Fredwreck

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Fredwreck
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  • Aftermath
  • Interscope[1]

    • Farid Karam Nassar (born June 23, 1972), better known by his stage name Fredwreck, is a

    Qusai Kheder and Karl Wolf
    .

    Early life

    The first child of Aida Kaileh and Karam Nassar, Fredwreck was born on June 23, 1972, in

    Palestinians
    and left to the United States in 1966 by boat.

    His father worked as a tool and die maker for AC Spark Plug, a General Motors division, and later moved the family to San Jose, California, to open his own grocery store business.

    Music career

    Inspired by producers

    King Tee, Shai, Bobby Brown and Soundtracks such as Dangerous Minds, Tales from the Hood, and others.[2]

    After leaving MCA/Universal, Fredwreck decided to concentrate fully on production. He would give out his production CD to anyone that would listen, and it eventually ended up with

    Doggystyle Records imprint as a producer which led to production on Snoop's albums, and artists on his label such as Tha Eastsidaz.[3][4]

    In 2007, he partnered up with songwriter

    MTV Europe Music Award for Best Album for his production on Britney's Blackout album and Kara went on to be the new judge on American Idol
    .

    Discography

    MTV Arabia

    The launch of

    MTV Arabia in 2007 brought FredWreck to his roots in the Middle East, where he co-hosted (Hip HopNa) a hip hop talent search across Arabia with friend and partner Qusai (aka Don Legend the Kamelion)
    . The first season led to the discovery of Arab rappers such as Omar Boflot. Desert Heat, Asfalt, Malikah and others. The program reached 180 million viewers and is the first such program of its kind.

    WaNaSaH TV

    In 2009, Fredwreck hosted a weekly Arabic Hip Hop Show called "Beit el Hip Hop" or "The House of Hip Hop" beside the Saudi Arabian hip hop artist Qusai aka Don legend the Kamelion.

    Gumball 3000

    Xzibit at the Gumball 3000 Rally, London 2007.

    In the Gumball 3000 2007 rally, FredWreck and Xzibit drove a black Jaguar XJ220. During the first day of the rally, Dutch police seized Xzibits driver's license for doing 160 km/h where only 100 km/h was allowed. After the penalty, FredWreck took over the wheel and they were allowed to continue.[5] In an interview with Dutch radio personality Reinout 'Q-Bah' van Gendt,[6] Xzibit says that he mistook the kilometers for miles. Ultimately he never got his license back from the Dutch Police and had to apply for a new one in the United States.

    Stop The Oppressive Politics

    The STOP Movement was started by Fredwreck on April 19, 2003.

    Evidence, Cypress Hill, the Alchemist, Mobb Deep
    and others.

    "Down with us" is the first song in the STOP Movement. It is also the anthem for this anti-war movement. It was released on April 28, 2003.[7] Produced by Fredwreck, it features Everlast, Tray Deee, Defari, Daz, J-Ro, RBX, Soopafly, Bad Azz, WC, Dilated Peoples, and Mac Minister.[9]

    Dear Mr. President is the second STOP Movement song. It was released as a digital download on Fredwreck's official site.[10] Also produced by Fredwreck, it features Everlast, Mobb Deep, the Alchemist, Mack 10, WC, Evidence, Defari, KRS-One, and B-Real.

    2016

    In the fall of 2016, VH1 premiered a new show with Snoop Dogg, Martha Stewart and Fredwreck called Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party, featuring games, recipes, and musical guests. Fredwreck, Snoop & Martha later starred together in commercials for 7up and Snickers. In a 2016 interview with The New York Times, Martha called Fred "Her new best friend".[11]

    2020

    On January 26, 2020 Fredwreck received a

    Anderson Paak album Ventura (2019). He chose not to attend the awards ceremony out of respect for Kobe Bryant
    , who died the morning of the awards.


    References

    1. ^ "Fredwreck Nassar - Info". Facebook. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
    2. ^ "Riz Khan - Hip-Hop's Fredwreck - 03 Jan 08 - YouTube". Uk.youtube.com. 2008-01-04. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
    3. ^ "// Fredwreck Interview Part 2 (December 2006) // West Coast News Network //". Dubcnn.com. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
    4. ^ "// Fredwreck Interview (March 2010) // West Coast News Network //". Dubcnn.com. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
    5. ^ Xzibit loses drivers license in Holland Archived 2008-05-30 at the Wayback Machine, www.eminem.net, accessed on May 2, 2008
    6. ^ "YouTube – FunX interview Xzibit". Youtube.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
    7. ^ a b "Fredwreck". 2004-06-06. Archived from the original on 2002-05-11. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
    8. ^ "Rap News Network – Hip-Hop News: Fredwreck Presents The S.T.O.P. Movement". Rapnews.net. 2003-05-13. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
    9. ^ Fredwreck.com
    10. ^ Fredwreck.com
    11. ^ Kiser, Chad (June 28, 2017) (28 June 2017). "HipHopDX Fredwreck On Scoring Classics For Snoop & Nate Dogg, Kurupt, MC Ren & More". HipHopDX. Retrieved 17 January 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

    External links

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