Stephen Garrett
Hip hop music, Musical Artist
1974 – 2008
Who was Stephen Garrett?
Stephen Ellis Garrett, also known as Static Major, was a Grammy Award-Winning American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer from Louisville, Kentucky, USA. He was a member of the R&B trio Playa. Static Major gained posthumous fame for appearing on Lil Wayne's 2008 album Tha Carter III on the song "Lollipop". He was a producer of songs from several artists, including Aaliyah, Ginuwine, Pretty Ricky, and Beyonce. Static wrote most of the lyrics on Aaliyah's self-titled 2001 album. A YouTube video featuring Static Major was also heavily sampled on Drake's “Look What You’ve Done” song from his 2011 album Take Care. He died unexpectedly in his hospital room; his debut album was not released.
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- Born
- Nov 11, 1974
Louisville - Also known as
- Static
- Steve Garrett
- Steve \"Static\" Garrett
- Static Major
- Stephen Ellis Garrett
- Static Major
- Spouses
- Avonti Garrett
(1999/09/10 - 2008/02/25)
- Avonti Garrett
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Feb 25, 2008
Louisville
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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