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Dope Sick
Dope Sick is the debut solo studio album by Canadian rapper Madchild. It was released on August 28, 2012 via Battle Axe/Suburban Noize Records. Production was handled by Aspect, C-Lance, Rob The Viking, Chin Injeti, Evidence, Matt Brevner and 2oolman. It features guest appearances from Bishop Lamont, D-Sisive, Dilated Peoples, Dutch Robinson, Matt Brevner, Phil da Agony, Prevail, Slaine, Sophia Danai and DJ Revolution. The album peaked at number three on the Canadian Albums Chart The Canadian Albums Chart is the official album sales chart in Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocea .... Track listing Charts References External links * {{Authority control Madchild albums 2012 debut albums Albums produced by Evidence (musician) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madchild
Shane Bunting (born October 21, 1975), better known by his stage name Madchild, is a Canadian rapper. He is part of the Vancouver-based hip hop group Swollen Members. In 2009, he released a solo EP titled ''The Madchild EP''. In 2012, he released his first album, titled ''Dope Sick'' followed by ''Lawn Mower Man'' in 2013 and ''Silver Tongue Devil'' in 2015. In 1993, he was named a member of the Rock Steady Crew. The Darkest Hour was released in 2017. Early life Bunting was born in Surrey, British Columbia, but was raised in North Vancouver. He attended Carson Graham and Sutherland secondary schools. He moved to San Francisco when he was 20 years old and returned to British Columbia in the mid-1990s. Career In August 2011, he returned to his roots by taking part in a rap battle for King of the Dot, an Ontario, Canada–based battle league. He went up against Dirtbag Dan and won on a 3–2 decision. He was scheduled to return to King of the Dot in August 2012 to battle with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
D-Sisive
Derek Christoff, better known by his stage name D-Sisive, is a Canadian rapper, best known for his Juno-nominated EP ''The Book'', his hit single "Nobody with a Notepad" (for which D-Sisive and collaborator Muneshine won the 2009 annual SOCAN Songwriting Prize) and his 2009 Polaris Music Prize-nominated album ''Let the Children Die'' (which was launched by the success of "Nobody with a Notepad")."CBC Radio3 Announces Polaris Prize Longlist" June 15, 2009. Beginnings and withdrawal from spotlight D-Sisive first emerged in the late 1990s with a number of independent singles which were popular in the hip hop scene, but took ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madchild Albums
Shane Bunting (born October 21, 1975), better known by his stage name Madchild, is a Canadian rapper. He is part of the Vancouver-based hip hop group Swollen Members. In 2009, he released a solo EP titled ''The Madchild EP''. In 2012, he released his first album, titled ''Dope Sick'' followed by ''Lawn Mower Man'' in 2013 and ''Silver Tongue Devil'' in 2015. In 1993, he was named a member of the Rock Steady Crew. The Darkest Hour was released in 2017. Early life Bunting was born in Surrey, British Columbia, but was raised in North Vancouver. He attended Carson Graham and Sutherland secondary schools. He moved to San Francisco when he was 20 years old and returned to British Columbia in the mid-1990s. Career In August 2011, he returned to his roots by taking part in a rap battle for King of the Dot, an Ontario, Canada–based battle league. He went up against Dirtbag Dan and won on a 3–2 decision. He was scheduled to return to King of the Dot in August 2012 to battle with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rakaa
Rakaa Taylor, better known by his stage names Rakaa, Rakaa Iriscience, and Iriscience, is a rapper from Los Angeles, California. He is a member of Dilated Peoples alongside Evidence and DJ Babu. Career Rakaa released the solo debut album, ''Crown of Thorns'', on Decon in 2010. It featured vocal contributions from Aloe Blacc, KRS-One, Chali 2na, Evidence, and Fashawn. It was produced by Exile, DJ Babu, Oh No, El-P, and The Alchemist. Discography Albums * ''Crown of Thorns'' (2010) EPs * ''The Delilah EP'' (2010) Singles * "Pay Attention" (2001) * "End to Means" (2003) * "New Maps" (2012) Guest appearances * Funkdoobiest - "Stretchin'" from ''The Troubleshooters'' (1998) * Omid - "Who's Keeping Time?" from ''Beneath the Surface'' (1998) * The Mind Clouders - "Paranoia Shiek" from ''Fake It Until You Make It'' (1999) * DJ Vadim - "Friction" from ''U.S.S.R. Life from the Other Side'' (1999) * Swollen Members - "Counter Parts" from ''Balance'' (1999) * DJ Revolution - "The Revol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob The Viking
Swollen Members is a Canadian hip hop group from Vancouver, British Columbia, consisting mainly of Madchild and Prevail. Frequent collaborators include vocalist Moka Only (who was actually a member of the group for a short period of time in the mid-1990s when the group was formed, and then again from 2002 to 2005) along with the other former members Easy Roc & Zodak who were only in the group for a few years and producer Rob the Viking, an official group member since 2002. Swollen Members has released nine studio albums, one greatest hits album and 2 compilations, as well as numerous other singles. From 1996 to 2016, Swollen Members were the second best-selling Canadian hip hop artist in Canada (behind Drake) and were the best-selling Canadian hip hop group in Canada. History Foundation and single releases Swollen Members was founded in 1990 by Vancouverites Madchild (Shane Bunting), Prevail (Kiley Hendriks), and Moka Only (Daniel Denton). Having begun a solo career while livin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Albums Chart
