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The Alchemist (* 25. October 1977 in Beverly Hills , California ; bourgeois Alan Daniel Maman ) is an American hip-hop - producer and DJ .
Career
As a rapper, The Alchemist began his career in 1993 in the group The Whooliganz as Mudfoot . The group was discovered by Cypress Hill and House of Pain and became a member of the Soul Assassins . After the group broke up, Alchemist stayed with Cypress Hill and learned music production from DJ Muggs .
He produced tracks for Mobb Deep , Eminem , Nas and Jadakiss . He has been Eminem's live DJ since May 2005 and, after DJ Green Lantern left, he was the tour DJ on Anger Management Tour 3 . Although he is not under contract with Shady Records , he produced some tracks for the label on the album Eminem Presents: The Re-Up . In 2008 he published the EP The Alchemist's Cookbook: Better Living Through Chemistry on iTunes . With the producer Oh No he brought out the album Gutter Water in 2010 under the band name Gangrene . In addition to their own raps, Fashawn, Evidence, Raekwon, MED, Guilty Simpson, Planet Asia, Rocc and the Big Twins contributed guest verses. In 2012 the duo's follow-up album, Vodka & Ayahuasca, was released .
In July 2012, The Alchemist released the project album Russian Roulette , the songs of which only contain samples of Russian songs. In 2013 he produced the full album "My 1st Chemistry Set" by Detroit rapper Boldy James, which was released on Decon Records.
He celebrated his biggest success so far with his own release in 2014 with the album Lord Steppington , which he recorded together with Evidence as Step Brothers. Other guests include: a. Styles P from D-Block, Rakaa from Dilated Peoples and Roc Marciano.
Discography
Albums
- 2004: 1st Infantry
- 2007: Rapper's Best Friend
- 2009: Chemical Warfare
- 2010: Gutter Water with Oh No (Gangrene)
- 2012: Covert Coup with Curren $ y
- 2012: Rapper's Best Friend 2
- 2012: Vodka & Ayahuasca with Oh No (Gangrene)
- 2012: Russian Roulette
- 2012: No Idols with Domo Genesis (OFWGKTA)
- 2012: Rare Chandeliers with Action Bronson
- 2013: Albert Einstein (with Prodigy )
- 2013: 360 waves with Durag Dynasty
- 2013: My 1st Chemistry Set with Boldy James
- 2014: Lord Steppington (with Evidence as Step Brothers )
- 2014: The Good Book with Budgie
- 2014: Rapper's Best Friend 3: An Instrumental Series
- 2015: Israeli Salad
- 2016: The Silent Partner (with Havoc )
- 2017: Rapper's Best Friend 4 (An Instrumental Series)
- 2020: Alfredo with Freddie Gibbs
Mix tapes
- 2003: The Cutting Room Floor
- 2003: Insomnia
- 2006: The Chemistry Files Vol. 1
- 2006: No Days Off
- 2007: The Cutting Room Floor Vol. II
EPs
- 2004: The Alchemist presents Heavy Surveillance by Dilated Peoples
- 2008: The Alchemist′s Cookbook: Better Living Through Chemistry
- 2010: Sawblade with Oh No (Gangrene)
- 2011: Greneberg with Roc Marciano and Oh No
- 2012: Odditorium with Oh No (Gangrene)
Singles
- 2003: The Midnight Creep by 1st Infantry (The Alchemist, Mobb Deep , Twin & Evidence )
- 2004: Hold You Down
- 2008: Lose Your Life with Snoop Dogg , Jadakiss & Pusha T
Web links
- The Alchemist at laut.de
- The Alchemist at Discogs (English)
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- ^ Billboard : The Alchemist - Chart history
- ↑ Billboard: Top 200 Albums | The week of February 8, 2014
- ↑ Alchemist in an interview ( Memento of the original from September 27, 2007 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. On hiphopjudge.com on September 8, 2004
- ↑ News: The Alchemist becomes Eminem's Live DJ ( Memento of the original from September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. On hiphopjudge.com on May 13, 2007
- ^ The Alchemist on First Meeting Eminem. djvlad, April 12, 2015, accessed November 2, 2017 .
- ^ Review of the album "Lord Steppington" on popshot.over-blog.de from January 23, 2014, accessed on March 2, 2014.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Alchemist, The |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Maman, Alan Daniel (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American hip hop producer and DJ |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 25, 1977 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Beverly Hills , California |