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Keak da Sneak | |
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.JPG) Keak da Sneak in 2008 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Charles Kente Bowens |
| Also known as | Keak Da Sneak |
| Born | October 21, 1977 Brewton, Alabama, U.S. |
| Origin | Oakland, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1992–present |
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Charles Kente Williams (né Bowens; born October 21, 1977), better known by his stage name Keak da Sneak, is an American rapper from Oakland, California. He is known for his gravelly voice,[1][2] for coining the term hyphy in 1994,[3] and for his contributions to the hyphy movement.[4]
He has collaborated with E-40.
- ^ Cabrera, Marc (June 11, 2008). "Keak Da Sneak is back, with several guests". The Mercury News. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
Keak Da Sneak has become, for many, the hip-hop voice of the Bay Area. It's a gravel-toned, jagged-edged, smoked-too-much-growing-up-in-Oaktown growl that cuts through a track like a diamond slicing glass.
- ^ "Raspy-Voiced Bay Area Legend Keak Da Sneak Announces Withdrawl, Releasing November 3". October 6, 2017. Archived from the original on October 3, 2022. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
Keak Da Sneak is renowned for his rubbery flow and raspy drawl.
- ^ Horowitz, Steven J. (June 13, 2016). "An Oral History of Hyphy". Complex. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
- ^ Harshaw, Pendarvis (June 23, 2021). "A Hyphy History with Producer Trackademicks". KQED. Retrieved January 29, 2023.