AG

AG
Birth name	Andre Barnes
Also known as	Andre the Giant
Origin	The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States
Genre	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper
Years active	1990-present
Label	Silva Dom (1999-2000) Look (2005-2006) Red Apples 45 (2010-present)
Associated acts	Black Sheep, Dialect & Despair, Diggin' in the Crates Crew, DJ Premier, The Ghetto Dwellas, Lord Finesse, O.C., Party Arty, John Robinson, Showbiz, Ray West

Andre Barnes, better known by his stage name AG, is an American rapper from The Bronx, New York. He is best known as a member of the hip hop duo Showbiz & A.G. with producer Showbiz, and he is also a member of the collective Diggin' in the Crates Crew. He made his debut on two songs from Lord Finesse's 1990 album Funky Technician, and first met Showbiz while working on the album. Showbiz & A.G. have had a partnership that has lasted twenty years and released four full-length albums.

After Showbiz & A.G. separated to pursue solo projects, A.G. had an inconsistent early solo career that began with the moderately reviewed and commercially unsuccessful The Dirty Version in 1999. Seven years later, he released the better received Get Dirty Radio, but was still unable to achieve much commercial success. After releasing a collaboration album with fellow D.I.T.C. member O.C., A.G. founded the label Red Apples 45 with producer Ray West. Since his time on the label, A.G. has had a more illustrious career, releasing multiple EPs in the past six years. He also reunited with Showbiz, and the two have released an EP and an album since their reformation.

Discography

Studio albums

• 1999: The Dirty Version
• 2006: Get Dirty Radio
• 2010: Everything's Berri

Collaboration albums

• 2009: Oasis (with O.C.)
• 2016: Live from the Balcony (with Party Arty)
• 2017: Penelope (with John Robinson)
• 2017: They Watching (with John Robinson)