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Background information
Birth name	Lawrence Carl Demetrious White
Also known as	Big Bad 4-0 Tory Gasaway
Born	(1979-12-16) December 16, 1979 (age 45) Greenville, Texas, U.S.
Origin	Colton, California, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop, West coast hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper songwriter
Years active	1997–present
Labels	Fontana Zoo Life Empire Musicwerks DubCNN

Lawrence Carl Demetrious White, (born December 16, 1979) better known by his stage name 40 Glocc, is an American rapper.

Early life

White was born in Greenville, Texas. At the age of 10, he moved with his mother to various locations in California, until finally settling in the Inland Empire city of Colton. He began rapping with friends and by 1997, his group, the "Zoo Crew", were recording and promoting their first album, Migrate, Adapt or Die, produced by Tony G and Julio G. H

Career

White negotiated a deal with Empire Musicwerks, with distribution by BMG. It was through this deal, he recorded and released his first solo effort, "The Jakal", which featured such guests as Bad Azz, Ras Kass, Kurupt, Mac Minister, and several others; and such producers as Battlecat and Dr. Dre among several others. It was after this album that he decided to part ways with Empire Music.

His manager was also managing Mobb Deep, who were then signed to G-Unit Records. 40 Glocc joined their label, Infamous Records, under the G-Unit imprint.

White has worked with artists such as Dr. Dre, The Alchemist and Havoc. He has also been working with his group, the "Zoo Babies", while also promoting his label "ZooLife Ent.". He has also been on tour with such acts as G-Unit, Mobb Deep, Ray J, Snoop & Doggpound and many more. He released a song entitled "Where the Hammers At?", the beat for which was later used as the beat for G-Unit's song Rider Pt. 2. He later released a remix to "Hammers" which features G-Unit and their respective verses of Rider Pt. 2. In late fall 2010, White signed affiliated rapper Ras Kass to his label Zoo Life. He released a digital street album that year called "COPS" with various features from Jayo Felony, Tip Toe, Tony Yayo and more. in 2011, White and Spider Loc released an album "Graveyard Shift". The following year, he released his first solo album.

Discography

Studio albums

• The Jakal (2003)
• New World Agenda (2012)
• Constantine (2020)
• Quarantine (2020)

Collaboration albums

• Migrate, Adapt or Die with Zoo Crew (1997)

Mixtapes

• Outspoken (2006)
• Outspoken 2 (2006)
• Outspoken 3 with DJ Whoo Kid, hosted by 50 Cent (2007)
• That New ... with DJ Nik Bean & DJ Felli Fel (2007)
• Concrete Jungle with Zoo Life (2009)
• I Am Legend with DJ Whoo Kid & DJ Nik Bean (2009)
• C.O.P.S: Crippin' on Public Streets with DJ Nik Bean (2011)
• The Graveyard Shift with Spider Loc, hosted by DJ Drama (2011)

Guest appearances

• "Charisma" (from the Kool Savas album, John Bello Story II) (2008)

Filmography

See also

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