Keak da Sneak facts for kids

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Keak da Sneak in 2008
Background information
Birth name	Charles Kente Bowens
Also known as	Keak Da Sneak
Born	(1977-10-21) October 21, 1977 (age 47) Brewton, Alabama, U.S.
Origin	Oakland, California, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop hyphy
Occupation(s)	Rapper songwriter
Years active	1992–present
Labels	E1 Koch Thizz Moe Doe Black Market Out of Bounds R.E.X. AllNDaDoe Ehustl

Charles Kente Bowens (born October 21, 1977), known as Keak da Sneak, is an American rapper. He comes from Oakland, California. People know him for his unique, rough voice. He also created the word hyphy in 1994. This word became very important in the hyphy music style.

Keak da Sneak has worked with other famous rappers. One of his well-known collaborations was with E-40.

Early Life and Music Beginnings

Keak da Sneak was born in Brewton, Alabama. When he was a baby, his family moved to Oakland, California. He became popular at Allendale Elementary School. This helped him make friends and perform in talent shows. He performed at Oakland's Bret Harte Junior High. There, he met another artist named Agerman.

Building a Music Career

Keak and Agerman formed a group called Dual Committee. Keak was 15 years old at the time. Their first songs were "Murder Man" and "Stompin in My Steel Toes." These songs appeared on C-BO's 1994 music release, The Autopsy. Later, Keak signed a solo deal with Moe Doe Records. This record label was based in Sacramento, California. This new deal helped his music get played more often on the radio. Especially on the hip-hop station KMEL in San Francisco.

Joining 3X Krazy

By the end of high school, Keak and Agerman teamed up with rapper B.A. They formed a new group called 3X Krazy. Their first collection of songs, Sick-O, came out on August 5, 1995. It was released by themselves.

In 1996, the group signed with Virgin Records. They released the album Stackin' Chips on March 8, 1997. A song called "Keep It on the Real" helped this album get national attention. They then released Immortalized. Their next album, Real Talk 2000, came out on January 18, 2000. The last 3X Krazy album was flowamatic-9 in 2004. It had old and remixed songs from Sick-O. The group later decided to go their separate ways.

Solo Success and Hyphy Movement

After working in the music scene for many years, Keak started to gain more widespread fame. This happened in 2004 with his song Super Hyphy. In 2006, he worked with E-40 on the song Tell Me When to Go. This song became very popular across the country. Overall, Keak da Sneak has released almost 20 albums. He has also put out several mixtapes.

Television Appearances

Keak da Sneak was featured on MTV's show My Super Sweet 16.

Personal Life

Keak da Sneak is married to Dee Bowens. She used to design clothes. They got married on February 14, 2004. Keak has four children.

Keak survived a shooting incident. This event caused him to become paralyzed. He now uses a wheelchair to move around. He is back home with his family.

Music Releases

Solo Albums

• Sneakacydal (1999)
• Hi-Tek (2001)
• Retaliation (2002)
• The Farm Boyz (2002)
• Counting Other Peoples Money (2003)
• Keak da Sneak (2004)
• Town Business (2005)
• Thizz Iz Allndadoe (2006)
• The Farm Boyz Starring Keak (2006)
• On One (2007)
• G 14 Classified (2007)
• All N Da Doe (2008)
• Deified (2008)
• Thizz Iz All N Da Doe Volume 2 (2009)
• Mobb Boss (2010)
• Keak Hendrix (2011)
• The Tonite Show With Keak da Sneak – Sneakacydal Returns (2011)
• Withdrawl (2017)
• Gorilla (2020)

Collaboration Albums

• Dual Committee with Dual Committee (2000)
• Da Bidness with Messy Marv & P.S.D. Tha Drivah (2007)
• Welcome to Scokland with San Quinn (2008)
• Word ... 2: We Don't Need You with Baby S and Q-Z (2008)
• Da Bidness Part II with Messy Marv & P.S.D. Tha Drivah (2010)
• The Allinner Album with Benner (2010)

Compilation Albums

• The Farm Boyz (Special Edition) (2006)

Soundtrack Albums

• Copium (2005)

Singles

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