Robert Deshawn Evans (born ), better known by his stage names Sutter Kain and DJ Bless, is an American rapper and producer from

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, New York. His productions range from traditional

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to ghetto metal, a style that samples metalcore. The name Sutter Kain is based on the character Sutter Cane from the 1995 horror film ''

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''. He is the founder and owner of Never So Deep Records.

Career

Evans grew up in Rochdale Village, a housing development in

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, in New York City. He pursued music with his initial goal to become a battle DJ. He eventually left New York City and moved to the Carolinas. In 2002, at the age of 18, Evans landed his first recording and distribution deal with

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. In 2003, when MCA was merged into

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, he parted ways and focused on his own record label, Never So Deep Records. He restructured the business to control aspects of the label including music/video production, marketing, promotions, and distribution. Realizing that technology could play a major role in positioning his company, he took advantage of online distribution and social networking. As DJ Bless, Evans has showcased his production skills with producers

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, Sha Money,

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, and

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. He produced the track "Tha Beehive" on Lil' Kim's album ''

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''. In 2004–2005, he did high-profile remixes of

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's " Pussy Pop", Dirt Bag's "I'll Leave You Dead", and Keith Murray and the Outlaws. In 2005–2006, he produced and mixed tracks on Czar-Nok's album ''That One Way''. He produced music for the video game '' EA Sports Fight Night 2005''. In 2008, he worked on the musical score of the docudrama ''Hoop Realities'', which is a follow up to the documentary ''

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''.

Never So Deep Records

;Current artists * DJ Bless aka Sutter Kain * Donnie Darko * Apollo Valdez * Upon Oath * Daniel Gun ;Former artists * Swan The Truth (Agency 1994) * Jim Snooka (aka Dirty Dickens) * Hue Hef *

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Style

Evans's style varies from traditional

to more menacing extreme metal-based hip hop, the latter of which he calls ghetto metal and serves as the vehicle for his alter ego, Sutter Kain. DJ Bless's lyrics involve love, relationships, life and problems. In contrast, Sutter Kain's lyrics focus on taboo subjects such as torture, murder, and gore.

Discography

Studio albums

* ''DJ Bless Presents Suicide Kingz, Vol. 1'' (1998) * ''DJ Bless Presents Suicide Kingz, Vol. 2'' (2002) * ''August Underground: Tha Making of Sutter Kain'' (2006) * ''A Perfect Murder'' (2007) * ''A Co-Dependent's Playlist'' (2011) * ''Ghetto Metal King'' (2012) * ''DeathStrumentals Vol. 1'' (2012)

Singles

Producer

Sutter Kain and Donnie Darko

* ''The Darko Effect'' (2005) onnie Darko* '' Black Sunday'' (2005) * ''Art of Tha Devil'' (2006) onnie Darko* ''Devil May Cry'' (2007) onnie Darko* ''As Death Takes Place'' (2010) onnie Darkoref group="note" name="instrumentals">This album also has an instrumental version that was produced by DJ Bless aka Sutter Kain * ''The Anxiety Theory'' (2010) onnie Darkoref group="note" name="instrumentals"/> * '' Black Sunday: Mask of the Demon'' (2011), produced as Black SundayThis album also has an a cappella version. * ''Emotional Disorder'' (2011) * ''The Green Album'' (2012)''The Green Album'' by Sutter Kain and Donnie Darko is labeled as "Sticky Green Beats presents" * ''Life Ep, Vol. 1'' (2012) * ''Redemption'' (2014) onnie Darko* ''Laugh Now Die Later'' (2015)

Agency 1.9.9.4

Evans teamed up with Swan The Truth to form the duo Agency 1.9.9.4, which released two albums: * ''Dayz of Our Lives'' (2005) * ''Real Life Isn't as Dope as the Movies'' (2006)

Pull The Fuckin' Trigger

Sutter Kain, Donnie Darko & Apollo Valdez * '' Until it's My Time To Die'' (2018)

Never So Deep artists

* ''Pain'' by Infinity the Ghetto Child (2002) * ''Tha Carolina Spokesman'' by Hue Hef (2006) * '' Sutter Kain Presents Cyco the Snuff Reels'' by

(2008) * "Help" single by Jim Snooka (2009) * ''The Gospels of Reverend Wallace'' by Jim Snooka (2009) * ''Dreaming Up Nightmares While the World Sleeps'' by Sabotawj (2010) * ''Runaway Train of Thought'' EP by McNastee (2012) * ''Way Of The Gun (2015)'' Album by Daniel Gun & Sutter Kain

Other collaborations

* "Tha Beehive" by Lil' Kim (2003) * " Pussy Pop (Remix)" by

(2004) * "The Essence" (12-inch single) by

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(2009) * '' K-Ci & Jojo Come Clean'' theme music (2010) * "T-Dot" by Choclair (2011)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kain, Sutter Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Masked musicians African-American rappers Underground rappers Rappers from Queens, New York Horrorcore artists 21st-century American rappers 21st-century African-American musicians