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There is more than one artist with this name:1) Example is a rapper from Fulham, West London in the United Kingdom Formerly signed to The Beats label run by Mike Skinner (The Streets)2) Example is also an underground hiphop duo from Houston, Texas 1 Example's birth name is Elliot Gleave According to the Kickstarts Songfacts, Gleave's performing name goes back to his schooldays when he was rapping in the playground and some guy nicknamed him Example from his initials EG - His first album, a mix-tape called "We Didn't Invent The Remix" Feb 2007 feature's samples from a diverse mixture of artists including Lily Allen, The Rolling Stones, José González & also - Britney Spears on the Infamous Toxic Breath - He followed that in Sept 2007 with his official debut album, (released on The Beats) called "What We Made" produced by Rusher which was received well by the British public - prior to The Beats disbanding - He then went on to release "What We Almost Made" May 2008 on All The Chats, which was a mixture of songs that didn't make it onto "What We Made" & new ones


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1982-06-20 (41 years ago)


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