Doseone

Doseone
Doseone performing at the Knitting Factory in 2006.
Background information
Birth name Adam Kidd Drucker
Born (1977-04-21) April 21, 1977
Idaho, United States
Origin Ohio, United States
Genres Hip hop
Occupation(s) Rapper, producer
Instruments Vocals, sampler, synthesizer, keyboard
Years active 1997–present
Labels Anticon, Mush Records, Big Dada, Lex Records, Alien Transistor
Associated acts Deep Puddle Dynamics, Greenthink, Clouddead, Themselves, Subtle, 13 & God, Go Dark, Nevermen, A7pha
Website www.anticon.com

Adam Kidd Drucker[1] (born April 21, 1977[2]), better known by his stage name Doseone (sometimes stylized as Dose One[3]), is an American rapper and record producer. He is a co-founder of Anticon.[4] He has also been a member of numerous groups,[5][6] including Deep Puddle Dynamics,[7] Greenthink,[8] Clouddead,[9] Themselves,[10] Subtle,[11] 13 & God,[12] Go Dark,[13] Nevermen,[14] and A7pha.[15]

Biography

Born in Idaho,[16] Doseone grew up in New York, New Jersey, and Philadelphia.[17] He was a student at the University of Cincinnati.[18]

Doseone once competed in a freestyle rap battle with then-unknown Eminem at Cincinnati's annual Scribble Jam in 1997.[19] His first solo album, Hemispheres, was released in 1998.[18] In 2000, he released a collaborative album with producer Boom Bip, titled Circle.[20] In 2012, Doseone released his solo album, G Is for Deep, on Anticon.[21]

Discography

Studio albums

  • Hemispheres (1998)
  • It's Not Easy Being... (1998) (with Why?, as Greenthink)
  • Blindfold (1999) (Greenthink)
  • Slowdeath (1999)
  • Circle (2000) (with Boom Bip)
  • Object Beings (2001) (with Why? & Pedestrian, as Object Beings)
  • Ha (2005)
  • Soft Skulls (2007)
  • Skeleton Repelent (2007)
  • G Is for Deep (2012)
  • Super Game Jam: Soundtrack (2014) (with Kozilek)
  • 0rbitalis: Soundtrack (2015)
  • Enter the Gungeon: Soundtrack (2016)
  • Disc Room: Soundtrack (2016)
  • High Hell: Soundtrack (2017)
  • Gang Beasts: Soundtrack (2017)
  • A7pha (2017) (with Mestizo, as A7pha)

Live albums

EPs

  • Crazy Hitman Science (1999) (with Jel, Why?, et al., as Blud N Gutz)
  • The Samurai Gunn (2013)
  • Free Ring Tone of the Month Vol. I (2013)
  • Bitchsword (2014) (with Ash, as Go Dark)
  • Heavy Bullets (2014)
  • Free Ring Tone of the Month Vol. II (2014)
  • Brightwild (2015) (Go Dark)
  • Hunt Me (2016) (Go Dark)

Singles

  • "Attack of the Postmodern Pat Boones / Cannibalism of the Object Beings" (2000) (Object Beings)

Audio books

Guest appearances

Compilation appearances

  • "Rainmen", "It's Them", and "Human Races the Tortoise" on Music for the Advancement of Hip Hop (1999)
  • "Do Tell" on Rapid Transit (2000)
  • "Dead Beats, Generation Of" and "Inventor's Cry" on Ropeladder 12 (2000)
  • "My Way Out of a Paper Bag" on Coast II Coast (2000)
  • "We Ain't Fessin'", "A.D.D.", and "My Way Out of a Paper Bag" on Giga Single (2001)
  • "Them's My Peoples" on A Piece of the Action (2001)
  • "Confessions (of Three Men)" on Tags of the Times 3 (2001)
  • "Thisboutthecitytoo" on Urban Renewal Program (2002)
  • "Dark Sky Demo", "Mothers of Invention", "Poison Pit", "It's Them", and "Good People Check (Hrvatski Remix)" on Anticon Label Sampler: 1999-2004 (2004)
  • "Freelance Exist" on Complex Volume 1 (2012)

References

  1. Chun, Kimberly (June 27, 2012). "SF's Pride Parade a 'pro-sex Mardi Gras'". SFGate. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
  2. Doseone (April 17, 2017). "This Friday I Turn 40". Twitter. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
  3. Merat, Arron (November 7, 2014). "cLOUDDEAD: Dose One, Odd Nosdam and Why? look back at indie rap's defining moment". Fact. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
  4. Battan, Carrie (April 5, 2012). "Doseone of Subtle/Themselves/cLOUDEAD Announces New Solo Album". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
  5. Botkin, Joie (November 7, 2012). "Doseone, Take Two". East Bay Express. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
  6. Bush, Ben (October 2008). "Doseone". The Believer. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
  7. Weiss, Jeff (July 30, 2009). "Doseone talks Themselves, the art of freestyle and battling Eminem". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
  8. Strachota, Dan (October 18, 2000). "Beat Scientist". SF Weekly. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
  9. Dahlen, Chris (March 6, 2005). "Doseone". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
  10. Gieben, Bram E. (June 30, 2010). "Themselves: Return of the Boom Bap". The Skinny. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
  11. Bahn, Christopher (April 11, 2006). "Interview: Doseone of Subtle". The A.V. Club. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
  12. Breihan, Tom (August 7, 2009). "Doseone Talks Collabs With Tunde and Mike Patton, Alan Moore, More". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
  13. Murphy, Tom (May 25, 2016). "Doseone's New Band GO DARK Broke Into an Abandoned Naval Base". Westword. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
  14. Kerr, Dave (February 5, 2016). ""It's time to plug the monster in!" Nevermen interviewed". The Skinny. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
  15. Sutton, William (March 19, 2017). "A7PHA: A7PHA". PopMatters. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
  16. Grow, Kory (August 5, 2015). "Hear TV on the Radio, Faith No More Singers' Avant-Garde Supergroup". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
  17. Payne, Chris (August 5, 2015). "TV on the Radio, Faith No More Members Form Nevermen Supergroup, Share 'Tough Towns' Song". Billboard. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
  18. 1 2 Martins, Chris (April 17, 2009). "Adam "Doseone" Drucker of Themselves". The A.V. Club. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
  19. Segal, Dave (November 6, 2003). "Weird Science". The Stranger. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
  20. Maloney, Ali (June 30, 2010). "A Rough Guide to Doseone". The Skinny. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
  21. Paine, Jake (May 10, 2012). "Anticon's Doseone Readies "G Is For Deep" For May 29". HipHopDX. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
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