Donell McGary (born 1977), known professionally as Dibiase, is an American
alternative hip hop
Alternative hip hop (also known as alternative rap) is a subgenre of hip hop music that encompasses a wide range of styles that are not typically identified as mainstream. AllMusic defines it as comprising " hip hop groups that refuse to confor ...
producer from
Watts, Los Angeles
Watts is a neighborhood in southern Los Angeles, California. It is located within the South Los Angeles region, bordering the cities of Lynwood, Huntington Park and South Gate to the east and southeast, respectively, and the unincorporated comm ...
,
California
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. He is also a member of
Project Blowed
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hip-hop shop.
Career
Dibiase released his debut album, ''
Machines Hate Me'', on
Alpha Pup Records
Alpha Pup Records is an American independent record label and digital distributor based in Los Angeles, California. It was founded by Daddy Kev and Danyell Jariel in 2004. ''LA Weekly'' placed it at number 2 on the "Top 10 Most Exciting L.A. Indie ...
in 2010.
Pitchfork Media
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Schreiber started Pitchfork while working ...
gave it 5.8 out of 10, while
Resident Advisor
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gave it 4 out of 5. Before doing music, he made a living as a graphic artist. Unlike most hip-hop producers who use the
Akai MPC
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and
SP-1200, he primarily utilizes the
SP-303 and
SP-404
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installments, for they provide a gritty
lo-fi
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sound.
Discography
Albums
* ''
Machines Hate Me'' (2010)
* ''Sound Palace'' (2011)
* ''Looney Goons'' (2012)
* ''Schematiks'' (2013)
* ''Baker's Dozen: DIBIA$E'' (2016)
* ''Bonus Levels'' (2019)
EPs
* ''Up the Joystick'' (2007)
* ''Los Angeles 1/10'' (2010)
with P.U.D.G.E.
* ''Comfort Zone'' (2011)
* ''Swingology 101'' (2011)
* ''2Dirt4TV'' (2012)
with Quelle Chris
Gavin Christopher Tennille (born October 19, 1984), known as Quelle Chris, is an American record producer, rapper and songwriter from Detroit, Michigan. He has released over 15 albums as a solo act and with his collaborative projects. He has bee ...
* ''Collectin' Dust'' (2012)
* ''Throwbacks'' (2012)
* ''Llamaville'' (2012)
* ''10K'' (2013)
* ''Progressions'' (2013)
* ''Up the Joystick 2 (Hidden Levels)'' (2014)
* ''Excuse the Tape Hiss'' (2014)
Singles
* "Hue-Man Nature of the Beast" b/w "My Lady" (2009) with Droop-Capone
* "May the Force" (2009)
* "Fly Me t' the Moon" (2011) with Versis
Productions
*
Intuition
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& Verbs – "Really" from ''Buzz'' (2009)
* Remarkable Mayor – "Floating", "Contradictions" and "Boogie Bounce" from ''The Campaign'' (2009)
*
Exile
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– "Population Control (Dibiase Remix)" from ''Radio Bonus'' (2010)
* Dark House Family – "Mein Atari (Dibiase Lofi Reflip)" from ''Family Trees'' (2010)
*
Take
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Film
In cinematography, a take refers to each filmed "version" of a particular shot or "setup". Takes of each s ...
– "Neon Beams (Dibiase Remix)" from ''Only Mountain: The Remixes'' (2011)
* T. Calmese – "Out My Mind" from ''A Will of Fortune'' (2011)
*
Flash Bang Grenada
Flash Bang Grenada is an American hip hop duo based in Los Angeles, California. It consists of Busdriver and Nocando.
History
Flash Bang Grenada released the debut album, ''10 Haters'', on Hellfyre Club in 2011. It featured vocal contributions ...
– "Good Cop, Bad Cop" from ''
10 Haters'' (2011)
*
Blu
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Businesses and brands
*Blu (Italian company), a telecommunications company
*Blu Manga, an imprint of Tokyopop
* blu eCigs, a brand of electronic cigarette owned by Imperial Tobacco
*BLU Products, an American mobile phone m ...
– "Slngbngrs" from ''
York
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'' (2011)
* Joe Styles – "Love, Peace, Happiness, and Rhythm", "Give You All My Heart", "I See You" and "Tel-Lie-Vision" from ''Elevation Music'' (2012)
*
2Mex
Alejandro Ocana, better known by his stage name 2Mex, is a rapper from Los Angeles, California. He is a member of The Visionaries and Of Mexican Descent. He has collaborated with underground hip hop artists such as Jel, Omid, Thavius Beck, Facto ...
& Maiselph – "All Comes Down" from ''Like Farther... Like Sun...'' (2013)
* Clear Soul Forces – "We Be Runnin' This" from ''Gold PP7s'' (2013)
*
Open Mike Eagle
Michael W. Eagle II (born November 14, 1980), better known by his stage name Open Mike Eagle, is an American hip hop artist and comedian. Originally from Chicago, Illinois, he is now based in Los Angeles, California, where he is a member of the h ...
– "Jon Lovitz (Fantasy Booking Yarn)" from ''
Dark Comedy
Black comedy, also known as dark comedy, morbid humor, or gallows humor, is a style of comedy that makes light of subject matter that is generally considered taboo, particularly subjects that are normally considered serious or painful to discus ...
'' (2014)
*
Jonwayne
Jonathan Wayne (born June 5, 1990), better known by his stage name Jonwayne, is an American rapper and record producer.
Early life
Jonwayne was born in La Habra, California on June 5, 1990. He is a descendant of American Revolutionary War Genera ...
– "These Words Are Everything" from ''
Rap Album Two'' (2017)
References
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Alternative hip hop musicians
American hip hop record producers
Living people
1977 births
People from Watts, Los Angeles
Musicians from Los Angeles