Deniro Farrar

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Deniro Farrar
Birth name Qushawan Farrar
Born Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Genres Alternative hip hop
Occupations Rapper
Years active 2010-present
Labels Black Flag Records,[1] Vice Records, Warner Bros. Records[2]
Associated acts Blue Sky Black Death, Shady Blaze, Ryan Hemsworth, Child Actor, Friendzone
Website denirofarrar.com

Qushawan Farrar, better known by his stage name Deniro Farrar,[3] is a rapper from Charlotte, North Carolina.[4] He has collaborated with other artists such as Ryan Hemsworth,[5] Shady Blaze,[6] and Flosstradamus.[7] His voice was described by Sam Hockley-Smith of The Fader as "an eerily calm rasp that never leaves the emotional range of fuming mad".[8]

Career

Initially working with independent label Black Flag Records, Deniro Farrar started gathering momentum in late 2010 with the release of Feel This, his 31-track debut mixtape.[9]

Deniro released Kill or Be Killed with Shady Blaze in October 2012.[10] Consequence of Sound gave the album 4 out of 5 stars,[11] and Stereogum listed it as their "Mixtape of the Week".[12] He released "All I Know", a collaborative single with Shady Blaze and Lunice, in November 2012.[13]

He released Cliff of Death, a 7-track EP entirely produced by Blue Sky Black Death, in December 2012.[14] It features guest appearances from Child Actor and Nacho Picasso.[15]

Deniro Farrar released the solo album, The Patriarch, in March 2013.[16] It was followed by the sequel, The Patriarch II, in June 2013.[17]

In October 2013, Deniro Farrar announced a joint venture record deal with Vice Records and Warner Bros. Records.[18] He will release an EP in 2014.[19]

To date, Deniro has toured and opened for Wiz Khalifa, Kendrick Lamar, NAS, Young Jeezy, Wale, Big K.R.I.T., Public Enemy, PAC DIV, Nispey Hussle and more.[20]

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

  • Get to Know Deniro Farrar (2013)

EPs

Singles

  • "I'm Ill" (2010) with A. Moss
  • "100 Down the Highway" (2010)
  • "Propellers" (2010)
  • "Big Tookie" (2012)
  • "The Reasons" (2012)
  • "Separate" (2012)
  • "All I Know" (2012) with Shady Blaze and Lunice
  • "Fears" (2013)
  • "Feel Right" (2013)
  • "Social Status" (2013)
  • "High Tide" (2013)
  • "Torn Love" (2013)

Guest appearances

  • Dow Jones - "Straight No Chaser" from The Lyrics and Liquor EP (2010)
  • Flosstradamus - "Look at the Sky" (2012)
  • Lyle Horowitz - "Ridiculous" from Redamancy (2012)
  • Shady Blaze - "Faith in Something" from The Grind, Hustle & Talent (2012)
  • Joel Verdad - "Church on Traxxx" from Adolescent Theory (2012)
  • Lyle Horowitz - "Silencio" from A Good Clean Fight (2012)
  • Supreme Cuts & Haleek Maul - "The Dummy" from Chrome Lips (2012)
  • Grimes - "Genesis (Ryan Hemsworth Remix)" (2012)
  • BK Beats & PBZ - "Soul Fly (Remix)" from Time Is of the Essence (2012)
  • Shady Blaze - "51/50" and "Insane" from The Anomaly of Hip Hop (2012)
  • Sweatson Klank - "Fuck & Fight" from You, Me, Temporary (2013)
  • Spadez x Shady Blaze - "Go to Work" and "On My Block" from III (2013)
  • Spadez - "City on My Back" (2013)
  • Woof - "My Block" from The Thrill of It All (2013)
  • Rich Kidd - "It's Real Like That" from We on Some Rich Kidd Shit (2013)
  • Blue Sky Black Death - "Keys" (2013)
  • Denzel Curry - "Bow Down" (2014)

References

  1. ↑ Reed, Bryan (March 19, 2011). "Charlotte hip-hop label raises its standard". Charlotte Viewpoint. 
  2. ↑ Baker, Soren (October 10, 2013). "Deniro Farrar Signs To VICE/Warner Bros. Records". HipHopDX. 
  3. ↑ Tullis, Eric (April 11, 2012). "Deniro Farrar: Plotting and Planning". Shuffle Magazine. 
  4. ↑ Jones, Kevin (June 16, 2013). "Deniro Farrar - Wrongbar, Toronto ON, June 15". Exclaim!. 
  5. ↑ Cooper, Duncan (February 14, 2012). "Grimes f. Deniro Farrar, "Genesis" (Ryan Hemsworth Remix) MP3". The Fader. 
  6. ↑ Martin, Andrew (March 23, 2012). "Listen: Deniro Farrar & Shady Blaze "Go To Work"". Complex. 
  7. ↑ Weiss, Sam (February 27, 2013). "Video: Flosstradamus f/ Deniro Farrar "Look at the Sky"". Complex. 
  8. ↑ Hockley-Smith, Sam (January 2, 2013). "Stream Blue Sky Black Death and Deniro Farrar’s Cliff of Death Album". The Fader. 
  9. ↑ http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/on-the-come-up-deniro-farrar-news.5082.html
  10. ↑ Cooper, Duncan (October 4, 2012). "Download Deniro Farrar and Shady Blaze's Kill or Be Killed Mixtape". The Fader. 
  11. ↑ Madden, Mike (October 18, 2012). "Album Review: Deniro Farrar and Shady Blaze - Kill or Be Killed". Consequence of Sound. 
  12. ↑ Breihan, Tom (October 10, 2012). "Mixtape Of The Week: Deniro Farrar & Shady Blaze Kill Or Be Killed". Stereogum. 
  13. ↑ Bromwich, Jonah (November 16, 2012). "Lunice / Deniro Farrar / Shady Blaze: "All I Know"". Pitchfork Media. 
  14. ↑ David, Charles (December 24, 2012). "Blue Sky Black Death & Deniro Farrar - Cliff Of Death (EP)". Earmilk. 
  15. ↑ Isenberg, Daniel (December 22, 2012). "Listen: Blue Sky Black Death & Deniro Farrar "Cliff Of Death"". Complex. 
  16. ↑ Madden, Mike (March 19, 2013). "Deniro Farrar: The Patriarch". Pitchfork Media. 
  17. ↑ Evans, Dayna (June 18, 2013). "Deniro Farrar drops The Patriarch II". Impose Magazine. 
  18. ↑ C.M., Emmanuel (October 9, 2013). "Deniro Farrar Signs A Deal". XXL. 
  19. ↑ Weinstein, Max (October 10, 2013). "Deniro Farrar Signs to Vice Records/Warner Bros Records". Vibe. 
  20. ↑ https://myspace.com/deniro.farrar/bio

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