Sir (singer)

SiR
Birth name Sir Darryl Farris
Born (1986-11-05) November 5, 1986
Inglewood, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2012–present
Labels
  • Top Dawg (current)
  • Fresh Selects (former)
Associated acts

Sir Darryl Farris (born November 5, 1986), known mononymously as Sir (stylized as SiR), is an American singer, songwriter and record producer from Inglewood, California. He is signed to Top Dawg Entertainment and released his debut EP on the label titled Her Too on February 10, 2017.[1]

Musical career

Early life

SiR grew up in a musical family with his mother, brothers, and cousin being gospel singers in Inglewood. He earned a degree in recording arts and developed his songwriting, arranging, and production and skills. He landed a job engineering for Tyrese Gibson in 2012 while quietly developing his craft as a songwriter. After meeting Dre and Vidal—the songwriting duo behind Usher’s “Caught Up” and Michael Jackson’s “Butterflies,” among others, he went on to work with Anita Baker and, from 2011 through 2015, co-wrote material for the likes of Ginuwine, Jill Scott, and Stevie Wonder.[2][3]

2015-present: Top Dawg Entertainment and EPs

SiR was featured on Jay Rock's 90059 on the song "The Ways", and Isaiah Rashad's The Sun's Tirade on the song "Rope / Rosegold".[4][5] On October 6, 2016, SiR released the EP titled HER which includes a feature on "Cadillac Dreams" from Big K.R.I.T.. In January 2017, it was announce that SiR signed to Top Dawg Entertainment. On February 10, 2017, he released his first EP on the label titled HER TOO with Anderson .Paak as a guest appearance.[6]

Discography

Albums

Title Album details
Seven Sundays
  • Released: July 31, 2015
  • Label: Fresh Selects
  • Format: CD, LP, Digital download
November
  • Released: January 19, 2018
  • Label: Top Dawg
  • Format: Digital download

Extended plays

Title Album details
HER
  • Released: October 6, 2016
  • Label: Top Dawg
  • Format: Digital download
HER TOO
  • Released: February 10, 2017
  • Label: Top Dawg
  • Format: Digital download

Mixtapes

Title Album details
Wooden Voodoo
  • Released: September 25, 2012
  • Format: Digital download
Long Live Dilla
  • Released: February 17, 2014
  • Format: Digital download

References

  1. ↑ "TDE's New Artist SiR Is Dropping a New Project This Friday - XXL". XXL Mag. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "SiR - Biography & History - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "An Introduction to SiR, TDE's Soulful New Signing". Djbooth.net. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  4. ↑ Yoh. "TDE Reveals Lance SkiiiWalker is Their "John Doe" New Artist - DJBooth Article". DJBooth.net. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "Isaiah Rashad Taps Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock for 'The Sun's Tirade'". Rap-Up. August 30, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  6. ↑ "TDE Announces SiR As Latest Signing". Thefader.com. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
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