Sheek Louch
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Sheek Louch Performing at the Sound Academy 2014 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Sean Divine Jacobs |
| Born |
November 9, 1976 Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Labels | D-Block Records, Ruff Ryders, Real Talk Ent., Def Jam Recordings, Tommy Boy Entertainment |
| Associated acts | The LOX, Ghostface Killah, Bun B, Jim Jones |
Sean Divine Jacobs (born November 9, 1976), better known as Sheek Louch (also known as Donnie Def Jam and "Donnie G"), is a rapper and member of The LOX and founder of D-Block Records, along with Styles P and Jadakiss.
Personal life and career
At around the age of 12, he was inspired to rhyme by his friend Jason Phillips (Jadakiss). He and Jason would later form The LOX with Styles P. Mary J. Blige "discovered" the trio, and they would soon be signed to Sean Combs's Bad Boy Records. Their first album, Money, Power & Respect, was released on January 13, 1998.
Sheek and his fellow LOX members later parted ways with Bad Boy Records, and joined the Ruff Ryders group, which included DMX. The group's second album, We Are the Streets, was released on January 25, 2000. Meanwhile, Sheek, an aspiring entrepreneur, began working on their D-Block brand, building a studio, and looking for new talent to join their roster. He also opened a D-Block car wash and D-Block "fitteds" around the same time.
Sheek released his solo debut Walk Witt Me on Universal Records through D-Block Records. Early promotional material, such as within the liner notes of Styles P's album A Gangster and a Gentleman, indicate that the album's original title was Walk With Me.
He was also featured on an episode of World's Wildest Police Videos, which demonstrated his notorious past.
He has worked somewhat prolifically with Ghostface Killah. They collaborated on a joint album titled Wu Block featuring members of Wu-Tang Clan and D-Block after drawing inspiration from one another while touring and recording.
Discography
- Walk witt Me (2003)
- After Taxes (2005)
- Silverback Gorilla (2008)
- Life on D-Block (2009)
- Donnie G: Don Gorilla (2010)
- Silverback Gorilla 2 (2015)