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and released his major label debut album titled ''Salt of the Earth''. He is also known as a

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per. A rap battle of his, with over 26 million views on

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, caught the attention of other artists, including Canadian electronic music producer

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. deadmau5 and Shotty Horroh have collaborated on multiple songs; including "Are You Not Afraid" and "Okay", and most recently "

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". Shotty Horroh has worked with other hip hop artists including

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, and most recently with

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on their single "Some More". Shotty Horroh is also the only featured artist on

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's 2016 album ''

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''. He is a supporter of

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Career

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has produced a song for Shotty Horroh titled "The Future". The song features Bronx artist

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and was released in 2009 under the label Brute Force Records & Highrise Entertainment. Shotty Horroh released an EP called ''Free Drugs EP'' in July 2016. He featured in his first film as an actor with the release of ''VS.'', a battle rap film that premiered in October 2018.

2017

In July 2017, Shotty Horroh was signed to the label

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. On 20 November 2017, he announced he had signed a four-album record deal with

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2018

On 8 June 2018, Shotty Horroh released his debut single on a major label, titled "Shudehill". His debut album was released on 12 October 2018.

2020

On 13 March 2020, Shotty Horroh released his long-awaited EP ''Misery Loves Company''.

Discography

Albums

*''The Beast Vol. 1'' (2009) *''UC Me'' (2009) *''The Beast Vol. 2'' (2010) *''Manchester 2 New York'' (2011) *''Dead Bodies & Junk Food'' (2012) *''Xombie Xoo'' (2013) *''Sixteen Minutes Past 3'' (2015) *''Salt of the Earth'' (2018) *''Scum of the Earth'' (2022)

Extended plays

*''The Wall'' (2014) *''Free Drugs'' (2016) *''Misery Loves Company'' (2020)

Singles

*"FUDT (F*** Up da Ting)" (2016) *"Some More" (featuring

) (2017) *"

" (with

) (2017) *"Shudehill" (2018) *"Dirty Old Town" (2018) *"Are You Not Afraid" (with deadmau5) (2019)

References

{{authority control 1986 births Living people English male rappers English rock singers English male singer-songwriters Rappers from Manchester