Edan (musician)

Edan Portnoy (born 1978), better known as Edan, is an American hip hop artist from Rockville, Maryland.

Early life

Born to middle-class parents who immigrated from Israel, Portnoy grew up in Rockville, Maryland. He is Jewish. In high school, he bought his first turntables and started mixing beats. Inspired by his classmate's rhymes, he started writing his own songs. After graduation, he entered Berklee College of Music, where he spent two and a half years. He dropped out of the college to focus on music full time.

Career

Edan released his first solo studio album, '' Primitive Plus'', on Lewis Recordings in 2002. It was described by ''The A.V. Club'' as "one of the year's most promising debuts". In 2005, he released his second solo studio album, '' Beauty and the Beat''. It features guest appearances from Insight, Percee P, Mr. Lif, and Dagha. It peaked at number 40 on the UK Independent Albums Chart, as well as number 37 on the UK R&B Albums Chart. In 2009, he released a mixtape, ''Echo Party''. It peaked at number 98 on the '' Billboard'' Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. In 2018, he released a collaborative studio album with rapper Homeboy Sandman, titled ''Humble Pi'', on Stones Throw Records.

Discography

Studio albums

* '' Primitive Plus'' (2002)
* '' Beauty and the Beat'' (2005)
* ''Humble Pi'' (2018)

Mixtapes

* ''Fast Rap'' (2001)
* ''Sound of the Funky Drummer'' (2004)
* ''Echo Party'' (2009)

EPs

* '' Sprain Your Tapedeck'' (2001)

Singles

* "Sing It, Shitface" (1999)
* "Edan and Company Bring You the Raw Shit" (2000)
* "Drop Some Smooth Lyrics" (2001)
* "Mic Manipulator" / "Humble Magnificent" (2001)
* "Emcees Smoke Crack Remixx" / "I'll Come Running Back 2 You" (2002)
* "I See Colours" (2004)
* "Fumbling Over Words That Rhyme" / "Beauty" (2005)
* "Torture Chamber Remix" (2005)

Productions

* Mr. Lif - "Heavy Artillery" and "Get Wise '91" from '' Emergency Rations'' (2002)
* Souls of Mischief - "Spark (Edan Remix)" (2002)
* Mr. Lif - "Live from the Plantation" from '' I Phantom'' (2002)
* Akrobatik - "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle" from ''Balance'' (2003)
* Time Machine - "@$$hole" from ''Slow Your Roll'' (2004)
* Mr. Lif - "Collapse the Walls" from '' I Heard It Today'' (2009)
* Mr. Lif - "Whizdom" from '' Don't Look Down'' (2016)
* Homeboy Sandman - "Talking (Bleep)" from '' Kindness for Weakness'' (2016)
* Your Old Droog - "Help" and "You Can Do It! (Give Up)" from '' Packs'' (2017)
* Akai Solo - "Barbatos" from ''Eleventh Wind'' (2020)
* The Avalanches - "Tonight May Have to Last Me All My Life (Edan Remix)" from ''Since I Left You'' 20th anniversary deluxe edition (2021)
* Your Old Droog - "Dropout Boogie" from ''Time'' (2021)

Guest appearances

* Count Bass D - "How We Met" from '' Dwight Spitz'' (2002)
* Mr. Lif - "Get Wise '91" from '' Emergency Rations'' (2002)
* Insight - "Unexplained Phenomena" from ''The Blast Radius'' (2004)
* Time Machine - "@$$hole" from ''Slow Your Roll'' (2004)
* Cut Chemist - "Storm" from '' The Audience's Listening'' (2006)
* Cut Chemist - "Mean Gene" (2006)
* The Whitefield Brothers - "The Gift" from ''Earthology'' (2009)
* Blu - "Ronald Morgan" from '' NoYork!'' (2011)
* DJ Format - "Spaceship Earth" from ''Statement of Intent'' (2012)
* Memory Man - "PSA (What Does It All Mean?)" from ''Broadcast One'' (2015)
* Cut Chemist - "Siesta (Demo)" from ''The Audience's Following'' (2016)
* Your Old Droog - "Help" from '' Packs'' (2017)
* Cut Chemist - "Metalstorm" from ''Die Cut'' (2018)
* Paten Locke - "Fried" from ''Americancer'' (2022)

References

External links

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Edan
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1978 births
Living people
Jewish rappers
Rappers from Maryland
American male rappers
Jewish hip hop record producers
Southern hip hop musicians
Musicians from Rockville, Maryland
21st-century American rappers
21st-century American male musicians