Hush (rapper)
Encyclopedia
Hush is an American
hip hop
artist from Detroit, Michigan
. He is of Italian and Mexican
descent and he is also a long time friend of Eminem
. He's also a producer and has worked with a variety of artists. He was signed to Area Code Management and DTW Records, but left for Geffen Records
to release his debut album.
after a chance run-in at a Death Row Records
show at Club VIP International in 1994. Hush and Champtown went to Kellwood Adult Education together in the early nineties. After countless attempts to rise in the scene with partner Ill, Champtown was at a stall, so Hush and Ill formed a group called Da Ruckus which was a name revived from an earlier group Hush formed with a friend named Nacho. Da Ruckus was signed to Federation Records after success of their independent release titled "Quiet As Kept". The two went on to release "Episode 1" which garnered national attention, and was on hiphopsite.com's Top Ten Independent albums in 1997. It featured, then unknown, Eminem on the classic "We Shine" and it also featured the Detroit classic "150 MC's".
With his creative writing expanding Hush chose to move into the solo field after producing and writing material in abundance. Since 2000, he has been garnering more and more attention. Between 2000-2002, he was signed to DTW Records as an artist and produced the bootleg album "There Goes The Neighborhood", which had created a buzz in the city. That was short lived however.
He is credited on Eminem
's famous The Slim Shady EP
(1997) and performed alongside Eminem and others in concert long before any of the artist were well known. Hush is a longtime collborator with Kid Rock
protege Paradime
and D12
, and has also appeared on tracks with Slum Village
and Royce Da 5'9".
In Spring 2005, Hush released his debut single "Hush is Coming
" which featured Nate Dogg
. The video had appearances by Eminem, Obie Trice
, Swift and Omar Cruz. That same spring, Hush was included on the soundtrack for xXx: State of the Union
with his song "The March". Hush released his debut album Bulletproof
on Geffen Records
on August 23, 2005. It featured a list of star guest appearances including long time friend Eminem, Kuniva, Swift, and Bizarre
of D12, Nate Dogg, and Talib Kweli
. Later that fall, a clean version of Hush's song "Fired Up
" was featured on the soundtrack for the Need for Speed: Most Wanted
video game.
After the release of "Bulletproof" he promoted the album by joining the Anger Management III Tour, with fellow rap musicians Eminem, Stat Quo
, 50 Cent
, D12, Bizarre, Obie Trice, G-Unit
, Lil Jon
, Ludacris
, Bobby Creekwater
, Mase
, Mobb Deep
, Pitbull
and Olivia
, among others.
's season finale of The Contender
. He also had songs on almost every episode of the show. Since 2005, he has also appeared on the Spike TV Reality show "Murder" and has been trying to his expand his career in acting.
In 2010 Hush was approached by Monica Martino and asked to be a part of her discovery series "A Dogs Life" which was later shut down by the city. After that the two founded a group called Detroit Dog Rescue and try to raise money for animal shelters and to help stray dogs off the streets of Detroit. They are currently trying to raise money for Detroit's first 'no kill' animal shelter amongst other things. They also involve and educate the community about the problem of stray dogs in Detroit.
Cadillac Dale -Singer
Cyamak Ashtiani - Guitar
Kyle Palermino - Guitar
Shance Carlisle - Bass
Paul Cramer - Drums
Aaron Berch - Keyboards
DJ Invisible - DJ
With "Uncle Ill" (Da Ruckus)
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
hip hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
artist from Detroit, Michigan
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
. He is of Italian and Mexican
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
descent and he is also a long time friend of Eminem
Eminem
Marshall Bruce Mathers III , better known by his stage name Eminem or his alter ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter and actor. Eminem's popularity brought his group project, D12, to mainstream recognition...
. He's also a producer and has worked with a variety of artists. He was signed to Area Code Management and DTW Records, but left for Geffen Records
Geffen Records
Geffen Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-Beginnings:...
to release his debut album.
Career
Hush started out in the hip-hop scene in 1993. He began a friendship with an old schoolmate ChamptownChamptown
Champtown is an American rapper, disc jockey, film director and teacher from Detroit, Michigan. Founder of the Straight Jacket independent record label, Champtown is known for helping establish the careers of a number of Detroit hip hop artists, including Kid Rock and Eminem. He has also worked...
after a chance run-in at a Death Row Records
Death Row Records
Death Row Records is a record label founded in 1991 by Marion "Suge" Knight Jr., Andre Young , Tracy Lynn Curry and Michael Harris . It is known to have been home to many popular West Coast hip hop artists such as Dr...
show at Club VIP International in 1994. Hush and Champtown went to Kellwood Adult Education together in the early nineties. After countless attempts to rise in the scene with partner Ill, Champtown was at a stall, so Hush and Ill formed a group called Da Ruckus which was a name revived from an earlier group Hush formed with a friend named Nacho. Da Ruckus was signed to Federation Records after success of their independent release titled "Quiet As Kept". The two went on to release "Episode 1" which garnered national attention, and was on hiphopsite.com's Top Ten Independent albums in 1997. It featured, then unknown, Eminem on the classic "We Shine" and it also featured the Detroit classic "150 MC's".
