Cody Foster, better known by his

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Sadistik, is an American

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artist from

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. He is currently unsigned to a label.

Musical career

In 2008, he released his debut album ''The Balancing Act'' on Clockwork Grey Music. In 2013, he released his sophomore LP '' Flowers for My Father'' on

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, which received positive reviews.

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called the album "gripping & emotional". The album appeared on the top 15 hip-hop/rap charts on

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. On July 1, 2014, he released his third LP ''

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''. On April 14, 2017, he released his fourth LP ''Altars''. On April 20, 2019, he released his fifth LP, ''Haunted Gardens''.

Style

Sadistik has been described as "showing his scars with each song he writes" and "the cigarette burn rap king". Sadistik has been closely associated with the late hip hop artist

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and has been known for "a unique style of hip hop, one that features dark imagery, dense wordplay, and nontraditional production styles."

Education

Sadistik went to Eisenhower High School in

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and received a

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in both

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and

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Film

Sadistik's single, "Still Awake" will be featured in the upcoming short film, ''The Long Awake'', produced by Waverley Knobs Entertainment and starring Evin Charles Anderson

Discography

Albums * ''The Balancing Act'' (Clockwork Grey Music, 2008) * '' Flowers for My Father'' ( Fake Four Inc., 2013) * ''

'' (Fake Four Inc., 2014) * ''

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'' (2017) * ''Haunted Gardens'' (2019) * ''Bring Me Back When The World Is Cured'' (2022) (with

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) EPs * ''The Art of Dying'' (Clockwork Grey Music / Best Kept Records, 2010) (with Kid Called Computer) * ''Prey for Paralysis'' (F to I to X, 2011) (with

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) * ''Phantom Limbs'' (2015) (with

) * ''Salo Sessions'' (2016) * ''Salo Sessions II'' (2018) * ''Delirium'' (2020) * ''Elysium'' (2020) * ''L'appel du Vide'' (2021) Compilations * ''Features & Free Songs'' (2012) Guest Appearances * The MC Type - "Damaged" (2012) * No Bird Sing - "Vinestar" from ''Definition Sickness (2013)'' * Early Adopted - "Teeth to Dust" from ''A Landlocked Autumn (2015)'' * HatePH34R - "Not Alone" from ''Thorazine Dreams (2017)''

References

External links

Official Website

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