Eric Henry Timmons, professionally known as Freak Nasty, is an American

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and record producer from

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. He was raised in New Orleans. He is best known for his Top 40 single "

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" released in 1996 which was a

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, and ultimately went mainstream in the summer of 1997; it later peaked number 15 on the

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. Later he released "Do What U Feel" from the album ''Which Way Is Up'', but it failed to reach the success of the previous song, making it to No. 87 on the Hot R&B charts.

Music career

Freak Nasty began his career as a DJ and a

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. He was one of two, in a group called PMW. He then found success in Atlanta, Georgia with his first album ''Freak Nasty'', selling close to 300,000 units. His next album ''Controversee... That's Life... And That's the Way It Is'', was a much bigger hit and sold over 5 million units, mainly due to his smash hit single "

", which peaked at number 15 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. In 2007, the single " Do It Just Like a Rockstar" peaked at number 45 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, due to mistaken

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tags; the iTunes Store erroneously titled the song "Party Like a Rockstar", which led to consumers confusing it with the

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single of the same name.

Discography

Albums

* ''Freak Nasty'' (1994) * ''Controversee...That's Life...And That's the Way It Is'' (1996) * ''Freak Nasty Da' Dip'' (1997) * ''Which Way Is Up?'' (2000) * ''Freak Nasty World'' (2002) * ''Zahira Sims (Party Mix)'' (2005) * ''Freaknotic/Crunk City'' (2007)

Singles

References

External links

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