# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/plies
# Generated: 2026-08-13T08:42:26.667Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/plies"
name: "Plies"
slug: "plies"
description: "Algernod Lanier Washington, better known by his stage name Plies, is an American rapper. Born in Fort Myers, Florida, Plies was a wide receiver on the Miami University (Ohio) football team from 1995 to 1997. After a brief transfer to University of Central Florida, he dropped out and embarked on a musical career. He signed with the South Florida-based record label Slip-n-Slide Records in 2004; after four mixtapes, he signed a joint venture with Atlantic Records in 2006."
tagline: "American rapper"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Plies_(rapper).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1976-07-01"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           73.38
  momentum:             1.018437225636523
  historical:           17.38292666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     95
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
totalFollowers: 1840000
platforms:
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/plies"
    handle:    "plies"
  - platform:  "INSTAGRAM"
    url:       "https://www.instagram.com/plies/"
    handle:    "plies"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.pliesworld.com/"
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/Plies"
    handle:    "Plies"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2800514/"
    handle:    "nm2800514"
  - platform:  "SPOTIFY"
    url:       "https://open.spotify.com/artist/3jksrX4oBklxR78ft8gv3j"
    handle:    "3jksrX4oBklxR78ft8gv3j"
  - platform:  "YOUTUBE"
    url:       "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNFOCainfQUP0PE2O--j2LQ"
    handle:    "@plies"
    followers: 1840000
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/374226"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plies"
    title: "Plies"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/72f62a4c-0042-49f6-b4dc-2f5b27dd289f"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%B3"
    title: "پليس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plies"
    title: "Plies"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plies"
    title: "Plies"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plies_(rapper)"
    title: "Plies (rapper)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plies"
    title: "Plies"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plies"
    title: "Plies"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plies"
    title: "Plies"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plies"
    title: "Plies"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plies"
    title: "Plies"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%97%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%82%BA_(%E3%83%A9%E3%83%83%E3%83%91%E3%83%BC)"
    title: "プライズ (ラッパー)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%94%8C%EB%9D%BC%EC%9D%B4%EC%A6%88"
    title: "플라이즈"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plies"
    title: "Plies"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plies"
    title: "Plies"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plies"
    title: "Plies"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plies_(rapper)"
    title: "Plies (rapper)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plies"
    title: "Plies"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plies"
    title: "Plies"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q361649"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/224226"
    title: "Plies"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump