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| Birth name | Shante Scott Franklin |
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| Born | April 4, 1981 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Genres | Southern hip-hop |
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| Years active | 2002–present |
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Shante Scott Franklin (born April 4, 1981), known as Currensy (or Curren$y), is an American rapper. He was born and grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana.
In the mid-2000s, he signed with Cash Money Records and Young Money Entertainment. Later, he joined DD172 and released four albums. He then signed with Warner Records for his fifth album, Weekend at Burnie's (2011). In February 2011, he started his own record label, Jet Life Recordings.
Currensy is well-known for his 2015 song, "Bottom of the Bottle". This song featured Lil Wayne and August Alsina. It was his only song to appear on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Currensy's Music Journey
Early Career: 2002–2008
In 2002, Currensy joined Master P's No Limit Records. He became a member of the group 504 Boyz. A song by 504 Boyz, "Get Back," was in the 2003 film Malibu's Most Wanted soundtrack. Currensy also appeared on five songs in Master P's album Good Side, Bad Side.
In 2004, Currensy signed with Cash Money Records and Lil Wayne's Young Money Entertainment. He was featured on Lil Wayne's mixtape Dedication 2. He also released his own mixtape called Welcome Back in 2004. Currensy was featured in Lil Wayne's song "Grown Man" on Tha Carter II.
While at Young Money, Currensy started Fly Society with skateboarder Terry Kennedy. It began as a clothing company and then started releasing music. He released the song "Where da Cash At" in 2006. This was the first song from his planned Young Money album, Music To Fly To. He released another mixtape, Life at 30,000 Feet, in 2007. He stayed with Young Money until late 2007. In 2008, Currensy released Independence Day. This was his first project after leaving Young Money. It was one of seven mixtapes he released that year as an independent artist.
Albums and Collaborations: 2009–2010
Currensy signed with Amalgam Digital to release his first album, This Ain't No Mixtape, in 2009. All the songs on this album were produced by Monsta Beatz. Jet Files, his second album, was also released through Amalgam Digital that same year. Both albums were released physically in May 2010.
Currensy's third album, Pilot Talk, came out on July 13, 2010. It featured artists like Snoop Dogg, Big K.R.I.T., and Mos Def. Most of the songs were produced by Ski Beatz. Currensy announced that the album would be released under Damon Dash's DD172 record label, BluRoc Records. It was distributed through Def Jam Recordings. Currensy also appeared on many songs on Ski Beatz' first album, 24 Hour Karate School, released in September 2010.
New Deals and Projects: 2010–2011
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Currensy's fourth album, Pilot Talk II, was released on November 22, 2010. It featured artists like Fiend and Raekwon. Many songs were produced by Ski Beatz.
On February 1, 2011, Currensy announced a deal with Warner Bros. Records. This deal was for his own label, Jet Life Recordings. Covert Coup was his first project released under his Jet Life Recordings label. It was released for free on Currensy's website on April 20. This album had ten songs, all produced by The Alchemist. He released the album Weekend at Burnie's on June 28, 2011. It included his song "#JetsGo," produced by Rahki. The other songs were produced by Monsta Beatz. In 2011, Currensy and his Jet Life group released the album Jet World Order. Every song on this album featured Young Roddy and Trademark da Skydiver. Other artists like Smoke DZA and The Cool Kids' Mikey Rocks were also on the album. Currensy himself appeared on three songs.
More Albums and Collaborations: 2012–2013
On November 10, 2011, Currensy announced a new album called Muscle Car Chronicles. This album, a two-disc set, was released on February 14, 2012. In February 2012, Currensy released the EP Here.... A few days later, he released another EP, #The1st28, with Styles P.
In July 2012, Currensy released the EP Cigarette Boats, which was entirely produced by Harry Fraud. On October 31, 2012, he released the mixtape Priest Andretti. He also released a project with Wiz Khalifa called Live in Concert. This project was released as an iTunes-only EP on April 20, 2013.
On February 3, 2013, Currensy released his mixtape New Jet City. It featured guest appearances from Wiz Khalifa, French Montana, Jadakiss, Juvenile, Juicy J, Trinidad James, and Rick Ross. On October 30, 2013, Currensy released The Stage EP with Smoke DZA and Harry Fraud.
