Patrick Dhane Lanshaw[1] (born October 6, 1982),[2] better known by his stage name Lil Wyte, is an American rapper from Memphis, Tennessee. Lanshaw is a member of the rap collective Hypnotize Minds and owner of the independent label Wyte Music.[3]
Lil Wyte | |
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 Lanshaw performing at the Beale Street Music Festival in 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Patrick Dhane Lanshaw |
| Also known as | Boss Wyte |
| Born | October 6, 1982 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Labels |
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| Website | www |
Early life
editGrowing up in Frayser, Lil Wyte discovered his rapping talent at a young age as he could rap Sir Mix-a-Lot's entire song "Baby Got Back" completely. He participated in freestyle battles at high school when he was in ninth grade. Lanshaw rapped with his friend "Lil Black", who inspired him to use the pseudonym "Lil Wyte" and write songs instead of freestyling.[4]
Lanshaw dropped out of high school, but eventually earned his high school diploma.[5]
Music career
editLil Wyte was part of a local rap group, the Shelby Forest Click.[6]
The group's home-made demo tape came to the attention of Three 6 Mafia. Juicy J and DJ Paul (one song in particular is said to have gotten him signed, a song titled Memphiz Playaz). Three 6 Mafia signed the rapper and worked later with his debut album.[7] Lil Wyte appeared on Project Pat's song "Crash da Club" from his album Layin' da Smack Down in 2002.[1] His debut album Doubt Me Now was released in 2003 and it became popular, selling over 135,000 copies without promotion. The album Doubt Me Now featured Juvenile, Three 6 Mafia, Frayser Boy, La Chat and Josey Scott. The album had three popular songs: "Oxy Cotton", "My Smoking Song", and "Acid".[4][8]
He has been described as a rapid lyricist.[9]
Personal life
editLil Wyte passed up the opportunity of writing the song "It's Hard out Here for a Pimp", because he could not relate to the lyrics of having more than one woman.[10]
Lil Wyte used three strains of marijuana to create his own strain of medical cannabis called OG WYTE Kush. It's available in 11 states. The three original strains are Og Kush, White Widow and Grand Daddy Purp.[10]
In 2012 he was arrested in Clarksville, Tennessee, for DUI and drug possession.[11]
Discography
edit- Studio albums
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S.[12] | U.S. R&B[13][14] | U.S. Rap[15][16] | ||
| 2003 | Doubt Me Now
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197 | 44 | * |
| 2004 | Phinally Phamous
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64 | 6 | 4 |
| 2007 | The One and Only
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46 | 10 | 3 |
| 2009 | The Bad Influence
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104 | 18 | 5 |
| 2011 | Year Round (with JellyRoll and BPZ, as SNO)
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— | — | — |
| 2012 | Still Doubted?
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— | 34 | 23 |
| 2013 | No Filter (with JellyRoll)
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— | 33 | 17 |
| 2014 | B.A.R. (Bay Area Representatives) (with Frayser Boy)
