STORY BY: Terence "T.King" King
PHOTOS BY: Shawn Colin (Colin Photography) and Eric Bodden (J & I Photography)
After over a decade in the rap game , Curren$y aka Hot Spitta or Spitta for short, admits that he’s lost track of how many albums and mixtapes he’s released and at the current rate he’s going, he’ll soon do so with his muscle cars. If you have had the opportunity to listen to any one of his albums or mixtapes, you will know that his love for cars runs deep and it’s “bowtie till I die” in Curren$y’s own words. With more tours on the forefront, two recently released albums with another one on the way, this addiction is only getting worse and Curren$y’s fleet is only getting bigger. We recently caught up with 29 yr old Curren$y, born Shante Franklin, at Street Customs Motorsports in New Orleans East, where he was also born and raised. Street Customs is also the home of Street Customs Management, which manages Curren$y and several other artists who either work or parlay at the shop on a regular basis.
Curren$y has maintained his love for cars, fashion, women, and green vegetation in his music throughout his career which consists of stops at several major labels, partnerships, and finally ownership. In 2001 Curren$y was signed to Master P’s No Limit Records until 2005 when he was signed to Lil Wayne’s Young Money Records until 2007. He’s now working with Damon Dash at DD172 and is the Chief Pilot of his own, J.E.T.S, which according to Curren$y means, J.ust E.njoy T.his S.hit …..In reference to life. That is exactly what he is doing while remaining independent and continuing to grow his business empire and automotive collection daily.
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