Introduction
Andre M. Barnes, better known by his stage name AG (also stylized A.G.), is an American rapper from The Bronx, New York.
A.G. is short for "André the Giant," inspired by the wrestling legend André René Roussimoff.
A.G. is best known as a member of the hip hop duo Showbiz & A.G. with producer Showbiz, and he is also a member of the collective Diggin' in the Crates Crew.
A.G. made his debut on two songs from Lord Finesse's 1990 album Funky Technician, and first met Showbiz while working on the album. Showbiz & A.G. have had a partnership that has lasted twenty years and released four full-length albums.
After Showbiz & A.G. separated to pursue solo projects, A.G. had an inconsistent early solo career that began with the moderately reviewed and commercially unsuccessful The Dirty Version in 1999. Seven years later, he released the better received Get Dirty Radio but was still unable to achieve much commercial success. After releasing a collaboration album with fellow D.I.T.C. member O.C. in 2009, A.G. founded the label Red Apples 45 with producer Ray West. Since his time on the label, A.G. has had a more illustrious career, releasing multiple EPs in the past few years. He also reunited with Showbiz, and the two have released two albums and an EP since their reformation.
Discography
Solo
- 1999 The dirty version (CD/LP)
- 2006 Get dirty radio (CD/LP)
- 2010 Everything'S Berri (CD / LP)
Showbiz & AG
- 1992 Soul Clap (EP)
- 1992 Runaway slave (CD / LP)
- 1995 Goodfellas (CD / LP)
- 1998 Full Scale (CD / LP)