Classified

Classified

8 songs 6 albums

Luke Boyd, mostly known by his stage name Classified, is a Canadian recording artist and producer who grew up in Enfield, Nova Scotia.

From an early age, Classified was exposed to the inside workings of the music industry after watching his father perform with his band. Classified fell in love with hip hop music, listening to artists like Snoop Dogg, Jay Z, and Nas. Class credited them for his inspiration and for creating his favorite rap albums of all time, stating so in his song “They Call This (Hip-Hop)”.

After signing with Shitt Records, Classified released his first album, Time’s Up Kid in 1995 at the age of 19. He went on to release two more albums with Shitt Records before leaving to create his own independent record label Halflife Records.