Deniro Farrar

American rapper

Deniro Farrar

Birth name| Qushawan Farrar[1]
Born|  (1987-06-18) June 18, 1987 (age 37)[1]
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.[1]
Genres| Hip hop
Occupation| Rapper
Years active| 2010–present
Labels|

* Black Flag[2]
* Vice[3]
* Warner Bros.[3]

Website| denirofarrar.bandcamp.com

Musical artist

Qushawan Farrar[4] (born June 18, 1987),[5] better known by his stage name Deniro Farrar, is an American rapper from Charlotte, North Carolina.[6] He has collaborated with other artists such as Ryan Hemsworth,[7] Shady Blaze,[8] and Flosstradamus.[9] His voice was described by The Fader as "an eerily calm rasp that never leaves the emotional range of fuming mad".[10]

## Early life

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Deniro Farrar was born in Charlotte, North Carolina on June 18, 1987.[1] He dropped out of school in the 9th grade.[11] He grew up listening to Tupac, Three 6 Mafia, Luther Vandross, Kris Kross, Lauryn Hill, and DMX.[12]

## Career

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In 2010, Deniro Farrar released Feel This on Black Flag Records.[13] In 2012, he released Destiny Altered.[14] Later that year, he released a collaborative album with Shady Blaze, titled Kill or Be Killed.[15] Impose included it on the "Best Music of October 2012" list.[16] Stereogum placed it at number 39 on the "Top 40 Rap Albums of 2012" list.[17] In that year, he also released Cliff of Death, an EP entirely produced by Blue Sky Black Death.[18] It featured guest appearances from Child Actor and Nacho Picasso.[19]

In 2013, he released two solo albums: The Patriarch[20] and The Patriarch II.[21] In that year, he announced a joint venture record deal with Vice Records and Warner Bros. Records.[22] He released the Rebirth EP in 2014.[23]

In 2015, he released Cliff of Death II, a collaborative EP with producer Young God.[24] In 2016, he released two EPs: Mind of a Gemini and Red Book, Vol. 1.[25] In 2017, he released two EPs: Guilty Until Proven Innocent and Mind of a Gemini II.[26] He released the Re-Up EP in 2019.[26]

## Discography

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### Studio albums

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* Feel This (2010)
* Destiny Altered (2012)
* Kill or Be Killed (2012) (with Shady Blaze)
* The Patriarch (2013)
* The Patriarch II (2013)

### Compilation albums

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* Get to Know Deniro Farrar (2013)

### EPs

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* Cliff of Death (2012) (with Blue Sky Black Death)
* Rebirth (2014)
* Cliff of Death II (2015) (with Young God)
* Mind of a Gemini (2016)
* Red Book, Vol. 1 (2016)
* Guilty Until Proven Innocent (2017)
* Mind of a Gemini II (2017)
* Re-Up (2019)
* Sole Food (2020)
* Exhibit Q (2020)

### Singles

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* "I'm Ill" (2010) (with A. Moss)
* "100 Down the Highway" (2010)
* "Propellers" (2010) (with A. Moss and Dow Jones)
* "Big Tookie" (2012)
* "The Reasons" (2012)
* "Separate" (2012)
* "Fears" (2013)
* "Feel Right" (2013)
* "Social Status" (2013)
* "High Tide" (2013)
* "Torn Love" (2013)
* "Death or Forever" (2013) (with Child Actor)
* "Nostalgia" (2015)
* "Trap Hall of Fame" (2019) (with Jayway Sosa)
* "King" (2020) (with Trent the HOOLiGAN)

### Guest appearances

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* 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 Vol. 7: The People's Champ (2013)
* Blue Sky Black Death \- "Keys" (2013)
* Black Noise x BK Beats - "Nonbelievers" and "Can't Get Sleep" from Nobelievers (2014)
* Lushlife \+ CSLSX - "Incantation" from Ritualize (2016)
* Machinedrum \- "Stone Age" from Psyconia (2021)

## References

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1. ^ a b c d Yeung, Neil Z. "Deniro Farrar: Biography". AllMusic. Archived from the original on July 26, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
2. ^ Reed, Bryan (March 19, 2011). "Charlotte hip-hop label raises its standard". Charlotte Viewpoint. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
3. ^ a b Baker, Soren (October 10, 2013). "Deniro Farrar Signs To VICE/Warner Bros. Records". HipHopDX. Retrieved October 10, 2013.
4. ^ Tullis, Eric (April 11, 2012). "Deniro Farrar: Plotting and Planning". Shuffle Magazine. Archived from the original on April 16, 2012. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
5. ^ Ahmadi, Kevin (May 16, 2014). "Interview: Deniro Farrar Talks Rebirth, Cult Rap, and Charles Manson". Respect. Archived from the original on July 1, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
6. ^ Jones, Kevin (June 16, 2013). "Deniro Farrar - Wrongbar, Toronto ON, June 15". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
7. ^ Cooper, Duncan (February 14, 2012). "Grimes f. Deniro Farrar, "Genesis" (Ryan Hemsworth Remix) MP3". The Fader. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
8. ^ Martin, Andrew (March 23, 2012). "Listen: Deniro Farrar & Shady Blaze "Go To Work"". Complex. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
9. ^ Weiss, Sam (February 27, 2013). "Video: Flosstradamus f/ Deniro Farrar "Look at the Sky"". Complex. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
10. ^ Hockley-Smith, Sam (January 2, 2013). "Stream Blue Sky Black Death and Deniro Farrar's Cliff of Death Album". The Fader. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
11. ^ Devores, Courtney (September 5, 2014). "Charlotte rapper Deniro Farrar on the rise". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
12. ^ "The Break Presents: Deniro Farrar". XXL. January 23, 2013. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
13. ^ James, Nicolas (April 1, 2013). "On The Come-Up: Deniro Farrar". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
14. ^ Cooper, Duncan (February 3, 2012). "Download Deniro Farrar's Album Destiny Altered". The Fader. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
15. ^ Cooper, Duncan (October 4, 2012). "Download Deniro Farrar and Shady Blaze's Kill or Be Killed Mixtape". The Fader. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
16. ^ "The Best Music of October 2012". Impose. November 2, 2012. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
17. ^ Breihan, Tom (December 21, 2012). "Stereogum's Top 40 Rap Albums Of 2012". Stereogum. Archived from the original on May 4, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
18. ^ David, Charles (December 24, 2012). "Blue Sky Black Death & Deniro Farrar - Cliff Of Death (EP)". Earmilk. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
19. ^ Isenberg, Daniel (December 22, 2012). "Listen: Blue Sky Black Death & Deniro Farrar "Cliff Of Death"". Complex. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
20. ^ Madden, Mike (March 19, 2013). "Deniro Farrar: The Patriarch". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
21. ^ Evans, Dayna (June 18, 2013). "Deniro Farrar drops The Patriarch II". Impose. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
22. ^ C.M., Emmanuel (October 9, 2013). "Deniro Farrar Signs A Deal". XXL. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
23. ^ Miller, Kellan (May 27, 2014). "Deniro Farrar Thrives In His Own Lane With 'Rebirth' EP". XXL. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
24. ^ Forbes-Diaby, Aicha (June 19, 2015). "Stream Deniro Farrar's New EP". XXL. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
25. ^ Simmons, Ted (December 8, 2016). "Here's a First Listen of Deniro Farrar's 'Red Book Vol. 1' EP". XXL. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
26. ^ a b Ivey, Justin (February 7, 2019). "Deniro Farrar Drops "Re-Up" EP". HipHopDX. Retrieved March 30, 2020.

## External links

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* Official website
* Deniro Farrar discography at Discogs

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