With his creative writing expanding Hush chose to move into the solo field after producing and writing material in abundance. Since 2000, he has been garnering more and more attention. Between 2000-2002, he was signed to DTW Records as an artist and produced the bootleg album "There Goes The Neighborhood", which had created a buzz in the city. That was short lived however.
He is credited on Eminem
Eminem
Marshall Bruce Mathers III , better known by his stage name Eminem or his alter ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter and actor. Eminem's popularity brought his group project, D12, to mainstream recognition...
's famous The Slim Shady EP
The Slim Shady EP
The Slim Shady EP is a debut EP by American rapper Eminem, released on the Detroit-based record label Web Entertainment in 1997. The Slim Shady EP was released on cassette, vinyl, and CD .Eminem first introduced his "Slim Shady" persona on this EP,...
(1997) and performed alongside Eminem and others in concert long before any of the artist were well known. Hush is a longtime collborator with Kid Rock
Kid Rock
Robert James "Bob" Ritchie , known by his stage name Kid Rock, is an American singer-songwriter, musician and rapper with five Grammy Awards nominations...
protege Paradime
Paradime
Paradime, birth name Freddie Beauregard, does the turntables and back up vocals for Kid Rock. He first appeared on the Detroit hip-hop scene in 1991 in the form of a solo album, which sold only a few hundred copies...
and D12
D12
D12, an acronym for The Dirty Dozen, is an American hip hop group from Detroit, Michigan. D12 has had chart-topping albums in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia...
, and has also appeared on tracks with Slum Village
Slum Village
Slum Village was a hip hop group from Conant Gardens, Detroit, Michigan.The group was formed by three members: rappers Baatin and T3, plus rapper and producer J Dilla . J Dilla left in 2002 to pursue a solo career with MCA Records...
and Royce Da 5'9".
In Spring 2005, Hush released his debut single "Hush is Coming
Bulletproof (Hush album)
Bulletproof is the third album from American rapper Hush released on Geffen Records. It contains some of the songs from The Contender, and features Nate Dogg, Talib Kweli, Phil Campbell, D12 , Bareda, and Lo-Down...
" which featured Nate Dogg
Nate Dogg
Nathaniel Dwayne Hale , better known by his stage name Nate Dogg, was an American musician. He is noted for his membership of rap trio 213 and his solo career in which he collaborated with Dr. Dre, Warren G, Tupac and Snoop Dogg on many hit releases. Nate Dogg released three solo albums, G-Funk...
. The video had appearances by Eminem, Obie Trice
Obie Trice
Obie Trice III is an American rapper and songwriter. He began rapping at the age of 11, and is most known for his time spent signed to Shady Records. Obie Trice has formed his own record label, Black Market Entertainment.-Biography:...
, Swift and Omar Cruz. That same spring, Hush was included on the soundtrack for xXx: State of the Union
XXX: State of the Union
xXx: State of the Union, mainly released as xXx²: The Next Level outside the United States and Canada, is a 2005 action-adventure film directed by Lee Tamahori. It is a sequel to the 2002 film xXx...
with his song "The March". Hush released his debut album Bulletproof
Bulletproof (Hush album)
Bulletproof is the third album from American rapper Hush released on Geffen Records. It contains some of the songs from The Contender, and features Nate Dogg, Talib Kweli, Phil Campbell, D12 , Bareda, and Lo-Down...
on Geffen Records
Geffen Records
Geffen Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-Beginnings:...
on August 23, 2005. It featured a list of star guest appearances including long time friend Eminem, Kuniva, Swift, and Bizarre
Bizarre (rapper)
Rufus Arthur Johnson , better known as Bizarre is an American recording artist best known for his work with Detroit hip-hop group D12. His songs are often about subjects which create shock value such as rape and drugs.-Early life:Bizarre was born as Rufus Arthur Johnson on July 5, 1976 in Detroit,...
of D12, Nate Dogg, and Talib Kweli
Talib Kweli
Talib Kweli Greene , better known as Talib Kweli, is an American hip-hop artist and poet from Brooklyn, New York. His first name in Arabic means "student" or "seeker" ; his in Swahili means "true"...
. Later that fall, a clean version of Hush's song "Fired Up
Bulletproof (Hush album)
Bulletproof is the third album from American rapper Hush released on Geffen Records. It contains some of the songs from The Contender, and features Nate Dogg, Talib Kweli, Phil Campbell, D12 , Bareda, and Lo-Down...
" was featured on the soundtrack for the Need for Speed: Most Wanted
Need for Speed: Most Wanted
Need for Speed: Most Wanted is a racing video game developed by EA Black Box and published by Electronic Arts. It is the tenth installment in the Need for Speed series. The game features street racing-oriented game play, with certain customization options from the Need for Speed: Underground series...
video game.
After the release of "Bulletproof" he promoted the album by joining the Anger Management III Tour, with fellow rap musicians Eminem, Stat Quo
Stat Quo
Stanley Benton, better known as Stat Quo, is an American rapper. Benton worked his way to college and attended University of Florida, where he majored in economics and international business in 2000. Benton was contemplating law school, until veteran Southern rapper Scarface encouraged him to rap...
