Plies is a famous American rapper who was born on July, 1976. His real name is Alrgernod Lanier Wasgington. Plies chose this name being inspired by his hometown Fort Myers that named the drug-dealers by the slank. Plies grew up in the East Dunbar. After he graduated high school, Plies did his best to pursue his dream in music. Plies  liked rap music very much, so from 1994, he strived to make his dream come true. To manage do that, Plies  and his brother formed together Big Gates Record. His first success came with the song entitled 'Tell Dem Krackers Dat', which was great. Although it was an accident, Plies believes nothing takes place on accident.

When Slip'n Side Records heard this song, decided to help him release a first single called "Got 'Em Hatin". In 2006, Plies knew Akon, who was working on his album Konvicted. He and Akon had an important collaboration with the song I Wanna Fuck You, which was written by Plies. As Plies had a negativepublic image, he could not sing the song. Snoop Dog became the artist who sang it and replaced the initial title with I Wanna Love You. Ironically, the song became a huge hit.

The artist declared that he does not have real problems, only with being successful. Plies claimed that his music talks about real problems and life, helping people get over their problems and struggles. There were a few scandals in which Plies was involved, but the celebrity continues to work in the studio and be successful. Plies still has lots of fans and his controversial life is something usual for a rapper. He still has a lot of things to sing about. His lyrics are inspired from the real life, even by his own. His debut album called The Real Testament was sold in over 96,000 units, being extremely successful and appreciated. Plies and his following albums were also a huge success and became very popular.