Currensy is an American rapper, known for his popular albums The Stoned Immaculate and Pilot Talk . He has done endorsement work for brands such as On Wheels Collective , 1992 Gear , and Diamond Supply Company . Currensy has a YouTube channel titled CurrensySpittaTV where he has more than 200,000 subscribers. He has a huge social media following with more than 1 million followers on Instagram, more than 1 million followers on Twitter and more than 1 million followers on Facebook.

Born name

Shante Scott Franklin

nickname

Curren$y, Spitta Andretti, Juke, Currency, Currensy

Sun sign

Aries

Place of birth

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Residence

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

nationality

training

Information on his formal education is not available.

occupation

Rapper

family

• Father – unknown
• Mother – unknown
• Siblings – Mr. Marcelo (Brother) (Rapper)

Manager

Shante Franklin is directed by Mousa Hamdan.

Genre

HipHop

instruments

Life

labels

• jet life
• Atlantic
• No limit
• Cash
• young money
• Roc-A-Fella
• Def Jam Recordings
• Warner Bros. Records

Build

Slim

Height

5 feet 9.25 inches or 176 cm

weight

70 kg or 154 lbs

girlfriend/spouse

Currensy dated –

1. Lulu – According to his Instagram feed, Currensy is in a relationship with a woman named Lulu. They often share their pictures on their social media profiles. They had their first child, son Lil Cruz in 2018.

race/ethnicity

Schwarz

hair colour

Schwarz

eye color

dark brown

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

dimple smile

brand promotion

Shante Franklin has done support work for the On Wheels collective. He has also done promotional work for 1992 Gear and Diamond Supply Company .

He has also used his social media reach to promote a range of products and brands.

Known for

• The commercial success of his studio album, The Stoned Immaculate , sold more than 36,000 copies in its first week and peaked at number 8 on the US ^Billboard 200.
• Critical acclaim from his album, Pilot Talk . The album was received by leading music publications such as PopMatters , Any Music , and Rotary .
• Collaboration with established hip hop artists such as Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa and Smoke DZA.

First album

In April 2009 he released his debut studio album, This Is Not A Mixtape Digital. The physical version of the album was released in June 2011.

First TV show

In 2012, Currensy made his first TV show appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon .

Currensy favorite things

• Onsite Dinner – Magnolia Grill in New Orleans
• Movies – The Godfather (1972), The Godfather II (1974)

Current facts

1. He is co-owner of New Orleans Street Customs Motors , the New Orleans-based complete auto detailing business he opened in partnership with his manager, Mousa.
2. Currensy is an avid car collector and his collection includes a Chevrolet Corvette, Chevrolet Impala SS, Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS, Chevrolet El Camino SS, a Ferrari and a Bentley. He bought most of these cars on eBay.
3. He began his professional music career in 2002 with Master P No Limit Records . He was also performing with the hip hop group 504 Boyz around this time.
4. In 2004 Lil Wayne hired him for his record label Young Money Entertainment. He stayed with the record company until the last months of 2007.
5. In 2009, popular hip-hop magazine XXL named him to their highly anticipated annual Freshman Class list, which recognizes the most promising aspiring rappers.
6. In February 2011, he placed his record imprint on Jet Life Records in conjunction with his manager. Their music is distributed by Atlantic Records, iHipHop Distribution and Empire Distribution.
7. In March 2012, he filed a lawsuit against music executive Damon Dash, alleging that he had never signed a deal with his DD172 label. Currensy claimed that his music albums Pilot Talk I , Pilot Talk II , and Muscle Car Chronicles were released without his permission. In his lawsuit, he asked Dash to stop selling his music and pay him $1.5 million in damages. In October 2015, he was eventually awarded $3 million by the court.
8. Visit his official website @ currensyspitta.com.
9. Follow him on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Google+ and SoundCloud.