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Infobox musical artist| name = Shop Boyz| image_size =| background = group_or_band| alias = The Boyz of Shop| origin = Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh , North Carolina (U.S. state)|North Carolina , United States | genre = Hip Hop , Southern Rap , Rap Rock | years_active = 2004-present| label = OnDeck Records/ Republic Records|Universal Republic | associated_acts = DJ Drama , Mims (rapper)|Mims , Lil Boosie | website = http://www.shopboyzonline.com| current_members = Meanie Fat Sheed| past_members = Rich ShooThe Shop Boyz are an Decatur, Georgia|Atlanta -based hip hop music|hip hop group, originating from the Kings Glen Trail in Decatur.They relocated to Des Plaines, Illinois during the early nineties. Shop Boyz by Mosi Reeves. Vibe. July 16, 2007. They are most known for their single " Party Like a Rockstar " from their debut album Rockstar Mentality . The group is composed of Demetrius " Meany " Hardin, Richard " Fat " Stevens and Rasheed " Sheed " Hightower. In mid-2008, Rich "Shoo" left the group of a battle with Sheed.
Career
After signing with Universal Republic Records , Shop Boyz began to record their debut album, Rockstar Mentality , which saw them create Rock music|rock influenced- hip-hop . The album's lead single, " Party Like a Rockstar was released in May 2007 and acheived commercial success, reaching number two on the US Billboard Hot 100| Billboard Hot 100 . It also topped US rap charts and charted in the top ten on pop and R& B charts, and went on to become the highest selling ringtone of 2007.cite news| url= http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS140474+10-Dec-2007+BW20071210 | title=Shop Boyz End Year with Best Selling Ringtone for 2007 | date=December 10, 2007 | work=Reuters With its success, their debut, Rockstar Mentality , was released on June 19, 2007. Although it debuted at 11 on the US Billboard 200| Billboard 200 , it received a negative reception from critics and became a commercial disappointment, selling fewer than 200,000 copies to datecite web|url= http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/MusicScene/entries/2007/10/13/list_of_winners_at_bet_awards.html |publisher=Access Atlanta |title=List of winners at BET awards |author=Sonia Murray The album's second single, "They Like Me", had a similar fate, as it only charted below the top one hundred on US R& B charts. With the group only achieving minor success, they were eventually dropped by Universal Records.
In August 2008 Shop Boyz premiered "Up Thru There" as the lead single from their then-untitled second studio album. However, the song failed to gain a release for undisclosed reasons. Despite this, it still managed to chart within the lower region of US R& B charts. Shop Boyz went on to release the collaborative album, Community Service, Vol.2 , with rapper, C-Murder , on March 23, 2010, which featured the track. http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/community-service-vol.-2/id469475905 The group independently released an Extended play , entitled Back 2 Finish What We Started , on April 4, 2011. http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/back-2-finish-what-we-started/id430426065
Discography
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2007
Rockstar Mentality
Release date: June 19, 2007
Label: Universal Republic
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2007
" Party Like a Rockstar "
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Rockstar Mentality
" They Like Me "
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2008
"Up Thru There"
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79
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Non-album song
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References
External links
http://www.shopboyzonline.com Official website
Myspace|shopboyz
http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html? res=F70F16FC355B0C718EDDAD0894DF404482 Even Rappers Want to Be Rock Stars, The New York Times . Published April 22, 2007. Retrieved May 17, 2007.
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