, 50 Cent
50 Cent
Curtis James Jackson III , better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper, entrepreneur, investor, record producer, and actor. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin and The Massacre . Get Rich or Die Tryin has been certified eight times platinum by...
, D12, Bizarre, Obie Trice, G-Unit
G-Unit
G-Unit is an American hip hop group originating from New York City formed by 50 Cents. G-Unit emerged on the New York scene by independently releasing several mix tapes...
, Lil Jon
Lil Jon
Jonathan Mortimer Smith , better known by his stage name Lil Jon, is an American rapper, music producer, entrepreneur, and occasional disc jockey who was a member of the group Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz. Lil Jon formed the group in 1997, and the group released several albums between then and 2004...
, Ludacris
Ludacris
Christopher Brian Bridges , better known by his stage name Ludacris, is an American rapper and actor. Along with his manager, Chaka Zulu, Ludacris is the co-founder of Disturbing tha Peace, an imprint distributed by Def Jam Recordings...
, Bobby Creekwater
Bobby Creekwater
Bobby Creekwater is an American rapper and hip-hop producer from Atlanta, Georgia who is a former member of Shady Records.-Biography:...
, Mase
Mase
Mason Durell Betha , better known by stage name Mase who was previously known as Murda Ma$e, is an American rapper, songwriter, actor and inspirational speaker...
, Mobb Deep
Mobb Deep
Mobb Deep is an American hip hop duo from Queensbridge, Queens, New York, U.S., that consists of Havoc and Prodigy. The duo is "one of the most critically acclaimed hardcore East Coast hip-hop groups." The group is best known for its dark, hardcore delivery, as exemplified by the single "Shook Ones...
, Pitbull
Pitbull (rapper)
Armando Christian Pérez , better known by his stage name Pitbull, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer. His first recorded performance was from the Lil Jon album Kings of Crunk in 2002, after which he released his debut album in 2004 titled M.I.A.M.I. under TVT Records...
and Olivia
Olivia (singer)
Olivia Theresa Longott , professionally known as Olivia, is an American R&B singer and rapper.-Early life:Raised in New York City, Longott is of Puerto Rican, and Indian descent....
, among others.
Other activities
In 2005, Hush performed on NBCNBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
's season finale of The Contender
The Contender (TV series)
The Contender is a reality television series that follows a group of boxers as they compete with one another in an elimination-style competition, while their lives and relationships with each other and their families are depicted. Produced by Mark Burnett, the show is hosted by Sugar Ray Leonard,...
. He also had songs on almost every episode of the show. Since 2005, he has also appeared on the Spike TV Reality show "Murder" and has been trying to his expand his career in acting.
In 2010 Hush was approached by Monica Martino and asked to be a part of her discovery series "A Dogs Life" which was later shut down by the city. After that the two founded a group called Detroit Dog Rescue and try to raise money for animal shelters and to help stray dogs off the streets of Detroit. They are currently trying to raise money for Detroit's first 'no kill' animal shelter amongst other things. They also involve and educate the community about the problem of stray dogs in Detroit.
Band members
Hush - RappingRapping
Rapping refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". The art form can be broken down into different components, as in the book How to Rap where it is separated into “content”, “flow” , and “delivery”...
Cadillac Dale -Singer
Cyamak Ashtiani - Guitar
Kyle Palermino - Guitar
Shance Carlisle - Bass
Bass (instrument)
Bass describes musical instruments that produce tones in the low-pitched range. They belong to different families of instruments and can cover a wide range of musical roles...
Paul Cramer - Drums
Aaron Berch - Keyboards
Musical keyboard
A musical keyboard is the set of adjacent depressible levers or keys on a musical instrument, particularly the piano. Keyboards typically contain keys for playing the twelve notes of the Western musical scale, with a combination of larger, longer keys and smaller, shorter keys that repeats at the...
DJ Invisible - DJ
Albums
- There Goes The Neighborhood (2001)
- Roses & RazorbladesRoses & RazorbladesRoses & Razorblades is the second album by rapper Hush. It was released in 2002.-Track listing:# "This Is It" # "Get Down"# "Knuckle Up" # "You Don't Know Me"# "Back Where I Belong"...
(2002) - BulletproofBulletproof (Hush album)Bulletproof is the third album from American rapper Hush released on Geffen Records. It contains some of the songs from The Contender, and features Nate Dogg, Talib Kweli, Phil Campbell, D12 , Bareda, and Lo-Down...
(2005) - The Open BookThe Open BookThe Open Book is the fourth album by rapper Hush. It was released July 20, 2009, under Restraining Order Records.-Track listing:# "Pull Out A Pistol"# "Rise Again"# "I Am"# "Adrenaline Rush"# "We Rollin'"...
(2009)
With "Uncle Ill" (Da Ruckus)
- Quiet as Kept (1997)
- Episode 1 (1998)
Singles
- "Fired Up" (2005)
- "Put 'Em Down" (2005)
- "Hush Is Coming" (2005)
- "Rise Again" (2009)
- "Forgive Me" (2009)
- "C Me Flowing" (2009)
- "Evil Minds" (2010)