Plies Launches Online Blog; Goes Platinum With "Shawty" Ringtone

10/16/2007

Plies has launched www.BidLong.com , an online community blog that expresses the rapper's 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.

Plies recently released a viral music video for his song "100 Years," in which he addresses the injustices that people are being faced with in courtrooms on a daily basis; from inadequate legal council and excessive sentencing, to crooked law enforcement officials.

"I feel like the song is well needed," says Plies of "100 Years." "There hasn't been a record that I can remember over the course of the last 10 years that has touched on the system like this song."

In other Plies news, the ringtone for his hit single "Shawty" feat. T-Pain has reached platinum status. Plies has sold over one million ringtones to date, according to Billboard's "Hot RingMasters" chart.

Plies currently has has seven songs from his debut album, "The Real Testament," on the "Hot RingMasters" chart.