Spose
rapper, hip-hop artist, and songwriter
Ryan Michael Peters (born July 1, 1985), better known by the stage name Spose, is an American rapper and record producer from Maine.
Personal life
Peters was born in Portland, Maine. He grew up in Wells, Maine. He attended University of New Hampshire as an English major and later transferred to Suffolk University. Universal Republic Records offered him a record deal when he was two classes from graduating so he did not finish. He has four children, including a set of twins.
Career
Although he began rapping in eighth grade, he did not pursue it as a career until after he graduated from Wells High School in 2004. As a teenager, he started a comedy hip-hop group with neighborhood friends, the Frothy Four.
Adopting the stage name Spose, he self-released his first album, Preposterously Dank in 2007. It was one of the best-selling albums at a local Bull Moose record store, which motivated him to continue making music.
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The entry’s evidential value lies in the named roles, institutions and publications that can be tested against primary documentation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 19, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7580020. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1985, 2004 and 2007.
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