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Infobox musical artist| name = Stat Quo|image =| birth_date = birth date and age|1978|07|24|mf=yes| image = Statquo.jpg| caption = Stanley "Stat Quo" Benton| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Stanley Benton| origin = Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta , Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia , United States|U.S. | genre = Hip Hop music|Hip hop Gangsta rap | Instruments = Guitar , Keyboard | associated_acts = Dr. Dre , Eminem , Talib Kweli , Bobby Creekwater , Chamillionaire , Jay-Z , 50 Cent , Young Buck , Obie Trice , GLC (rapper)|GLC , Ski Beatz , MayDay | occupation = Rapper | years_active = 2003–present| label = Signed to Aftermath Entertainment as a songwriter. Strange Music as a rapper.Former Artist on Shady Records|Shady , Aftermath Entertainment|Aftermath & Interscope Records|Interscope (former) Dream Big Ventures, DD172 , BluRoc (current) | website = http://www.statquo.com/ www.statquo.com Stanley Benton , better known as Stat Quo , is an United States|American rapping|rapper .Shaheem Reid (12 January 2004). " http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1484303/20040112/id_0.jhtml Mixtape Mondays: Stat Quo." MTV . Accessed 5 February 2008. Benton worked his way to college and attended University of Florida , where he majored in economics and international business in 2000. Benton was contemplating law school, until veteran Southern rapper Scarface (rapper)|Scarface encouraged him to rap professionally. After 50 Cent , Stat Quo was the second artist signed to both Shady Records and Aftermath Entertainment and became Dr. Dre and Eminem 's newest protégé.Admin for Aftermath Blog (26 October 2008)." http://www.aftermathmusic.com/blog/2008/11/26/allhiphopcom-interview-with-stat-quo/." Aftermath Entertainment . Accessed February 2011. Stat Quo was supposed to release his debut album, Statlanta , with Shady/Aftermath but, despite being made three different times, the album was never released by the labels.Admin for Modern Beats (6 May 2010)." http://www.modernbeats.com/hit-talk/stat-quo-the-eve-of-success/." Accessed February 2011. Statlanta was finally released on 13 July 2010 by Sha Money XL 's label Dream Big Ventures.
Biography
Early life
Stanley Benton was born in Thomasville Heights, a neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia , at Grady Memorial Hospital. In his early life, he lived with his mother and grandmother. Benton started freestyle rapping at around the age of 12. Later, his mother bought him a radio, and he would record himself rapping. In 1997, Benton started taking rap seriously, but continued with his education.Jay Casteel (5 August 2003). " http://www.ballerstatus.com/article/features/2003/08/0020/ Stat Quo: ATL Thoroughbreed." BallerStatus.com . Accessed 5 February 2008.
Career
Stat Quo was discovered towards the end of 2003. Dr. Dre and Eminem individually came to know of the Atlanta -based rapper via his Underground Atlanta mixtapes. After Eminem heard his music, he gained interest and passed it on to Dr. Dre, and a joint deal was reached, resulting in Stat Quo becoming signed.Matt Barone (2 December 2004). " http://www.ballerstatus.com/article/features/2004/12/0359/ Stat Quo: The Shady South (Interview)." BallerStatus.com . Accessed 5 February 2008.
His debut album Statlanta was originally slated to be released in 2003, but was repeatedly pushed back until finally being released in 2010 but it is not the original Statlanta recorded on Shady/Aftermath.Shaheem Reid, Jayson Rodriguez and Rahman Dukes (11 June 2007). " http://www.mtv.com/bands/m/mixtape_monday/061107/ Mixtape Monday: Lil Wayne Plans His Own Leak; Cassidy's Live-From-Jail Rhymes." MTV . Accessed 5 February 2008.Julianne Shepherd (11 June 2007). " http://www.vibe.com/news/online_exclusives/2007/06/stat_quo_statlanta/ FIRST SHOT: Stat Quo, "Statlanta"." Vibe (magazine)|Vibe . Accessed 5 February 2008. Stat Quo is also featured on Young Buck 's Straight Outta Cashville , the compilatation Eminem Presents the Re-Up and on the track "Spend Some Time" on Eminem's Encore (Eminem album)|Encore . Stat has also appeared on tracks with artists such as Jermaine Dupri , The Alchemist (producer)|The Alchemist , The Game (rapper)|The Game , Disturbing tha Peace , and Chamillionaire . Stat Quo has said that his "number one goal is to bring a respect, and bring a voice to this whole southern movement around the world." http://www.aftermathmusic.com/_interviews/statquo_september_2003.html AftermathMusic.com - Interview with Stat Quo September 2003
In 2005, Stat Quo shot a video for his single Like Dat . The song was made to be a word of mouth|buzz single, in order to help the artist become more exposed. The video was shot in Atlanta's Zone 3 near the Thomasville Heights projects where Stat Quo was raised and explained his reason for choosing the location in an interview, stating "It's the beginning of my career, so I wanted to start where I began life, … Plus, the city of Atlanta is supposed to be tearing the projects down, so I wanted to showcase the area I grew up in and capture it before it was gone forever."Jay Casteel (12 June 2005). " http://www.ballerstatus.com/article/news/2005/06/0739/ Stat Quo To Shoot First Video; Prepares For Anger Management Tour." BallerStatus.com . Accessed 5 February 2008.
