Ray Luv

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Raymond Tyson, better known by his stage name Ray Luv, is an American Bay Area rapper from Santa Rosa, California, United States, who is best known for his contribution to the Bay Area hip hop scene in the mid-1990s.

Biography

Raymond Tyson was born on April 15, 1972, in New Orleans, Louisiana, and was raised in Santa Rosa, California.[1][2]

Career

Early in his career Ray Luv performed alongside Tupac Shakur in the group Strictly Dope, a group based in Santa Rosa, California.[3] In 1991, Ray was signed to the independent label Young Black Brotha Records by fellow friends Mac Dre and Mac Mall. Ray Luv has stated that he got his name from Tupac Shakur.[4]

His first extended play Who Can Be Trusted? was released in 1993 by Young Black Brotha "Get Your Money On" from Trusted was popular on local radio at the time. That next year, Luv was featured on the Above The Rim soundtrack.[5] Forever HustlinTemplate:', released in 1995 by Interscope Records through the Bay Area label Young Black Brotha, was his major label debut;[5][6] it reached #21 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart.[7]

One of Ray Luv's biggest singles "Last Nite", music video was directed by Tupac Shakur in 1994. He was longtime friends with Tupac and fellow Bay Area rappers, Mac Dre and Mac Mall.

In 1997, Luv contributed to the Bay Area rap compilation, Best of Da Bay: A Series of Slaps, from Young Black Brotha.[8]

Ray Luv is co-owner of the bay area favorite online video series Pushin' The Bay TV, alongside the show's host Emcee T, a rapper who is also from Santa Rosa, California

Discography

Studio albums

Title Release Peak chart
positions
US
R&B 		US
Heat
Forever Hustlin 1995 21 16
Coup d'Etat 1998 29 —
A Prince in Exile 2002 35 —
Deathwish 2004 40 —

Collaboration albums

  • Population Control with Crimeseen (2006)

Compilation albums

  • Black Wall Street with JT the Bigga Figga & Mac Mall (2003)

Extended plays

  • Who Can Be Trusted? (1993)

Singles

Title Release Peak chart
positions 		Album
US
Rap
"Last Nite" 1994 16 Forever HustlinTemplate:'
"Definition of a Hustla" 1995 18
"Still Smokin Indo" 21

Guest appearances

Title Release Peak chart
positions[9] 		Album
US
Rap
"They Don't Understand" (Mac Dre featuring Ray Luv) 1993 9 Young Black Brotha
"Pimp Shit" (Mac Mall featuring Ray Luv and Mac Dre) 18 Illegal Business?
"Born Hustlaz" (Ray Luv & RBL Posse) 1994 24 West Coast Bad Boyz Vol.1
"All About My Fetti" (Young Lay featuring Mac Mall & Ray Luv) 1995 21 New Jersey Drive, Vol. 1, Black 'N Dangerous
"Bay Area Playaz" (Mac Dre featuring Ray Luv, Mac Mall, Master P, Too Short, Young Lay) 11 Dwellin' in tha Labb
"Pimp or Die " (Mac Mall featuring Ray Luv and Young Lay) 1996 27 Untouchable
"Cinnamon Waves" (Shock G featuring Ray Luv) 2000 35

References

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External links

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