A+ (rapper)

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title: "A+ (rapper)" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1981-births", "21st-century-african-american-male-rappers", "21st-century-american-rappers", "21st-century-african-american-rappers", "21st-century-american-male-rappers", "20th-century-american-male-rappers", "20th-century-american-rappers", "living-people", "people-from-hempstead-(village),-new-york", "people-from-long-island", "rappers-from-new-york-city", "universal-motown-records-artists", "20th-century-african-american-musicians"] description: "American rapper (born 1981)" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A+_(rapper)" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary American rapper (born 1981) ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox musical artist"]

Field	Value
name	A+
background	solo_singer
birth_name	Andre Levins
alias
birth_date
origin	Hempstead, New York, U.S.
instruments	Vocals
genre	Hip hop
years_active	1995–present
label
website	myspace.com/youngplus
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|name = A+ |image = |caption = |background = solo_singer |birth_name = Andre Levins |alias = |birth_date = |origin = Hempstead, New York, U.S. |instruments = Vocals |genre = Hip hop |years_active = 1995–present |label = |website = myspace.com/youngplus Andre Levins, also known as A+ (born August 29, 1981, | last = Mills | first = Brad | url = | title = A+ - Biography | publisher = Allmusic (Rovi Corporation) | accessdate = 2010-01-20}} Hempstead, New York) is an American rapper. As a teenager he released albums in 1996 and in 1999.

History

A+ began his music career in 1995, after winning a national talent competition sponsored by Def Jam Records. | last = Hopkins | first = Tracy | date = 1996-06-08 | title = A+ is a Perfect Score for Kedar | magazine = Billboard | publisher = Nielsen Business Media, Inc. | volume = 108 | issue = 23 | page = 19 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=rQkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA19 | accessdate = 2010-01-20 | issn = 0006-2510}} He was the first act signed to Kedar Massenburg's record label, Kedar Entertainment. According to Massenburg, the A+ moniker "means that he's striving for perfection, and he's not really talking about the same things as other young rappers." In 1996, at the age of 14, A+ released his first album, The Latch-Key Child, which featured contributions from Prodigy and Q-Tip. | last = Mills | first = Brad | url = | title = Latch-Key Child - Review | publisher = Allmusic (Rovi Corporation) | accessdate = 2010-01-20}} "All I See" was chosen as the lead single, and it peaked at number 66 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, staying for 14 weeks.

His second album, Hempstead High, was released in February 1999. | last = Conaway | first = Matt | url = | title = Hempstead High - Review | publisher = AllMusic | accessdate = 2010-01-20}} Guest appearances on the album included DeBarge, the Lost Boyz and Canibus. | last = Nathan | first = David | date = 1998-12-19 | title = A+ Makes Grade at Hempstead | magazine = Billboard | volume = 110 | issue = 51 | page = 23 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=KQoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA23 | accessdate = 2010-01-20 | issn = 0006-2510}} The single "Enjoy Yourself", which sampled the 1976 Walter Murphy song "A Fifth of Beethoven", | last = Kim | first = Hyun | date =February 1999 | title = Revolutions | magazine=Vibe | publisher = Time Inc. | volume = 7 | issue = 1 | page = 139 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=ZCgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA139 | accessdate = 2010-01-20 | issn = 1070-4701}} reached the top five of the UK Singles Chart, number 63 of the US Hot 100 for three weeks,) and was also commercially successful in Germany and Japan.

Discography

Albums

::data[format=table] | Year | Album | Peak chart positions | US R&B/HH | US Heat. | |---|---|---|---|---| | 1996 | The Latch-Key Child | 36 | 17 | | | 1999 | Hempstead High | 60 | 19 | | ::

Singles

::data[format=table] | Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | US | US R&B/HH | AUS | NL | UK | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1996 | "All I See" | | | | | | The Latch-Key Child | | | 1998 | "Enjoy Yourself" | | | | | | Hempstead High | | | 1999 | "Bet She Don't Love You" | | | | | | Non-album single | | ::

References

References

1. Top Pop Singles 1955-1999. Joel Whitburn. 2000. Record Research Inc. p. 3. {{ISBN. 0-89820-139-X
2. "A: Artist Chart History". [[Official Charts Company]].
3. "A+ Chart History: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums".
4. "A+ Chart History: Top Heatseekers".
5. "A+ Chart History: Hot 100".
6. "A+ Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs".
7. Ryan, Gavin. (2011). "Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010". Moonlight Publishing.
8. "Discografie A+". [[Single Top 100]].

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