Plies Not The “Definition Of Real” Afterall?

Monday, July 28th 2008 | Leave a Comment

So it looks like Rick Ross isn’t the only Miami Rapper to be caught lying about his past. Hip Hop DX claims that although Plies proclaims himself a “goon affiliated, ex-drug dealer” and raps about a criminal past, his records show that he had never been in trouble with the law until after his records were made.

HipHopDX has obtained documentation from the state of Florida that lists the “definition of real” rapper’s first real run-in with the law to have not taken place until two years ago, on April 12, 2006, when Plies – real name Algernod Lanier Washington, born May 22, 1976 – would have been on the eve of his 30th birthday and just beginning his ascension to his current status of gold-certified rap star.

The 32-year-old was arrested for the first time at the age of 29 on April 12, 2006 for the misdemeanor charge of resisting an officer without violence.

But there are the occasional past tense references to what appear to be claims of his own criminal activity. One glaring example can be found during his lament on the suffering his alleged criminal activities caused his mother on “Runnin My Momma Crazy,” in which he recollects: “Remember the nights, me sittin’ up in a cold cell/I’m wakin’ ya up out’cha sleep, it’s me callin’ you from jail.” While passionate, his verse’s claim that he was ever in a “cold cell” now appears to be untruthful, as according to the FDLE’s report Plies was never in jail for any period of time prior to 2006.

To be honost, I just don’t understand why rappers feel the need to lie about their past. Is there like some unwritten rule that says you must have gone to jail, been shot, or sold drugs in order to sell albums? What do you guys think?

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  • Titi

    It should be noted that Plies is also a COLLEGE graduate (just like David Banner)…

    I see nothing wrong with a lack of a criminal past… that just means he was a smart drug dealer who didn’t get caught, and got out of the game while he still could…

  • J

    not suprise…. these rappers swear they hard and shit

  • http://www.myspace.com/think2wiceorg Dustin

    @ Titi, yeah I heard he was a college graduate too! And on top of that, home boy has an ENGLISH DEGREE. So that lil’ accent he puts on when he’s performing is a big boiling pot of BS lol. And to think, all of these kids runnin’ around trying to mimic him not knowing he’s putting on a front. These rap artists are a trip…

  • Aj

    I met this guy in walmart and he is not cool at all like he plays to be. They told me he didnt take pictures so i told them i dont buy cds. He didnt even want to aknowlege me 4 real and we were the only ones there. He talked and shook hands but hes not cool and he needs to remember that the fans make him

  • http://gossiponthis.com Terrell

    If Plies tried to star stunt me I swear…..as a matter of fact I would even speak truly he’s a nobody. I like his tracks but not a fave…

  • J

    i agree with u terrell

    the songs i like from him is bust it baby just becuase ne-yo was on it because i really hate plies voice it makes me want to slap somebody i like the people that r on feature on the songs

  • STICKZ

    MAN PLIES AINT EVEN FROM DADE SO GET YA FACTS STRAIGHT YOU DUMB BITCH.
    AND YA NEED TO GET YA WEIGHT UP AND STOP HANGING ON THESE NIGGA’S DICK

  • Desirae

    Plies did not graduate from college. In an interview he spoke on going to college for about six months but he was “nicely” asked to leave because his gpa dropped. He was studying accounting. I can not find that interview now but its out there on the web. And also in another video I saw of him some radio interviewer was like speaking on his “birthday” coming up [July 1st] and Plies corrected him and said his birthday was in October…so i dont kno wat is true about this guy. I like his music but all ofthese things do not add up.
    [go here and click the "Plies Interview-un-aired"] and he cleary says his b-day is in October.

    http://www.933flz.com/cc-common/podcast/single_podcast.html?podcast=fink.xml

  • SHIT ON STICKZ

    “MAN PLIES AINT EVEN FROM DADE SO GET YA FACTS STRAIGHT YOU DUMB BITCH.
    AND YA NEED TO GET YA WEIGHT UP AND STOP HANGING ON THESE NIGGA’S DICK”

    “Miami rapper” could have been an implication of Plies’ record label, Slip-N-Slide Records, which is based in Miami or the fact that he is often seen affiliated with this city’s area, rappers (Rick Ross, Trina, etc.) and culture. And highly doubt the poster of this article is a “DUMB BITCH” as you proclaim since she is clearly capable of forming a complete sentence, which I can’t say the same for you. Perhaps you should take your own advice and get off people’s clit and/or dick.

