Hip Hop Artist just making noise, for booking: [email protected] Shank (Shank a.k.a. Mr. 16 Bars) was born on October 13, 1986 in Foley, AL.
He lived with his parents and sister until the age of 9 when his dad left. The absence of his father turned him to the "street life" and this is where he fell in love with the hip hop genre. At age 11, Shank had the dream of becoming a rapper and since the age of 13, he has strived 2 make his dream come true. Some of Shank's influences in the rap game are Cash Money, Lil Wayne, and Juvenile as wel
l as local artists Lucky, U.T., and Big Hop. Shank is a well-known local artist with a huge fan base and he has performed and won many talent shows, dropped numerous mixtapes, and collaborated with plenty of local artists. Shank has also collaborated with major artist such as Boosie BadAzz, Rick Ross, and Sean Kingston. Shank has also opened up for some big time artists such as Ying Yang Twins, Charlie Boy, C-Nile, Fox Million, Juvenile, and Papa Duck. Shank's goals in the music business are to have people relate to and be touched by his songs. Also being a father of twelve, he wants his children to have the best upbringing and for his family not to have to struggle anymore and his success in the hip hop genre will do just that.