Lil Wyte
Lil Wyte performing at the Beale Street Music Festival in May 2007
Background information
Birth name	Patrick Lanshaw
Born	(1982-10-06) October 6, 1982 (age 29)
Origin	Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Genres	Gangsta rap, crunk, dirty south, mafioso rap
Occupations	Rapper
Years active	2000–present
Labels	Asylum Records, Hypnotize Minds, Wyte Music
Associated acts	DJ Paul, Juicy J, Project Pat, Josey Scott, Lord Infamous, Frayser Boy, DJ Kay Slay, Trillville Lex Luger
Website	wytemusic.com

Patrick Lanshaw^[1] (born October 6, 1982),^[2] better known by his stage name Lil Wyte, is an American rapper from Memphis, Tennessee. He is a member of the rap collective Hypnotize Minds and owner of the independent label Wyte Music.

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Early life [link]

Lil Wyte discovered his rapping talent at the age of nine, as he could rap Sir Mix-a-Lot's entire song "Baby Got Back" completely. He participated in freestyle battles at high school when he was in ninth grade. Lanshaw rapped with his friend "Lil Black", who inspired him to use a pseudonym Lil Wyte and write songs instead of freestyling.^[4]

Lanshaw dropped out of high school twice due to truancy. After the third time of dropping out, he went to a different school and eventually earned his high school diploma.^[5]

Music career [link]

Lil Wyte was part of an all-white hip hop group, the Shelby Forest Click.^[6] Subsequently, the group's home-made demo tapes came to the attention of Three 6 Mafia. Juicy J and DJ Paul (one song in particular is said to have gotten him signed with a song titled Memphiz Playaz.) signed the rapper and worked later with his debut album.^[2]

Lil Wyte appeared on Project Pat's song "Crash da Club" from his album Layin' da Smack Down in 2002.^[1] His debut album Doubt Me Now was released in 2003 and it became popular, selling over 135,000 copies without promotion. The album Doubt Me Now featured Juvenile, Three 6 Mafia, Frayser Boy, La Chat and Josey Scott. The album had 3 popular songs "Oxycotton", "My Smoking Song", and "Acid".^[4][7] Lil Wyte signed a record deal with Asylum Records and recorded second album Phinally Phamous, which was released in October 2004 and sold over 230,000 copies. It featured Three 6 Mafia, Dirtbag, Frayser Boy, and Josey Scott. He was featured on the single "Who Gives A Fuck Where You From" from DJ Kayslays album.^[7]

His style has been described as quick-rapping,^[2] "machine gun-like delivery". Lil Wyte described his style: "I've always felt like I was a pretty complex rapper to be from the South - I feel like I put a lot into my music."^[7]

After years of touring, promoting and recording his third studio album The One and Only was released on June 5, 2007. It featured Project Pat, and Three 6 Mafia.^[7] He released his fourth album The Bad Influence on August 25, 2009 which is his only album without any features.

Even though his solo albums have charted low on Billboard 200, they found much bigger success on U.S. R&B always getting into the top 20 except for Doubt Me Now, and U.S. Rap so far always getting into the top 5 except for Doubt Me Now.

He also performed on the Gathering of the Juggalos in 2010 and in 2011. In 2012, he recorded for Insane Clown Posse's cover album Covered, Smothered & Chunked, appearing on "Mind Playin' Tricks On Me", a cover of the Geto Boys song.^[8] He is currently working on his highly anticipated 5th studio album "Still Doubted?". It is confirmed that he worked with I-20, Big K.R.I.T., Kansas City Missouri rappers Tech N9ne and Young Keese, having Young Keese make an appearance on his mixtape titled Da Wyte Out, and that he would like to work with Twista, Slaughterhouse, D12, Young Buck, Bun B, Yelawolf, Paul Wall, Slim Thug, and Chamillionaire, and he has also asked a lot of rappers on twitter to work with him though it's unknown who he has collaborated with and who will appear on the album. The first single is "Sike" which also appeared on his Wyte Christmas 3 mixtape. It is planned to be released in 2012 on the 19th of June. He is also making a mixtape with Lex Luger called I Ain't Dead which he will release in 2012 along with the Elvis Meets BB King mixtape. Currently he is out on the "Still Doubted?" Tour throughout the United States. He is also going to appear on ICP's album The Mighty Death Pop on the track "Mind Playin' Tricks On Me" along with Boondox.

An interesting fact about him is that on his mixtapes he always has a few songs with topics of his personal life currently or in the past, which critics usually say is missing from his albums. These include "Almost Made It" from "Wyte Christmas", "Lesson Learned" from "Wyte Christmas 2", "Lost In My Zone" from "Wyte Christmas 3"/"I Ain't Dead", "All I Do Is Chase Paper" from "Year Round" and "Something Special" https://www.memphisrap.com/index.php?t=article&m=1846. Also unlike his previous albums he wants guest rappers outside Hypnotize Camp Posse on his album "Still Doubted".

Personal Life [link]

Patrick Lanshaw has 2 daughters, the younger one from his girlfriend/wife who he calles Miss Wyte, and the older daughter from a different mother. Miss Wyte appeared on the hook from Lil Wyte's song "Money" Wyte's father died on the 16th of April 2008, and according to his song "Lesson Learned" his mother was beaten up and this caused her brain damage.

Discography [link]

Studio albums

Mixtapes

• 2008: Cocaine and Kush
• 2009: Cocaine Kush 2 (Love, Hate, Betrayal)
• 2009: Wyte Christmas
• 2010: Wyte Christmas 2 (Let It SNO)
• 2011: Wyte Christmas 3
• 2012: Wyte christmas 4
• 2012: I Ain't Dead
• 2012: Elvis Meets BB King
• 2012: Da Wyte Out

References [link]

External links [link]

• Official website

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