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" by Hedley. The songs peaked at numbers 11 and nine on the

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, respectively. He signed with

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to release his debut extended play ''Dear Summer EP'' (2014), which contained the singles "DnF" (featuring

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), "Chickens" (featuring

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) and "We Them Niggas" (featuring

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). In 2018, he rebranded in favor of the stage name Preme, subsequently launching his own label Reps Ups Entertainment in a joint-venture with

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. That same year, his song "

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) became a minor hit and spawned a remix by

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and Dzeko; this version marked his first entry on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.

Career

Preme is of Guyanese descent. He released his debut solo single, "You Know I'm Fly", in 2008; it topped the

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Canadian interactive music channel. His follow-up singles, "Money in My Pocket" (2009) and "In My Hood" (2010), were both produced by T-Minus. His stage name of Preme is due to his

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; Preme is a changed spelling of "preemie", which is slang for premature.

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, k-os, and Preme each toured with prominent Canadian rapper

on his

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, which spanned North America. Preme often performed as an opening act. Due to legal troubles at the time, he was not able to cross into the United States and thus toured only in Canadian cities.

's international hit " Alone Again" features P Reign. The single was a hit in Canada and several European charts, peaking at number two on UK Singles Chart. Canadian band Hedley's single "Invincible", taken from their album ''

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'', features Preme. The single was released on August 23, 2011 and peaked number 9 on the

. ''The Canadian Dream'' was issued as Preme's debut mixtape, released in early 2008. His second mixtape, ''When It Reigns It Pours'', was released on November 1, 2010. His third mixtape was to be called ''True Kings Don't Die'' but was changed to ''Dear America'' and its release date was scheduled for July 4, 2013 but was postponed and released under

as an EP. ''Billboard'' magazine reported in March 2013 that Preme is collaborating with American rapper

for the commercial release of "We Them Niggas", a song that preceded the release of Preme's ''Dear America'' EP. The EP was l released on September 9, 2014. His song "Realest in the City" featuring

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peaked atop ''

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" chart.

Personal life

Preme has a son who was born in 2006. In 2008, Reign was charged with nine counts of weapons possession charges after Toronto Police found three loaded handguns in the backseat of his leased Cadillac. He was acquitted of all charges on May 30, 2011. Preme referenced this on the unofficial remix to the song "Us" by

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rapping, "Drizzy dropped a hundred on my lawyer and I beat the case!" Preme is close friends with fellow Torontonian rapper

and both have alluded to this on respective tracks. In the song "Intro" of his second mixtape, Reign raps "Shout out to Drizzy

, yeah that's my lil' bro / before the deal, we gettin' change like the corner store."

raps in the remake to Big Page's single "I'm Still Fly", "My brother P Reign knows we fuck with the same hoes / Plus he taught me how to spot an officer in plain clothes." Most recently, the two would collaborate (along with Southern rapper

) on the single "DnF" from Reign's ''Dear America EP''.

Discography

As P. Reign

Extended plays

*2014: ''Dear America EP''

Mixtapes

*2008: ''The Canadian Dream'' *2010: ''When It Reigns It Pours'' *2014: ''Dear America'' *2015: ''Off the Books''

Singles

=As lead artist

=As featured artist

Guest appearances

As Preme

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

As featured artist

Awards and nominations

References

External links

preme Twitter
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