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. He has collaborated with rappers such as Myka 9, Milo, Nocando,

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, and

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. His primary producers have been Daedelus, Boom Bip,

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, Loden,

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. He has also worked with

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on two albums.

Biography

Regan Farquhar was born on February 12, 1978 in

. He was introduced to hip hop at an early age; his father, Ralph Farquhar, wrote the 1985 film '' Krush Groove''. Farquhar began rapping at age nine. By age 13, he was part of the group 4/29, which was inspired by the

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. At 16, he joined the Project Blowed scene. In 2002, Busdriver released his solo album, ''

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''. In 2004, he released ''

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'' on Big Dada. In 2007, Busdriver released ''

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'' on

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. Another solo album, ''

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'', was released on

Anti- Anti- is an American record label founded in 1999 as a sister label to Epitaph Records. While Epitaph's focus has mostly been on punk rock, Anti-'s roster includes gospel (Mavis Staples), country (Merle Haggard), hip hop (Sage Francis, The Cou ...

in 2009. He is the executive producer of

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's 2009 album, ''

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''. In 2010, Busdriver released a free mixtape, '' Computer Cooties''. In that year, he also started a band Physical Forms with Jeff Byron, who is a former member of The Mae Shi. Physical Forms released a split 7-inch single, ''Hoofdriver'', with

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on Polyvinyl Records. Another of Busdriver's projects is

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 ...

, a collaboration with the rapper Nocando. The duo released the debut album, ''

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'', on Hellfyre Club in 2011. Busdriver released his solo album, '' Beaus$Eros'', on

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in 2012. Later that year, he released a free EP, ''Arguments with Dreams''. In 2014, he released '' Perfect Hair'' on Big Dada. In 2017, Busdriver appeared on

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' directorial debut feature film, ''

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''. In 2018, he released a studio album, '' Electricity Is on Our Side'', on Temporary Whatever.

Discography

Studio albums

* '' Memoirs of the Elephant Man'' (1999) * ''

'' (2002) * '' The Weather'' (2003) * ''

'' (2004) * ''

Fear of a Black Tangent ''Fear of a Black Tangent'' is a studio album by American rapper Busdriver. It was originally released on Mush Records in 2005. In Europe, it was released on Big Dada. Critical reception At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out o ...

'' (2005) * ''

'' (2007) * ''

'' (2009) * '' Beaus$Eros'' (2012) * '' Perfect Hair'' (2014) * '' Electricity Is on Our Side'' (2018)

Mixtapes

* '' Computer Cooties'' (2010) * ''Vidal Folder'' (2015) * '' Thumbs'' (2015)

Compilation albums

* ''This Machine Kills Fashion Tips'' (2002) * ''Heavy Items Such as Books, Record Albums, Tools'' (2003) * ''Taxed Jumper Mix'' (2006)

Live albums

* ''Live Airplane Food'' (2003) * ''Live Radio Concert'' (2004)

Audiobooks

* ''I Don't Write Rhymes, I Write Code'' (2020)

EPs

* ''Arguments with Dreams'' (2012)

Singles

* "Walking Dead" (2000) * "Get on the Bus" / "Everybody's Stylin'" (2001) * "Party Pooper" / "Buy One Style, Get Second Style Free" (2002) * " Imaginary Places" (2002) * "Touch Type" / "Winthorp & Winthorp" (2003) * "Smart Buyer" (2004) * " Avantcore" (2005) * "Viacom Puppeteer" (2006) * "Kill Your Employer" (2006) * "Sun Shower" (2007) * "Ellen Disingenuous" (2008) * "Me-Time (With the Pulmonary Palimpsest)" (2009) * "I Did Crimes Behind Your Eyelids" / "On the Brink" (2010) * "Leaf House" (2011) * "ATM" (2011) * "Superhands' Mantra" (2012) * "The Big Think" (2020)

