Fat Tony (rapper)

Fat Tony
Fat Tony in 2013
Fat Tony in 2013
Background information
Birth nameAnthony Lawson Jude Ifeanyichukwu Obiawunaotu
Born (1988-03-24) March 24, 1988 (age 36)
OriginThird Ward, Houston, Texas, U.S.
GenresHip hop
OccupationRapper
InstrumentVocals
Years active2008–present
Labels
Websitefattonyrap.net

Anthony Lawson Jude Ifeanyichukwu Obiawunaotu[4] or Anthony Lawson Obi (born March 24, 1988),[5][6] better known by his stage name Fat Tony, is a Nigerian-American rapper.[7]

He has been recognized in URB's "Next 1000", a list of emerging new artists anticipated to break through.[8] At the Houston Press Music Awards, he won the Best Underground Hip Hop award in 2008,[9] 2009,[10] and 2010,[11] as well as the Best Solo Rapper award in 2013.[12]

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  11. ^ Gray, Chris (August 11, 2010). "2010 Houston Press Music Award Winners... All Of 'Em". Houston Press. Archived from the original on August 4, 2017. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  12. ^ "The 2013 Houston Press Music Award Winners". Houston Press. August 7, 2013. Archived from the original on February 29, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2020.