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— | 46 | 23 |
No Sick Days
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— | — | — | |
| 2016 | No Filter 2 (with JellyRoll)
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— | 47 | — |
| 2017 | Drugs[17]
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Liquor[18]
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| 2018 | Memphis Legends (with Project Pat & Crunchy Black)
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Lil Wyte
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| 2019 | Drugs & Liquor (Deluxe Edition)
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— | — | — |
| 2020 | Croptober (with Instigator)
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— | — | — |
| 2023 | Family Recipe(with Wild Bill)
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| 2024 | White Boyz Wasted(with Jp Mr. 724 & Barzz)
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Who Tf is justin time vs Lil wyte(with Justin Time)
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- Mixtapes
- 2008: Cocaine & Kush
- 2009: Cocaine Kush 2 (Love, Hate, Betrayal)
- 2009: Wyte Christmas
- 2010: Wyte Christmas 2 (Let It SNO)
- 2011: Wyte Christmas 3
- 2012: Wyte Out
- 2012: Wyte Boyz Wasted (with Barzz & J.P)
- 2013: Wyte Out Pt. 2
- 2013: July 16 (with JellyRoll)
- 2013: Wyte Christmas 4
- 2014: Wyte Lytes (with DJ Hylyte)
- 2016: Wyte Christmas 6 (with DJ Ritz)
- Date unknown: House full of guns
Singles
edit| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "About 2 Get Raw" (with Devious T & Deuce One) |
2010 | Non-album single |
| "Sike" (featuring Miscellaneous) |
2012 | Still Doubted? |
| "Break the Knob Off" (with JellyRoll) |
2013 | No Filter |
| "This Down Here" (with JellyRoll & Jesse Whitley) | ||
| "Who's Comin with Me" (featuring ACE) |
2015 | Non-album singles |
| "Plot Thickens" | ||
| "Tennessee" (with Kholebeatz & Project Pat) |
2016 | Memphis Legends |
| "Where the Drugs at" (with Mr Spitfire & Lou Kane) |
Non-album singles | |
| "Still Sippin" (featuring 46Simmy) | ||
| "Mean No Harm Rmx" (with Kholebeatz & Kraziak) |
2017 | |
| "Wake the Neighbors Up" |
Drugs | |
| "Dope Boy Stuntin" | ||
| "Get Laid" | ||
| "No Tomorrow" (featuring Lil Truss, 2-Tone & Lady D) |
Non-album singles | |
| "Drink It Down" | ||
| "I Forgive You" |
Liquor | |
| "I Do It for the Hood" | ||
| "Doin Me Right Now" | ||
| "Too Cool" | ||
| "Roll in Peace" (Remix) |
Non-album singles | |
| "Memphis 10" |
2018 | |
| "Ed,Edd,Eddy" | ||
| "Mood" (Remix) | ||
| "Scared" |
2019 | |
| "Wall 2 Wall" (with 38) | ||
| "I Forgive You" (Chopped & Screwed) |
Drugs & Liquor (Deluxe Edition) | |
| "Oxy Cotton" |
2003 | Doc G and Lil Wyte |
Guest appearances
edit| Title[citation needed] | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Crash da Club" | 2002 | Project Pat | Layin' da Smack Down |
| "Ridin Spinners" | 2003 | Three 6 Mafia, La Chat | Da Unbreakables |
| "Mosh Pit" | Three 6 Mafia, Josey Scott | Da Unbreakables | |
| "Dangerous Posse" | Three 6 Mafia, Hypnotize Camp Posse | Da Unbreakables | |
| "Bay Area" | Frayser Boy | Gone on That Bay | |
| "H.C.P." | Frayser Boy, Hypnotize Camp Posse | Gone on That Bay | |
