Red Café

來自布魯克林的圭亞那裔說唱歌手Red Cafe原名Jermaine Denny（1976年9月19日出生于南美洲小國圭亞那首都喬治敦）是紐約街頭最受歡迎的說唱歌手之一。他為許多著名的說唱巨星代寫過歌詞，簽約過Akon的Konvict Muzik，Diddy的Bad Boy唱片和DJ Clue的Desert Storm唱片。 
年幼時移民美國紐約城布魯克林區(qū)的他在當(dāng)?shù)氐母ダ夭际驳貐^(qū)定居。自小就被人稱作是“Red”的他經(jīng)常在自己的歌中稱自己為“R”。Red Cafe最初和另兩位布魯克林說唱歌手Gravy和Q Da Kid一起組成了一個名為Da Franchise的組合，并出現(xiàn)在了DJ Whoo Kid和Kay Slay的多張mixtape中。由于觀念不和，三人最終解散。
2006年初，Red Cafe錄制完他的個人處子專輯《I Got a Story To Tell》并計劃通過Capitol唱片和西岸說唱名將Mack 10的Hoo Bangin'唱片公司發(fā)行，盡管推出過數(shù)支單曲，但這張專輯最后卻未能發(fā)行。2007年，Red Cafe與DJ Envy一同發(fā)行了mixtape《The Co-Op》，并通過Koch唱片公司進行分銷。不久之后他簽約Akon位于Universal唱片旗下的Konvict Muzik唱片，并開始創(chuàng)作他的主流處子專輯《The Shakedown》，并計劃于2008年發(fā)行。不過在2009年Red Cafe轉(zhuǎn)投Bad Boy唱片之后，這張《The Shakedown》還是未能發(fā)行。 
 
在2009年的著名嘻哈傳記類影片，懷念The Notorious B.I.G.的《Notorious》中，Red Cafe飾演了Primo，是一名即興說唱戰(zhàn)斗MC。同年4月，Red Cafe發(fā)行了單曲“Hottest In Da Hood”，并繼續(xù)創(chuàng)作著屬于他的那張?zhí)幾訉］?。by Cyril Cordor
Born in Guyana, Brooklyn rapper Red Café immigrated to New York with his family when he was young, settling in the Caribbean-populated Flatbush section of Brooklyn. Hip-hop music suddenly became an obsession for him after he first heard the Slick Rick/Doug E. Fresh classic "The Show." However, his real interest was turn toward the streets, where his life of crime eventually landed him in prison in 1992. Upon his release four years later, he formed a rap group named Da Franchise with neighborhood friends. The group signed with Violator Records and even appeared on several mixtapes and label compilations, but because the crew never really took off, they each went their separate ways. Red Café stayed with Violator and also began to rack up credits as a ghostwriter, including for Diddy's verse on the Busta Rhymes Top 20 single "Pass the Courvoisier" in 2002. After he left Violator, a series of failed major-label deals and, consequently, shelved albums followed. During his stint with Capitol, to which he was signed via Mack 10's Hoo-Bangin' imprint, Red Café even recorded a number of well-received singles, including "All Night Long" (appearing on the Coach Carter soundtrack in 2005), "Yellow Bottle," and "Bling Blaow." Despite the label ups and downs, he was able to maintain a consistent presence in New York through its mixtape circuit, collaborating with DJ Whoo Kid, DJ Envy, Craig G, and Clinton Sparks. In 2007, the Brooklyn rapper joined rising star Akon's boutique label Konvict Muzik. He first dropped the DJ Envy-hosted mixtape The Co-Op before releasing his Konvict Muzik/Universal full-length, The Shakedown.