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Birth name | Edan Portnoy |
Born | 1978 (age 45–46) Washington, D.C., U.S. [1] |
Origin | Rockville, Maryland, U.S. |
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Years active | 1999–present |
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Website | www |
Edan Portnoy (born 1978), [4] better known mononymously as Edan, is an American hip hop artist from Rockville, Maryland. [5]
Born to middle-class parents who immigrated from Israel, Portnoy grew up in Rockville, Maryland. [4] [5] He is Jewish. [5] In high school, he bought his first turntables and started mixing beats. [4] Inspired by his classmate's rhymes, he started writing his own songs. [4] After graduation, he entered Berklee College of Music, where he spent two and a half years. [4] He dropped out of the college to focus on music full time. [4]
Edan released his first solo studio album, Primitive Plus , on Lewis Recordings in 2002. [6] It was described by The A.V. Club as "one of the year's most promising debuts". [7] In 2005, he released his second solo studio album, Beauty and the Beat . [8] It features guest appearances from Insight, Percee P, Mr. Lif, and Dagha. [9] It peaked at number 40 on the UK Independent Albums Chart, [10] as well as number 37 on the UK R&B Albums Chart. [11] In 2009, he released a mixtape, Echo Party . [12] It peaked at number 98 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. [13] In 2018, he released a collaborative studio album with rapper Homeboy Sandman, titled Humble Pi , on Stones Throw Records. [14]
Lucas MacFadden, better known as Cut Chemist, is an American DJ and record producer. He is a former member of Jurassic 5 and Ozomatli. He has collaborated with DJ Shadow on a number of projects.
Jeffrey Michael Haynes, better known by his stage name Mr. Lif, is an American rapper from Boston, Massachusetts. While being praised because of his political lyrics, he has released two studio albums on Definitive Jux and one on Bloodbot Tactical Enterprises. Mr. Lif is also a member of the hip hop group The Perceptionists with long-time friends and collaborators Akrobatik and DJ Fakts One.
Emergency Rations is the second EP by American rapper Mr. Lif, released on June 25, 2002, by Definitive Jux. It was recorded at Bandulero Sound in Berlin, Boston Butta Beats in Boston, and The Pool Room in New York City.
I Phantom is the debut studio album by American rapper Mr. Lif. It was produced mostly by alternative hip hop artist El-P, among others, at Boston Butta Beats in Boston and the New York City-based Steel Acres, The Danger Room, and Def Jux Studios. Mr. Lif composed I Phantom as a concept album about the working life of an African American who is pressured into pursuing the dubious rewards of the American dream.
Michael Woodrow Jackson, known professionally as Oh No, is an American rapper and record producer who has released several albums on Stones Throw Records. He is half of the hip hop duo Gangrene along with The Alchemist. He is also half of the hip-hop duo The Professionals with his brother Madlib.
Vincent E. Williams better known by his stage name DJ Spinna, is an American hip hop and deep house producer from Brooklyn. According to AllMusic, he has "remained strictly an underground artist despite his astonishing talent."
Beauty and the Beat is the second studio album by American hip hop musician Edan. It was released via Lewis Recordings on March 29, 2005. It features guest appearances from Insight, Percee P, Mr. Lif, and Dagha. It peaked at number 40 on the UK Independent Albums Chart, as well as number 37 on the UK R&B Albums Chart.
The Audience's Listening is the debut studio album by Cut Chemist, released on Warner Bros. Records on July 11, 2006. It features guest appearances from Hymnal, Edan, Mr. Lif, and Thes One.
Johnson Barnes III, better known by his stage name Blu, is an American rapper and record producer from Los Angeles, California. He performs as one half of the duo Blu & Exile, which was formed in 2007 and whom released their debut studio album, Below the Heavens in July of that year. He is also the forefront member of the California-based collective, Dirty Science. He is recognized for his collaborative albums with record producers Mainframe, Ta'Raach, Bombay, Damu the Fudgemunk, Madlib, Nottz, and Union Analogtronics.
Balance is the debut studio album by American rapper Akrobatik. It was released on May 20, 2003 by Coup D'État. It ranked at number 4 on CMJ's "Hip-Hop 2003" chart.
Angel Del Villar II, better known by his stage name Homeboy Sandman, is an American rapper from Elmhurst, Queens, New York, United States.
Jonathan Wayne, better known by his stage name Jonwayne, is an American rapper and record producer.
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Mello Music Group (MMG) is an American independent record label based in Tucson, Arizona. Founded in 2007, Mello Music has released hip hop compilations and albums by producers and rappers such as Oddisee, Apollo Brown, Mr. Lif, Ghostface Killah, Open Mike Eagle, L'Orange, Quelle Chris, Jean Grae, Kool Keith, Nottz, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Pete Rock, and Rapper Big Pooh. In 2012, MTV Hive described MMG as having a "dedication to intelligent, street-wise boom bap", although the label has released a number of purely instrumental albums as well. In 2016, Forbes magazine called Mello Music Group the most successful indie rap label of the decade.
Dmitry Kutsenko, known by his stage name Your Old Droog, is a Ukrainian-born American rapper and producer from Brooklyn, New York. He first gained public attention in June 2014 when online rumors were circulated that his self-published debut EP was actually recorded by veteran New York rapper Nas under an alter ego, before revealing himself in August of that year as a 25-year-old Ukrainian American. His self-titled debut album was released digitally on November 25, 2014. The name "Droog" comes from the Ukrainian word 'друг' meaning "friend".
PACKS is the second studio album by American rapper Your Old Droog. It was released on March 10, 2017 through Droog Recordings under exclusive license to Fat Beats Records. The fourteen-track record featured guest appearances by the likes of Detroit-based rapper Danny Brown, actor and comedian Anthony Jeselnik, Wiki from Ratking, Chris Crack, Heems, and Edan.
This is the discography for American hip hop musician Murs.
Veins is the seventh studio album by American rapper Homeboy Sandman. It was released by Stones Throw Records on March 31, 2017. Homeboy Sandman described the inspiration for the album as simply "a burning desire to just fuckin rhyme."
Humble Pi is a collaborative studio album by American rappers Homeboy Sandman and Edan. It was released on Stones Throw Records on October 26, 2018.
Dusty is the ninth studio album by American rapper Homeboy Sandman. It was released on October 18, 2019, through Mello Music Group with distribution via The Orchard. The recording sessions took place at Sung Moon Recordings in Buffalo, New York. The album was produced by Mono En Stereo. It features guest appearances from Quelle Chris and Your Old Droog.