Sqad Up is an American hip-hop group from New Orleans, Louisiana. They were formed in 1999 and consisted of Lil Wayne, Dizzy, Gudda Gudda, Kidd Kidd, Supa Blanco, T-Streets and Young Yo. From 1999 to 2004, Sqad Up released a total of seven mixtapes; SQ1 to SQ6: The Remix. You can download those seven tapes for free from our downloads page.
In 2004, the group split up after a disagreement between the way their futures would be headed. They wanted to start their solo careers by working on their debut albums but the CEO of Cash Money Records, Birdman, did not feel that they were ready to start their solo careers just yet, so they parted ways. Wayne stayed with Birdman taking his advice and he clearly wasn’t wrong in doing so. Now in 2012, the members of Sqad Up are all on speaking terms but it does not seem like there will be a reunion project from them any time soon.
The reason the group worked so well together was because all of the members weren’t just music artists, they were all good friends too. You can view information on the members of Sqad Up below:
Members of Sqad Up:
Lil Wayne
Real name: Dwayne Michael Carter Jr.
Place of birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
Notes: Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., better known by his stage name Lil Wayne, was the main member of Sqad Up at 17-years-old. After the group broke up, Weezy went with Birdman at CMR. He has also founded his own label, Young Money.
Dizzy
Real name: Raymond Singelton
Place of birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
Notes: Raymond Singelton, better known by his stage name Dizzy or Raw D.I., is a rapper from the N.O. Since the group broke up, Dizzy has set up his own label called P.C.O. Entertainment and released a mixtape called The Raw Report.
Gudda Gudda
Real name: Carl Lilly
Place of birth: San Jose, California, United States of America
Notes: Carl Lilly, better known by his stage name Gudda Gudda, is a rapper from San Jose who moved to New Orleans when he was a baby. Since parting ways with Sqad Up, he has signed a deal with Lil Wayne’s Young Money label.
Kidd Kidd
Real name: Curtis Stewart
Place of birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
Notes: Kidd Kidd, also known as Peanut or Nutt Da Kidd, is a rapper from Downtown N.O. Kidd was signed to Lil Wayne’s Young Money label but was later released for leaking their songs. He is now signed to 50 Cent’s G-Unit Records.
Supa Blanco
Real name: Sammy Wade
Place of birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
Notes: Supa Blanco is a manager and rapper from the N.O. Supa was Lil Wayne’s road manager for a long time but changed his career plans to follow his dream to be a rapper. He is now signed to Zero To Sixty Ent.
T-Streets
Real name: Carl Watts
Place of birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
Notes: Carl Watts, better known by his stage name T-Streets, is a rapper from the N.O. Streets wanted to have a career in sports at first, but when he met Lil Wayne at the age of 12, he fell in love with rap music. He is currently signed to Young Money.
Young Yo
Real name: ~
Place of birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
Notes: Young Yo is a rapper from New Orleans who started the Sqad Up group with Lil Wayne back in 1999. Yo met Wayne in school and they became good friends because of their mutual interest in hip-hop.
Affiliated Members: Birdman, Ce Ce, Cortez Bryant, Fee, Fuke, Lucci Lou, Marley G, Raj Smoove, Snack, and T@.
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