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Artist: Soopafly
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Battlecat, Meech Wells, Mel-Man, Kurupt, Jelly Roll, Scott Storch

Influenced By:

Dr. Dre, Parliament, Cameo, Ice-T, Funkadelic, N.W.A.

Formal Connection With:

Daz Dillinger, Snoop Dogg, Doggy's Angels, Tha Eastsidaz, Suge Knight, Xzibit, Tha Dogg Pound, Mack 10, Kokane
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  • Active: '90s, 2000s
  • Genres: Rap
  • Instrument: Producer
  • Representative Albums: "Dat Whoopty Woop," "Bangin West Coast"

Biography

Soopafly began to garner a substantial name for himself as one of the West Coast's better G-funk producers of the late '90s and early 2000s by aligning himself with some of the coast's better rappers, such as Snoop Dogg, Xzibit, and Mack 10. Though he never played a major role in Death Row's major successes -- Dr. Dre's The Chronic, Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle, 2Pac's All Eyez on Me -- Soopafly did play a minor role in the label's unimportant late-'90s era; some of his efforts appear on leftover albums such as Daz Dillinger's Retaliation, Revenge & Get Back, Snoop Dogg's Dead Man Walkin', and Suge Knight Presents: Chronic 2000. By the end of 2000, Soopafly's clout had risen though, as he was suddenly producing tracks on Xzibit's Restless ("Fuckin' You Right," "Rimz & Tires") and Snoop Dogg's Tha Last Meal ("Loosen' Control"). ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide
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Soopafly
Birth name Priest Josef Brooks
Born December 8, 1972 (1972-12-08) (age 36)
Origin Long Beach, California, U.S.
Genres West Coast hip hop
Occupations producer, rapper, vocalist
Instruments Keyboards, sampler
Years active 1993-present
Labels Death Row
DPG Recordz
Doggystyle
Gangsta Advisory
E1 Music
Associated acts Snoop Dogg
Daz Dillinger
Kurupt
Nate Dogg
Dubb Union
Website soopafly.net

Priest Josef Brooks, better know by his stage name Soopafly, is a hip hop producer and rapper from Long Beach, California.

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Early life

The oldest of three children, Brooks grew up in Long Beach. He was given a keyboard by his father after being inspired by the piano players he saw in church.[1]

Early career

During his teenage years, Brooks met rappers Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre. Proving himself with his keyboard skills, Soopafly was assigned his first piece of work for Death Row Records on the soundtrack Murder Was The Case.[1] He played keyboards for Dr. Dre and Ice Cube on the track "Natural Born Killaz", as well as his first production credit with "Who Got Some Gangsta Shit" featuring the Dogg Pound and company. In 1995, he produced "Sooo Much Style" for Tha Dogg Pound on their debut album "Dogg Food". He also played the keyboards on eight other songs throughout. Then in 1996, he was featured on the soundtrack to the movie A Thin Line Between Love and Hate on the song "I Don't Hang", a remix would later follow.

Soopafly was further introduced to mainstream listeners on Snoop Dogg's second studio album Tha Doggfather. He produced the song "Freestyle Conversation" and "You Thought", appearing alongside veteran rapper Too Short. Since then, he has been featured primarily on albums by local artists such as Snoop Dogg, Daz Dillinger, Kurupt, Warren G, Bad Azz, Tha Eastsidaz and RBX.[2] To date, he has released two solo albums.

He has three children named Devione, Donjrael, and Priest Jr. Brooks, as well as a stepdaughter, Savae Harper.

Westurn Union

In July 2006, the rap group called Westurn Union was formed. It features Soopafly, Damani and Bad Lucc. They made their first appearance on Snoop Dogg's album Tha Blue Carpet Treatment and released a street single titled "I Don't Think So",[3] produced by Rick Rock. In April 2008, a mixtape was released titled House Shoe Musik, Vol. 1 and was hosted by DJ Crazy Toones. After inking a deal with Koch Records and Doggystyle Records, the official debut album Snoop Dogg Presents: Dubb Union was released on September 2, 2008. Prior to the release, the group and the labels were approached by the company Western Union, threatening legal action if the name was not changed. Though there is a difference between Westurn and Western, the labels did not want to spend money dealing with a lawsuit, the name of the group was changed to Dubb Union.

Discography

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Group albums

References

  1. ^ a b "Deep In His Own Hustle". MCA Records. 2002-08-13. http://www.mcarecords.com/artistAbout.asp?selected=1&aboutId=40205&which=bio&artistname=Soopafly&artistid=380&title=Deep+In+His+Own+Hustle. Retrieved 2008-09-01. 
  2. ^ Birchmeier, Jason. "Soopafly > Biography". allmusic. http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:3nfyxqlhldde~T1. Retrieved 2008-09-01. 
  3. ^ Nina (January 2007). "Damani & Bad Lucc". DubCNN. http://www.dubcnn.com/interviews/damani-badlucc/. Retrieved 2008-09-01. 
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