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Louie Ray at The Venue ATX

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Orraccious Brown professionally known as Louie Ray is an American rapper, born and raised in Flint, MI on August 29, 1994. Louie Ray embarked on his musical journey with local rap group L.M.C.O.B. After a short span the group dissolved with the artists remaining very close friends. Louie Ray continued to develop his craft and release music as a solo artist. Louie Ray’s first release was a wildly popular mixtape throughout Michigan and the Midwest, “Still Grinding” (2015). Following the release of “Still Grinding”, the album “Still Grinding 2” (2015) was released. The 2015 releases were followed up with “The Gift” (2016), “Cant Believe Its Local” (2016), “Ray Cash” (2017), “Still Grinding 3” (2018), “The Crossover” (2019), “Big Engine” (2020), and a joint album with YN Jay, “The Scouts” (2020).During the 2020 pandemic shutdown, Louie Ray and YN Jay created “Coochie”, a fun and catchy song that fans know and love. “Coochie” introduced Louie Ray as a household name in America with over 20 million YouTube views, it is still a highly popular and club requested song today. Louie Ray took the momentum from his viral moment to release a catalog of fantastic music including the song “Movie”

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About
From: Flint, MI, United States
Genre: Hip-Hop / Rap
Subgenre: Southern Hip-Hop
Type: Showcase