Winston Rogers III, professionally known by his
stage name
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Tela, is an American
rapper
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from
Memphis, Tennessee
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, best known for the single "
Sho Nuff
"Sho Nuff" is a song by American recording artist Tela featuring fellow Southern hip hop duo 8Ball & MJG. It was released on March 11, 1997, through Suave House Records as the lead single from Tela's debut studio album ''Piece of Mind''. Recording ...
" (1997). Early in his career, he was associated with
8Ball & MJG
8Ball & MJG is an American hip hop music, hip hop duo from Orange Mound, Memphis, Orange Mound, Memphis, Tennessee. They met at Ridgeway Middle School (Memphis, Tennessee), Ridgeway Middle School in 1984. In 1993, the duo released their debut al ...
and signed to
Suave House Records
Suave House Records, also known as ''The Legendary Suave House'', is a record label in Houston, Texas, United States, founded by Tony Draper.
History
The label was founded in 1990 when Draper was sixteen years old. Landmark independent release ...
to release the album, ''
Piece of Mind
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''. He moved to
Rap-A-Lot Records to release more albums.
Discography
Studio albums
Independent albums
*''Made in the USA'' (2007)
*''Gators & Suits'' (2010)
Singles
As lead artist
As featured artist
References
External links
Telaat
Discogs
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Living people
Gangsta rappers
Rap-A-Lot Records artists
Suave House Records artists
African-American male rappers
20th-century American male rappers
Rappers from Memphis, Tennessee
21st-century American rappers
21st-century American male musicians
21st-century African-American musicians
1970 births
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