Jeremy Lemont Saunders (born June 11, 1983), better known by his stage name 2 Pistols (censored as 2P), is an American rapper. After the local success of his independent single "Dirty Foot", he signed a record deal with

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in 2007. In January 2008, he released his debut single, " She Got It" (featuring

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and Tay Dizm), which peaked at number 24 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The song preceded his debut studio album, '' Death Before Dishonor'' (2008), which saw moderate critical and commercial reception and no further mainstream recognition with its follow–ups.

Biography

Saunders grew up in a broken home, with his extended family looking after him. In his teens, Saunders became involved in local crime, and in 2005, he was incarcerated for eight months. After this, he became involved in music promotion and formed a group called Blood Money Union, which consisted of other DJs, producers, and rappers. Saunders' first success in rapping came with a self-released record called "Dirty Foot", which he wrote while still in high school and distributed in the Tarpon Springs area at the urging of his cousin. After hearing it played in a local dance club and then witnessing another rapper's performance, 2 Pistols had his first chance to perform on stage. After taking the stage and performing his own single ("Dirty Foot"), 2 Pistols' confidence in his abilities grew to the point that he began to take his chances at making a career of music seriously. On June 17, 2008, he released his debut album, '' Death Before Dishonor'', which featured production from the

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-winning J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Da Honorable C.N.O.T.E., Bolo Da Producer, and others.Listing a
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accessed October 15, 2014. Tracks from the album included "You Know Me" featuring

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and "Thats My Word" featuring

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, in addition to " She Got It". The album reached number 32 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart and climbed to number 10 on the ''Billboard'' Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. 2 Pistols resides in

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, and currently releases his music under his own label, Blood Money Union. In February 2014, the album ''Comin Back Hard'' appeared through Stage One Music.

Discography

Studio albums

Mixtapes

* ''The Jimmy Jump Introduction'' (hosted by DJ Smallz) (2007) * ''Live From the Kitchen'' (hosted by DJ Kid Hustle and DJ Hot Rod) (2009) * ''10-20-Life'' (with Bigga Rankin) (2010) * ''Hollow Tip Music'' (with DJ Dammit) (2010) * ''Back 4 The 1st Time'' (hosted by DJ Hitz and DJ Woogie) (2010) * ''The Rapture'' (hosted by DJ Spiniatik ) (2011) * ''Mr. P'' (hosted by DJ Dammit) (2011) * ''Arrogant (Street Album)'' (hosted by DJ Scream ) (2012)

Singles

References

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* {{Authority control 1983 births 21st-century African-American musicians 21st-century American male musicians 21st-century American rappers African-American male rappers 21st-century American male rappers American drug traffickers Cash Money Records artists Living people People from Tarpon Springs, Florida Rappers from Florida Republic Records artists