Pink Siifu

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Pink Siifu
Birth nameLivingston Lemorie Matthews
Also known as
  • iiye
  • Liv Martez
Born1992 (age 31–32)
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. [1]
Genres
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
Years active2013–present [2]
Labels Dynamite Hill
Website pinksiifu.com

Livingston Lemorie Matthews, [3] known professionally as Pink Siifu, and occasionally iiye, [4] is an American rapper, singer and songwriter from Cincinnati, Ohio, and Birmingham, Alabama.

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Life and career

Matthews acquired an appreciation for music from his family, while dividing his time between Birmingham and Cincinnati in his youth. His father, a saxophone player, introduced him to classic jazz, while his mother and older brother introduced him to R&B and hip-hop. Matthews played the trumpet and drums in marching bands throughout his youth. After high school, he became a theater major at Wright State University in Fairborn, Ohio, a suburb of Dayton. [5] However, he chose to leave the university to focus on a rap career. He started performing in Cincinnati under the name 'Liv Martez' before moving to Los Angeles in 2013 after recording in studios there, including working on a project with Syd tha Kyd. [2] [6]

He began releasing music under the name Pink Siifu in 2014, [7] [8] while also producing under the name iiye. [8] Matthews released several projects between 2014 and 2018. [8]

In 2018, Matthews released Ensley under the Pink Siifu moniker to critical acclaim. [7] [9] He named the LP after Ensley, Alabama, a suburb of Birmingham where his grandmother lived. Ensley received a placement on Pitchfork's best rap albums of 2018 list. [10] His next release was the album NEGRO. Initially titled To Be Angry, the album has been described as a "shrill and abrasive" [7] blend of jazz, punk rock, and rap. [11] [12] Siifu's most recent solo album, Gumbo'! , featured his studio album debut alongside artists Georgia Anne Muldrow and Nick Hakim. It also featured production by Monte Booker, The Alchemist, and others. [13] In 2021, Matthews directed a short film titled 'NATION TYME!', an experimental film centered on an excerpt from famed writer Amiri Baraka's essay 'It's Nation Time'. [14]

Style and influences

Pink Siifu has been described as having a slow and lackadaisical delivery to his vocals, a quality he attributes to the influence of Mos Def, Lil Wayne, and Outkast. Siifu's music has generally been described as alternative hip-hop and neo-soul, but he has experimented with other genres, including punk on his 2020 release, NEGRO. Outside of hip-hop, Matthews has listed George Clinton, Bad Brains, Alice Coltrane, Sun Ra, Pixies, Radiohead, and Death Grips among his influencers. [15]

Discography

Albums

Collaborative albums

Extended plays

Singles

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  6. ↑ "A Guide to the Prolific Rap, Punk, and Soul of Pink Siifu". bandcamp.com. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
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  11. ↑ Joseph, Branden (June 10, 2021). "Fire and Smoke: Pink Siifu Interviewed" . Retrieved 23 March 2022.
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  16. ↑ "Ensley - Album by Pink Siifu" . Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  17. ↑ "NEGRO - Album by Pink Siifu" . Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  18. ↑ "Gumbo! - Album by Pink Siifu" . Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  19. ↑ "Twothousandnine - Album by Pink Siifu & Swarvy" . Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  20. ↑ "BRWN - Album by B. Cool-Aid" . Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  21. ↑ "Black Sand - Album by Pink Siifu & AKAI SOLO" . Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  22. ↑ "Bag Talk - Album by Pink Siifu & Yungmorpheus" . Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  23. ↑ "FlySiifu's - Album by Pink Siifu & Fly Anakin" . Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  24. ↑ "$mokebreak - Album by Pink Siifu & Fly Anakin" . Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  25. ↑ "Real Bad Flights - Album by Pink Siifu & Real Bad Man" . Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  26. ↑ "Cocoa - Single by Pink Siifu & Swarvy" . Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  27. ↑ "Cocoa - Single by B. Cool-Aid" . Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  28. ↑ "Cement - Single by Shungu & Pink Siifu" . Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  29. ↑ "Dollar Dr. Dream - Single by Fly Anakin & Pink Siifu" . Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  30. ↑ "Richard Pryor - Single by Fly Anakin & Pink Siifu" . Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  31. ↑ "Mind Right - Single by Fly Anakin & Pink Siifu" . Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  32. ↑ "Blame - Single by Fly Anakin & Pink Siifu" . Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  33. ↑ "lng hair dnt care - Single by Pink Siifu" . Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  34. ↑ "Bussin' (Cold) - Single by Pink Siifu" . Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  35. ↑ "48 - Single by Maxo" . Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  36. ↑ "Pour The Wine - Single by Pink Siifu & Real Bad Man" . Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  37. ↑ "Pour The Wine - Single by Pink Siifu & Real Bad Man" . Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  38. ↑ "L's (Eyedress Remix) - Single by Fly Anakin & Pink Siifu" . Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  39. ↑ "Bonded - Single by B.Cool-Aid" . Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  40. ↑ "Cnt Go Back (Tell Me) - Single by B.Cool-Aid" . Retrieved 23 January 2023.
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