Si Phili

This article is about the rapper. For other uses, see Si Phili.

Si Phili
Si Phili
Background information
Birth name	Simon Philbert
Born	(1974-10-22) 22 October 1974
Origin	Luton, England
Genres	Hip Hop
Years active	1996-present
Website	http://www.siphili.com

Si Phili is a rapper from Luton, Known for being a solo artist as well as part of the former UK Hip Hop Group Phi-Life Cypher, which split in 2012. Since the split of PLC, Si Phili has progressed on a solo career and also started another group with UK Battle Rapper Dotz to form "Phili N Dotz" The duo released the album "Phil N the Dotz" in May 2014 and have not looked back since. The two have been touring across the UK and Europe and are expected to be touring a lot more in the next year.^[1]

Biography

Phi Life Cypher was a hip hop trio composed of two MC's, Si Phili and Life MC, and DJ Nappa all from Luton UK. The trio started making music together around 1996, and since have had much success on the UK underground circuit. Phi-Life Cypher made it to the final of Tim Westwood's Talent 2000 competition and ripping the mic on DJ Skitz's seminal posse cut 'Fingerprints of the Gods' projected them to the upper realms of the UK Hip Hop scene.^[2]

Si Phili along with Phi Life Cypher released "Clint Eastwood" the track on the Gorillaz G-Sides, a compilation of the B-sides from the first three singles was released in Japan and quickly followed with international releases in early 2002. The new year also saw a complicated performance at the 2002 Brit Awards, featuring the band in 3D animation, weaving in and out of each other on four large screens along with rap accompaniment by Phi Life Cypher.^[3]

Discography

Albums

Millennium Metaphors (2000, Jazz Fudge)
The Instrumentals (2000, Jazz Fudge)
Higher Forces (2003)
Playback (2006)

EPs and singles

"Baddest Man" (1998, white label)
"Earth Rulers" (2000, Jazz Fudge)
"Herbaholics" (2001, Jazz Fudge)
The Chosen Few EP (with Task Force) (2002, Jazz Fudge)
"Over" (2003, Zebra Traffic)
"Rap It Up" (2004, Zebra Traffic)
"Playback" (2006)

Guest appearances

Gorillaz — "Clint Eastwood" (Phi Life Cypher version), "The Sounder" (edit)
The Herbaliser — "Distinguished Jamaican English" (The Herbaliser remix)
Skitz — "Fingerprints of the Gods", "Cordless Mics at 20 Paces"
Mark B. & Blade — "Ya Don't See the Signs" (Phi Life Cypher remix)
DJ Vadim — "Ghetto Rebels"

References

↑ "Si Phili About". Retrieved 2009-02-18.
↑ "Si Phili Phi Life Cypher History". Retrieved 2009-02-18.
↑ "Gorillaz - History: Encyclopedia II - Gorillaz - History". Retrieved 2009-02-18.

External links

Si Phili official website

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