Sir Darryl Farris (born November 5, 1986), known mononymously as Sir (stylized as SiR), is an American singer from

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. He released his debut album ''Seven Sundays'' in 2015 on the independent label Fresh Selects, and is currently signed to

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, where he released his second and third studio albums, ''

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'' and '' Chasing Summer''.

Early life

Sir Darryl Farris grew up in a musical family with his mother, brothers, and cousin being gospel singers in Inglewood. He earned a degree in recording arts at the

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and developed his songwriting, arranging, and production skills. His mother was a backup singer for

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and

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, and his uncle

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was a bassist for

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. He is the younger brother of

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nominated rapper

D Smoke Daniel Anthony Farris (born October 17, 1985), known professionally as D Smoke, is an American rapper and songwriter from Inglewood, California. He gained attention after winning the first season of the Netflix music competition show '' Rhythm ...

Musical career

2007–2014: Career beginnings

In 2007, SiR joined a songwriting group called WoodWorks with his brothers and his cousin

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, who wrote songs for

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and

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. He landed a job engineering for

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in 2012 while quietly developing his craft as a songwriter. After meeting the songwriting duo

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, he went on to work with

. From 2011 through 2015, he co-wrote material for

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, Jill Scott, and

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. In 2014, he featured on Anderson .Paak's album ''

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''.

2015–2018: ''Seven Sundays'' and signing to Top Dawg Entertainment

On July 31, 2015, SiR released his debut album, titled ''Seven Sundays'', through the independent record label, Fresh Selects. The album featured production from

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, DK The Punisher, Iman Omari,

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, J. LBS and more, as well as features from Anderson .Paak, his brother

, and Inglewood rapper, Fat Ron. The success of ''Seven Sundays'' on SoundCloud got the attention of

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, who then reached out to Fresh Selects to connect him to SiR. Through that initial introduction, SiR would go on to be featured on TDE artists,

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's ''

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'' song "The Ways", and

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's "Rope / Rosegold" on ''

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'' On October 6, 2016, SiR released the EP titled ''HER'' which includes a feature on "Cadillac Dreams" from

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In January 2017, it was announced that SiR had signed to

. On February 10, 2017, he released his first EP on the label titled ''HER TOO'' with Anderson .Paak as a guest appearance. On January 18, 2018, SiR released his sophomore album ''

''. This time out the album featured production from

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, returning ''Seven Sundays'' collaborators DK The Punisher and J. LBS, and more. The sole features on the project came by way of TDE label-mate

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and British singer-songwriter

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2019–present: ''Chasing Summer''

On August 8, 2019, SiR announced his third album via TDE, releasing the first single off the album, "Hair Down" featuring

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. '' Chasing Summer'' was released on August 30, 2019, and includes guest features from

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, Jill Scott,

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, and

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. On February 3, 2020, SiR performed at NPR Tiny Desk Concert. He devoted the performance to his infant godson who died a couple of days before. His set list included: "The Recipe", "New Sky", "Wires In The Sky", and "John Redcorn". On April 23, 2020, as part of

's Fan Appreciation Week, SiR released the song ''Rapper Weed'' featuring

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. On April 27, he released the music video for the song "John Redcorn", which was inspired by the TV show, ''

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''. In May 2022, He released "Satisfaction".

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Mixtapes

Guest appearances

References

{{Reflist 1986 births Living people American rhythm and blues singers American soul singers Musicians from Inglewood, California RCA Records artists Record producers from California Songwriters from California Top Dawg Entertainment artists 21st-century American singers American hip hop singers American neo soul singers Alternative R&B musicians