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| Also known as: The Hustla The Problem and B.A.R.S.
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| Background = solo_singer
| Birth_name = Barry Adrian Reese
| Born = {{birth date and age|1982|07|7}}
| Origin = [[North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]<br>[[United States]]
| Genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]] <!-- Please read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Infobox_musical_artist#Genre
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| Occupation = [[Rapper]], [[Hip hop production|producer]], [[songwriter]], [[actor]]
| Years_active = 1999 – present
| Label = [[Ruff Ryders]]<small>(2002-2009)</small><br/>[[Full Surface]]<small>(2002-2009)</small><br/>[[J Records]]<small>(2002-2008)</small><br/>[[Kross Over Entertainment|Kross Over Ent.]]<small>(2009-present)</small>
| Associated_acts = [[Ruff Ryders]], [[Larsiny Family]], [[Swizz Beatz]], [[Mashonda]], [[Mario (entertainer)|Mario]], [[Freeway (rapper)|Freeway]], [[Neo Da Matrix]], [[Carmelo Anthony]], [[Big Mike]], DJ Thoro
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'''Barry Adrian Reese''' (born [[July 7]], [[1982]]), better known by his [[stage name]] '''Cassidy''', is an [[United States|American]] [[rapper]].
<ref name="Chart">{{cite web | last = | first = | url = http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:wjfrxqy0ldhe~T5 | title = Cassidy's Billboard albums chart positions at Allmusic | format = | work = | publisher = | accessdate = April 23 | accessyear hjgvkvghjg= 2007}}</ref>
==Early career==
The then-unknown Cassidy received some fame after he won a [[rap battle]] against [[Roc-a-Fella]] artist [[Freeway (rapper)|Freeway]] in 2000.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jm6KEmSJRZw&feature=related.html First half of battle with Freeway]</ref> <ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1K42_Pe6nk&feature=related.html Second half of battle with Freeway]</ref> He was later first featured on the track "Bigger Business" by [[Swizz Beatz]]
===Commercial Career===
Cassidy recorded his first album, ''[[Split Personality (Cassidy album)|Split Personality]]'' in 2003 and released it on March 16, 2004.
Cassidy released his second album, ''[[I'm a Hustla]]'' on June 28, 2005, through [[Swizz Beatz]]'s label, [[Full Surface]].
Cassidy's third album, ''[[B.A.R.S. The Barry Adrian Reese Story]]'' was released on November 6, 2007.
Cassidy also worked on group mixtapes with [[Larsiny Family]], which consisted of Cassidy and several other Philadelphia rappers, most notably A.R.-Ab, Cal Akbar, and Shiz Lansky. However, Cassidy has since left the group on account of beef between him and Akbar.<ref>http://globalgrind.com/content/675181/Cassidy-Kicked-Out-Of-Larsiny-Family-Murda-Mook/</ref><ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larsiny_Family</ref>
==Personal life==
He has two sons, one by the name Cassidy with his fiance.<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1542975/20061012/cassidy.jhtml Cassidy 'On The Road To Recovery' After Crash - News Story | Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Cassidy will also be the new face of Lot 29, which featured other artists such as [[Juelz Santana]].<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003605926 Cassidy Leans On The Lord For 'B.A.R.S.'<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
===Murder case===
On April 15, 2005 Desmond Hawkins and his friends drove to Cassidy's house in a van seeking retribution for a fight that had happened between one of Hawkins' friends and a member of Cassidy's crew outside of a nearby pharmacy only hours before. When Hawkins and his friends pulled into the alley in front of Cassidy's house, a gun fight immediately erupted, with Cassidy and 2 members of his crew firing at Desmond Hawkins and his friends in the van. Ballistic evidence confirmed that 30 shots were fired into the van and 12 shots were fired from the van, with 1 shot landing in Desmond Hawkins back, fatally wounding him. Desmond's 2 other friends were treated at hospitals for gunshot wounds and released. <ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1504319/20050617/cassidy.jhtml Murder Case]</ref>
