Cassidy

Short Biography

Barry Adrian Reese (born July 7, 1982), better known by his stage name Cassidy, is an American rapper. Born & raised in North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He started to rap when he was 13 years old and rose to prominence by appearing on a radio competition on 103.9 The Beat, (now 100.3 The Beat) named the Cypher. He was also a member of the crew Larsiny with his home-town-friends Cal Akbar & Shiz Lansky. Producer Swizz Beatz signed Cassidy to his Full Surface label distributed through J Records and featured him on his 2002 album Presents G.H.E.T.T.O. Stories. He was the champion on Philadelphia based radio show "The Cypher". Cassidy received some fame after he won a freestyle battle with Roc-A-Fella artist Freeway. In September 2004, Cassidy was nominated for "Lyricist of the Year" at the Source Awards. Cassidy has a son whose name is Cassidy born on October 7, 2003 and a fiancee. He has a stepfather named Tony and a brother named Terrence. He also considers R&B-Singer; Tyrese his brother. . Cassidy has a brother-sister type relationship with Brittany "Bre" Scullark from America`s Next Top Model, Cycle 5. He is also the cousin of fellow Philadelphia artist Peedi Peedi.