Buckshot (rapper)

Kenyatta Blake (born November 19, 1974), known professionally as Buckshot, is an American rapper from New York, best known as a frontman of hip hop groups Black Moon and Boot Camp Clik. He rose to prominence with Black Moon's debut 1993 album Enta da Stage, which is critically acclaimed and influential in hip-hop.

Buckshot
Buckshot in 2009
Background information
Birth nameKenyatta Blake
Also known as
  • Hanif Alwin al-Sadiq
  • Buckshot Shorty
  • The BDI Thug (Beady-Eyed Thug)
Born (1974-11-19) November 19, 1974
Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
GenresHip hop
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Years active1992–present
Labels
Member of
RelativesDavid Stones (cousin)

He is a founder of Duck Down Music record label with Drew "Dru-Ha" Friedman. He has released one solo studio album – three with producer 9th Wonder, one with KRS-One, four albums with Black Moon and four albums with the Boot Camp Clik. He is known for his line, "Straight from Crooklyn, better known as Brooklyn" (from Who Got da Props?) which features prominently on two songs by the Crooklyn Dodgers.

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