Edan (musician)

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Edan
Birth nameEdan Portnoy
Born1978 (age 46–47)
Washington, D.C., U.S. [1]
Origin Rockville, Maryland, U.S.
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Years active1999–present
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Website www.humblemagnificent.com

Edan Portnoy (born 1978), [4] better known mononymously as Edan, is an American hip hop artist from Rockville, Maryland. [5]

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Early life

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]

Career

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]

Discography

Studio albums

Mixtapes

EPs

Singles

Productions

Guest appearances

References

  1. ↑ Serwer, Jesse (April 19, 2005). "Edan: Psychic Out". XLR8R . Archived from the original on October 27, 2013. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
  2. ↑ Simpson, Paul. "Humble Pi - Homeboy Sandman, Edan". AllMusic . Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  3. ↑ Caballero, Martín (April 10, 2014). "Boston hip-hop hero Edan prepares for his next stage". Boston Globe . Archived from the original on April 21, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Downing, Andy (May 5, 2006). "Edan says when it comes to rap, it's what's on the inside that counts". Chicago Tribune . Archived from the original on April 5, 2017. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 Soroken, Lauren (December 10, 2009). "Edan: "The Universe's Answer to Mainstream Rap" - Heeb". Heeb . Archived from the original on May 30, 2016. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
  6. ↑ Purdom, Clayton (July 14, 2005). "Edan". Cokemachineglow . Archived from the original on April 3, 2019. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  7. ↑ Rabin, Nathan (June 3, 2002). "Edan: Primitive Plus". The A.V. Club . Archived from the original on April 3, 2019. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  8. ↑ Jones, Lucy (March 27, 2015). "Edan's Cult 'Beauty And The Beat' Is 10: The Story Of A Magical Mystery Tour". NME . Archived from the original on September 14, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  9. ↑ Glazer, Joshua. "Beauty and the Beat - Edan". AllMusic . Archived from the original on March 22, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on March 9, 2018. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on March 9, 2018. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  12. ↑ Patrin, Nate (December 1, 2009). "Edan: Echo Party". Pitchfork . Archived from the original on July 24, 2012. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
  13. ↑ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: The week of December 5, 2009". Billboard . January 2, 2013. Archived from the original on November 1, 2018. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  14. ↑ Josephs, Brian (September 11, 2018). "The Internet May Not Be Good But Homeboy Sandman & Edan's Album Is". Stereogum . Archived from the original on October 24, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
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