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Famous (rapper)
Famous | |
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Famous | |
| Birth name | Ashton Bishop |
| Origin | Montreal |
| Genres | Rap |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper and radio broadcaster |
Musical artist
Famous is the stage name of Ashton Bishop, a Canadian rapper and radio broadcaster.[1] He is most noted for his 2008 EP I Rap Now, which received a Juno Award nomination for Rap Recording of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2009.[2]
Originally from Montreal,[3] he studied music production at Trebas Institute, and moved to Toronto after one of his teachers, Jane McGarrigle, arranged an internship for him.[4] He subsequently became a radio personality on Toronto's CFXJ-FM,[1] and released I Rap Now in 2008.[1] The album's most successful single was "Fourth Biggest City", a song about Toronto.[5] Later that same year, he recorded and released the non-album track "President Too", a celebration of the historic importance of Barack Obama's vi