Stanley Benton, better known as
Stat Quo, is an
American rapper,
producer,
songwriter, and
entrepreneur. Benton worked his way to college and attended
University of Florida, where he majored in economics and international business in 2000. Benton was contemplating law school, until veteran Southern rapper
Scarface encouraged him to rap professionally. In February 2003, Stat Quo released his first installment of the
Underground Atlanta Mixtapes and caught the attention of
Aftermath Entertainment associate
Mel-Man. When Stat Quo was in L.A. performing at Encore, Mel-Man invited him to
Record One Studios where he met
Dr. Dre. That night at Record One, Stat Quo recorded the song
The Future with
Dr. Dre and released it on the second volume of his
Underground Atlanta Mixtapes.
Underground Atlanta Volume 2 made its way by a different route to
Eminem and led to Stat Quo's record deal with
Shady Records and
Aftermath Entertainment.