Steven Spence best known by his stage name

Stage name

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 Kid Sensation, is an American rapper

Rapping

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. Born and raised in Seattle, Washington

Seattle, Washington

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, Spence made his debut as a guest rapper featured on Sir Mix-A-Lot

Sir Mix-a-Lot

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's album Swass

Swass

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, where he appeared on the tracks "Rippin'" and "Square Dance Rap"

Spence has sold over one million units during his hip hop career, and has hosted hip-hop based shows such as Yo! MTV Raps

Yo! MTV Raps

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 and BET

Black Entertainment Television

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's Rap City

Rap City

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.

Kid Sensation

Spence would release his debut "Rollin' With Number One" on July 2, 1990 on the Nastymix record label. Several videos would be released from the album. "Prisoner Of Ignorance", which goes into detail about a young man's life of crime, shows Spence rapping from an electric chair and a jail cell. Spence would also release the song "Seatown Ballers" and "Skin 2 Skin" as singles from his CD

Two years later, Spence released his follow up album "The Power Of Rhyme", also on Nastymix record. A single, "The Weekend", would be the only single officially released from the record. Then-Mariners outfielder Ken Griffey Jr performed on the track "The Way I Swing"

In 1995, Spence would leave Nastymix Records and record his third album, "Seatown Funk" on Ichiban International. The title track would be the only single released from the CD.

Xola Malik

Spence would retire his Kid Sensation moniker in the mid 90s, and would be known as Xola Malik. Malik would go into production, where he produced music for Jackie Jackson of the Jackson 5, former Seattle Seahawks running back Shawn Alexander's local FSN show, and for the Seattle Mariners and Seattle Seahawks. He would later form Xola Music, where he recorded ads and jingles for various professional sports teams (Green Bay Packers

Green Bay Packers

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, San Antonio Spurs

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) along with some voice-over work.

Malik currently lives in Tacoma, Washington

Tacoma, Washington

Tacoma is a mid-sized urban port city and the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. The city is on Washington's Puget Sound, southwest of Seattle, northeast of the state capital, Olympia, and northwest of Mount Rainier National Park. The population was 198,397, according to...

.He has 4 kids. He recorded a track for former Seattle Mariners

Seattle Mariners

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 outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. called "Back Home" in 2009 and is currently re-recording his previous Kid Sensation releases without profanity.

Albums

• 1990 - Rollin' With Number One
• 1992 - The Power Of Rhyme
• 1995 - Seatown Funk
• 1996 - A.K.A. Mista K-Sen
• 2009 - Back Home

Singles

• 1987 - Square Dance Rap / Ripp'n (7", Promo)
• 1989 - Back 2 Boom / I S.P.I.T.
• 1989 - Breakdown / Seatown Ballers (12", Promo)
• 1990 - Prisoner Of Ignorance (12", Promo)
• 1990 - Seatown Ballers (12")
• 1990 - Skin 2 Skin (12", Promo)
• 1991 - Ride The Rhythm (Single)
• 1992 - The Weekend (Single) (2 versions)
• 1995 - Seatown Funk / Gotta Lotta Love (12")
• 1995 - What Comes Around Goes Around (12", Promo)

Certifications

Country	Certifications	Title	Year
Germany Bundesverband Musikindustrie The Bundesverband Musikindustrie or simply BVMI represents the music industry in Germany. The association represents the interests of nearly 350 labels and music industry related enterprises....	Gold	Seatown Funk	2002