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Deniro Farrar
Birth nameQushawan Farrar
Warner Bros.[3]
Websitedenirofarrar.bandcamp.com

Qushawan Farrar[4] (born June 18, 1987),[5] better known by his stage name Deniro Farrar, is an American rapper from Charlotte, North Carolina.[6] He has collaborated with other artists such as Ryan Hemsworth,[7] Shady Blaze,[8] and Flosstradamus.[9] His voice was described by The Fader as "an eerily calm rasp that never leaves the emotional range of fuming mad".[10]

Early life

Deniro Farrar was born in

DMX.[12]

Career

In 2010, Deniro Farrar released Feel This on Black Flag Records.[13] In 2012, he released Destiny Altered.[14] Later that year, he released a collaborative album with Shady Blaze, titled Kill or Be Killed.[15] Impose included it on the "Best Music of October 2012" list.[16] Stereogum placed it at number 39 on the "Top 40 Rap Albums of 2012" list.[17] In that year, he also released Cliff of Death, an EP entirely produced by Blue Sky Black Death.[18] It featured guest appearances from Child Actor and Nacho Picasso.[19]

In 2013, he released two solo albums: The Patriarch

Warner Bros. Records.[22] He released the Rebirth EP in 2014.[23]

In 2015, he released Cliff of Death II, a collaborative EP with producer

Young God.[24] In 2016, he released two EPs: Mind of a Gemini and Red Book, Vol. 1.[25] In 2017, he released two EPs: Guilty Until Proven Innocent and Mind of a Gemini II.[26] He released the Re-Up EP in 2019.[26]

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

  • Get to Know Deniro Farrar (2013)

EPs

  • Cliff of Death (2012) (with Blue Sky Black Death)
  • Rebirth (2014)
  • Cliff of Death II (2015) (with
    Young God
    )
  • Mind of a Gemini (2016)
  • Red Book, Vol. 1 (2016)
  • Guilty Until Proven Innocent (2017)
  • Mind of a Gemini II (2017)
  • Re-Up (2019)
  • Sole Food (2020)
  • Exhibit Q (2020)

Singles

  • "I'm Ill" (2010) (with A. Moss)
  • "100 Down the Highway" (2010)
  • "Propellers" (2010) (with A. Moss and Dow Jones)
  • "Big Tookie" (2012)
  • "The Reasons" (2012)
  • "Separate" (2012)
  • "Fears" (2013)
  • "Feel Right" (2013)
  • "Social Status" (2013)
  • "High Tide" (2013)
  • "Torn Love" (2013)
  • "Death or Forever" (2013) (with Child Actor)
  • "Nostalgia" (2015)
  • "Trap Hall of Fame" (2019) (with Jayway Sosa)
  • "King" (2020) (with Trent the HOOLiGAN)

Guest appearances

References

  1. ^ a b c d Yeung, Neil Z. "Deniro Farrar: Biography". AllMusic. Archived from the original on July 26, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  2. ^ Reed, Bryan (March 19, 2011). "Charlotte hip-hop label raises its standard". Charlotte Viewpoint. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  3. ^ a b Baker, Soren (October 10, 2013). "Deniro Farrar Signs To VICE/Warner Bros. Records". HipHopDX. Retrieved October 10, 2013.
  4. ^ Tullis, Eric (April 11, 2012). "Deniro Farrar: Plotting and Planning". Shuffle Magazine. Archived from the original on April 16, 2012. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
  5. Respect. Archived from the original
    on July 1, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  6. ^ Jones, Kevin (June 16, 2013). "Deniro Farrar - Wrongbar, Toronto ON, June 15". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  7. ^ Cooper, Duncan (February 14, 2012). "Grimes f. Deniro Farrar, "Genesis" (Ryan Hemsworth Remix) MP3". The Fader. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  8. Complex
    . Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  9. Complex
    . Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  10. ^ Hockley-Smith, Sam (January 2, 2013). "Stream Blue Sky Black Death and Deniro Farrar's Cliff of Death Album". The Fader. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
  11. ^ Devores, Courtney (September 5, 2014). "Charlotte rapper Deniro Farrar on the rise". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  12. ^ "The Break Presents: Deniro Farrar". XXL. January 23, 2013. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  13. ^ James, Nicolas (April 1, 2013). "On The Come-Up: Deniro Farrar". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
  14. ^ Cooper, Duncan (February 3, 2012). "Download Deniro Farrar's Album Destiny Altered". The Fader. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  15. ^ Cooper, Duncan (October 4, 2012). "Download Deniro Farrar and Shady Blaze's Kill or Be Killed Mixtape". The Fader. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  16. ^ "The Best Music of October 2012". Impose. November 2, 2012. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  17. ^ Breihan, Tom (December 21, 2012). "Stereogum's Top 40 Rap Albums Of 2012". Stereogum. Archived from the original on May 4, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  18. ^ David, Charles (December 24, 2012). "Blue Sky Black Death & Deniro Farrar - Cliff Of Death (EP)". Earmilk. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
  19. Complex
    . Retrieved July 25, 2013.
  20. ^ Madden, Mike (March 19, 2013). "Deniro Farrar: The Patriarch". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  21. ^ Evans, Dayna (June 18, 2013). "Deniro Farrar drops The Patriarch II". Impose. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
  22. ^ C.M., Emmanuel (October 9, 2013). "Deniro Farrar Signs A Deal". XXL. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  23. ^ Miller, Kellan (May 27, 2014). "Deniro Farrar Thrives In His Own Lane With 'Rebirth' EP". XXL. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  24. ^ Forbes-Diaby, Aicha (June 19, 2015). "Stream Deniro Farrar's New EP". XXL. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
  25. ^ Simmons, Ted (December 8, 2016). "Here's a First Listen of Deniro Farrar's 'Red Book Vol. 1' EP". XXL. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
  26. ^ a b Ivey, Justin (February 7, 2019). "Deniro Farrar Drops "Re-Up" EP". HipHopDX. Retrieved March 30, 2020.

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