Alex Kresovich | |
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| Birth name | Alexander Kresovich |
| Origin | Ithaca, New York |
| Genres | East Coast hip hop, Southern hip hop |
| Occupation | Producer |
| Years active | 2007-present |
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Alex Kresovich (born in Harlingen, Texas on August 28, 1986), also credited under the names 'The Crowned Prince' and 'Dirty Bird', is an American hip-hop producer from Ithaca, NY.[1][2][3] He is most notable for producing the free mashup mixtape entitled Alex Kresovich in... Gold N' Fly: 007, winning iStandard's worldwide producer showcase, and producing a song for Grammy-nominated rapper Remy Ma.
Alex Kresovich in... Gold N' Fly: 007 was released on April 30, 2010 and received both critical reception and acclaim.[4][5][6] Since release it has 15,000 official downloaded according to his Facebook page.[7] The mixtape used the original Nintendo 64 compositions from the game GoldenEye:007 by Grant Kirkhope, Graeme Norgate, and Robin Beanland to create rap beats and mashed them with the vocal recordings from contemporary artists including Tech N9ne, T.I., and 50 Cent.[8]
In August of 2010, Alex Kresovich won iStandard's worldwide producer showcase for the opportunity to produce a song on rap legend Scarface's upcoming album The Habit due out in November 2010.[9][10] Alex's entry was selected among thousands of producers for a voting contest between the top eight selections.[11] The album is rumored to feature John Legend, Drake, and production from Eminem.[12]
In March 2009, Alex Kresovich produced the song "The Most Feared Woman in New York" for Grammy-nominee Remy Ma that debuted nationally on the radio on Shade 45. The song was a promotion for politician Kristin Davis' new book 'The Manhattan Madam: Sex, Drugs, Scandal And Greed Inside America's Most Successful Prostitution Ring'.[13][14]
Alex Kresovich released his first executive produced LP entitled The Crowned Prince in the Fall of his senior year at Cornell University in October 2007 when he was being scouted by Def Jam as a producer.[15][16] The first single, "Hey Hollywood" which featured the artists S-Caliber and Nate Landers, was put on the national in-store music CDs for clothing outlets American Eagle and Hollister.[17] Alex donated all of his profits from the album (more than $1000) to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.[18]
Discography
edit- The Crowned Prince (2007)
- Alex Kresovich in... Gold N' Fly: 007 (Mixtape) (2010)
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ http://www.facebook.com/pages/Alex-Kresovich/120729844603713?v=info
- ^ http://www.thecrownedprince.com/
- ^ http://www.arizonabeats.com/forum/showthread.php?3106-official-tracklisting
- ^ http://kotaku.com/5528294/gold-n-fly-combines-nintendo-64-james-bond-classic-with-jay+z-nas-ti
- ^ http://www.gamepro.com/article/news/215032/another-artist-joins-the-hip-hop-mashup-game-with-goldeneye-rap-mix/
- ^ http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/043010-another-artist-does-a-hip-hop.html
- ^ http://www.facebook.com/pages/Alex-Kresovich/120729844603713?v=wall
- ^ http://epicloots.net/?p=1717
- ^ http://istandardproducers.battlezonex.com/bzx/?orgId=5
- ^ http://www.sohh.com/2010/06/scarface_defends_return_from_retirement.html
- ^ http://blog.istandardproducers.com/2010/08/texas/
- ^ http://www.prefixmag.com/reviews/scarface/the-habit/39851/
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/Manhattan-Madam-Americas-Successful-Prostitution/dp/0615274625
- ^ http://www.manhattanmadam.com/kristins_blog/view/696/remy_ma_s_new_song
- ^ http://www.cornelldailysun.com/node/25334
- ^ http://cornellsun.com/node/25324
- ^ http://blogs.cornell.edu/theessentials/2008/04/25/the-rap-on-alex/
- ^ http://blogs.cornell.edu/theessentials/2008/04/25/the-rap-on-alex/