  • GO KICK ROCKZ STICKZ

    “MAN PLIES AINT EVEN FROM DADE SO GET YA FACTS STRAIGHT YOU DUMB BITCH.
    AND YA NEED TO GET YA WEIGHT UP AND STOP HANGING ON THESE NIGGA’S DICK”

    “Miami rapper” could have been an implication of Plies’ record label, Slip-N-Slide Records, which is based in Miami or the fact that he is often seen affiliated with this city’s area, rappers (Rick Ross, Trina, etc.) and culture. And highly doubt the poster of this article is a “DUMB BITCH” as you proclaim since she is clearly capable of forming a complete sentence, which I can’t say the same for you. Perhaps you should take your own advice and get off people’s clit and/or dick.”

    DIDO! I MEAN SHE IS FROM MIAMI ASS! LOL I THINK SHE WOULD KNOW WHO REPS IT AND WHO DOESN’T YOU LAME! PLIES IS WACK ANYWAY! AND THIS IS COMING FROM A MIAMI CHICK TOO! HE HAS AN ATTITUDE, DOESN’T SHOW UP TO HIS OWN PARTIES, AND IS JUST OVERALL WACK

  • Pmac

    So What He didnt get caught,i know allota REal ass niggas,did all that shit aint never been locked up,so u goota be in jail to be real,WHAT ABOUT BRUH DAT DIDNT GET CAUGHT.

  • http://www.yahoo.com CDeezy

    whatever this is irrelevant.. There are still fools out there that are trying to live up to this image he is painting that is the sad thing going on in america…. If he mentions education, he has sold his last rap album… SO do what u gotta do for your career, but remember a goon is a second rate assisstant thug who does dirty work.. And not this glorified first rate gangsta

  • http://google.com Mercedez01

    i DNT BELiEVE THiz SHiT.
    THEY NEED 2 FaLL BaK AND BE BREzZiE AND LAY oFf Mi BOo *[PLiEz]* NUTzZ..
    THEY DNT KNo WHaT THEY SPEAKiN BOUT..
    JUs KEEP DOiN YA THiNG PLiES..
    JU DiGGiN… MUCH LOVE BoO.
    -YaH #1FaN..-M3RC3D35

  • mdot

    it doesn’t matter he has money so who cares if hes real or not…….there is no rapper that is real if these rappers were doing half the things they said they did they would be on an FBI watch list are in Federal prison. People point blank like to here about coke and guns are we are all fake for listening…..this whole society fake even the money lol (smart ppl know what i am talking about) HE got his shit together so get yours together you serfs hahaha

  • http://HTTP;e.heaven@mocospace.com Yvette A. Watkins

    I enjoy listening to Plies n it dnt really matter to me how he lived his life b4 the music game. ALL i knw is i really enjoy listening to him. AND I LOVE THE SONG ABOUT IF THE FEEDS COME GET HIM LEAVE HIM HIS LADY N TAKE ANYTHING OTHER THEN HER.

  • Shay

    I feel the same way as Yvette A. Watkins ^ i love listening to his music, i read a couple of the comments and its like all of them are hating on plies and whether or not some of you believe he’s fake and never been a drug dealer because he’s never been caught or in jail doesnt mean anything its alot of drug dealers out their that have never did time or been caught so to say he’s not real makes not type of sense just because in your mind to be real or to be a goon you have had to been in jail with a record, he’s an human being just lke the rest of us. And I have no idea what some of yall are listening to but plies song are hot, i love them all <3<3.

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