The Canadian Albums Chart is the official album sales chart in Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot .... It is compiled every Monday by U.S.-based music sales tracking company Nielsen SoundScan, and published every Tuesday by '' Billboard''. See also * ''RPM'' (magazine) * ''The Record'' (magazine) References External linksCanadian Albums Chart Canadia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slaine (rapper)
George Carroll, better known as Slaine, is an American rapper and actor. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, where he spent his childhood and teenage years. Carroll moved to New York City in the mid-1990s, where he adopted the moniker of Slaine and started to rap and record hip-hop. In the early 2000s, Carroll became a growing figure in the Boston hip-hop scene, releasing several mixtapes, and the LP ''Stereotypez'' (2007) with his group Special Teamz. Later, ''A Brand You Can Trust'' (2009) was released, by the rap supergroup La Coka Nostra, where Carroll is joined by Ill Bill, and House of Pain. Carroll’s first solo album '' A World With No Skies 2.0.'' (2011) peaked at 33 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums it, 22 on the Top Rap Albums, 29 on US Independent Albums, and 4 on Top Heatseekers. Carroll’s subsequent albums with La Coka Nostra were '' Masters of the Dark Arts'' (2012) and '' To Thine Own Self Be True'' (2016). On his own he followed up with ''The Boston Project'' (2013), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prevail (musician)
Kiley Hendriks (born November 4, 1975), better known by his stage name Prevail, is a 4-time Juno Award winning Canadian hip hop artist raised in Victoria, British Columbia and based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Prevail started rapping in 1990 with the guidance of his mentor Moka Only, and was a founding member of platinum-selling Swollen Members which consisted primarily of himself and Mad Child on vocals. They have been called "two of the most innovative people in hip-hop",Shapiro, P: ''The Rough Guide To Hip-Hop'', page 53. Rough Guides, 2005 and released an extensive catalog with hundreds of thousands of albums sold. Aside from Swollen Members, Prevail released a side project entitled ''Code Name: Scorpion'' with Abstract Rude and Moka Only in 2001, his first solo EP ''Baseball Bat and Nails'' in 2009, and a second solo EP with producer Ol' City Rocker titled ''Spasefase'' in 2012. Prevail then started 'Alpha Omega' - a new group teaming up with his nephew Cory Joseph (a. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Da Agony
Strong Arm Steady, often referred to as SAS, is a hip hop group in California's underground hip hop scene. As of December 2009, the act consists of members Phil Da Agony, Krondon, of Los Angeles, and Mitchy Slick of San Diego, California. Originally an amorphous collective of at least eight, formed as an alternative to the gang-focused productions of West Coast rap's then-dominant Death Row Records, SAS pared down to four members for recording in the studio and performing live, with Xzibit as the frontman. Since he left the group in 2006, the three remaining members have been a stable trio. Over the years they have recorded many mixtapes and have distributed them all over the world. "Speaking directly to their fans," they were West Coast pioneers in the use of mixtapes as a group's principal method of distribution and marketing, a model necessitated by their neither being DJs nor closely affiliated with a DJ, and a method already proven on the East Coast by 50 Cent and others i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutch Robinson
Dutch "Teddy" Robinson is a singer songwriter, and music producer. From South Bronx, New York, he was one of the original lead singers with the Ohio Players. After leaving the Players, Dutch went on to produce such hits as "I Ain't Got Nothin" (later to be sampled by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony in 2002 for "Money Money"), and "Can't Get Along Without You". He was also a member of the short-lived Elbow Bones and the Racketeers and was the founder and leading singer/songwriter of "Life". Native of New York, USA, he moved to Nova Scotia, Canada in the late 1980s, then to Montreal in the early 2000s. While in Montreal, he performed with Cirque du Soleil's "Drum". In 2010, he performed in the opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, British Columbia Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dilated Peoples
Dilated Peoples is an American hip hop group from Los Angeles, California. They have had little mainstream success in the US, with the exception of the song " This Way", a 2004 collaboration with Kanye West. Better known in the UK, they reached the Top 40 of the UK Singles Chart with two tracks, "This Way" and "Worst Comes to Worst." Members include DJ Babu (producer/DJ), Evidence (MC/producer) and Rakaa (MC). Their songs were featured in the 2003 video games '' Need for Speed: Underground'' and ''NBA Street Vol. 2''. History Dilated Peoples began when DJ Babu (from the DJ crew Beat Junkies), Evidence, and Rakaa joined together in 1992 and released "Third Degree" (1997) on ABB Records, developing their material in the underground hip hop community. They had previously recorded an album titled ''Imagery, Battle Hymns & Political Poetry'' (1995) that was never released, although many fans still have it on bootlegged tapes. The group eventually signed with Capitol Records and releas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop Lamont
Philip Brandon Martin (born October 31, 1978), better known as Bishop Lamont, is an American rapper from Carson, California. He was signed to Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment record label and released one project under the label, eventually leaving in 2010. Biography Born in Inglewood, California,Interview with Bishop Lamont January 2006 . AftermathMusic (January 13, 2006). Accessed August 10, 2007. Martin started rapping at age 13. Dr. Dre met Martin while filming The Game's music video for "".Paine (February 7, 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |