Edan (musician)
American rapper (born 1978)
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Edan Portnoy (born 1978),[4] better known mononymously as Edan or Edan the Humble Magnificent, is an American hip-hop artist from Rockville, Maryland.[5]
1978 (age 47–48)
Edan | |
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| Born | Edan Portnoy 1978 (age 47–48) Washington, D.C., U.S.[1] |
| Origin | Rockville, Maryland, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1999–present |
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| Website | www |
Early life
Born to middle-class parents who immigrated from Israel, Portnoy grew up in Rockville, Maryland.[4][5] He is Jewish.[5] In high school, he bought his first turntables and started mixing beats.[4] Inspired by his classmate's rhymes, he started writing his own songs.[4] After graduation, he entered Berklee College of Music, where he spent two and a half years.[4] He dropped out of the college to focus on music full time.[4]
Career
Edan released his first solo studio album, Primitive Plus, on Lewis Recordings in 2002.[6] It was described by The A.V. Club as "one of the year's most promising debuts".[7] In 2005, he released his second solo studio album, Beauty and the Beat.[8] It features guest appearances from Insight, Percee P, Mr. Lif, and Dagha.[9] It peaked at number 40 on the UK Independent Albums Chart,[10] as well as number 37 on the UK R&B Albums Chart.[11] In 2009, he released a mixtape, Echo Party.[12] It peaked at number 98 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[13] In 2018, he released a collaborative studio album with rapper Homeboy Sandman, titled Humble Pi, on Stones Throw Records.[14]
Discography
Studio albums
- Primitive Plus (2002)
- Beauty and the Beat (2005)
- Humble Pi (2018) (with Homeboy Sandman)
Mixtapes
- Fast Rap (2001)
- Sound of the Funky Drummer (2004)
- Echo Party (2009)
EPs
- Sprain Your Tapedeck (2001)
Singles
- "Sing It, Shitface" (1999)
- "Edan and Company Bring You the Raw Shit" (2000)
- "Drop Some Smooth Lyrics" (2001)
- "Mic Manipulator" / "Humble Magnificent" (2001)
- "Emcees Smoke Crack Remixx" / "I'll Come Running Back 2 You" (2002)
- "I See Colours" (2004)
- "Fumbling Over Words That Rhyme" / "Beauty" (2005)
- "Torture Chamber Remix" (2005)
Productions
- Mr. Lif - "Heavy Artillery" and "Get Wise '91" from Emergency Rations (2002)
- Souls of Mischief - "Spark (Edan Remix)" (2002)
- Mr. Lif - "Live from the Plantation" from I Phantom (2002)
- Akrobatik - "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle" from Balance (2003)
- Time Machine - "@$$hole" from Slow Your Roll (2004)
- Mr. Lif - "Collapse the Walls" from I Heard It Today (2009)
- Mr. Lif - "Whizdom" from Don't Look Down (2016)
- Homeboy Sandman - "Talking (Bleep)" from Kindness for Weakness (2016)
- Your Old Droog - "Help" and "You Can Do It! (Give Up)" from Packs (2017)
- Akai Solo - "Barbatos" from Eleventh Wind (2020)
- The Avalanches - "Tonight May Have to Last Me All My Life (Edan Remix)" from Since I Left You 20th anniversary deluxe edition (2021)
- Your Old Droog - "Dropout Boogie" from Time (2021)
Guest appearances
- Count Bass D - "How We Met" from Dwight Spitz (2002)
- Mr. Lif - "Get Wise '91" from Emergency Rations (2002)
- Insight - "Unexplained Phenomena" from The Blast Radius (2004)
- Time Machine - "@$$hole" from Slow Your Roll (2004)
- Cut Chemist - "Storm" from The Audience's Listening (2006)
- Cut Chemist - "Mean Gene" (2006)
- The Whitefield Brothers - "The Gift" from Earthology (2009)
- Blu - "Ronald Morgan" from NoYork! (2011)
- DJ Format - "Spaceship Earth" from Statement of Intent (2012)
- Memory Man - "PSA (What Does It All Mean?)" from Broadcast One (2015)
- Cut Chemist - "Siesta (Demo)" from The Audience's Following (2016)
- Your Old Droog - "Help" from Packs (2017)
- Cut Chemist - "Metalstorm" from Die Cut (2018)
- Paten Locke - "Fried" from Americancer (2022)
- Kool Keith and Real Bad Man - “Rugged Rugged” from Serpent (2023)
