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Hoppa And Friends
''Hoppa and Friends'' is the debut studio album by DJ Hoppa, released on March 31, 2015, by Funk Volume and Broken Complex Records. Production is done completely by Hoppa along with a few additional producers such as SwizZz. The album contains multiple guest appearances from various underground rappers, such as the entire Funk Volume roster (Hopsin, SwizZz, Dizzy Wright and Jarren Benton), Demrick, R.A. the Rugged Man, Chris Webby Christian Walcott Webster (born October 13, 1988), better known by his stage name Chris Webby, is an American rapper from Norwalk, Connecticut. Chris Webby has released many mixtapes such as the DJ Drama-hosted ''Bars On Me'' (2012) and his ... and more. Track listing 2015 debut albums Hip hop albums by American artists {{2010s-hiphop-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DJ Hoppa
Lee Gresh, known professionally as DJ Hoppa (born, April 28, 1983) is an American DJ and producer from Panorama City, Los Angeles. He was signed to rapper Hopsin's now defunct record label Funk Volume, and CEO of the San Fernando Valley independent label Broken Complex located in North Hollywood, California. He has made beats for Dizzy Wright's '' The Golden Age'' mixtape, ''The First Agreement EP'' and ''SmokeOut Conversations'', Jarren Benton's ''My Grandma's Basement'', and also worked with SwizZz & Gavlyn. Early life Hoppa was born on April 28, 1983 to a trumpeter and a cellist. In 1992, his father died. In a September 2004 interview, he revealed that he had taken up beat making and production in high school. His first gig was at a house party. Musical career DJ Hoppa released his first album, ''To April From June'', in August 2004; the duplication costs of which were funded by Hoppa's friends after they were impressed by the quality of the album. Not much was heard of him ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Funk Volume
Funk Volume was an American independent record label founded by American rapper Hopsin. The label was home to artists Dizzy Wright, Jarren Benton, SwizZz, and producers DJ Hoppa and Kato. The label is defunct due to a feud between co-founders Hopsin and Damien "Dame" Ritter in regards to financial alterations. Following the feud Hopsin decided to leave the label, resulting in all affiliated artists leaving Funk Volume. The label was shut down soon after. History Formation and success (2009-2015) Following an ill-fated record deal with Ruthless Records rapper Hopsin founded the independent record label Funk Volume, while Dame Ritter acted as business manager over all the artists and the label. To start the label Hopsin went on LegalZoom, set up the business, and got the papers in the mail. The first rapper to be signed to Funk Volume would be Damien Ritter's younger brother and high school friend of Hopsin, SwizZz. The first project released by Funk Volume would be a collabora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SwizZz
Justin Ritter (born September 28, 1987), known professionally as SwizZz, is an American rapper and songwriter. He is best known for significantly collaborating with childhood friend Hopsin, and being signed to their record label Funk Volume, which was founded by Hopsin himself. He has released various singles and released two mixtapes including '' Haywire'' with Hopsin, and ''Good Morning SwizZzle''. Early life SwizZz initially met Hopsin in high school, where they were classmates and became close friends. After high school SwizZz got accepted into the University of California at Irvine, but after two years he decided to put his education on hold, while he would pursue a career in music. He was having a hard time figuring out what he wanted to major in, and he could not find anything he was passionate about in school. Musical career 2009–2012: Forming Funk Volume and ''Good Morning SwizZzle'' In 2009, Hopsin founded his own independent record label, Funk Volume, with Dami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hopsin