On June 8, a warrant was issued for Cassidy's arrest on charges of murder, attempted murder, reckless endangerment, aggravated assault, conspiracy and weapons possession. Cassidy surrendered to Philadelphia police early afternoon June, 17th.<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1504319/20050617/cassidy.jhtml Murder Case]</ref> At his arraignment on Saturday, June 18th, he was denied bail, and sent to Philadelphia's Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility, a medium-security prison, where he would serve his time during the trial and after he was sentenced. <ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1504372/20050620/cassidy.jhtml Murder Case]</ref>
Cassidy's murder case took a turn when the primary witness withdrew his confession, stating, "I only told the police what they wanted to hear, because they wouldn't let me leave, and I had a bullet in my leg." This resulted in the Judge stating that Cassidy would only have to stand trial for a 3rd degree murder. On August 16, 2005, Municipal Judge Marsha Neifield ruled that prosecutors had sufficient evidence to charge Cassidy with third-degree murder, attempted murder charges, and weapons offenses. This was later overturned to the original, first degree charge - negating the possibility of parole. On January 25, 2006 Cassidy was convicted of involuntary manslaughter, two counts of aggravated assault and possession of an instrument of crime for his involvement in the shooting. He was sentenced to 11 to 23 months in jail and was credited with the 7 months he had already served. <ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1521478/20060124/cassidy.jhtml Murder Case]</ref> <ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1509382/20050912/cassidy.jhtml Murder Case]</ref>
Cassidy was released from Pennsylvania's Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility on March 2, 2006 after serving only eight months. <ref>[http://on221.com/2007/11/01/cassidy-walks-mtv-through-shoot-out-and-accident/#more-329 Murder Case]</ref>
===Car accident===
Cassidy was seriously injured in a motor vehicle accident on the night of [[October 5]] [[2006]] when a commercial truck collided with Cassidy's [[Sport utility vehicle|SUV]] while he was a passenger. He was taken to the [[Jersey City Medical Center]], where he was diagnosed with a fractured skull and several broken bones on the left side of his face. He still has visible scars from the accident.<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1542435/20061005/cassidy.jhtml?headlines=true Rapper Cassidy In Critical Condition After Car Accident] MTV News, October 5 2006</ref><ref>[http://www.nj.com/weblogs/print.ssf?/mtlogs/njo_jjupdate/archives/print193172.html Rapper injured in Jersey City crash] Michaelangelo Conte and Jeff Theodore, October 9, 2006</ref><ref>[http://www.nobodysmiling.com/hiphop/news/86796.php <nowiki>[Update] Cassidy Suffering from Fractures, Scars</nowiki>] Kenny Rodriguez, October 11, 2006</ref>
==Discography==
{{Main|Cassidy discography}}
*2004: ''[[Split Personality (Cassidy album)|Split Personality]]''
*2005: ''[[I'm a Hustla]]''
*2007: ''[[B.A.R.S. The Barry Adrian Reese Story]]''
*2010: ''[[C.A.S.H. Cass a Straight Hustla]]''
==Filmography==
*''[[Next Day Air]]'' (Cameo Of A Drug Dealer)
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
==External links==
* {{MySpace|cassidy}}
* Cassidy's Youtube Page [http://www.youtube.com/user/CassidyTelevision]
'''Interviews'''
* [http://www.allhiphop.com/features/?ID=1384 AHH.com Interview Part 1, Cassidy: Jail, Lessons & The State of Affairs Part 1 By Jigsaw]
* [http://www.allhiphop.com/features/?ID=1383 AHH.com Interview Part 2, Cassidy: Jail, Lessons & The State of Affairs Part 2 By Jigsaw]
* [http://allhiphop.com/blogs/features/archive/2007/07/07/18229486.aspx AHH.com Cassidy: Friend or Foe By Aqua]
* [http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/features/id.868/title.cassidy-second-chances/p.all September 2007 Interview]
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| Also known as: The Hustla The Problem and B.A.R.S.
