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Plies (born Algernod Lanier Washington on July 1, 1976) is an American rapper from Fort Myers, Florida. Plies graduated from Fort Myers High School in 1994 and began pursuing his rap career soon after.
Plies was arrested on July 2, 2006 for illegal gun possession while two members of his entourage were charged with attempted murder after a shooting broke out at 238 West Nightclub in Gainesville, Florida. Plies was performing a concert when he was informed that his show would be cut 15 minutes short in order to give time for Lil' Boosie to perform right after. In response, Plies' entourage opened fire on the crowd, resulting in the injury of 5 people with non-life threatening wounds. Shortly after, Plies was released after paying $10,000 bail.
He could continue to promote "I Wanna Love You," but it was feared that the incident would give the single bad publicity, and since a version with Snoop Dogg was already circulating unofficially in the mixtape scene, that was chosen instead. Akon and Snoop Dogg's management also agreed to participate on each other's forthcoming album.
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