Background
Glasses Malone grew up in the Watts and Compton neighborhoods in Los Angeles County. His mother served a 25-year sentence in prison for selling narcotics, and Malone was a Crip gang member as a teenager.
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The Making Of Glasses Malone’s Beach Cruiser features the Cash Money Records rapper revealing the behind-the-scenes stories of the making of his debut major label album. The Watts artist delivers exclusive anecdotes about his work with Rick Ross, Birdman, T-Pain and others while making Beach Cruiser. This is Glasses Malone’s first book.
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Glasses Malone grew up in the Watts and Compton neighborhoods in Los Angeles County. His mother served a 25-year sentence in prison for selling narcotics, and Malone was a Crip gang member as a teenager.
Glasses Malone was found by the same record executive who found The Game. Along with his signing, he was also given his own imprint, Blu Division. Malone debuted with mixtapes and White Lightnin.
Sticks (2005).
White Lightnin. Sticks sold 50,000 copies and included the popular street single "Two Hunned". Glasses Malone appeared in the music video for Tha Dogg Pound"s single "Cali Iz Active" and also made a cameo appearance in the Technical N9ne video for "Like Yeah".
He also appeared on the soundtrack to Madden 2007 with a song called "Right Now" which was produced by Scott Storch. On August 4, 2006 Glasses Malone appeared on Music Television"s You Hear lieutenant First.
Malone"s first album, Beach Cruiser, was originally scheduled to come out on February 20, 2007.
Two singles from the album debuted in 2008: "Certified" featuring Akon, and "Haterz" featuring Birdman and Lil Wayne. His album will now be released on August 29 2011, although it was leaked on the internet on August 24. In his album, Malone dedicated a song to American rapper T.I., "Call Maine T.I." In late 2009, Malone accompanied Technical N9ne and hip-hop supergroup Slaughterhouse on the K.O.D. Tour.
Glasses Malone is also found on a specific version of Twiztid"s 2012 album Abominationz.
In 2014 Glasses Malone launched his own label, Division Media Corporation. Glasses has also signed on with DJ Skee and Dash Radio to develop radio content for his own station.
(The Making Of Glasses Malone’s Beach Cruiser features the...)