Milo (musician)

Milo
Birth name Rory Ferreira
Also known as Scallops Hotel,[1] Black Orpheus[2]
Born (1992-02-03) February 3, 1992
Chicago, Illinois
Origin Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Genres Hip hop, alternative hip hop
Occupation(s) Rapper, producer
Years active 2010-present
Labels
Associated acts
Website miloraps.com

Rory Ferreira[3] (born February 3, 1992),[4] better known by his stage name Milo (often stylized as milo), is an American alternative hip hop musician from Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[5][6] He often collaborates with Busdriver, Open Mike Eagle and Hemlock Ernst among others.[7] He has been a member of the Hellfyre Club collective.[8]

Early life

Ferreira was born in Chicago, Illinois to parents under 21 who were high school dropouts.[9][10] Shortly after his birth, he moved to Saco, Maine, where he would spend most of his early life.[11] Here, at age 12, he was introduced to hip hop through his uncle, who showed him Nas.[12] For high school, Ferreira moved with his father to Kenosha, Wisconsin. He participated in theatre in school and was always working on hip hop out of school.[13] By the time he got to college, Milo had been to 13 different schools.[14] He first began rapping as part of the Kenosha and a Wisconsin hip-hop trio Nom de Rap, which additionally consisted of rappers Nicholas J and AD the Architect. Following high school, he attended St. Norbert College in De Pere, Wisconsin for Philosophy, before he dropped out to pursue a music career.[15][16] Ferreira is a vegetarian.[17]

Musical career

In 2010, Nom de Rap released their first joint mixtape, Greatest Hits Vol. 1.[18][19]

Milo released his first solo mixtape, I Wish My Brother Rob Was Here in 2011.[20] Milo Takes Baths was released in 2012.[21] The song "Kenosha, WI" was published by Johns Hopkins University Press in a 2012 issue of the journal Postmodern Culture.[22]

Milo released two EPs, Things That Happen at Day and Things That Happen at Night, in January 2013.[23] The Cavalcade mixtape followed in July 2013.[24] In November 2013, he appeared on Hellfyre Club's compilation Dorner vs. Tookie.[25] He released Poplar Grove (or How to Rap with a Hammer) under the moniker Scallops Hotel in November 2013.[26] His first official album, A Toothpaste Suburb, was released on Hellfyre Club on September 23, 2014.[27] In 2015, he released So the Flies Don't Come, which was entirely produced by Kenny Segal.[28]

Name

Milo has said he came up with his name at age 16 after reading the book The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster, although in a separate interview with everydejavu he states that his name is an acronym for "maybe i like owls", in reference to his first rap name being "wise owl, himself".[29][30]

Discography

Albums

Mixtapes


EPs

Singles

Guest appearances

Compilation appearances

References

  1. ↑ Martin, Andrew (November 19, 2013). "Stream Milo’s New EP as Scallops Hotel, ‘Poplar Grove’". Potholes in My Blog. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  2. ↑ Kestly, Jacob (May 23, 2014). "Milo: Milwaukee's Val Kilmer In Real Genius". Radio Milwaukee. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  3. ↑ Galil, Leor (September 24, 2014). "Kendrick Lamar and Milo drop divergent hip-hop releases on the same day". Chicago Reader. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  4. ↑ Ferreira, Rory (June 15, 2013). "Press". Milo. Archived from the original on January 23, 2014. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  5. ↑ Martin, Andrew (July 23, 2013). "How the WWE and Nas Influence Rapper Milo". MTV Hive. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Rapper Milo brings his music - and his hopes - back to Milwaukee". OnMilwaukee.com. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
  7. ↑ Hudson, Alex (October 28, 2013). "Busdriver, Open Mike Eagle & Milo - "All Pastel Everything"". Exclaim!. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  8. ↑ Rew, Jessica (October 6, 2013). "Open Mike Eagle & Milo Talk Hellfyre Club & LA's Hip Hop Scene". HipHopDX. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  9. ↑ Mueller, Matt (March 1, 2015). "Rapper Milo brings his music - and his hopes - back to Milwaukee". OnMilwaukee.com. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  10. ↑ Bell, Max (2013-07-23). "Milo Is Ready to Take Over the Art Rap Scene". L.A. Weekly. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
  11. ↑ Bell, Max (July 23, 2013). "Milo Is Ready to Take Over the Art Rap Scene". LA Weekly. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  12. ↑ "How the WWE and Nas Influence Rapper Milo". MTV News. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
  13. ↑ Blanchfield, Corrigan (October 10, 2016). ""I’m Already One of the Greatest Living Rappers": An Interview with milo". Passion Weiss. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Finding Purpose and Being Moral with Rory Ferreira aka Milo". YouTube. Sep 5, 2013. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Rapper Milo brings his music - and his hopes - back to Milwaukee". OnMilwaukee.com. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
  16. ↑ "10 New Artists You Need to Know: January 2016". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
  17. ↑ "Interview: An Evening with Milo". St. Louis: KCOU. November 6, 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  18. ↑ "Nom de Rap: About". Nom de Rap. Facebook. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  19. ↑ "Nom de Rap.". The Whethermen's Union. December 1, 2010. Archived from the original on February 3, 2011. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  20. ↑ Galil, Leor (November 30, 2011). "Cheap Tunes: Milo's I Wish My Brother Rob Was Here". Forbes. Archived from the original on October 25, 2014. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  21. ↑ Galil, Leor (February 20, 2012). "Cheap Tunes: Milo's 'Milo Takes Baths'". Forbes. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  22. ↑ "Volume 22, Number 2, January 2012". Postmodern Culture. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
  23. ↑ Gillespie, Blake (November 19, 2013). "Milo creates side project Scallops Hotel". Impose Magazine. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  24. ↑ Aborisade, Femi (July 19, 2013). "Interview: Milo Speaks On 'Cavalcade,' Hellfyre Club, and Becoming a Road Warrior". Potholes in My Blog. Archived from the original on June 20, 2015. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  25. ↑ Jenkins, Craig (November 26, 2013). "Hellfyre Club: Dorner vs. Tookie". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  26. ↑ Tracy, Dylan (November 13, 2013). "Listen to Scallops Hotel's (Milo) 'Xergiok's Chagrin (A Song For Jib)'". Prefix. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  27. ↑ Rattigan, Nick (September 23, 2014). "Stream Milo's A Toothpaste Suburb". Impose Magazine. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  28. ↑ Pearce, Sheldon (October 14, 2015). "milo: so the flies don't come". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
  29. ↑ "Interview: milo talks Hellfyre Club, philosophy, 'a toothpaste suburb' & more". EveryDejaVu | Music Updates, Interviews, Reviews, Editorials & more. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
  30. ↑ "Printing - Discovery: Milo - Interview Magazine". www.interviewmagazine.com. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
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