Thavius Beck (born July 31, 1979) is an American record producer and rapper. He has been a member of Global Phlowtations and

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. He has also put out solo releases under the moniker Adlib. He is a certified trainer of

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Biography

Thavius Beck is originally from

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. He moved to

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when he was 16. In 2004, Thavius Beck released the solo album, ''Decomposition'', on

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. The track "To Make Manifest" from ''Decomposition'' appeared on the ''

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: The First Tour'' video. In 2005, he released an album, ''

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'' (which means "black background" in the Dutch language), in collaboration with fellow Los Angeles rapper Subtitle under the group name

. In 2006, Thavius Beck released the solo album, '' Thru'', on Mush Records. In 2007, he contributed a remix of "

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" for

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, as well as producing several tracks for

Saul Williams Saul Stacey Williams (born February 29, 1972) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, musician, poet, writer, and actor. He is known for his blend of poetry and alternative hip hop, and for his lead roles in the 1998 independent film ''Slam'' ...

on ''

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''. He also produced the entirety of

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's 2008 album, titled '' Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow''. In 2009, Thavius Beck released his third solo album, ''

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''. In 2012, he released '' The Most Beautiful Ugly'' on

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Discography

Thavius Beck

Albums * ''Decomposition'' (2004) * '' Thru'' (2006) * ''

'' (2009) * '' The Most Beautiful Ugly'' (2012) * ''Technol O.G.'' (2017) Mixtapes * ''Give Us Free'' (2007) * ''Symphony of the Spheres'' (2012) EPs * ''Urban Subsonic'' (2009) * ''The Heavens Bleed Sunshine'' (2012) Singles * "Go!" b/w "Away" (2009)

Adlib

Albums * ''Vs.'' (1998) * ''Tune In'' (1999) * ''Save Us'' (2000) * ''Experience Experiments'' (2000) * ''Operating the Generator'' (2000) * ''Advanced Sound Unit'' (2002) * ''Manipulator'' (2003) * ''International Beats'' (2005) EPs * ''Two Eleven'' (2008)

Productions

* Sach - "Suckas Play My Back" and "Triangle" from ''Suckas Hate Me'' (2002) * Subtitle - "Hard Light (That's Not It)" and "A Textbook Remix" from ''I'm Always Recovering from Tomorrow'' (2003) *

- "Act III Scene 2 (Shakespeare)" from ''

'' (2004) * Subtitle - "Cray Crazy" from '' Young Dangerous Heart'' (2005) *

Busdriver Regan Farquhar (born February 12, 1978), better known by his stage name Busdriver, is an American rapper and producer from Los Angeles, California. He has collaborated with rappers such as Myka 9, Milo, Nocando, Open Mike Eagle, 2Mex, and Radioi ...

- "Happiness ('s Unit of Measurement)" and "Low Flying Winged Books" from ''

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) * Subtitle - "Restructure / Reroute" and "Wait for It" from ''

Terrain to Roam ''Terrain to Roam'' is the second studio album by American rapper Subtitle. It was released on Alpha Pup Records on October 10, 2006. Critical reception Marisa Brown of AllMusic writes, "The album still has the general dark-hollow-drum feel of ' ...

'' (2006) *

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- "As I Stand Here (Thavius Beck Remix)" from ''Things Will Change (Remixes)'' (2007) * Saul Williams - "Black History Month" and "DNA" from ''

'' (2007) * Busdriver - "Less Yes's, More No's (Thavius Beck Remix)" (2007) * Andy Rosenberg/Greg Harris/Jeremy Averit - "The Art of Fish Magic" from ''Rosenberg/Harris/Averitt'' (2007) *

- "Survivalism_Tardusted" from ''

'' (2007) * Nine Inch Nails - "Survivalism" from ''

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'' (2007) *

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- ''Black Square EP'' (2007) * Busdriver - "Ellen Disingenuous" (2008) *

- '' Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow'' (2008) * K-the-I??? - "Finger Painting (Thavius Beck Remix)" (2008) * Daedelus - "Touchtone (Thavius Beck Remix)" from ''Touchtone & FWF Remixes'' (2008) *

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- "The Bridges Let Us Down (Thavius Beck Remix)" from '' Sole and the Skyrider Band Remix LP'' (2009) * Bike for Three! - "Lazarus Phenomenon (Thavius Beck Remix)" (2009) * BC - "Pop World (Thavius Beck Remix)" from ''Time Capsule Remixes'' (2009) *

Nocando James McCall (born June 3, 1983), better known by his stage names Nocando and All City Jimmy, is an American rapper from Los Angeles, California. He is the 2007 Scribble Jam champion and founder of Hellfyre Club. He is a member of hip hop group ...

- "Two Track Mind", "I'm On" and "Front Left Pocket" 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) * Bushwac - "We're Doing This for Your Own Good (Thavius Beck Remix)" from ''Fight! If You Can't Fight, Kick! If You Can't Kick, Bite!'' (2010) * Oicho - "I Could Be (Thavius Beck Remix)" from ''Scent'' (2011) * Kaigen - "Rust Belt Fellows" and "Spear & Shield" from ''Re: Bloomer'' (2011) *

Bigg Jus Justin Ingleton, better known by his stage name Bigg Jus, is an American alternative hip hop artist from Jamaica, Queens. He was a member of Company Flow along with El-P and Mr. Len. He is also one half of the duo Nephlim Modulation Systems w ...

- "Black Roses (Thavius Beck's Los Angeles Beautiful Weather Mix)" (2012) * Ira Lee - "Better Version of Now", "The Photographer", "The Black Guy Always Dies" and "Dragonheart" from ''Growl'' (2012) * Nocando - "All Over a Bitch" from ''Tits & Explosions'' (2013)

Guest appearances

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- "Subterranean Service" from ''Beneath the Surface'' (1998) * Subtitle - "Restructure / Reroute" and "Wait for It" from ''

'' (2006) *

- "Marathon Man" from '' Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow'' (2008) * Drummachinemike - "The Law of Averages" from ''Drum Machine Music'' (2014)

References

External links

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