Ravalle Quinn (born November 4, 1987), better known by his stage name Shady Blaze, is an American rapper from East Oakland, Oakland, California. He is a member of the Green Ova crew. He has collaborated with Ryan Hemsworth, Main Attrakionz, Friendzone, and

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Career

In 2011, Shady Blaze released a collaborative album with the producer Ryan Hemsworth, titled ''Distorted''. In 2012, he released his solo album, ''The Grind, Hustle & Talent''. In 2012, he released a collaborative album with the rapper

, titled '' Kill or Be Killed''. It was produced by Ryan Hemsworth, Friendzone, and Keyboard Kid, among others. '' Impose'' included it on the "Best Music of October 2012" list. ''

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'' placed it at number 39 on the "Top 40 Rap Albums of 2012" list. In 2013, Shady Blaze's song, "Rest in Peace R.J.", was included on '' Spin''s "Rap Songs of the Week" list. In that year, he released his solo albums, ''The 5th Chapter'' and ''Green Ova's Most Hated''.

Style and influences

'' has described him as "a Twista/ Bone Thugs-style fast-rap specialist who goes all melodiously mile-a-minute over blissed-out cloud-rap beats".

Discography

Studio albums

* ''The Shady Bambino Project'' (2011) * ''Shady Business'' (2011) * ''Rappers Ain't $#!% Without a Producer'' (2011) * ''Distorted'' (2011) * ''Blessed or Cursed'' (2011) * ''The Grind, Hustle & Talent'' (2012) * '' Kill or Be Killed'' (2012) * ''The Anomaly of Hip Hop'' (2012) * ''The 5th Chapter'' (2013) * ''Green Ova's Most Hated'' (2013) * ''Shady Hxvrt'' (2014)

EPs

* ''I'' (2013) * ''II'' (2013) * ''III'' (2013) * ''IV'' (2013)

Singles

* "Follow Me" (2011) * "Green Ova to the Top" (2012) * "Glass" (2012) * "C5 Money Hype" (2013) * "Call 'Em Out" (2013) * "Rest in Peace R.J." (2013) * "What's Good?" (2013) * "That's Koo" (2013) * "Pitch Black" (2014)

Guest appearances

* Main Attrakionz - "Eightball" from ''Chandelier'' (2011) * Aaron Cohen - "The Coldest" from ''Crack'' (2011) * L.W.H. - "All in Your Hands" from ''The Tape Hiss Hooligan'' (2011) * Squadda B - "Down" and "Van Halen" from ''Back Sellin Crack'' (2011) * Friendzone - "Near", "Stratus" and "Change" from ''Kuchibiru Network 2'' (2011) * Sortahuman - "Never Gonna Land" from ''Stonergang'' (2011) * DK All Day - "A & P (Intro)" from ''Addictions & Prescriptions'' (2011) *

- "Faith in Something" and "Prescription" from ''Destiny Altered'' (2012) * Beautiful Lou - "Don't Worry" from ''Sumone 2 B Young With'' (2012) * Mishka & Rad Reef - "Hyperbolic Chamber Music" (2012) * Spadez - "Go to Work" (2012) * Western Tink - "That Lyfe" from ''Chillin' Like a Civilian'' (2012) * Zachg - "Ghost Pussy Money" from ''Peace Mettle'' (2012) * Supreme Cuts & Haleek Maul - "Testify" from ''Chrome Lips'' (2012) *

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- "Another 1 Goes Down" from ''Ice Cold Perm'' (2012) * BK Beats & PBZ - "Soul Fly (Remix)" from ''Time Is of the Essence'' (2012) * Main Attrakionz - "Wings" from '' Bossalinis & Fooliyones'' (2012) * Squadda B - "Then the Cloud Came" from ''Northside Bad Guy'' (2012) * Aaron Cohen - "Lie, Cheat & Steal" from ''Murk'' (2012) * Hot Sugar - "Steady Movin'" from ''Midi Murder'' (2012) * Mondre M.A.N. - "G.O.D. G.O.S.", "L.O.D. Gone Drop" and "Cold Life" from ''Check tha Forcast'' (2013) * Friendzone - "Do or Die" and "Green World" from ''Kuchibiru Network 3'' (2013) * N-Pire Da Great - "11-9" from ''Legends Never Die'' (2013) * Squadda B - "Higher" from ''Triple F.A.T. Goose'' (2013) * Mondre M.A.N. - "March Nigga Step", "NYC Interlude" and "Wintertime" from ''Cloudd Packk'' (2013) * Noah23 - "Do It Up" from ''Lotus Deities'' (2013) * Western Tink x Beautiful Lou - "Made Man" from ''Mobbin' No Sobbin (2013) * Mishka & Rad Reef - "Hyperbolic Chamber Music II" (2013) * Pepperboy - "Another Day" from ''Str8 Off the Block 5: Really Real'' (2013) * LaJIT - "That's Life" from ''Blue Sun'' (2013) * Main Attrakionz x Tynethys - "On 1" from ''Main Attrakionz x Tynethys'' (2013) * Beautiful Lou - "Truth of the Matter" (2013) * Mondre M.A.N. - "Git Stupid Rich" and "Atta Boy" from ''They Say I Struggle Rap'' (2013) * Woof - "White Roses" from ''The Thrill of It All'' (2013) * Main Attrakionz - "Da Cloud Skater" from ''Jeffro'' (2013) * Elujay - "Present Tense" from ''Seasonal Joogs'' (2013) * Western Tink & Pepperboy - "Where's the Love" from ''Bubble Boyz'' (2013) * Supa Sortahuman - "Life" from ''Adventure Time'' (2013) * Black Noise x BK Beats - "Most Hated" from ''Nonbelievers'' (2014) * Noah23 - "Another Dimension" from ''Rare Gems'' (2014) * Noah23 - "Lost in the Crowd" from ''Street Astrology'' (2014) * Lil Tofu - "Object" from ''Soy'' (2014) * AJ Suede - "Knowhatimean" from ''Gold and Earth'' (2015) * Mondre M.A.N. - "Believe" from ''The Withdrawal'' (2015) * Murder Is Not a Crime - "I'm Good" from ''MF Dos'' (2015) * Celestial Trax - "Stargate" from ''Stargate'' (2015) * Noah23 - "Cant Disguise" from ''Peacock Angel'' (2015) * Main Attrakionz - "Shoot the Dice" and "Two Man Horror Film" from '' 808s & Dark Grapes III'' (2015) * Sortahuman - "Dry" from ''Sortahuman4Life'' (2015)

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