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Brian Daniel Carenard (born July 13, 1977), better known by his stage name Saigon, is an American rapper.
Saigon is currently signed to Just Blaze's Fort Knocks Entertainment record label and is awaiting the release of his highly anticipated major label debut entitled The Greatest Story Never Told.

Biography

1977-2000: Early life and prison stint

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Saigon spent his upbringing in Rockland County. After his prison release in 2000, he established the company Abandoned Nation, which was partly a nonprofit foundation that provided support for the children of incarcerated parents, but it also helped him and associated artists to pursue their music careers.

2001-2006: Rise to fame, Entourage and stabbing

After Saigon was released from prison he started to appear on mixtapes and make contacts inside the music industry. His first important musical contact was DJ/producer Mark Ronson Saigon quickly gained popularity in the underground circuit and on the internet. Saigon was listed on many "Artists to Watch" columns (including Time magazine) and graced the covers of many hip-hop publications throughout the early to mid-2000s. A man approached Saigon and attempted to steal a chain of his, worth $18,000. When Saigon grabbed it back, a fight started. Saigon, bleeding from the head, tried to hail down a taxi but others fearing that he'd cause harm to them, he was unable to and drove himself to Bellevue Hospital where he received seven stitches.

2007

Prodigy, Moral of the Story and album with Tru-Life

On the night of September 19 2007, after an impromptu performance by Saigon during a Mobb Deep show, words were exchanged between Saigon and Prodigy (rapper) of Mobb Deep. This escalated into an argument, which resulted with Saigon punching Prodigy twice in the face. Two video versions of the events have sinced emerged. One version with slow motion footage shows a clear look of Saigon punching Prodigy, while another video being endorsed by Mobb Deep shows Saigon being chased and running out of the club. The Moral of the Story is Saigon's street album, which consists of new original material and songs that were cut from The Greatest Story Never Told. This album was released to create hype for his debut album and to hold fans over until his major label debut was released. Despite the mixtape not having his best material, Saigon says that it's better than most rappers studio albums. The album was released on November 13, 2007. On the album, Saigon criticizes the many better rappers.
On November 17, 2007 Saigon and fellow New York rapper Tru-Life. Announced they'd be recording a collaborative album. Speaking on the album Saigon stated: Saigon and Tru-Life have reportedly recorded about six songs for the album.

The Greatest Story Never Told, arrest and the "I QUIT" blog

The Greatest Story Never Told is Saigon's highly anticipated debut album set to be released on Just Blaze's Fort Knocks Entertainment. Originally scheduled for a 2005 release but was constantly delayed. On June 1, 2007, Saigon posted a blog on his Myspace stating that he felt Atlantic Records didn't have the desire to release his album because he's an artist, and they only care about the money, not the music he's producing. He stated that the album will be released independently if Atlantic won't release it. Saigon later took down that blog because he thought it offended Just Blaze. On June 14, 2007, Just Blaze responded to Saigon's comments on his own blog. He stated that he wasn't offended by the blog but just didn't understand why Saigon would post it now when the only thing holding up the album release is a sample clearance for the single "C'mon Baby" which Craig Kallman—president of Atlantic—was personally handling.. Saigon then posted an apology and announced he signed a deal with Violator Management. Just Blaze later posted that all samples had been cleared.The Greatest Story Never Told is now set to be released early 2008.
On November 19, 2007 Saigon posted a blog on his myspace entitled "I QUIT" stating he was quiting the music industry because of how the media spins what he says in interviews and how they don't care about his real message. Saigon said in his blog:
Later in the day Saigon gave a statement to HipHopGame.com confirming what he said in his myspace blog. He told HHG that he was going to focus more on his nonprofit organizations In Arms Reach and Abandoned Nation, which help New York City kids whose parents are incarcerated.
On December 19 Saigon posted another blog, entitled "It Feels Good....,", stating that he'd decided not to retire. In his blog Saigon said:
On May 14 2008, Saigon, in an exclusive interview with Providence's 95.5 WBRU, announced that his contract with Atlantic Records had been dissolved.

Discography

Albums

2008: The Greatest Story Never Told
Mixtapes
Da Yard Father 1 - The Best of Saigon
The Abandoned Tracks Volume 1
The Abandoned Tracks Volume 2
Warning Shots
Abandoned Nation
Da Yard Father 2 - On the Go Back
Welcome to Saigon
The Return Of The Yardfather
Belly of The Beast (The Scram Jones Files)
The Moral of the Story

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005-2006	Entourage	Himself	4 episodes
2006	Rap Sheet: Hip-Hop and the drops	Himself
2006	Bring That Year Back 2006: Laugh Now, Cry Later	Himself	TV

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