He was featured on the summer 2005 Anger Management Tour , which also included Eminem, 50 Cent , G-Unit , Obie Trice , D12 , and others.Gil Kaufman (4 April 2005). " http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1499505/20050404/eminem.jhtml Eminem, 50, Lil Jon, G-Unit, D12 Team Up For Anger Management 3 Tour This Summer." MTV . Accessed 5 February 2008. On July 13, 2005, a tour bus carrying Eminem 's entourage for the summer's Anger Management tour swerved off the road and turned over. Stat Quo was taken to Independence Regional Health Center in Independence, Missouri , where he was treated and released.Chris Harris (14 July 2005). " http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1505729/07142005/stat_quo.jhtml Anger Management Tour Bus Crashes; Stat Quo, Eminem's DJ Among Those Injured." MTV . Accessed 5 February 2008.
On April 21, 2009, Stat Quo released Smokin Mirrors , a street album, through EMI .
In October 2008, he left Aftermath Entertainment , unhappy with the release status of Statlanta . Stat Quo hoped to release the album in 2009, and promoted the album by releasing multiple mixtapes for free download in 2009, including Quo City , Checks & Balance ,(6 February 2009). " http://www.welivethis.com/newsfeed/2009/02/06/stat-quo-checks-and-balances-full-mixtape/ Stat Quo - Checks & Balance Mixtape." WeLiveThis.com . Accessed 11 April 2009. and The Invisible Man .(8 April 2009). " http://www.welivethis.com/newsfeed/2009/04/08/stat-quo-invisible-man-mixtape/ Stat Quo - The Invisible Man Mixtape." WeLiveThis.com . Accessed 11 April 2009. It ended up being released on July 13, 2010.(5 March 2010). " http://allhiphop.com/stories/news/archive/2010/03/05/22141011.aspx Stat Quo on 'Statlanta,' Eminem, Dr. Dre & 'Detox'." AllHipHop.com . Accessed 12 March 2010. He has already started working on an untitled second album.
In 2009, with distribution from The Orchard (music label)|The Orchard , producer Sha Money XL founded a new record label, Dream Big Ventures. Quickly upon its creation, Stat Quo was signed to the label. Statlanta was released on the label. http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.10118/title. DJ Whoo Kid and Stat Quo signed to Dream Big Ventures http://www.dreambigventures.net/ Big Dream Ventures Home http://www.datzhott.com/2009/11/17/sha-money-xl-announces-dream-big-ventures/ Sha Money launches new label
In March 2010 Stat Quo appeared in a HP commercial alongside Dr. Dre promoting HP Beats Audio Laptops.
In 2011 Stat Quo was cited at Dr.Dre 's Aftermath Entertainment website as a songwriter on Aftermath Entertainment
Discography
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http://www.beats4real.com/ Stat Quo's New in house producer "Lyr1kz" Website
http://www.aftermathmusic.com/vs2008/_interviews/statquo_april_2008.html The Stat Quo Interview with DJ Polique on Aftermath Music.com
http://popolitickin.mypodcast.com/2009/08/Ep_55_Stat_Quo-228864.html Stat Quo Interview, 08/07/09
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Shady RecordsAftermath Entertainment Persondata|NAME=Benton, Stanley |ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Stat Quo |SHORT DESCRIPTION=American rapper |DATE OF BIRTH= 24 July 1978 |PLACE OF BIRTH= Los Fresnos, Texas|Atlanta , Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia , United States|U.S. |DATE OF DEATH= |PLACE OF DEATH= DEFAULTSORT:Benton, Stanley Category:University of Florida alumni|Quo, Stat Category:African American rappers Category:Aftermath Entertainment artists Category:Shady Records artists Category:Living people Category:People from Atlanta, Georgia Category:Rappers from Atlanta, Georgia Category:1978 births
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