Big
Gates/Slip-N-Slide/Atlantic recording artist Plies continues to earn accolades
and honors for his explosive debut album, “The Real Testament.” The collection – which features the hit
singles, “Shawty (Feat. T-Pain)” and “Hypnotized (Feat. Akon)” – entered the
Billboard 200 at #2 upon its release last
summer.

The Ft.
Myers, Florida-bred rapper was named “Best New Artist” at last month’s 2007
Dirty Awards, beating out such names as Soulja Boy, Hurricane Chris, and Gorilla
Zoe. Plies was the unquestionable
star of the annual ATL event, stealing the show with three crowdpleasing live
performances. What’s more, as part of being named a MTV “Discover &
Download” artist, the channel currently has exclusive photos of Plies shading
the windows at MTV’s Times Square studios-the first hip-hop artist to be so
honored.

Plies has
just wrapped production on three new videos, the first of which – for “Runnin’
My Mama Crazy” – has just premiered at the rapper’s official MySpace page, www.myspace.com/plies. The site is also hosting a special
holiday campaign where Plies will send seasonal greetings to his fans’ loved
ones who are currently incarcerated.

Earlier this fall, the rapper launched BidLong.com, an online community
blog that expresses his concerns regarding the prison system in this country.
The site not only features updates from Plies himself, but it will also be a
forum for fans to express their own feelings about incarceration and personal
stories.