Deniro Farrar

Dante Qushawan Farrar^[4][5] (born June 18, 1987),^[6] better known by his stage name Deniro Farrar, is an American rapper from Charlotte, North Carolina.^[7] He has collaborated with other artists such as Ryan Hemsworth,^[8] Shady Blaze,^[9] and Flosstradamus.^[10] His voice was described by The Fader as "an eerily calm rasp that never leaves the emotional range of fuming mad".^[11]

Deniro Farrar
Birth name	Qushawan Farrar[1]
Born	(1987-06-18) June 18, 1987 (age 38)[1] Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.[1]
Genres	Hip hop
Occupation	Rapper
Years active	2010–present
Labels	Black Flag[2] Vice[3] Warner Bros.[3]
Website	denirofarrar.bandcamp.com

Early life

Deniro Farrar was born in Charlotte, North Carolina on June 18, 1987.^[1] He dropped out of school in the 9th grade.^[12] He grew up listening to Tupac, Three 6 Mafia, Luther Vandross, Kris Kross, Lauryn Hill, and DMX.^[13]

Career

In 2010, Deniro Farrar released Feel This on Black Flag Records.^[14] In 2012, he released Destiny Altered.^[15] Later that year, he released a collaborative album with Shady Blaze, titled Kill or Be Killed.^[16] Impose included it on the "Best Music of October 2012" list.^[17] Stereogum placed it at number 39 on the "Top 40 Rap Albums of 2012" list.^[18] In that year, he also released Cliff of Death, an EP entirely produced by Blue Sky Black Death.^[19] It featured guest appearances from Child Actor and Nacho Picasso.^[20]

In 2013, he released two solo albums: The Patriarch^[21] and The Patriarch II.^[22] In that year, he announced a joint venture record deal with Vice Records and Warner Bros. Records.^[23] He released the Rebirth EP in 2014.^[24]

In 2015, he released Cliff of Death II, a collaborative EP with producer Young God.^[25] In 2016, he released two EPs: Mind of a Gemini and Red Book, Vol. 1.^[26] In 2017, he released two EPs: Guilty Until Proven Innocent and Mind of a Gemini II.^[27] He released the Re-Up EP in 2019.^[27]

Discography

Studio albums

• Feel This (2010)
• Destiny Altered (2012)
• Kill or Be Killed (2012) (with Shady Blaze)
• The Patriarch (2013)
• The Patriarch II (2013)

Compilation albums

• Get to Know Deniro Farrar (2013)

EPs

• Cliff of Death (2012) (with Blue Sky Black Death)
• Rebirth (2014)
• Cliff of Death II (2015) (with Young God)
• Mind of a Gemini (2016)
• Red Book, Vol. 1 (2016)
• Guilty Until Proven Innocent (2017)
• Mind of a Gemini II (2017)
• Re-Up (2019)
• Sole Food (2020)
• Exhibit Q (2020)

Singles

• "I'm Ill" (2010) (with A. Moss)
• "100 Down the Highway" (2010)
• "Propellers" (2010) (with A. Moss and Dow Jones)
• "Big Tookie" (2012)
• "The Reasons" (2012)
• "Separate" (2012)
• "Fears" (2013)
• "Feel Right" (2013)
• "Social Status" (2013)
• "High Tide" (2013)
• "Torn Love" (2013)
• "Death or Forever" (2013) (with Child Actor)
• "Nostalgia" (2015)
• "Trap Hall of Fame" (2019) (with Jayway Sosa)
• "King" (2020) (with Trent the HOOLiGAN)

Guest appearances

• Dow Jones - "Straight No Chaser" from The Lyrics and Liquor EP (2010)
• Flosstradamus - "Look at the Sky" (2012)
• Lyle Horowitz - "Ridiculous" from Redamancy (2012)
• Shady Blaze - "Faith in Something" from The Grind, Hustle & Talent (2012)
• Joel Verdad - "Church on Traxxx" from Adolescent Theory (2012)
• Lyle Horowitz - "Silencio" from A Good Clean Fight (2012)
• Supreme Cuts & Haleek Maul - "The Dummy" from Chrome Lips (2012)
• Grimes - "Genesis (Ryan Hemsworth Remix)" (2012)
• BK Beats & PBZ - "Soul Fly (Remix)" from Time Is of the Essence (2012)
• Shady Blaze - "51/50" and "Insane" from The Anomaly of Hip Hop (2012)
• Sweatson Klank - "Fuck & Fight" from You, Me, Temporary (2013)
• Spadez x Shady Blaze - "Go to Work" and "On My Block" from III (2013)
• Spadez - "City on My Back" (2013)
• Woof - "My Block" from The Thrill of It All (2013)
• Rich Kidd - "It's Real Like That" from We on Some Rich Kidd Shit Vol. 7: The People's Champ (2013)
• Blue Sky Black Death - "Keys" (2013)
• Black Noise x BK Beats - "Nonbelievers" and "Can't Get Sleep" from Nobelievers (2014)
• Lushlife + CSLSX - "Incantation" from Ritualize (2016)
• Machinedrum - "Stone Age" from Psyconia (2021)