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]

Qwazaar
Birth nameMarty Brown [1]
Also known asStonedGiant[2]
BornChicago, Illinois, United States
OriginChicago, Illinois, United States
Genres
OccupationRapper
Years active1998–present
LabelsGalapagos4
Frontline Entertainment
Lefthouse Recordings
Dirty Digital
Infinite Entertainment
Member ofTypical Cats, Dirty Digital, Outerlimitz
Websiteqwazaarmusic.com

Discography

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Albums

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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

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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)

References

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  1. ^ Margasak, Peter (January 9, 2003). "Rumbles From the Underground/Postscript". Chicago Reader.
  2. ^ https://www.facebook.com/420LBS/info [user-generated source]
  3. ^ Hip Hop Infinity - Walk Thru Walls album review (archived)
  4. ^ Oh Globe - interview
  5. ^ Oh Dang Mag - Typical Cats interview
  6. ^ Platform 8470 - Suicide Prevention album review
  7. ^ ugsmag - Shockah release announcement
  8. ^ SYFFAL - Bat Meets Blaine album review Archived 2012-10-27 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ SYFFAL - Style Be the King album review
  10. ^ Impose Magazine - Bat Meets Blaine album review
  11. ^ Fifth Element Online - Bat Meets Blaine album review
  12. ^ Ugsmag - interview
  13. ^ Ruby Hornet - interview
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