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Cassidy (very title Barry Reese) occurs as Philadelphia rapper. His 2004 album Split Personality has reached #2 on the Billboard 200 album chart and #1 on the Hoarding R&B/Hip-Hop albums chart.

Career
Cassidy was natural around the early Eighties in Philadelphia. He rose to prominence as a battle rapper and started appearing in mix tapes, in which he would rap all about how else lot he loved chocolate. He was too the member of the crew Stealing. Producer Swizz Beatz signed him up to his Full Surface label distributed through J Records and featured him on Swizz Beatz 2002 album Presents G.H.E.T.T.O. Stories. Cassidy has too appeared in tracks by Snoop Dogg and Wyclef Jean. Cassidy recorded a Split Personality album within 2003. A record is divided into tercet area. A foremost section is credited to Cassidy & reflects his popular side, a 2nd section is credited to "Tha Problem" aims at fans of his mix tapes & a third is credited to B. Reese from either either fans from his early times. [http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1485966/03242004/cassidy.jhtml/1]

Cassidy recorded a track & lead individual "Hotel" with R. Kelly in Kelly's Chicago studios with a vocal contribution by Kelly - there is also a version featuring vocals by Trina. a song became a hit reaching the top tenner of the Billboard Hot 100 within February 2004 and a top Cinque of the UK stock and index charts in Will 2004. A song has as well reached a Australian top Forty around late Could 2004.

Multiple personality was freed in March 16 2004 & debuted at #2 of the Billboard 200 album stock & index charts and at number one in the r&b/hip hop albums charts. A 2nd lone "Get No Better" featured the contribution from either labelmate Mashonda did not launder too on the singles stock and index charts reaching #82 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Cassidy freed his second-year album, We'm the Hustla, in June 28, 2005 in Swizz Beatz's J-affiliated Full Service. His latest hit, ''We'm The Hustla'', has it's chorus rapped by Jay-Z. A cause is because it's from either Jay-Z's song, Dirt Off The Shoulder when Cassidy says in the song.

Discography

Albums
Split Personality (2004) #2 US (Gold) ''I'm a Hustla'' (2005) #5 US

Singles
"Hotel" (deed. R. Kelly) (2004) #4 US, #3 UK "Get No Better" (exploit. Mashonda) (2004) #79 US, #24 UK "I'm a Hustla" (2005) #39 US "B-Boy Stance" (2005)

Murder Investigation
In June 8, 2005 the warrant was issued for the execution of the 22-season-husband in the period of an April 15, 2005 shooting. Cassidy's lawyer has stated that he expects his client to surrender on the morning of June 17, 2005.

MTV News has reported that three men, including Cassidy, were armed using .45 & .Forty caliber side arm, Ix millimetre shooting iron, AK4Sevener assault gun & 7.62 millimetre rifles, dismissed in threesome more men when you took an hostile argument that occurred in the rapper's West Oak Lane neighborhood in Northwest Philadelphia just before Single the.m. in April 15, 2005.

Cassidy's slaying outbreak took a turn while the primary witness withdrew his confession, stating," I only told the police what they wanted to hear, because they wouldn't let me leave, and I had a bullet in my leg." This resulted in the Judge stating that Cassidy would exclusively keep around to could have test for the Third degree slaying. In August 16, 2005, Municipal Judge Marsha Neifield ruled that prosecuting attorney experienced sufficient grounds to believe to charge Cassidy by having third-degree slaying, attempted murder indictment, & weapons offenses. This was late upturned to a original, number one degree charge - negating the possibility of parole. He is presently existence held forswearing bail. His test is held late this month.

Cassidy: Bridget's Place
Family history of the Cassidy and Loftus families of Ireland and Scotland.

Cassidy Clan
Hereditary association promoting and fostering clan kinship, including Cassada and Cassaday. Features photographs of Ballycassidy and County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, where all Cassidys originated.






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