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| Spose | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Ryan Michael Peters |
| Also known as | Spizzy Spose Peter Sparker |
| Born |
July 1, 1985 Portland, Maine, U.S. |
| Origin | Wells, Maine, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop, hipster hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, producer, songwriter |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Frothy Four Records Universal Republic (former) P. Dank LLC |
| Associated acts | Cam Groves, Chris Webby, Essence, Kristina Kentigian, Mac Lethal, Ock Cousteau, Shane Reis, Stiky-1, Watsky |
| Website | www |
Ryan Michael Peters (born July 1, 1985), better known by the stage name Spose, is an American rapper from Wells, Maine.
Peters was born in Portland, Maine. He grew up in Wells, Maine, where he started a rock band called The Frothy Four. Although he began rapping in eighth grade, he did not pursue it as a career until after he graduated from Wells High School in 2004. Ryan Peters became Spose in 2007 with the release of his album Preposterously Dank. Despite having a rap career Spose worked selling lobster at Barnacle Billy's in Ogunquit.
In 2007, Spose self-released his first album, Preposterously Dank. Spose released the We Smoked It All mixtape with rapper Cam Groves in 2009. In January 2010, his single, "I'm Awesome" (from his We Smoked it All mixtape), received airplay on Maine radio stations. In February 2010, after the song caught on in other parts of the United States, Spose signed a record deal with Universal Republic Records and announced that he would begin working on a music video. In March 2010, the video was filmed in Wells at the town-owned activity center where Spose had had his first concert at the age of 14. The video was released on April 14, 2010. "I'm Awesome" peaked at #37 on the Billboard Hot 100. "I’m Awesome" brought about his comedy hip hop style.
On October 25, 2010, Spose announced through a series of Facebook posts (which were linked to Twitter) that he felt that We Smoked It All Vol. 2 had too many original songs to be considered a mixtape. Partially because of this, he decided to create a "project" titled Happy Medium with many original songs that were originally supposed to be on We Smoked It All Vol. 2, in addition to other material. He also said that new songs from Happy Medium would be released at 4:20 PM Eastern Time every Wednesday up until the release of "Happy Medium."
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