Grundfos R100 Manual. Saigon in 2011 Background information Birth name Brian Daniel Carenard Born ( 1977-07-13) July 13, 1977 (age 40), U.S. Genres, Occupation(s), Years active 2000 – present Labels Squid Ink Squad Records, (current),,,,, (former) Associated acts,,,,,,,,,,, Website Brian Daniel Carenard (born July 13, 1977), better known by his stage name Saigon, is an American rapper and actor. He is currently signed to and 's. After years of delay due to former record label interference, his album was released on Suburban Noize Records. He is also known for his appearances on the television series. Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • Life and career [ ] Born to an African-American mother and a father from, Haiti, Saigon was sentenced to jail time at Napanoch’s Eastern Correctional Facility in the late 1990s, serving a sentence for first-degree assault after shooting at someone in a bar.

It's hard to believe that The Greatest Story Never Told is officially Saigon's debut album. The Brownsville, Brooklyn MC first started talking about it, by name, back.

One day while in the recreation yard, Brian met a fellow inmate named Hakim, who rapped and had a reputation for incorporating positive messages, and heavy use of prestigious vocabulary in his rhymes. Carenard would later state that battle rapping with Hakim would help instigate his personal rehabilitation, as he set a course for redemption through hip hop music.

While serving time, Brian named himself 'Saigon' after reading ’s book about the Vietnam War. This book helped realign the content and diction in Saigon's raps, as well as the advice of a prison lifer: 'There’s no right way to do wrong.' Saigon was eventually released from prison in 2000, and immediately recorded mixtapes, with the goal of obtaining a record contract as a means to release a debut album, which he wanted to be titled 'The Greatest Story Never Told'. With the help of the underground buzz that he garnered over the years, Saigon signed a record deal with in 2004. Despite the co-sign from producer and collaborations with several acclaimed rap artists such as, and, Saigon's record label repeatedly balked at setting a release date for his debut album.

Saigon revealed that he realized as early as two months into his deal with Atlantic Records that there were problems. He later recalled how his early excitement at signing to the same label that 'had so much history with black music, like and ' was quickly dampened when they suggested he record a radio-friendly song with the Miami-based R&B quartet,. Swap Magic 3.8 Ps2 Iso. He also recalled a meeting with an Atlantic executive who told him 'We need our three singles, then you can bust your artistic nut on the rest of the album.'

Saigon however, wasn’t willing to compromise with this request, and only one year after signing with Atlantic, he hired a lawyer to work out a release from his label. He explained 'They signed me knowing the kind of music I was making, but then they try and change the direction'. This however didn’t prompt a break from his record company, as they offered a few stipends, leading him and his fans to believe they’d still eventually put the record out. Saigon later suspected that Atlantic wanted to make sure he didn’t take the material elsewhere and benefit from the buzz he’d created. While caught in this issue with Atlantic, Saigon continued to perform freestyles on hip hop radio shows, release mixtapes, and also continued to write and record The Greatest Story Never Told.