Lawrence Allen Swoope II, mononymously-known as Swoope, (born April 2, 1986) is an American hip hop Christian singer-songwriter and producer born and raised in Akron, Ohio. He was a member of the rap collective W.L.A.K. and High Society with Sho Baraka.
Swoope
Birth name
Lawrence Allen Swoope II
Born
(1986-04-02) April 2, 1986 (age 38) Akron, Ohio, U.S.
Swoope was born Lawrence Allen Swoope II on April 2, 1986, in Akron, Ohio.[1] His mother, Diana Lynn Swoope (née, Cook), was the Pastor for Arlington Church of God, also in Akron.[2][3] His father is Lawrence Allen Swoope I.
Historyedit
His career started off in 2010 with the release of the EP Applause Vol. 1 and the single "Actions Speak Louder". On April 24, 2011, Swoope released an EP entitled Spring Fling. On June 15, 2011, he released Spring Fling Instrumentals. On February 8, 2012, Swoope released the EP Boys R Us. His debut studio album, entitled "Wake Up," was released on March 20, 2012, with Collision Records. His Sinema album was released on August 5, 2014, also with Collision Records.[4] He also independently released two mixtapes, "The Zoo" and "A.I.R.: The Abstract Intellect Revolution" After the release of Sinema, Swoope followed up with a free EP on October 10, 2014, called "Because You Asked."[5] On February 5, 2016, it was announced that Swoope had left Collision Records.[6] He then independently released Sonshine on February 2, 2018.[7] The album went through three iterations where Swoope dealt with depression and his thoughts as a black man in America before finding new meaning and hope in his faith.
Swoope's song "Beauty and the Beast" was made the iTunes Single of the Week[8] for the week of August 5, 2014.
Discographyedit
Studio albumsedit
List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
^"Lawrence Allen Swoope (b. 1986)". Ohio Birth Records. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
^Swoope. "Swoope". Collision Records. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
^@MrSwoope (April 3, 2014). "I sincerely appreciate all of the numerous birthday wishes! Excited about what the year ahead holds. Let's make it a good one!" (Tweet). Retrieved May 17, 2014 – via Twitter.
^"Swoope to Release 'Sinema' August 5th, Tracklisting Revealed". 15 July 2014.
^@MrSwoope (October 10, 2014). "Ladies and Gentlemen, Free EP "Because You Asked".Enjoy :" (Tweet). Retrieved 10 October 2014 – via Twitter.
^Daniels, David (5 February 2016). "Swoope and Collision Records separate, both parties offer statements". Rapzilla. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
^"Swoope Drops New Album 'Sonshine,' Visual For "Hall Of Fame"". Jam the Hype. 2018-02-02. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
swoope, other, people, with, name, surname, lawrence, allen, mononymously, known, born, april, 1986, american, christian, singer, songwriter, producer, born, raised, akron, ohio, member, collective, high, society, with, baraka, birth, namelawrence, allen, iibo. For other people with the name see Swoope surname Lawrence Allen Swoope II mononymously known as Swoope born April 2 1986 is an American hip hop Christian singer songwriter and producer born and raised in Akron Ohio He was a member of the rap collective W L A K and High Society with Sho Baraka SwoopeBirth nameLawrence Allen Swoope IIBorn 1986 04 02 April 2 1986 age 38 Akron Ohio U S GenresChristian hip hopurban contemporary gospelOccupation s Singer rapper songwriter record producer record executiveYears active2010 presentLabelsCollision 2009 2016 Independent 2016 present Websiteswoopemusic wbr com Contents 1 Background 2 History 3 Discography 3 1 Studio albums 4 References 5 External linksBackground editSwoope was born Lawrence Allen Swoope II on April 2 1986 in Akron Ohio 1 His mother Diana Lynn Swoope nee Cook was the Pastor for Arlington Church of God also in Akron 2 3 His father is Lawrence Allen Swoope I History editHis career started off in 2010 with the release of the EP Applause Vol 1 and the single Actions Speak Louder On April 24 2011 Swoope released an EP entitled Spring Fling On June 15 2011 he released Spring Fling Instrumentals On February 8 2012 Swoope released the EP Boys R Us His debut studio album entitled Wake Up was released on March 20 2012 with Collision Records His Sinema album was released on August 5 2014 also with Collision Records 4 He also independently released two mixtapes The Zoo and A I R The Abstract Intellect Revolution After the release of Sinema Swoope followed up with a free EP on October 10 2014 called Because You Asked 5 On February 5 2016 it was announced that Swoope had left Collision Records 6 He then independently released Sonshine on February 2 2018 7 The album went through three iterations where Swoope dealt with depression and his thoughts as a black man in America before finding new meaning and hope in his faith Swoope s song Beauty and the Beast was made the iTunes Single of the Week 8 for the week of August 5 2014 Discography editStudio albums edit List of studio albums with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions 9 US USCHR USGos USInd USRapWake Up Released March 20 2012 Label Collision Formats CD digital download 10 6 31 23Sinema Released August 5 2014 Label Collision Formats CD digital download 55 3 1 6 4Sonshine Released February 2 2018 Label Native No Empire Formats CD digital download 13 24 References edit Lawrence Allen Swoope b 1986 Ohio Birth Records Retrieved February 16 2015 Swoope Swoope Collision Records Retrieved May 17 2014 MrSwoope April 3 2014 I sincerely appreciate all of the numerous birthday wishes Excited about what the year ahead holds Let s make it a good one Tweet Retrieved May 17 2014 via Twitter Swoope to Release Sinema August 5th Tracklisting Revealed 15 July 2014 MrSwoope October 10 2014 Ladies and Gentlemen Free EP Because You Asked Enjoy Tweet Retrieved 10 October 2014 via Twitter Daniels David 5 February 2016 Swoope and Collision Records separate both parties offer statements Rapzilla Retrieved 2016 02 05 Swoope Drops New Album Sonshine Visual For Hall Of Fame Jam the Hype 2018 02 02 Retrieved 2018 04 10 1 dead link Billboard Swoope Chart History Prometheus Global Media Retrieved December 29 2018 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Swoope amp oldid 1213404963, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
