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| alias = King Tee
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1968|12|14}}
| birth_place = [[Compton, California]],
| genre = {{hlist|[[West Coast hip hop]]|[[Hip hop music|hip hop]]|[[gangsta rap]]}}
| occupation = {{hlist|[[Rapper]]|[[MC]]|[[record producer|producer]]}}
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===The Notorious B.I.G. influence===
T greatly influenced [[The Notorious B.I.G.]] with his deep voice, flow and rhyme style, which Biggie would at times imitate on his 1994 album ''[[Ready to Die]]''. Tee later paid homage to Biggie on the track "6 In'a Moe'nin" on his album ''
==Record deals==
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===Releases===
In 2002, King T independently released his Aftermath album, ''[[
King T was mentioned on [[Nas (rapper)|Nas]]' song “Where Are They Now?" in 2006, and in 2007 appeared on the song's West Coast remix, along with [[Kam (rapper)|Kam]], [[Ice-T]], [[Candyman (rapper)|Candyman]], [[Threat (rapper)|Threat]], and [[The Conscious Daughters]], MC Breeze of LA Posse, and the [[Seattle]]-based artist [[Sir Mix-A-Lot]]. After this appearance, King T put out a mixtape called ''Boss Up, Vol. 1'' with music by [[Snoop Dogg]], [[The Game (rapper)|The Game]], J-Ro, and several other West Coast artists. In 2006, he made a guest appearance on the song "Poppin' Off" from Xzibit's album ''[[Full Circle (Xzibit album)|Full Circle]]''. He has also started his own label, though no artists are yet signed to it.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymotion.com/tag/interview/video/x2948n_kingtee-interview |title=KingTee Interview - Video Dailymotion |website=Dailymotion.com |date=2007-06-13 |access-date=2012-03-30}}</ref>
A remix of King T's song
==Personal life==
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==Legacy==
King Tee (later known as King T), one of the West Coast's pioneering rappers, released a few major-label albums in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Though the Compton rapper enjoyed little commercial success, he is often cited{{by whom|date=June 2021}} as an influence upon the [[gangsta rap]]pers of the early to mid-1990s. He notably collaborated with a pair of premier West Coast rap producers, [[DJ Pooh]] and [[E-Swift]], who were largely unknown at the time. In later years, King T resurfaced from time to time; for instance, he was featured on [[Dr. Dre]]'s as ''[[2001 (Dr. Dre album)|2001]]'' and released some independent albums of his own, including ''[[
==Discography==
{{Main|King T discography}}
* ''[[Act a Fool (album)|Act a Fool]]'' (1988)
* ''[[At Your Own Risk]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Tha Triflin' Album]]'' (1993)
* ''[[IV Life]]'' (1995)
* ''[[The
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