| "Who Gives a Fuck Where You From" | 2004 | DJ KaySlay, Three 6 Mafia, Frayser Boy | The Streetsweeper 2 |
| "Water" | 2005 | Frayser Boy | Me Being Me |
| "Body Parts 3" | Three 6 Mafia, Hypnotize Camp Posse | Most Known Unknown | |
| "Posse Song" | Frayser Boy, Hypnotize Camp Posse | Me Being Me | |
| "Who Da Fuck You Playin' Wit? | Three 6 Mafia, Frayser Boy | Choices II: The Setup | |
| "Pass Dat Shit" | Three 6 Mafia, Frayser Boy | ||
| "P.I.M.P." | Three 6 Mafia, Frayser Boy | ||
| "Squeeze It" | Three 6 Mafia, Frayser Boy | ||
| "Official Crunk Junt" | Three 6 Mafia, Frayser Boy | ||
| "Who I Iz" | Three 6 Mafia, Trillville | ||
| "Shoot Up da Club" | Three 6 Mafia, Frayser Boy | ||
| "Stanky Stanky" | Three 6 Mafia, Frayser Boy | ||
| "One Hitta Quitta" | Three 6 Mafia, Frayser Boy | ||
| "I Sho Will (Remix) | Lil Flip | ||
| "Posse Song" | Three 6 Mafia, Frayser Boy | ||
| "Get They Ass Kick | Chrome (Rapper), Lil Scrappy | Straight to the Pros | |
| "H.C.P. | Chrome (Rapper), Hypnotize Camp Posse | Straight to the Pros | |
| "Squeeze It" | Three 6 Mafia | Most Known Hits | |
| "Yeeeeah" | Trillville | Trillville Reloaded | |
| "Hood Drug Warz | 2006 | DJ Kayslay, B.G., Three 6 Mafia | The Champions: North Meets South |
| "Big Problems" | DJ Kayslay, Lil Jon, Lil Flip, Lil Scrappy | ||
| "Rollin" | 2008 | Three 6 Mafia | Last 2 Walk |
| "Stupid High" | 2009 | Juicy J | |
| "I'm Gutta Bruh" | Juicy J V-Slash | ||
| "I'm Drunk (Remix)" | DJ Paul, Lord Infamous | Scale-A-Ton | |
| "Low Down Triple Six" | 2010 | Cuttroat, Three 6 Mafia, Project Pat | The Takeove |
| "Pop Another Pill" | JellyRoll | ||
| "Kuntry Boys" | SMO & JellyRoll | ||
| "Lose It" | DJ Paul | To Kill Again The Mixtape | |
| "What You Smoke" | 2011 | Bankrupt Records | Double Vision |
| "5 To 10" | $hamrock, Crime Mob | Tha Wyterapper Show | |
| "That's What I'm Cockin" | Juicy J, JellyRoll, BPZ | Rubba Band Business | |
| "My Blunt Smokes Better" | DJ Paul | Pray for Forgiveness | |
| "Warter on the Stove" | DJ Paul, JellyRoll, BPZ | Pray for Forgiveness | |
| "Mind Playin Trick on Me | 2012 | Insane Clown Posse, Anybody Killa | Smothered, Covered & Chunked |
| "In the Building" | MJG, Young Dolph | Bitches Money Guns | |
| "I'm Sprung" | DJ Paul | A Person of Interest | |
| "Lord Infamous Posse Song" | Lord Infamous, Miscellaneous, $hamrock, Partee, Thugtherapy | Back from Dead: Deadly Proverbs | |
| "Pill Popper" | Lord Infamous, Project Pat, Partee | Back from Dead: Deadly Proverbs | |
| "Put It in Yo Face" | Lord Infamous | Back from Dead: Deadly Proverbs | |
| "400 a Zip" | Project Pat, Nasty Mane, BPZ | Belly On Full 2 | |
| "My Blunt Smokes Better" | DJ Paul | For I Have Sinned | |
| "Dope Fiend" | 2013 | Bizarre, St Luke | Laced Blunts |
| "Go White Boy" | Pastor Troy | The Streets Need You | |
| "Wasted" | Twiztid, Liquid Assassin, Buckshot, Johnny Richter, Jared Gomes, Blaze Ya Dead Homie, JellyRoll, Ajax | A New Nightmare | |
| "Hard Shit" | DJ Paul, Drumma Boy | Clash of the Titans | |
| "Betta Pray" | (Koopsta Knicca, DJ Paul, Gangsta Boo, Lord Infamous, Crunchy Black) as Da Mafia 6ix, Outlawz | 6ix Commandments | |
| "Remember" | Da Mafia 6ix | ||