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| Landscape = yes
| Background = solo_singer
| Birth_name = Barry Adrian Reese
| Born = {{birth date and age|1982|07|7}}
| Origin = [[North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]<br>[[United States]]
| Genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]] <!-- Please read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Infobox_musical_artist#Genre
"The genre or genres of music performed by the act. Aim for generality (e.g. [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]] rather than [[East Coast hip hop]])."-->
| Occupation = [[Rapper]], [[Hip hop production|producer]], [[songwriter]], [[actor]]
| Years_active = 1999 – present
| Label = [[Ruff Ryders]]<small>(2002-2009)</small><br/>[[Full Surface]]<small>(2002-2009)</small><br/>[[J Records]]<small>(2002-2008)</small><br/>[[Kross Over Entertainment|Kross Over Ent.]]<small>(2009-present)</small>
| Associated_acts = [[Ruff Ryders]], [[Larsiny Family]], [[Swizz Beatz]], [[Mashonda]], [[Mario (entertainer)|Mario]], [[Freeway (rapper)|Freeway]], [[Neo Da Matrix]], [[Carmelo Anthony]], [[Big Mike]], DJ Thoro
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'''Barry Adrian Reese''' (born [[July 7]], [[1982]]), better known by his [[stage name]] '''Cassidy''', is an [[United States|American]] [[rapper]].
<ref name="Chart">{{cite web | last = | first = | url = http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:wjfrxqy0ldhe~T5 | title = Cassidy's Billboard albums chart positions at Allmusic | format = | work = | publisher = | accessdate = April 23 | accessyear hjgvkvghjg= 2007}}</ref>
==Early career==
The then-unknown Cassidy received some fame after he won a [[rap battle]] against [[Roc-a-Fella]] artist [[Freeway (rapper)|Freeway]] in 2000.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jm6KEmSJRZw&feature=related.html First half of battle with Freeway]</ref> <ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1K42_Pe6nk&feature=related.html Second half of battle with Freeway]</ref> He was later first featured on the track "Bigger Business" by [[Swizz Beatz]]
===Commercial Career===
Cassidy recorded his first album, ''[[Split Personality (Cassidy album)|Split Personality]]'' in 2003 and released it on March 16, 2004.
Cassidy released his second album, ''[[I'm a Hustla]]'' on June 28, 2005, through [[Swizz Beatz]]'s label, [[Full Surface]].
Cassidy's third album, ''[[B.A.R.S. The Barry Adrian Reese Story]]'' was released on November 6, 2007.
Cassidy also worked on group mixtapes with [[Larsiny Family]], which consisted of Cassidy and several other Philadelphia rappers, most notably A.R.-Ab, Cal Akbar, and Shiz Lansky. However, Cassidy has since left the group on account of beef between him and Akbar.<ref>http://globalgrind.com/content/675181/Cassidy-Kicked-Out-Of-Larsiny-Family-Murda-Mook/</ref><ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larsiny_Family</ref>
==Personal life==
He has two sons, one by the name Cassidy with his fiance.<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1542975/20061012/cassidy.jhtml Cassidy 'On The Road To Recovery' After Crash - News Story | Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Cassidy will also be the new face of Lot 29, which featured other artists such as [[Juelz Santana]].<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003605926 Cassidy Leans On The Lord For 'B.A.R.S.'<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
===Murder case===
On April 15, 2005 Desmond Hawkins and his friends drove to Cassidy's house in a van seeking retribution for a fight that had happened between one of Hawkins' friends and a member of Cassidy's crew outside of a nearby pharmacy only hours before. When Hawkins and his friends pulled into the alley in front of Cassidy's house, a gun fight immediately erupted, with Cassidy and 2 members of his crew firing at Desmond Hawkins and his friends in the van. Ballistic evidence confirmed that 30 shots were fired into the van and 12 shots were fired from the van, with 1 shot landing in Desmond Hawkins back, fatally wounding him. Desmond's 2 other friends were treated at hospitals for gunshot wounds and released. <ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1504319/20050617/cassidy.jhtml Murder Case]</ref>
