Kon Artis
Kon Artis , aka Mr. Porter (* 7. December 1978 in Charlotte , North Carolina ; bourgeois Denaun Porter ) is an American rapper and hip-hop - producer . He celebrated his greatest successes from 2000 as a member of the hip-hop formation D12 .
Career
Porter was one of the founding members of D12. In this role he produced both the group's debut album and large parts of Eminem's first solo album, Infinite . In the following years he became known to a wider public both as a rapper Kon Artis and as a producer, mostly under the name of Mr. Porter . For example, he produced 50 cents hit PIMP or songs for Xzibit , Young Buck , Obie Trice and Bizarre . For the Bad Meets Evil EP Hell: The Sequel he worked as co-executive producer. Kon Artis also played a key role on the soundtrack for the film Waist Deep , in which The Game played a leading role.
He has been Eminem's live back-up rapper since Proof 's death . Porter and his D12 bandmate Kuniva also form the Detroit rap duo Da Brigade .
In 2012, the musician announced that he had left D12 and that he would concentrate more on his solo career as a rapper in the future. About the release of Shady XV , Porter stated that he had never really left D12, but that a new album together was unlikely.
In June 2015 Porter released a mixtape called "Stuff In My Backpack" .
Porter is currently under contract with Shady Records as a producer.
Discography
- Mix tapes
- 2002: Po Folks Mixtape
- 2015: Stuff In My Backpack
- Guest Posts
Cheers (by Obie Trice )
- 2003 "Spread Yo Shit" ( Obie Trice feat. Kon Artis)
Straight Outta Ca $ hville (by Young Buck )
- 2004 "Look at Me Now" ( Young Buck feat. Kon Artis)
Tical 0: The Prequel (by Method Man )
- 2004 "We Some Dogs" (Method Man feat. Kon Artis, Redman and Snoop Dogg )
- 2004 "Crooked Letter I" (Method Man feat. Kon Artis and Streetlife)
Re-Up (by Ras Kass )
- 2004 "Bend a Corner" ( Ras Kass feat. Kon Artis)
Everything's a Story (by Rah Digga )
- 2004 "Hot Tub" ( Rah Digga feat. Kon Artis & Snoop Dogg )
The People vs. (from trick trick )
- 2005 "Big Mistake" ( Trick Trick feat. Kon Artis)
- 2005 "Let's Roll" ( Trick Trick feat. Kon Artis)
The Big Bang (by Busta Rhymes )
- 2006 "They're out to Get Me" ( Busta Rhymes feat. Kon Artis)
- D12
→ see D12 / discography
Web links
- Kon Artis in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Kon Artis at Allmusic (English)
- Myspace page by Kon Artis
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from July 15, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ "Da Brigade" consisting of Kuniva and Kon Artis
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from March 26, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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SURNAME | Kon Artis |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Porter, Denaun (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American rapper |
DATE OF BIRTH | 7th December 1978 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Detroit , Michigan |