Left Brain
| Left Brain | |
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 Left Brain performing with Odd Future in July 2011 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Vyron Dalyan Turner |
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December 29, 1989 Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Genres | Hip hop |
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| Years active | 2007–present |
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| Website |
oddfuture |
Vyron Dalyan Turner (born December 29, 1989), better known by his stage name Left Brain, is an American record producer and rapper from Los Angeles, California. He is best known for being a founding member of the hip hop collective Odd Future, as well as being a member of MellowHype with rapper Hodgy, and MellowHigh with rappers Hodgy and Domo Genesis. He is also associated with hip hop production team SLEEPTVLK. Turner is currently signed to Mind Gone Music and Odd Future Records.
Personal life
Left Brain attended Crenshaw High School from 2003 to 2007 with fellow Odd Future member Mike G. He is the godfather of rapper Hodgy's son Trenton Long. He has a fraternal twin brother and he is the cousin of fellow hip hop record producer JHawk.
Career
2007–10: Early career
Left Brain founded the alternative hip hop collective Odd Future with other members Tyler, The Creator, Hodgy Beats, Jasper Dolphin, Matt Martians, Pyramid Vritra, and Casey Veggies in 2007. They released their debut mixtape The Odd Future Tape on November 15, 2008. Left Brain contributed mainly to production with only one vocal credit on the track "Lisa."
In 2008, Left Brain and Hodgy Beats formed the duo MellowHype. Left Brain would mainly handle production with occasional vocals while Hodgy Beats handles lead vocals. They released their debut mixtape YelloWhite on February 24, 2010. Odd Future released their second mixtape Radical on May 7. Left Brain contributed only vocals on the track "Swag Me Out." MellowHype released their second mixtape BlackenedWhite on October 31.
2011–13: Rise in popularity
In early 2011, Odd Future reached mainstream attention with the release of Tyler, The Creator's single "Yonkers". MellowHype released a reissue of their second mixtape BlackenedWhite as their debut studio album on July 12, 2011, by Fat Possum Records. The reissue's track listing altered from the original mixtape's with some tracks added and some removed. Odd Future released a compilation album 12 Odd Future Songs on October 3. It contained older and lesser-known Odd Future songs as well as newly-recorded music, such as "67" by MellowHype. In 2011, Left Brain formed MellowHigh with Hodgy Beats and other Odd Future cohort Domo Genesis.
On March 20, 2012, Odd Future released their debut studio album The OF Tape Vol. 2, by their recently founded record label Odd Future Records. MellowHype started MellowHypeWeek and released a new song everyday from September 11 to September 17 to hold fans over for their second studio album Numbers. Numbers was released on October 9, through Odd Future Records.
On October 31, 2013, Left Brain, Hodgy Beats and Domo Genesis released MellowHigh's self-titled debut studio through Odd Future Records.
2014–present: Solo career
On May 19, 2014, a short film called Belong, that contains all original music by Left Brain, was released.[1] On July 4, MellowHype released their third mixtape INSA which stands for "I Need Some Answers".
On January 18, 2015, Hodgy Beats confirmed that MellowHype will no longer exist. Although he and Left Brain will continue to make music together, just no longer under the name MellowHype.[2] On November 27, Left Brain released the extended play Mind Gone with hip hop production team SLEEPTVLK.
Left Brain released his debut solo mixtape Mind Gone Volume 1 on April 20, 2017, by Mind Gone Music.
Discography
Collaborative albums
| Title | Album details |
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| BlackenedWhite (with Hodgy, as MellowHype) |
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| The OF Tape Vol. 2 (with Odd Future) |
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| Numbers (with Hodgy, as MellowHype) |
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| MellowHigh (with Hodgy and Domo Genesis, as MellowHigh) |
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Extended plays
| Title | Album details |
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| Mind Gone EP (with SLEEPTVLK) |
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Mixtapes
| Title | Album details |
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| The Odd Future Tape (with Odd Future) |
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| YelloWhite (with Hodgy, as MellowHype) |
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| Radical (with Odd Future) |
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| BlackenedWhite (with Hodgy, as MellowHype) |
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| MellowHypeWeek (with Hodgy, as MellowHype) |
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| INSA (with Hodgy, as MellowHype) |
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| Mind Gone Volume 1 |
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Compilations
| Title | Album details |
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| 12 Odd Future Songs (with Odd Future) |
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Guest appearances
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
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| "Claustroflowbic" | 2009 | Hodgy Beats | The Dena Tape |
| "Crap" | 2011 | N/A | |
| "Cocaine / Tevie" | The Internet | Purple Naked Ladies | |
| "Lincoln" | The Internet, Mike G | ||
| "Trashwang" | 2013 | Tyler, The Creator, Na'kel, Jasper Dolphin, Lucas, L-Boy, Taco, Lee Spielman | Wolf |
| "Tellin' You" | Mike G, Pheally Blunt | Verses | |
| "Karateman" | Hodgy Beats | untitled 2 | |
| "No Pressure" | 2015 | OG Juan, Papa E Pill, FredGT | BroMitzvah |
| "Higher" | TreeJay, DJ Clockwork | Baum Blvd | |
| "How" | Santana Ali | N/A | |
| "Dam" | Mike G | Verses II | |
| "P.O.S." | 2016 | Pregnant Boy, FredGT | 1st Trimester |
| "Literally" | Pregnant Boy, Ziggy 2 Playa | ||
| "Chicken Coop" | Pregnant Boy | ||
| "Seat Belt" | Pregnant Boy, Fabo | ||
| "The Wave" | Pregnant Boy, Doja Cat | ||
| "Counterwise" | John Ibe, OG Maco, Danny Seth, Jace, Cassow, e9ne | Obstructed Environments | |
References
- ↑ BELONG. YouTube (2014-05-19). Retrieved on 2015-11-08.
- ↑ "Hodgy Beats Says MellowHype Is No More". HipHopDX.