Recent Projects: 2014–Present
Currensy announced a new mixtape, The Drive In Theatre, in January 2014. On January 26, 2014, he released a new song from it, "Godfather 4," featuring Action Bronson. The Drive In Theatre was released on February 14, 2014.
On January 17, 2013, Currensy announced that he and Ski Beatz started working on Pilot Talk III. This album was released on April 4, 2015. It was available exclusively on a $100 USB drive. This bundle also included a Jet Life shirt and a Pilot Talk 3 look book with music videos. In 2016, he released 12 mixtapes. In June 2023, Currensy released Vices, a joint album with producer Harry Fraud.
Jet Life Recordings
| Jet Life Recordings | |
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| Founded | 2011 |
| Founder | Currensy (CEO) |
| Status | Active |
| Distributor(s) | iHipHop Distribution Empire Distribution Atlantic Records |
| Genre | Hip-hop |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
| Location | New Orleans, Louisiana |
On February 1, 2011, Currensy started his own record label called Jet Life Recordings.
Current Artists at Jet Life
- Street Wiz
- Tiny C Style
- Fendi P (formerly Corner Boy P)
- Fiend
- Mr. Marcelo
- MaryGold
- T.Y.
Lawsuit Information
In March 2012, there was news about a legal case involving Currensy and Damon Dash. Currensy stated that he never officially signed with Dash's DD172 label. He claimed that Dash released his albums, Pilot Talk I, Pilot Talk II, and Muscle Car Chronicles, without his permission. Currensy asked Dash to stop releasing his music for money. On October 6, 2015, Currensy was awarded $3 million in a settlement. This was from the 2012 lawsuit against Dash for releasing his music without his agreement.
Music Releases
Studio Albums
- This Ain't No Mixtape (2009)
- Jet Files (2009)
- Pilot Talk (2010)
- Pilot Talk II (2010)
- Weekend at Burnie's (2011)
- Pilot Talk III (2015)
- Canal Street Confidential (2015)
- Back at Burnie's (2019)
- Collection Agency (2021)
- Still ... on Ocean (2021)
- Pilot Talk IV (2021)
- Radioactive (2024)
Collaboration Albums
- How Fly (with Wiz Khalifa) (2009)
- Covert Coup (with The Alchemist) (2011)
- Jet World Order (with Jet Life) (2011)
- Muscle Car Chronicles (with Sean O'Connell) (2012)
- Jet World Order 2 (with Jet Life) (2012)
- Live in Concert (with Wiz Khalifa) (2013)
- The Carrollton Heist (with The Alchemist) (2016)
- Fetti (with Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist) (2018)
- 2009 (with Wiz Khalifa) (2019)
- Gran Turismo (with Statik Selektah) (2019)
- Pheno Grigio (with Berner) (2019)
- Plan of Attack (with Trademark da Skydiver & Young Roddy) (2019)
- Prestige Worldwide (with Smoke DZA) (2019)
- The Tonite Show with Curren$y (with DJ Fresh) (2020)
- Spring Clean (with Fuse) (2020)
- The OutRunners (with Harry Fraud) (2020)
- The Director's Cut (with Harry Fraud) (2020)
- Bonus Footage (with Harry Fraud) (2020)
- Welcome to Jet Life Recordings (with Jet Life) (2021)
- Welcome to Jet Life Recordings 2 (with Jet Life) (2021)
- ... in Charge (with Trauma Tone) (2021)
- ... Rolexes (with Kino Beats) (2021)
- Regatta (with Harry Fraud) (2021)
- Continuance (with The Alchemist) (2022)
- Spring Clean 2 (with Fuse) (2022)
- Vices (with Harry Fraud) (2023)
- Highway 600 (with Trauma Tone) (2023)
- Highway 600 (Deluxe) (with Trauma Tone) (2024)
- The Tonite Show The Sequel (with DJ Fresh) (2024)
- The Encore (with DJ Fresh) (2024)
- Never Catch Us (with Harry Fraud) (2025)
