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Line 1: {{short description\|American rapper (born 1978)}} {{Infobox musical artist \| image = \| caption = \| name = Glasses Malone \| background = solo_singer Line 26 ⟶ 27: ==Early life== Charles Penniman grew up in the [[Watts, Los Angeles\|Watts]] and [[Compton, California\|Compton]] neighborhoods in Los Angeles County.<ref name="Empire">{{cite web\|title=Glasses Malone biography\|url=http://www.empiredistribution.com/artists/glasses-malone\|publisher=Empire Distribution\|access-date=April 15, 2011\|year=2008\|quote=On his major label debut album, 29-year-old underground rap sensation Glasses Malone delivers a sonic opus that features the Watts, CA lyricist offering a conceptual gem.\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110425225030/http://www.empiredistribution.com/artists/glasses-malone\|archive-date=April 25, 2011}}</ref> He was a [[Crip gang]] member as a teenager~~, and got into street racing after breaking his gang membership and getting sober~~.<ref name=MTV/> ==Music career== Line 33 ⟶ 34: Glasses Malone appeared in the [[music video]] for [[Tha Dogg Pound]]'s single "[[Cali Iz Active]]" and also made a cameo appearance in the [[Tech N9ne]] video for "Like Yeah". He also appeared on the [[Madden NFL 07#Soundtrack\|soundtrack to ''Madden 2007'']] with a song called "Right Now" which was produced by [[Scott Storch]]. On August 4, 2006 Glasses Malone appeared on [[MTV]]'s ''You Hear It First''.<ref name=MTV>{{cite news\|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/yhif/g_malone/\|title=Glasses Malone\|last=Weinstein\|first=Farrah\|work=You Hear It First\|publisher=MTV News\|date=2006-08-04\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070220172308/http://www.mtv.com/news/yhif/g_malone/\|archive-date=2007-02-20\|access-date=2007-04-26}}</ref> Malone's first album, ''[[Beach Cruiser]]'', was originally scheduled to come out on February 20, 2007. However, Malone changed record labels, signing a new deal with [[Cash Money Records]] and [[Hoo-Bangin' Records]].<ref>[http://tv.mochacity.com/underground-soldiers Underground Soldiers - MochaCityTV - Music Videos, Movie Trailers and Original Shows<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070813142008/http://tv.mochacity.com/underground-soldiers \|date=2007-08-13 }}</ref> The album's release was tentatively scheduled for April 2008. Two singles from the album debuted in 2008: "Certified" featuring Akon, and "Haterz" featuring Birdman and [[Lil Wayne]]. His album ~~will~~was ~~now be~~instead released on August 29, 2011, although it was leaked on the internet on August 24. In his album, Malone dedicated a song to American rapper [[T.I.]], "Call Me T.I." In late 2009, Malone accompanied [[Tech N9ne]] and hip-hop supergroup [[Slaughterhouse (group)\|Slaughterhouse]] on the K.O.D. Tour. Malone was featured on former Cash Money R&B singer [[TQ (singer)\|TQ]]'s 7th studio album ''[[Kind of Blue (TQ album)\|Kind of Blue]]'' in 2010. Glasses Malone is also found on a specific version of [[Twiztid]]'s 2012 album ''[[Abominationz]]''. Glasses Malone's song "#Rihanna" compared the [[Rihanna#Domestic violence case\|2009 assault of Rihanna]] by [[Chris Brown]] to "beating up the pussy", which Rebecca Haithcoat of ''[[LA Weekly]]'' wrote "crosses the line".<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Haithcoat \|first1=Rebecca \|title=Glasses Malone Has a New Highly-Objectionable Song With the Chorus: 'Treat It Like Rihanna' \|url=https://www.laweekly.com/glasses-malone-has-a-new-highly-objectionable-song-with-the-chorus-treat-it-like-rihanna/ \|website=[[LA Weekly]] \|access-date=March 12, 2024 \|date=May 3, 2012}}</ref> In 2014, Glasses Malone launched his own label, Division Movie Company. Glasses has also signed on with [[DJ Skee]] and [[Dash Radio]] to develop radio content for his own station. On January 1, 2017 Glasses Malone was invited to participate in the ''Juggalo March On Washington''.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://juggalomarch.com/the-artists\|title=The Concert - Juggalo March on Washington - Sept 16th, 2017\|website=Juggalomarch.com\|access-date=2017-01-05\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170105044508/http://www.juggalomarch.com/the-artists\|archive-date=2017-01-05\|url-status=dead}}</ref> He accepted on January 2, 2017. ~~==Film==~~ Glasses Malone is producing and starring in a film titled ''The Division''. The film was written by [[Malcolm Mays]] and is set to be directed by Max Albert in January 2011, according to The Boombox.<ref>[http://theboombox.com/glasses-malone-writing-and-producing-cop-flick/ "GLASSES MALONE WRITING AND PRODUCING COP FLICK"] - December 23, 2010 By : Latifah Muhammad, theboombox.com</ref> ~~Glasses Malone is also featured in season 1 Episode 2 of Netflix's series called The Fastest Car.~~ ==Discography== Line 52 ⟶ 49: * ''GlassHouse 2: Life Ain't Nuthin' But'' (2015) * ''Cancel Deeez Nutz'' (2023) * ''Fucc Glasses Malone'' (2024) ===Collaboration albums=== Line 58 ⟶ 56: ===Mixtapes=== * ''The Crack Mixtape'' (2003) * ''White ~~Lighting~~Lightnin' (Sticks)'' (2005) * ''DJ Skee & Dow Jones presents: The Electric Chair'' (2007) * ''Fuck Glasses Malone'' (2008) Line 65 ⟶ 63: * ''Drive-By Muzik'' (2010) * ''The Dope Mixtape'' (2011) * ''Monster’s Ink.'' (2011) * ''Glass House'' (2012) * ''Apalachin '' <small>with J-Haze</small> (2016) Line 81 ⟶ 80: \|2007 \|"[[Certified (song)\|Certified]]" <small>(featuring [[Akon]])</small> \|85<ref>{{cite ~~web~~magazine \|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2008-04-12/r-b-hip-hop-songs \|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs \|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)\|Billboard]] \|access-date=2010-11-25 \|url-status=bot: unknown \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140609024721/http://www.billboard.com/charts/2008-04-12/r-b-hip-hop-songs \|archive-date=June 9, 2014 }}</ref> \|24<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/302910/glasses+malone/chart?f=370\|title=Glasses Malone - Chart history - Billboard\|website=Billboard.com\|access-date=9 October 2018}}</ref> \|rowspan="4"\|''[[Beach Cruiser]]'' Line 99 ⟶ 98: \|— \|— \|- \|2012 \|"#Rihanna"<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://open.spotify.com/intl-it/track/0AI79RhjTq9bDODluKmfzZ \| title=Rihanna \| website=[[Spotify]] }}</ref> \|— \|— \|rowspan="1"\| ''Glass House'' \|- \|2012 Line 139 ⟶ 144: [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:African-American male rappers]] ~~[[Category:American male rappers]]~~ [[Category:Cash Money Records artists]] [[Category:Crips]] [[Category:Rappers from Los Angeles]] [[Category:West Coast hip -hop musicians]] [[Category:Musicians from Compton, California]] [[Category:Gangsta rappers]] Line 150 ⟶ 154: [[Category:21st-century American male musicians]] [[Category:21st-century African-American musicians]] [[Category:20th-century African-American ~~people~~musicians]]