O'Mega Red
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Robert Grant |
| Born | October 17, 1978 Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Genres | Hip hop, R&B, Rock, Electronic |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, Music producer, Musical arranger, Songwriter, Music Publisher |
| Instruments | saxophone, keyboards |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Labels | Stay Grindin Inc., Stay Grindin Music LLC, Big Shot Music Group |
| Associated acts | Ray J, KRS-One, Noel "Detail" Fisher, Ed O G, Big Shug, Donna Summer, Cold 187um, Bruce Sudano, Mighty Mystic, Rosette Sharma, 88-Keys |
| Website | omegaredsupafan |
Robert Grant (born October 17, 1978), better known as O'Mega Red, is an American rapper, CEO and record producer of The Stay Grindin Music Group and an occasional actor. He is the nephew of singer and songwriter Donna Summer.[1]
Early life
O'Mega Red was born Robert Grant in Boston, Massachusetts, a native of Dorchester and St. Matthews Parish. He is African American. He attended John F. Kennedy Middle School in Randolph, Massachusetts and is a graduate of Blue Hills Technical High School. O’Mega Red's formative years were in a large household surrounded by music and many shared intimate moments with his parents and two siblings. His father was a Motown and Jazz enthusiast, and exposed O’Mega to the music of The Temptations, Betty White, The Four Tops, Johnnie Taylor, James Brown, Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Isaac Hayes, Tyrone Davis, Aretha Franklin and Sam Cooke at an early age. At this time, he began to cultivate his skills on the saxophone.[2] After high school, Grant served in the United States Air Force.
Music career
O'Mega Red's music singles "Soul Clap", "Magic" and "Forever Young" have been spun by radio and club DJ's nationwide. He has also maintained his exposure through the release of three mixtapes (The Redtape Vol.1 hosted by Dj Roy Barboza, The Redtape Vol.2 hosted by Dj Sammy Smoove, and The Redtape Vol.3 hosted by Dj Chubby Chub). O'Mega Red has been featured in The Source for Best of the Best Underground Mixtapes, and was one of the first ten in the Toyota Scion Next Up competition. O'mega Red's musical impact in the Boston scene was written about by the Boston Globe newspaper, which did a feature on him in April 2007.[3]
Discography
Album
- Juggernaut (2002) – Third Eye Records
- Red October (2018) – Stay Grindin Inc. / Big Shot Music Group
Singles
- 2004 "Soul Clap"
- 2004 "Is u Hold'n"
- 2005 "Do You"
- 2006 "Magic"
- 2007 "Forever Young"
- 2008 Donna Summer "Crayons" Remix ft. Ziggy Marley & O'Mega Red (produced by Stay Grindin Music)
- 2008 "Turn It Around" ft. Ray J (produced By Stay Grindin Music)
- 2008 "She Luvs It" (produced by Detail)
- 2009 "Hip Hop Party" ft. KRS-One (produced by Duane Darock Ramos)
- 2009 "Pop 3" (produced by Duane Darock Ramos)
- 2009 "Endz" (produced by Detail)
- 2010 "Endz" Remix (produced by Detail)
- 2011 "I'm A Problem" (produced by Detail)
- 2012 "Angel" ft. Donna Summer (produced by Stay Grindin Music)
- 2015 "Blow It All" ft. Detail (produced by Detail)
- 2016 "Belichick" (produced by Kyduh)
Mixtapes
- The Redtape Vol.1 hosted by Dj Roy Barboza
- The Redtape Vol.2 hosted by Dj Sammy Smoove
- The Redtape Vol.3 hosted by Dj Chubby Chub
Awards and nominations
- O'Mega Red is a two-time recipient of the New England Urban Music Awards Rap Artist of the Year (2006 and 2007)[4][5]
Film career
O'Mega Red played a small uncredited role as an orderly in the Paramount Pictures film Shutter Island directed by Martin Scorsese featuring Leonardo DiCaprio. He also played a gang member in the 2008 independent film Roid Rage[6] produced by Wicked Pissa Films.
References
- ↑ "Exclusive: Interview with Omega Red pt. 1". Rap-n-blues.com. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
- ↑ [1] Archived July 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine[dead link]
- ↑ Reynolds, Josh (April 13, 2007). "Putting the pieces back together". Boston.com. The Boston Globe. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ↑ "Welcome to New England's Annual Urban Music Awards". Urbanmusicawards.org. April 19, 2008. Retrieved August 1, 2014. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help)[dead link] - ↑ "Welcome to New England's 2nd Annual Urban Musica Awards". Urbanmusicawards.org. Retrieved 2014-08-01. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help)[dead link] - ↑ [2] Archived May 19, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
Sources
- Article: Boston Hip Hop Fest Boston City Hall Plaza
- Profile: Omega Red at MySpace
- Article: NahRight News/Blog
- Article: TruConversations Blog
- Article: The Boston Globe
- Article: Austin Music Hall
- Article: FamCast
- Video: YouTube
- Video: Filmehd
- Video: Boston Hip Hop Artist - AOL Video
- Video: Wale, Omega Red, Daytona & Triple C Freestyle on Rock Me TV
- Video: Po Politikin
- Article: allhiphop.com
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- Musical artist
- African-American male rappers
- African-American record producers
- American hip hop record producers
- Rappers from New York City
- Rappers from Massachusetts
- East Coast hip hop musicians
- United States Air Force airmen
- 1978 births
- People from Dorchester, Massachusetts
- 21st-century American rappers
- Record producers from New York (state)
- 21st-century American male musicians
- 21st-century African-American musicians
- 20th-century African-American people