Guest appearances

* Fat Jack - "Life or Death" and "Drive Safe" from ''Cater to the DJ'' (1999) * The Mind Clouders - "Upside Down 6" from ''Fake It Until You Make It'' (1999) *

- "Blowed Anthem" from ''Lost Angels'' (2001) *

- "Making Money Off God" from ''B-Boys in Occupied Mexico'' (2001) * Daedelus - "Quiet Now" from ''Invention'' (2002) *

- "Shock and Awe" from ''Monolith'' (2003) * Daedelus - "Girls" from ''The Quiet Party'' (2003) *

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- "Transitions and Eras" from '' Coup de Theatre'' (2004) * TTC - "Latest Dance Craze" from ''

Batards Sensibles ''Batards Sensibles'' is the second studio album by French hip hop group TTC. It was released on Big Dada in 2004. Critical reception Joshua Glazer of AllMusic said: "Dense analog synths and rugged 808 beats reference the good-times party vibe ...

'' (2004) * Daedelus - "Something Bells" from ''Something Bells'' (2004) * Shape Shifters - "American Idle" from ''Was Here'' (2004) * Mums the Word - "They Wanna Rap" from ''Constant Evolution'' (2005) * Onry Ozzborn - "Educated Guess" from ''In Between'' (2005) * SonGodSuns - "Minors into Fire" from ''Over the Counter Culture'' (2005) * Ellay Khule - "Dandylions" from ''Califormula'' (2005) *

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- "Cray Crazy" from '' Young Dangerous Heart'' (2005) * Z-Trip - "Take Two Copies" from '' Shifting Gears'' (2005) * Islands - "Where There's a Will There's a Whalebone" from ''

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'' (2006) * Antimc - "Bellies Full of Rain" from ''It's Free, but It's Not Cheap'' (2006) * Scream Club - "Intoxicating" from ''Life of a Heartbreaker'' (2006) * Toca - "Hearts and Gold" from ''Toca'' (2007) * Rob Sonic - "Spy Hunter" from ''

Sabotage Gigante ''Sabotage Gigante'' is the second studio album by American hip hop artist Rob Sonic. It was released on Definitive Jux in 2007. The album featured guest appearances from Rob Sonic's Definitive Jux labelmate Aesop Rock and from Busdriver. It is al ...

'' (2007) *

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- "Crunk De Gaulle" from ''

Certified Air Raid Material ''Certified Air Raid Material'' is the second studio album by American record producer Edit. It was released on Alpha Pup Records on September 18, 2007. It features guest appearances from The Grouch, Abstract Rude, TTC, Busdriver, and D-Styles. ...

'' (2007) * Reefer - "Crony Island" from ''Reefer'' (2008) *

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- "Sabbath Faster" from '' Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow'' (2008) *

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- "Beats Way Sick" from ''

'' (2009) *

Themselves Themselves, previously known as Them, is an American hip hop duo based in Oakland, California. It consists of Doseone and Jel. They are also part of Subtle and 13 & God. The duo's first studio album, ''Them'', was included on ''Fact''s "100 B ...

- "Party Rap Sucks" from ''

The Free Houdini ''The Free Houdini'' (styled as ''theFREEhoudini'') is a 2009 mixtape by American hip hop duo Themselves. It is a return after a six-year hiatus that saw the members, Jel and Doseone, spend the majority of their time on their other band Subtle. ...

'' (2009) * Myka 9 - "Chopper" from ''

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'' (2009) * Loden - "Self-Aware Wolf" (2010) * 2Mex - "Career Suicide for Dummies" and "AFC West" from ''My Fanbase Will Destroy You'' (2010) *

- "Original Butterscotch Confection" from ''

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'' (2010) * Nocando - "Two Track Mind" from ''

Jimmy the Lock ''Jimmy the Lock'' is the debut solo studio album by American rapper Nocando. It was released by Alpha Pup Records on January 26, 2010. It includes productions from Nosaj Thing, Nobody (producer), Nobody, Thavius Beck, Free the Robots, and Daedelus ...

