Poloneius Pluck

Poloneius Pluck, so-named after Shakespeare’s character who uttered the famous lines, “Above all else, to thine own self be true”, was born Gregory Weatherington II and is commonly known as P-Pluck. This Jacksonville native made a lasting impression on the North Florida/South Georgia area while attending Florida A&M University in Tallahassee Fl. During his enrollment in the college of engineering, P-Pluck still found time in his busy schedule to win local freestyle contests, perform at concerts and more.

Pluck’s unique lyrics and impressive song-writing ability has helped him gain air play on stations such as WANM 90.5 FM, WWLD Blazin’ 102.3, WBWT 100.7 the Beat and WVHT Hot 105.7, 93.3 the Beat in Jacksonville, Florida just to name a few. He has also had the opportunity to open for artists such as T-Pain, T.I., Juvenile, Fat Joe, G-Unit and Twista.

On the campus of FAMU, he has performed at events such as the Homecoming Big Show, Homecoming Fashion Show, Set Fridays, City vs City among others. In addition, Pluck has also earned a prestigious spot on the Independent Music World Series Southeast Heavy Hitters compilation album for two years straight.

In 2004 he released the Poloneius Pluck LP as well as several mixtapes. Pluck then took time off from music to finish his degree in Engineering. In 2007 Pluck made his return to music and became BET’s Spring Bling Freestyle Champ. 2008 was spent working on the King of the Burbs album an expanding as an artist. He spent a few months in the studio with Young Mogul /Collipark Music after catching the ear of Derrick Crooms Ceo of Young Mogul Ent. Gaining the understanding of the industry Pluck used his connections and new found corporate business savvy to create his own company TheSBG along with Stephen LaBuda.

2009 was a year of growth and enlightenment and with the help of producers Johndough and WorstBeatMaker, “To Thine Own Self Be True” the EP was created. He was also featured numerous times on one of the biggest hip hop sites in the world AllHipHop.com.

2010 is sure to be the year of Poloneius Pluck and TheSBG with the release of “TTOSBT” and the “Happy Plucking Holidayz” mixtape series, Pluck is poised to make a big mark in the industry!

To hear his new song Oh My Gosh, click here.
- Joey Digital

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(RAP NEWSWIRE) Jacksonville, FL -- Duval County's own, Poloneius Pluck, so-named after Shakespeare's character who uttered the famous lines, "Above all else, to thine own self be true," was true, not only to his name, but to the city of Jacksonville as well—bringing back to Duval the title of "Freestyle Champ" after competing against a large pool of contestants at BET's annual Spring Bling event this year in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Poloneius Pluck, more commonly known as P-Pluck, is a Jacksonville native having been born and raised in Jacksonville Florida, attending local area schools before leaving to attend college in Tallahassee. While in college, he was able to become the undisputed freestyle champion by taking home the "God MC Award" at a regional battle held at Floyd's Music in Tallahassee in 2004. Upon graduation from college, P-Pluck returned to his hometown of Jacksonville, where he stays busy giving live performances for his hometown crowd.

But P-Pluck does not limit himself to freestyling. He is also a lyricist and song-writer and his music has received air play on stations like WVHT Hot 105.7, WWLD Blazin' 102.3, and WBWT 100.7 the Beat. Additionally, he has been able to earn the Disc Makers' judges and the editors of Billboard Magazine's attention, earning a spot on the Independent Music World Series Southeast Heavy Hitters compilation album for two years straight.

Now, he adds the "Freestyle Champ" title from BET's Spring Bling, which airs on BET at 8 PM on Thursday, April 5, 2007, to his resume. Keep your ear to the streets for his album King of the Burbs but don't get him confused with the impostor "King of the Burbs," John Brown.

NOTE TO EDITORS: This release written by Kornika Neak Franklin, a free-lance journalist, writer, and blogger whose work can be found at http://kismet.kornika.com and who can be reached at (904) 566-4298 or by email at mail@kornika.com - Kornika Neak Franklin

Poloneius Pluck is a hip-hip artist
from Duval County, Fla. who now
resides in Orlando, Fla.
He performed his first show in
Orlando on April 24 at Club 57
West.
The show had high energy and
featured longtime collaborator TWell
supporting Pluck with vocals.
T-Well acted like a coach encouraging
Pluck to deliver a better line
than the last in a loud, and aggressive
performance.
"There are more college kids than
drug dealer, more college kids than
killers," said Pluck, 28, an an engineer
by day.
"Education has been slept on
for too long. We have struggles,
but you need to get a job and
handle yourself.
“My engineering job has taken
me all over the world, like Japan
and I take my music with me and
promote it there.
“You don't have to be street to be
a rapper and you can be corporate
and be yourself.
“I'm corporate, but I can speak
to the streets and the upper-middle
class. I have street-cred. One of
my friends just got out, he has the
tracker on his leg, but he still came
to support."
Pluck, a Florida A & M graduate,
modeled his name after a
character from the Shakespeare
play “Hamlet” who said "to thine
own self be true."
And he does so by earning
credibility off the stage as an
engineer and as a hip-hop artist
by winning titles like "Freestyle
Champ" and "God MC Award" in
southeast regional contests. - Valencia