外文名：Shop Boyz 别名：The Shop Boyz 国籍：美国 风格：嘻哈 活跃年代：2004–15， 2020–至今 简介：The Shop Boyz 是一个位于亚特兰大的说唱乐队，以其 2007 年的热门单曲“Party Like a Rockstar”而闻名。该小组由 Demetrius “Meany” Hardin、Richard “Fat” Stephens、Rasheed “Sheed” Hightower 组成。 小简介： 来自亚特兰大说唱艺人Shop Boyz发行了处子专辑《Rockstar Mentality》,在Billboard 200专辑榜排在第11位，主打单曲《Party Like a Rockstar》在Hot 100单曲榜中的成功（目前排在第2名），使得专辑的首周销量达到了5万2千张 Classifying their sound as "hood rock," the Shop Boyz tried to separate themselves from the Atlanta crunk scene, but as their 2007 breakout single, "Party Like a Rockstar", showed, the trio fit right in with its heavy bass and drums complemented by pop-savvy and edgy guitar riffs. Cousins Meany (Demetrius Hardin) and Fat (Richard Stevens) along with their best friend Sheed (Rasheed Hightower) all grew up on the streets of Bankhead, a western Atlanta neighborhood. They each worked on cars during the day in order to fund their growing interest in making music. Things began to fall into place when the three first met a local producer, Richard "Fire" Harris, who provided beats for free, and a local entrepreneur, OnDeck Records CEO Brian "Bingo" Ward, who allowed them to record in his studios. For about three years, the Shop Boyz were releasing straight-to-street albums and mixtapes, but when they recorded "Party Like a Rockstar" in January 2007, they knew they had a hot single on their hands. The song turned into one of Atlanta's biggest hits that year, prompting Universal Republic to pick up the single for national distribution and offer the Shop Boyz a major recording contract. When the single was officially released for digital sales in May, "Party Like a Rockstar" shot up to the number two spot on the pop charts, originating from position number 52. Although their knowledge of rock music was a bit iffy, and the Shop Boyz were constantly questioned about it in interviews, that didn't impede the momentum for their major-label debut, Rockstar Mentality (2007). 从艺历程：与环球共和唱片公司签约后，Shop Boyz 开始录制他们的第一张专辑 Rockstar Mentality，其中以摇滚风格的嘻哈音乐为特色。专辑的主打单曲“Party Like a Rockstar”于 2007 年 5 月发行并取得了商业上的成功，在美国公告牌百强单曲榜上排名第二（当时 Hot 100 上的 #1 歌曲是蕾哈娜的“Umbrella”），并成为 2007 年最畅销的铃声。《Rockstar Mentality》于2007年6月19日发行，在美国公告牌200强中排名第11位，截至2007年已售出20万张。后续单曲《They Like Me》排名第98位。该乐队最终从 Universal 被解雇并转移到另一个唱片公司。 2008 年 8 月，Shop Boyz 发行了“Up Thru There”作为他们第二张录音室专辑的主打单曲。 荣誉记录：BET 嘻哈奖 2007 年：最佳曲目：《Party Like a Rockstar》（获奖） 格莱美奖 2008 年：二重奏或组合最佳说唱表演：“Party Like a Rockstar”（提名）