who released their debut album Nocturnal on Duck Down Records that year. Heltah Skeltah would go on to release two more albums, 1998's Magnum Force and 2008's D.I.R.T..
In the 2000s, Price would establish himself as a strong force in the underground hip hop community. In 2005, Price released his first solo album Monkey Barz, to critical acclaim. Price would follow up in 2007 with Jesus Price Supastar and later with Mic Tyson in 2012. Songs in the Key of Price, an eight-song album cut short by Price's death, was released posthumously on August 21, 2015.
Price lived in Brownsville, Brooklyn.
In 2011, Price was a judge on the Ultimate MC TV show alongside Royce da 5'9", Organik, Planet Asia, and Pharoahe Monch.
Price had been interviewed on the online series Grand Angel TV in 2008 and 2010, with Paid Dues performance footage alongside Boot Camp Clik and Dru Ha, respectively.