Deniro Farrar

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Deniro Farrar
Birth nameQushawan Farrar [1]
Born (1987-06-18) June 18, 1987 (age 35) [1]
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. [1]
Genres Hip hop
Occupation(s) Rapper
Years active2010–present
Labels
Website denirofarrar.bandcamp.com

Qushawan Farrar [4] (born June 18, 1987), [5] better known by his stage name Deniro Farrar, is an American rapper from Charlotte, North Carolina. [6] He has collaborated with other artists such as Ryan Hemsworth, [7] Shady Blaze, [8] and Flosstradamus. [9] His voice was described by The Fader as "an eerily calm rasp that never leaves the emotional range of fuming mad". [10]

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Early life

Deniro Farrar was born in Charlotte, North Carolina on June 18, 1987. [1] He dropped out of school in the 9th grade. [11] He grew up listening to Tupac, Three 6 Mafia, Luther Vandross, Kris Kross, Lauryn Hill, and DMX. [12]

Career

In 2010, Deniro Farrar released Feel This on Black Flag Records. [13] In 2012, he released Destiny Altered. [14] Later that year, he released a collaborative album with Shady Blaze, titled Kill or Be Killed . [15] Impose included it on the "Best Music of October 2012" list. [16] Stereogum placed it at number 39 on the "Top 40 Rap Albums of 2012" list. [17] In that year, he also released Cliff of Death, an EP entirely produced by Blue Sky Black Death. [18] It featured guest appearances from Child Actor and Nacho Picasso. [19]

In 2013, he released two solo albums: The Patriarch [20] and The Patriarch II. [21] In that year, he announced a joint venture record deal with Vice Records and Warner Bros. Records. [22] He released the Rebirth EP in 2014. [23]

In 2015, he released Cliff of Death II, a collaborative EP with producer Young God. [24] In 2016, he released two EPs: Mind of a Gemini and Red Book, Vol. 1. [25] In 2017, he released two EPs: Guilty Until Proven Innocent and Mind of a Gemini II. [26] He released the Re-Up EP in 2019. [26]

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

EPs

Singles

Guest appearances

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