Trademark Da Skydiver
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Flamingo Barnes, Super Villain |
| Born | February 27, 1985 |
| Origin | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper |
| Years active | 2009-present |
| Labels | The Barnes Corp., iHipHop Distribution, Jet Life Productions, Warner Bros |
| Associated acts | Curren$y, Young Roddy, Corner Boy P, T.Y., Fiend, Street Wiz, Marygold, Monsta Beatz |
| Website | http://www.flamingobarnes.com/ |
Alex Washington (born February 27, 1987), better known by his stage name Trademark Da Skydiver, is a rapper from New Orleans, LA. He was a member of the Hip-Hop group Jet Life and performs under the aliases "Super Villain" and "Flamingo Barnes."
Trademark Da Skydiver was born and raised in New Orleans, LA. He was introduced to Hip-Hop when he was eight years old by an older cousin who brought back a variety of music from his travels in the Navy. His cousin exposed him to all types of Hip-Hop including the Wu-Tang Clan. While constantly hearing Cash Money and No Limit Records in New Orleans, LA, Trademark also became heavily influenced by the New York sound and the Wu-Tang Clan entire discography, particularly Method Man’s album “Tical 2000: Judgment Day.” After hearing that album, Trademark was inspired and began his rap career.
Two of Trademark’s childhood friends were the rappers Curren$y and Young Roddy. Early on in his career, a mutual friend brought Trademark into a studio session and Curren$y was there.Curren$y got him to appear on a friend’s mixtape and from there, they both realized that their styles meshed well and continued to work in tandem on a variety of projects. Soon after that studio day, they formed Jet Life.
Jet Life grew to include (at different points) Trademark Da Skydiver, Curren$y, Young Roddy, Corner Boy P, T.Y., Fiend, Street Wiz, Marygold, and producer Monsta Beatz. Trademark played a prominent role in the conception and execution of Jet Life's "Jet World Order" Series which were both released via Jet Life's partnership with iHipHop Distribution.
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