Lil’ Flip

About

Wesley Eric Weston Jr. (born March 3, 1981), better known by his stage name Lil’ Flip, is an American rapper. Raised in Houston, Texas, he began his musical career as a freestyle and battle rapper before signing with the local record label Sucka Free Records in 1999. Three years later, he secured a joint venture with Columbia Records, achieving mainstream recognition for his 2004 singles “Game Over” and “Sunshine”, which peaked at numbers 15 and two on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively.

In 1999, Lil’ Flip secured his first recording contract with the independent Houston, Texas label Sucka Free. On 18 July 2000, he released his debut album, The Leprechaun, which garnered the attention of DJ Screw, the influential founder of the Screwed Up Click. Impressed by his skills, DJ Screw invited Lil’ Flip to join the group and bestowed upon him the title of “The Freestyle King”.

In 2002, Columbia Records extended a joint venture recording and distribution deal to Flip and Sucka Free. Reflecting on the partnership, Flip stated: “We felt that they not only respected what we’d already accomplished on our own, but they…