Paradime, birth name Freddie Beauregard, does the turntables and back up vocals for Kid Rock. His first appeared on the Detroit hip-hop scene in 1991 in the form of a solo album, which sold only a few hundred copies. He formed his own record label, Beats at Will Records, in 1998, and simultaneously released his first major LP, Paragraphs, which was named the best selling Detroit hip-hop album of '99-'00 by Real Detroit Magazine. He followed up in 2001 with "Vices," which is considered by many to be a Detroit hip-hop classic. It earned Paradime numerous awards and nominations at the Detroit Hip-Hop awards. Paradime's most recent full-length LP is 11 Steps Down, arguably his strongest effort yet. He co-wrote Kid Rock's hits "Cowboy","Forever","Cocky" and "Hillbilly Stomp". On July 29,2007 he released "Spill At Will".
Paradime has been nominated for or awarded the following awards:
Nominee -- Urban/Funk Songwriter (Urban/Funk/Hip Hop) - Detroit Music Awards (2001)
Outstanding Hip-Hop MC (Urban / Funk / Hip-Hop) - Detroit Music Awards (2002)
Outstanding Hip-Hop Artist/Group (Urban / Funk / Hip-Hop) - Detroit Music Awards (2002)
Outstanding Hip Hop MC (Urban/Funk/Hip Hop) - Detroit Music Awards (2001)
Nominee -- Outstanding Hip Hop Artist (Urban/Hip Hop/Funk) - Detroit Music Awards (2000)
Outstanding Hip Hop Artist (Urban/Funk/Hip Hop) - Detroit Music Awards (2001)
Nominee -- Urban/Funk Vocalist (Urban/Funk/Hip Hop) - Detroit Music Awards (2001)
Nominee -- Urban/Funk/Hip Hop Recording (Urban/Funk/Hip Hop) - Detroit Music Awards (4/6/2001)
Outstanding Hip-Hop Recording (Vices) (Urban/Funk/Hip-Hop) - Detroit Music Awards (4/19/2002)
Albums:
Paragraphs
Vices
11 Steps Down
Live Trucker (by Kid Rock)
Spill At Will
Street Albums:
DJ Exclusive Presents the Boiler Room Hosted by Paradime
F**k Ya Life (UK Release Only)
Stale Brew Vol 1
Stale Brew Vol 2
Stale Brew Vol 3
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Detroit's Paradime has been one of the city's most highly touted emcees since his arrival on the scene in 1999. The winner of handfuls of Detroit Music Awards, Detroit Hip Hop Awards, and Real Detroit and Metro Times reader polls, Dime is a favorite of Motown's music fans. When Dime isn't rocking his own crowds, he is a member of Kid Rock's Twisted Brown Trucker band, and works the turntables for the American Bad Ass all over the world. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.