Louis-Philippe Celestin (born August 30, 1994), better known by his stage name Lou Phelps, is a Haitian-Canadian

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and producer from

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. He is a member of the Canadian hip hop duo

The Celestics The Celestics are a Canadian hip hop duo from Montreal. Formed in 2011, the duo is composed of two brothers, rapper Lou Phelps and producer/DJ Kaytranada. Their debut studio project, titled ''Massively Massive'', was independently released in ...

alongside his brother

Kaytranada Louis Kevin Celestin (born August 25, 1992), known professionally as Kaytranada (stylized as KAYTRANADA, shortened as KAYTRA), is a Haitian-Canadian record producer and DJ. Celestin rose to prominence after releasing a series of mixtapes, remixes, ...

Career

2011–14: Early career

Lou Phelps began his career as Louie P. with

. They released their debut project titled ''Massively Massive'' in 2011.

2014-present: ''Supreme Laziness'' & ''001: Experiments''

In 2014, Lou Phelps, along with

, released a project titled ''Supreme Laziness'' under the moniker

. On April 20, 2017, Lou Phelps released his debut project titled ''001: Experiments''. The project was produced entirely by

. The project featured guest appearances by Bishop Nehru, Innanet James and Kallitechnis.

Influences

Lou Phelps's influences include Andre 3000,

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, Anderson .Paak and

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Discography

Solo

* ''001: Experiments'' (2017) * ''002: Love Me'' (2018) * ''003: Extra Extra'' (2020)

Collaborations

* ''Massively Massive'' (with

) (2011) * ''Supreme Laziness'' (with

) (2014)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Phelps, Lou Canadian male rappers 21st-century Canadian rappers Living people 1994 births Black Canadian musicians People from Longueuil 21st-century Canadian male musicians Canadian people of Haitian descent