Marcus Jamal Hopson (born July 18, 1985), known professionally as Hopsin, is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer from Los Angeles. In 2007, he was signed to Ruthless Records, and had founded his own record label, Funk Volume, in 2009. He would then go on to found another record label, Undercover Prodigy, in 2016. Hopsin has released five studio albums, ''Gazing at the Moonlight'' through Ruthless Records, ''Raw'', ''Knock Madness'' and '' Pound Syndrome'' along with the collaborative project Haywire with SwizZz through Funk Volume and '' No Shame''. He is well known for his use of white colored eye contacts in music videos, performances, and interviews. Early life Marcus Hopson was born on July 18, 1985, in Los Angeles, and was raised in the largely Hispanic Panorama City neighborhood of Los Angeles. He attended James Monroe High School, where he was placed into special education classes. Hopsin has been an avid skateboarder since the age of twelve, and many ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dizzy Wright
La'Reonte Wright (born November 26, 1990), known professionally as Dizzy Wright, is an American rapper and record producer. In December 2011, Wright signed to rapper Hopsin's independent record label, Funk Volume. After signing, he released his debut studio album ''SmokeOut Conversations'' in April 2012. He followed that with ''The First Agreement'' in December of that year, and then a mixtape '' The Golden Age'' in August 2013. Following touring with Hopsin in early 2014, Dizzy Wright released '' State of Mind'', an EP that would peak at number 54 on the ''Billboard'' 200. On May 22, 2015, he released his second studio album '' The Growing Process'' which peaked at number 47 on the ''Billboard'' 200. Early life Wright looked up to Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, of which his uncles Layzie Bone and Flesh-N-Bone are members. At the age of four he moved with his mom and siblings to Las Vegas, Nevada. He began rapping at just 8 years old with the group DaFuture which included his brother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jarren Benton
Jarren Giovanni Benton (born October 26, 1981), is an American rapper from Decatur, Georgia. In early 2012, he signed to rapper Hopsin's independent record label Funk Volume and released a mixtape titled, ''Freebasing with Kevin Bacon'' in June 2012. A year later, on June 11, 2013, he released his debut studio album, '' My Grandma's Basement'', which received positive critical reviews and debuted at number 152 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart. After Funk Volume split up, Benton found himself between labels until 2018 when he was signed to Roc Nation, founded by Jay-Z in 2008. Early life From his early youth, Benton aspired to be a rapper. He told '' XXL'', "I started trying to rap pretty young and the shit was kind of whack and then I got a little older and I started going around Atlanta performing at certain showcases. I got a little name for myself, but it was kind of hard in Atlanta, just due to the type of music that comes from there, which is you know, typical down south s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demrick
Demerick Ferm, better known by his stage name Demrick, formerly known as Young De, is a rapper from Spokane, Washington, now living in Los Angeles. He has collaborated with Xzibit, Kurupt, Snoop Dogg, Too $hort, B-Real and Cypress Hill. He is a protege of B-Real of Cypress Hill and Xzibit with whom he formed Serial Killers (musical group), Serial Killers. Life and career 2005-2010: ''Audio Hustlaz, Vol. 1'', and ''Smoke N Mirrors'' His career started in 2005 when he met Kurupt in Philadelphia, who urged him and his group Tangled Thoughts to move to California. They did, and released an album with Kurupt, ''Philly 2 Cali'', in 2007. In 2008, Demrick released his solo debut mixtape, ''Audio Hustlaz, Vol. 1'', which was presented by DJ Skee. B-Real contributed to the mixtape as a producer and featured on several tracks. Later that year, Demrick released the ''Homeland Security'' mixtape, a collaboration with Shady/Interscope’s artist Cashis. ''Homeland Security'' was hosted by D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Webby
Christian Walcott Webster (born October 13, 1988), better known by his stage name Chris Webby, is an American rapper from Norwalk, Connecticut. Chris Webby has released many mixtapes such as the DJ Drama-hosted ''Bars On Me'' (2012) and his EP ''There Goes the Neighborhood'' (2011), which peaked at number 101 on the ''Billboard'' 200. He has worked with various artists such as Freeway, Mac Miller, Joell Ortiz, Big K.R.I.T., Method Man, Apathy, Prodigy, Bun B, Tech N9ne, Jarren Benton, and Kid Ink. In 2013 he and his label, Homegrown Music, signed a deal with E1 Music. He then released '' Homegrown'', another EP, in November 2012. Webster released his debut studio album '' Chemically Imbalanced'' on October 27, 2014. Early life Webby's mother was a middle school teacher at Nathan Hale Middle School, his father was a guitarist and he was their only child. He started listening to rap at a young age admiring Eminem, he then started writing his own raps in 2000 at age 11. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emilio Rojas