| "Body Parts" | Juicy J, DJ Paul, Gangsta Boo, Locodunit, J Green, Point Blank, Kokoe, Lord Infamous, Project Pat, Koopsta Knicca, Kingpin Skinny Pimp, Crunchy Black, La Chat | ||
| "On That" | Gangsta Boo, La Chat | Witch | |
| "Never Knew" | JellyRoll, Jacob Scott, Einstagator & Adele | ||
| "Memphis 10" | 2014 | MJG, DJ Paul, Frayser Boy | Too Pimpin 2.0 |
| "Where My Mind Go" | K.Kerr, Twisted Insane | ||
| "1 Shot" | Colby Bright, Whitney Peyton | ||
| "Radioactive" | Sunset Black, Gent Jack | X-Rated Mafia Records[19] | |
| "Radioactive 2016" prod by King Killumbia | Sunset Black, Gent Jack | X-Rated Mafia Records[19] | |
| "Smoke Sum" | Tori WhoDat | Krewedentials | |
| "Bad Bitches" | Tori WhoDat | Krewedentials | |
| "Too Petty" | Da Mafia 6ix, Fiend, La Chat | Hear Sum Evil | |
| "Loud Loud" | 2015 | DJ Paul | Da Light Up, Da Poe Up |
| "Loud Loud (Remix)" | DJ Paul | Da Light Up, Da Poe Up | |
| "Mosh Pit" | Da Mafia 6ix, The Killjoy Club | Watch What U Wish | |
| "Crazy" | 2016 | Bukshot, JellyRoll, Madchild | Assimilation |
| "Radioactive | Sunset Black | ||
| "Drugs" | 2017 | King Killumbia | Welcome to Killumbia[19] |
| "IDGAF" prod by Witeout | King Killumbia, Pastor Troy, Kaotik | TBA[19] | |
| "Reap What You Sow" | Jaliet Caprana | Beatz N the Beast | |
| "No High Enough" | DJ Paul | Underground Vol. 17 for da Summa | |
| "Poe Up Wetty" | |||
| "Going Down" | Prime Suspects | The Acents | |
| "Stop All That Talkin" | Profit Levi & Big Dutta | ||
| "Stacks" | Mark James | Sessions | |
| "Thrillz" | DJ Spanish Jay | Da Fix | |
| "Mainiac" | Mavrick & Big Led | P.O.P. | |
| "Too Hard on Myself" | 2018 | JR Badinfluence & LMO | |
| "This Is Me" | Slikk Mik | ||
| "Reap What You Sow" | Jaliet Caprana | Beatz N the Beast | |
| "Help" | D3!, Josh Andrews of Spinless & Heartless | Help | |
| "Too High" | G Baby, Joey Da Spitta | ||
| "Straight Outta Tennessee" | Smoke Corleone | ||
| "Let It Bang" | Madtatter & Rainy Louis | Ten Over Six | |
| "Get on My Level" | Flo the Rapper and Memo | ||
| "Shooter Mcgavin" | Beni-Hana | ||
| "Psychotic" | JpMr724 | Dream Schemes Vol 1 | |
| "Let's Talk About It" | Hollywood & Frayser Boy | ||
| "When I Die" (album version) | 2019 | One Man Kru, Kapital Z | Legend of the Earth |
| "Lost Leaders" | Mexiveli, KingPin Skinny Pimp, Koopsta Knicca of Three 6 Mafia | Da Devil's Playground 2 | |
| "Grim" | Blazin J | ||
| "On My Way" | WhiteGold | Flying Solo 2 | |
| "Papertrail" | Young T & Frayser Boy | ||
| "Timeline (Remix)" | Bug-Z | ||
| "F**k Up" | EmzyG | Anything But Broke | |
| "All I Know" | 2020 | White Wulf | Alter Ego |
| "Jesus and Rock and Roll" | JellyRoll | A Beautiful Disaster | |
| "Smoke Au Blunt" | Beezy B | ||
| "Ball Like Me" | Benjamin Dolluh | Banking on Benjamin | |
| "Just Wanna" | Burden | My Own Worst NME | |
| "Now They Wanna" | DayDay | ||
| "20 White Boy$" | Mugs Amillion | ||
| "From the Kountry" | Iron Mic Savage | ||
| "What You Want" | Tha Gutta! Dream & Shotgun Shane | ||
| "All I Do Is Smoke" | The GoldynChylde & C Hustle | ||
| "Get Turnt"(Remix) | D-Ray What It Do | ||
| "I.D.G.A.F." | Free Lance | ||
| "Thru the Hood" | Wavy Inc | ||
| "Daweedgotmehigh" | Rittz | Rittzmas | |
| "Train Wreck" | 2021 | Ryan Upchurch | Mud to Gold |
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