Qwazaar Explained
Qwazaar |
Birth Name: | Marty Brown [1] |
Alias: | StonedGiant[2] |
Birth Place: | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
Origin: | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
Occupation: | Rapper |
Years Active: | 1998–present |
Label: | Galapagos4 Frontline Entertainment Lefthouse Recordings Dirty Digital Infinite Entertainment |
Current Member Of: | Typical Cats, Dirty Digital, Outerlimitz |
Website: | qwazaarmusic.com |
Marty Brown, better known by his stage name Qwazaar, is an American underground hip hop rapper from Chicago, Illinois.[3] [4] Qwazaar is co-founder of the underground rap crew Typical Cats, with fellow MCs Denizen Kane and Qwel, and producers / DJs Kid Knish and DJ Natural.[5] He is also a member of the group Outerlimitz, with rapper Hellsent and producer Silence.[6] Qwazaar also collaborates with Silence under the name Dirty Digital,[7] and has released several collaborative records with Florida-born, Berlin-based producer Batsauce.[8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]
Discography
Albums
Qwazaar
Typical Cats (Qwazaar with Denizen Kane, Qwel, DJ Natural & Kid Knish)
Outerlimitz (Qwazaar with Hellsent & Silence)
- Wrong Actions for Right Reasons (1998)
- Suicide Prevention (2005)
EPs, mixtapes, compilations, singles
EPs
- Walk Thru Walls (Revised Edition Tour EP) (2008)
- Shockah (2009) (with Silence, as Dirty Digital)
- Style Be the King (2011) (with Batsauce)
- Stress Chasers (2014) (with Batsauce)
Mixtapes
- Riverstyx Radio Vol. 1 (2009)
- Digitape Side A (2010) (with Silence, as Dirty Digital)
- Digitape Side B (2011) (with Silence, as Dirty Digital)
Remix albums
- Walk Thru Walls / Fame Revise (2010)
- Bat Meets Blaine: The Remixes (2012) (with Batsauce)
Compilations
- Typical Bootlegs Vol. 1 (2004) (with Typical Cats)
- Lost Prevention: Unreleased & B-Sides (2005) (with Outerlimitz)
- Fun Razors, Rarities & Hits (2011)
Singles
- "Desert Eagle / I Tried / T.T.G.P." (2001)
- "Easy Cause It Is" (2004) (with Typical Cats)
- "Packaged in Plastic / Hypnotic" (with Outerlimitz)
- "Sodapopinski" (2008) (with Dirty Digital)
- "I Know / Til It's Done" (2011) (with Batsauce)
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Rumbles From the Underground/Postscript. Chicago Reader. Peter. Margasak. January 9, 2003.
- https://www.facebook.com/420LBS/info
- https://web.archive.org/web/20030421191702/http://hiphopinfinity.com/Albums/default.php?action=review&itemid=855 Hip Hop Infinity - Walk Thru Walls album review (archived)
- http://www.ohglobe.net/2012/02/artist-interview-qwazaar-of-typical.html Oh Globe - interview
- http://www.ohdangmag.com/archive/features/civil_service_an_interview_wit.html Oh Dang Mag - Typical Cats interview
- http://www.platform8470.com/reviews/review.php?revId=219 Platform 8470 - Suicide Prevention album review
- http://ugsmag.com/2009/02/dirty-digital-shockah-ep/ ugsmag - Shockah release announcement
- http://www.syffal.com/album-review-qwazaar-and-batsauce-bat-meets-blaine SYFFAL - Bat Meets Blaine album review
- http://www.syffal.com/album-review-qwazaar-batsauce-style-be-the-king SYFFAL - Style Be the King album review
- http://www.imposemagazine.com/bytes/qwazaar-batsauce-bat-meets-blaine-mp3 Impose Magazine - Bat Meets Blaine album review
- http://fifthelementonline.com/blogs/fifth-element/5883935-album-review-qwazaar-batsauce-bat-meets-blaine-9-13-11 Fifth Element Online - Bat Meets Blaine album review
- http://ugsmag.com/2011/09/qwazaar-batsauce/ Ugsmag - interview
- http://www.rubyhornet.com/wazaar-the-dearborn-identity/ Ruby Hornet - interview