Emilio Rojas is an American rapper. Biography Early life and career beginnings Emilio Rojas was born to a Venezuelan father and an American mother in the suburbs of Rochester. At age 10, Emilio's father left his family and returned to Venezuela, leaving Emilio and his family to fend for themselves. Despite this, Rojas has credited his father for sparking his interest in music. Rojas graduated from The Harley School in 2002. After making a name for himself as Raks One on Myspace, Rojas began taking his music much more seriously and decided to drop out of school to pursue a career in Hip Hop. In 2004 he made his first break through and began touring overseas with group Phocus, but by 2005 it was apparent to Emilio that not enough progress was being made in his career. 2005-2008 In 2005 Emilio took a car service to New York City to focus solely on his music. Without hesitation he did and ended up in an illegally subdivided Brooklyn apartment. It was in New York where Rojas bega ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lunar C
Jake Brook (born 21 June 1990), better known by his stage name Lunar C, is an English rapper. Between his rap battles in Don't Flop, Lunar C has accumulated over eight million hits and was awarded trophies for 'Best Newcomer' and 'Performance of the Year' within the league in 2011. His widespread popularity has led to multiple appearances on the media channel SB.TV, and an appearance on British singer-songwriter Labrinth's EP, '' Atomic''. His latest mixtape, ''Breakdown Rebuild'', also features collaborations with UK artists Dirty Dike and Tommy Dockerz. He is in a crew called 'Fly Tippers' whose logo also features on designs for Boisht Clothing. Other members of the group are PTRM, Minas, Wyde Boi and Chief Wigs. Career 2010: ''The Lunar CD'' ''The Lunar CD'' was the first EP released by Lunar C, produced by Sinoptic Music in 2010. On 31 July 2012, it saw release to the UK iTunes store. The EP has one single, titled "StillSkint". 2012–present: ''SewerSideSex'' and collabo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pro Era
Pro Era (short for The Progressive Era) is an American hip hop collective group from Brooklyn, New York. The group is a collective of rappers and record producers that includes East Coast rappers Joey Badass, CJ Fly, Kirk Knight, Nyck Caution, Dyemond Lewis, Aaron Rose, Dessy Hinds, Dirty Sanchez, Rokamouth, J.A.B. and Jakk the Rhymer, along with producers Chuck Strangers and Powers Pleasant. The collective was formed in 2011 by Capital STEEZ and Powers Pleasant, with Joey Badass and CJ Fly among its founding members. History Music career 2008–2011: The 3rd Kind and formation of Pro Era Capital STEEZ, then known as Jay STEEZ, had started recording music around 2008. During those times STEEZ was also a part of a rap duo called The 3rd Kind along with childhood friend, Jakk the Rhymer. The 3rd Kind released their only mixtape, ''The Yellow Tape'', in 2009. In the spring of 2011, while still a student at Edward R. Murrow High School in Brooklyn, New York, Capital STEEZ ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Futuristic (rapper)
Zachary Lewis Beck (born June 2, 1991), known professionally as Futuristic, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He was born in Bloomington, Illinois and currently resides in Tempe, Arizona. Futuristic gained recognition after the release of his album, '' The Rise'', along with his single "The Greatest" in 2015. Early life Zachary Lewis Beck was born in Bloomington, Illinois on June 2, 1991. Being one of eight kids, Beck started rapping when he was in the first grade with his brothers in a talent show. When he was in fifth grade, his parents separated and he moved with his mom to Danville, Illinois. Later, he moved to Tempe, Arizona and went to McClintock High School. Beck struggled through depression when his grandmother died, and he used music in order to develop himself. Career 2010–2014: Career beginnings In September 2010, Futuristic released his first music video which was a remix to J. Cole's song, " Who Dat". In February 2012, Futuristic released his debut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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