Adam Kidd Drucker (born April 21, 1977), better known by his stage name Doseone, is an American

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, producer,

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and

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. He is a co-founder of the

indie hip hop Underground hip hop (also known as underground rap or simply underground) traditionally refers to hip hop music that is outside the general mainstream canon or counter-cultural in nature, usually with a heavy emphasis on emotion, lyricism, and/or ...

record label

Anticon Anticon (often styled as anticon.) was an independent record label based in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1998 by seven musicians and manager Baillie Parker. It was collectively owned among six musicians, co-founder Parker, and manag ...

. He has also been a member of numerous groups including

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, A7pha, Greenthink,

Clouddead Clouddead (styled as cLOUDDEAD) was an American experimental hip hop group, consisting of Doseone (Adam Drucker), Why? (Yoni Wolf) and Odd Nosdam (David Madson). The group's name came from a nonsensical knock-knock joke Drucker's sister told h ...

Themselves Themselves, previously known as Them, is an American hip hop duo based in Oakland, California. It consists of Doseone and Jel. They are also part of Subtle and 13 & God. The duo's first studio album, '' Them'', was included on ''Fact''s "100 ...

, Subtle,

13 & God 13 & God is a collaboration between American indie hip hop duo Themselves and German indie rock band The Notwist. The group is signed both to Anticon and Alien Transistor. History 13 & God are joined live by Jordan Dalrymple, who now plays Da ...

, Go Dark, and

Nevermen Nevermen is an American musical supergroup. It consists of Tunde Adebimpe, Mike Patton, and Adam "Doseone" Drucker. It was listed by ''Paste'' as one of the "20 Best New Bands of 2015". History Nevermen was formed in 2008, when Adam "Doseone" D ...

History

Doseone was born Adam Kidd Drucker in

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, on April 21, 1977. He is known for his extensive collaborations with other Anticon members, forming numerous groups and performing guest spots on others' releases. He has recorded with many musicians including

Mr. Dibbs Mr. Dibbs (born Bradley Duane Forste) is an American disc jockey, DJ and hip hop production, hip hop producer. He is the Founder of 1200 HOBOS j/graff collective He was also one of the founders of Scribble Jam. Early life Born in Cincinnati ...

Aesop Rock Ian Matthias Bavitz (born June 5, 1976), better known by his stage name Aesop Rock, is an American rapper and producer from Long Island, New York. He was at the forefront of the new wave of underground and alternative hip hop acts that emerg ...

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, Sole, Alias, Jel,

Odd Nosdam David P. Madson (born 1976), better known by his stage name Odd Nosdam, is an American underground hip hop producer, DJ and visual artist. He is co-founder of the record label Anticon. He has remixed tracks by a variety of bands and artists in ...

, Why?,

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, and

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. He has also released several solo albums, including the spoken word album '' Soft Skulls'' and a combination audio CD and poetry book '' The Pelt''. Early in his musical career, Doseone once competed in a

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battle with then-unknown

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in 1997. In 1998, Doseone released his first solo album, ''

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''. In 2000, he released ''

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'', a collaborative album with producer

. In 2012, he released the solo album, '' G Is for Deep'', on

. Doseone is also a visual artist. He has worked on the cover art for many of the albums he has performed on. He has contributed the artwork on Jel's album ''

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'' in 2006. He has also done work in animation. He worked on an online animated cartoon ''NOTGarfield''. The series consists of characters from ''

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'' involved in surreal

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situations. In January 2012 it was announced that

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had ordered a pilot of an animated series called ''Mars Safari'' featuring a soundtrack by Doseone and Jel. Doseone is also a prominent composer for

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, most notably those published by Devolver Digital. Those include '' Sludge Life'', '' Samurai Gunn'', ''Catacomb Kids'', ''

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'',

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's games ''Gun Godz'' and ''

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'', Messhof's '' Nidhogg 2''; he also served as a co-developer on '' Disc Room'' and ''High Hell''.

Style

Doseone is known for his nasal and high pitched voice, fast

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ic rapping style, and extremely dense and abstract lyrics. His words tend to express upon topics of

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, and American life. While rapping/singing onstage, he often also simultaneously performs on the

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, sampler, or

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. A recurring character in much of Doseone's work is a man named Hour Hero Yes. He is mentioned in the

song "Ghostwork" as well as throughout albums of his band Subtle. Album and video artwork, as well as art on Subtle's official website, suggest Hour Hero Yes to be a bald man with a black and white striped face, an image which is embodied by a bust that serves as a

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prop during live Subtle shows. On the cover of '' For Hero: For Fool'', he appears in old military garb with fire for hair.

Discography

Studio albums

* ''

'' (1998) * ''It's Not Easy Being...'' (1998) (with Why? as Greenthink) * ''Blindfold'' (1999) (Greenthink) * '' Slowdeath'' (1999) * ''

'' (2000) (with

) * ''Object Beings'' (2001) (with Why? &

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as Object Beings) * '' Ha'' (2005) * '' Soft Skulls'' (2007) * '' Skeleton Repelent'' (2007) * '' G Is for Deep'' (2012) * ''A7pha'' (2017) (with

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as A7pha) * ''Less Is Orchestra'' (2018) (with Alias) * ''G is for JOB'' (2020) * ''A7pha II'' (2022) (with

as A7pha) * ''North American Adonis'' (2023) (with

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and Jel as North American Adonis) * ''All Portrait, No Chorus'' (2025) (with Steel Tipped Dove)

Live albums

* ''Apogee'' (1997) (with Why?,

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, as Apogee) * '' Be Evil'' (2009)

EPs

* ''Crazy Hitman Science'' (1999) (with Jel, Why?, et al., as Blud N Gutz) * ''The Samurai Gunn'' (2013) * ''Free Ring Tone of the Month Vol. I'' (2013) * ''Bitchsword'' (2014) (with Ash, as Go Dark) * ''Heavy Bullets'' (2014) * ''Free Ring Tone of the Month Vol. II'' (2014) * ''Brightwild'' (2015) (Go Dark) * ''Hunt Me'' (2016) (Go Dark) * ''Even with Demons (2023)

Singles

* "Attack of the Postmodern Pat Boones / Cannibalism of the Object Beings" (2000) (Object Beings)

Audio books

* '' The Pelt'' (2003) * ''

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'' (2010) (with Andrew Broder, as Crook & Flail)

Collaborations

* " How U Feelin?" (with

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, 2006)

Video games

* ''Heavy Bullets'' (2014) * ''Super Game Jam: Soundtrack'' (2014) (with Kuabee) * ''0rbitalis: Soundtrack'' (2015) * ''Enter the Gungeon: Soundtrack'' (2016) * ''Disc Room: Soundtrack'' (2016) * ''SLUDGE LIFE (Original SoundTrack)'' (2020) * ''Escape Academy (Original SoundTrack)'' (2022) * ''SLUDGE LIFE 2 (Original SoundTrack)'' (2023)

References

External links

* * {{Authority control 1977 births Living people American hip-hop record producers American male rappers Anticon Lex Records artists Midwest hip-hop musicians Musicians from Cincinnati Rappers from Idaho Rappers from Ohio Underground rappers People from Nampa, Idaho