'' (2010) *

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- "Pretentious Friends" from ''Monkeytown'' (2011) *

- "Grind It Out" from ''

'' (2011) * Daedelus - "What Can You Do?" from ''

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'' (2011) * Sole - "We Stay Eatin'" from ''Nuclear Winter Volume 2: Death Panel'' (2011) * Eligh & AmpLive - "L.A. Dreamers" from '' Therapy at 3'' (2011) *

- "Gypsy Shoe" from ''The Akashic Record'' (2012) * Dark Time Sunshine - "Look at What the Cat Did" from ''

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'' (2012) * P.O.S - "Oh, Ouch" from ''

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'' (2012) * Myka 9 - "Enter the Slayer" from ''Gramophone'' (2012) *

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- "The Media" from ''Dear Abbey'' (2012) *

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- "Question Jam Answer" from '' 63'' (2013) * Milo - "The Gus Haynes Cribbage League" from ''Things That Happen at Night'' (2013) * Lapalux - "Forlorn" (2013) * Open Mike Eagle - "Degrassi Picture Day (Hellfyre Jackets)" from ''Sir Rockabye'' (2013) * Milo - "Red Oleanders" from ''Cavalcade'' (2013) * Loden - "About Busdriver with Colors" from ''The Star-Eyed Condition'' (2013) *

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- "Close Your Eyes" from '' The Second Album'' (2013) * Armand Hammer - "New Museum" from ''Race Music'' (2013) * Son Lux - "Easy (Remix)" (2013) * Ceschi - "Forgotten Forever" from ''Forgotten Forever'' (2014) * Shawn Lee - "Christophe" from ''Golden Age Against the Machine'' (2014) * Milo - "Argyle Sox" from ''A Toothpaste Suburb'' (2014) * MC Frontalot - "Chisel Down" from ''Question Bedtime'' (2014) * Memory Man - "Live from Death Row" from ''Broadcast One'' (2015) * Prefuse 73 - "140 Jabs Interlude" from ''

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'' (2015) * Abstract Rude - "Relay" from ''Keep the Feel: A Legacy of Hip Hop Soul'' (2015) * Eligh - "Get Like Me" from ''80 Hrtz'' (2015) * Cavanaugh - "Typecast" from '' Time and Materials'' (2015) * Elos - "Not the Best" from ''Limit Break'' (2016) * The Kleenrz - "Man Overboard" from ''Season 2'' (2016) * Daedelus - "In Your Hands" from ''Labyrinths'' (2016) * Lorde Fredd33 - "Trap Jazz" from ''Dead Man's View'' (2016) * P.O.S - "Pieces/Ruins" from ''

Chill, Dummy ''Chill, Dummy'' (often stylized as ''Chill, dummy'') is the fifth solo studio album by American rapper P.O.S. It was released on Doomtree Records on January 27, 2017. Guest appearances include Busdriver, Astronautalis, Open Mike Eagle, and Justi ...

'' (2017) * Milo - "Rapper" from ''Who Told You to Think??!!?!?!?!'' (2017) * Jeremiah Jae - "In da Zone" from ''Daffi'' (2018) *

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& Fat Jack - "Low End Theory" from ''Underground Makes the World Go Round'' (2019)

Productions

- "My Intro Won't Destroy You", "Bluetooth Cyborg", "Career Suicide for Dummies", and "Jolly Rancher" from ''My Fanbase Will Destroy You'' (2010) *

- "Nightmares (Busdriver Remix)" and "Four Days" from ''Extended Nightmares Getdown: The Dark Blue Door'' (2011) * Sole - "The Inferno" from '' A Ruthless Criticism of Everything Existing'' (2012) * Tera Melos - "Snake Lake (Busdriver Remix)" from ''X'ed Out Remixes'' (2013) * Open Mike Eagle - "Deathmate Black" from '' Dark Comedy'' (2014) * Billy Woods - "U-Boats" from ''Today, I Wrote Nothing'' (2015)

References

External links

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