Corey Bapes was born in New Orleans (9th Ward), Louisiana July 14,1989, He later moved to Cleveland,Ohio with his mom and sister at age 10. Always interested in rap it wasn't long before Corey started freestyling with a group of friends and fellow rappers called the "Ave". Corey later started hitting studios with the Ave which led to a meeting between him and "current" label head Big Truth. "Corey was charismatic and had swagger, and I immediatly spotted the potential in him"..says Truth. Corey's career started out slow but was destined to take off and it did with a bang!!!!..Corey eventually signed to Big Truth's indie label The Truth Entertainment and under the tutalidge of Truth, Corey started rocking shows and engraving himself in his fans heads with his signature phrase "Hold Up". After packing clubs and the release of the most successful solo rap artist album in Cleveland history he was offered a record deal with a fledgeling but upcoming record label Defient Entertainment/Warner Music Group. While signed with Defient he performed in several states "elbow to elbow" with some of Hip Hops elite having his listining parties hosted by Dj Khaled (Def Jam) and New Jersey Devil (Game's Dj) at 2007's Ozone Awards in Miami Florida. Unfortanatly the deal fell through do to financial problems experienced by the label. Meanwhile he kept rocking show and till this day is still one of Ohio's biggest artist with a fan base unmatched by any other local artist. Corey was voted "Best New Artist" & "Best Live Performance Artist" at the 2007 Ohio Hip Hop Awards and "Best Live Performance Artist" agian in 2008 proving that atleast in Ohio his energy and presence on stage is unrivaled. Corey is still working with no end in site and at age 19 he only can get better. "Its hard to get out of Cleveland even though it's alot of talent here" says Mr Bapes...but with a style that can get your blood pumping Corey B is a crowd favorite,kids,teens and adults love him. Uh Hold Uuuuuupppp!!!!!!
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