Domino (rapper)

Domino
Birth name	Shawn Antoine Ivy
Also known as	Genuine Draft
Born	1972 (age 43–44) St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Origin	Long Beach, California
Genres	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper Producer Singer
Years active	1992–present
Labels	Outburst Records, Def Jam, Columbia Records, MCA Records, Thump Records,
Associated acts	Bloods & Crips

Shawn Antoine Ivy,^[1] known as Domino, is an American rapper born in 1972 in St. Louis, Missouri, and raised in Long Beach, California.^[2] Being a Crip himself, he auditioned for the Bloods & Crips project in the early 1990s.^[3] He is the first rapper, in order of appearance, in the title track Bangin' on Wax on the album of the same name. His debut album, Domino, spawned two major hits in the United States,^[4] including the Top 10 hit "Getto Jam", which reached No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100. Several further albums were released, and Domino continued to score hits on the R&B charts into the 2000s (decade).

In 1996, Domino appeared on the Red Hot Organization's compilation CD, America is Dying Slowly, alongside Biz Markie, Wu-Tang Clan, and Fat Joe, among many other prominent hip hop artists. The CD, meant to raise awareness of the AIDS epidemic among African American men, was heralded as "a masterpiece" by the Source magazine.

While his self-titled debut album was critically and commercially well-received, many were quick to point out that his style was similar to that of fellow Long Beach resident and up-and-coming Dr. Dre protégé, Snoop Doggy Dogg. He is the first hip-hop artist to perform a No. 1 rap single which contained melodic hip-hop throughout the entire song.^[5] Three years later, Domino released his second album, Physical Funk, which failed to become as successful as its predecessor due to corporate moves. The video "Physical Funk" was a No. 1 video on MTV and the album was defected before its release due to Def Jam (Russell Simmons record label) dropping Outburst Records (the record label Domino was released on) before the album was released.

Discography

Albums

Year	Album	Peak chart positions		Certifications
		U.S.	U.S. R&B
1993	Domino Released: December 7, 1993 Label: Outburst / Def Jam	39	10	US: Gold[6]
1996	Physical Funk Released: April 2, 1996 Label: Outburst / Def Jam	152	34
1997	The World of Dominology Released: July 4, 1997 Label: Caw Records/Cyber Records/Domino/DCC Compact Classics	—	—
1997	Dominology Released: September 2, 1997 Label: Domino Entertainment/Thug Records	—	—
1999	Remember Me Released: February 9, 1999 Label: K-Town Records	—	—
2001	D-Freaked It Released: June 19, 2001 Label: Slipdisc	–	95
2001	Getto Released: August 28, 2001 Label: Pioneer	–	–
2004	Domination Released: October 26, 2004 Label: Thump Records	–	–
2014	Get It Right Released: January 21, 2014 Label: Premium Sol Entertainment	–	–

Singles

^[7]

Year	Single	Chart positions			Album
		U.S. Hot 100	U.S. R&B	U.S. Rap
1994	"Getto Jam"	7	4	1	Domino
	"Sweet Potatoe Pie"	27	13	3
	"Money is Everything"	-	-	-
	"Long Beach Thang"	-	-	-
1995	"Tales from the Hood"	–	51	8	Tales from the Hood
1996	"Physical Funk"	87	46	11	Physical Funk
	"So Fly"	–	64	17
2001	"Like That"	–	88	8	D-Freaked It

References

1. "Rapper Domino speaks unpleasant truths". The Philadelphia Tribune. Retrieved September 26, 2008.
2. Joel Whitburn, The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. 7th edn, 2000
3. "allmusic ((( Bloods & Crips > Biography )))". allmusic. Retrieved October 16, 2008.
4. Domino at Allmusic
5. "allmusic ((( Domino > Overview )))". allmusic. Retrieved October 16, 2008.
6. "Domino Certifications". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
7. Domino | AllMusic. Retrieved September 27, 2011.

External links

• Discography at Discogs
• Domino at the Internet Movie Database

• XXL Magazine, Page 062, August 2004, Rock Star Steven Tyler (of Aerosmith) Interview regarding Domino being his favorite hip hop artist.