Paradime

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Paradime, born Frederick Beauregard on November 9, 1974, is an American rapper and producer from Livonia, Michigan. He’s also been known as Chubby Jon BDime, Dime, Paradizzle, and Stank Breff. He started making music in Detroit in 1991 and later appeared on S.U.N.’s work in the late 1990s.

Discovered by Kid Rock in 1996, Paradime joined Top Dog Records and started his own label, Beats At Will. His debut album Paragraphs arrived in 1999 and was named the best-selling Detroit hip-hop album of 1999–2000 by Real Detroit Magazine. His 2001 album Vices is considered a Detroit hip-hop classic and earned him several Detroit Hip-Hop Award nominations. His third album, 11 Steps Down, came out in 2004 and is highly regarded. In 2023, Paradime signed with Mello Music Group.

He attended Northwood University and Detroit Catholic Central. As part of Kid Rock’s Twisted Brown Trucker family, Paradime has worked as a rapper, producer, hypeman, and DJ, handling vocals, keyboards, and turntables. He has been active since 1991 and has released music on Top Dog, Beats At Will, and Mello Music Group.