On June 8, a warrant was issued for Cassidy's arrest on charges of murder, attempted murder, reckless endangerment, aggravated assault, conspiracy and weapons possession. Cassidy surrendered to Philadelphia police early afternoon June, 17th.<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1504319/20050617/cassidy.jhtml Murder Case]</ref> At his arraignment on Saturday, June 18th, he was denied bail, and sent to Philadelphia's Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility, a medium-security prison, where he would serve his time during the trial and after he was sentenced. <ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1504372/20050620/cassidy.jhtml Murder Case]</ref>
Cassidy's murder case took a turn when the primary witness withdrew his confession, stating, "I only told the police what they wanted to hear, because they wouldn't let me leave, and I had a bullet in my leg." This resulted in the Judge stating that Cassidy would only have to stand trial for a 3rd degree murder. On August 16, 2005, Municipal Judge Marsha Neifield ruled that prosecutors had sufficient evidence to charge Cassidy with third-degree murder, attempted murder charges, and weapons offenses. This was later overturned to the original, first degree charge - negating the possibility of parole. On January 25, 2006 Cassidy was convicted of involuntary manslaughter, two counts of aggravated assault and possession of an instrument of crime for his involvement in the shooting. He was sentenced to 11 to 23 months in jail and was credited with the 7 months he had already served. <ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1521478/20060124/cassidy.jhtml Murder Case]</ref> <ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1509382/20050912/cassidy.jhtml Murder Case]</ref>
Cassidy was released from Pennsylvania's Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility on March 2, 2006 after serving only eight months. <ref>[http://on221.com/2007/11/01/cassidy-walks-mtv-through-shoot-out-and-accident/#more-329 Murder Case]</ref>
===Car accident===
Cassidy was seriously injured in a motor vehicle accident on the night of [[October 5]] [[2006]] when a commercial truck collided with Cassidy's [[Sport utility vehicle|SUV]] while he was a passenger. He was taken to the [[Jersey City Medical Center]], where he was diagnosed with a fractured skull and several broken bones on the left side of his face. He still has visible scars from the accident.<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1542435/20061005/cassidy.jhtml?headlines=true Rapper Cassidy In Critical Condition After Car Accident] MTV News, October 5 2006</ref><ref>[http://www.nj.com/weblogs/print.ssf?/mtlogs/njo_jjupdate/archives/print193172.html Rapper injured in Jersey City crash] Michaelangelo Conte and Jeff Theodore, October 9, 2006</ref><ref>[http://www.nobodysmiling.com/hiphop/news/86796.php <nowiki>[Update] Cassidy Suffering from Fractures, Scars</nowiki>] Kenny Rodriguez, October 11, 2006</ref>
==Discography==
{{Main|Cassidy discography}}
*2004: ''[[Split Personality (Cassidy album)|Split Personality]]''
*2005: ''[[I'm a Hustla]]''
*2007: ''[[B.A.R.S. The Barry Adrian Reese Story]]''
*2010: ''[[C.A.S.H. Cass a Straight Hustla]]''
==Filmography==
*''[[Next Day Air]]'' (Cameo Of A Drug Dealer)
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
==External links==
* {{MySpace|cassidy}}
* Cassidy's Youtube Page [http://www.youtube.com/user/CassidyTelevision]
'''Interviews'''
* [http://www.allhiphop.com/features/?ID=1384 AHH.com Interview Part 1, Cassidy: Jail, Lessons & The State of Affairs Part 1 By Jigsaw]
* [http://www.allhiphop.com/features/?ID=1383 AHH.com Interview Part 2, Cassidy: Jail, Lessons & The State of Affairs Part 2 By Jigsaw]
* [http://allhiphop.com/blogs/features/archive/2007/07/07/18229486.aspx AHH.com Cassidy: Friend or Foe By Aqua]
* [http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/features/id.868/title.cassidy-second-chances/p.all September 2007 Interview]
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