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, 2Mex,

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and

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. His primary producers have been Daedelus, Boom Bip,

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, Loden, Paris Zax, Omid, Kenny Segal, and Nobody. He has also worked with D-Styles on two albums.

Biography

Regan Farquhar was born on February 12, 1978, in

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. He was introduced to

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at an early age; his father, Ralph Farquhar, wrote the 1985 film '' Krush Groove''. Farquhar began rapping at age nine. By age 13, he was part of the group 4/29, which was inspired by the

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. At 16, he joined the Project Blowed scene. In 2002, Busdriver released his solo album, '' Temporary Forever''. In 2004, he released '' Cosmic Cleavage'' on Big Dada. In 2007, Busdriver released '' RoadKillOvercoat'' on

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. Another solo album, '' Jhelli Beam'', was released on

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in 2009. He is the executive producer of Thirsty Fish's 2009 album, ''

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''. In 2010, Busdriver released a free mixtape, '' Computer Cooties''. In that year, he also started a band Physical Forms with Jeff Byron, who is a former member of The Mae Shi. Physical Forms released a split 7-inch single, ''Hoofdriver'', with

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. Another of Busdriver's projects is Flash Bang Grenada, a collaboration with the rapper Nocando. The duo released the debut album, '' 10 Haters'', on Hellfyre Club in 2011. Busdriver released his solo album, '' Beaus$Eros'', on Fake Four Inc. in 2012. Later that year, he released a free EP, ''Arguments with Dreams''. In 2014, he released '' Perfect Hair'' on Big Dada. In 2017, Busdriver appeared on

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' directorial debut feature film, '' Kuso''. In 2018, he released a studio album, '' Electricity Is on Our Side'', on Temporary Whatever.

Discography

Studio albums

* '' Memoirs of the Elephant Man'' (1999) * '' Temporary Forever'' (2002) * '' The Weather'' (2003) * '' Cosmic Cleavage'' (2004) * '' Fear of a Black Tangent'' (2005) * '' RoadKillOvercoat'' (2007) * '' Jhelli Beam'' (2009) * '' Beaus$Eros'' (2012) * '' Perfect Hair'' (2014) * '' Electricity Is on Our Side'' (2018) * ''MADE IN LOVE'' (2023)

Mixtapes

* '' Computer Cooties'' (2010) * ''Vidal Folder'' (2015) * '' Thumbs'' (2015)

Compilation albums

* ''This Machine Kills Fashion Tips'' (2002) * ''Heavy Items Such as Books, Record Albums, Tools'' (2003) * ''Taxed Jumper Mix'' (2006)

Live albums

* ''Live Airplane Food'' (2003) * ''Live Radio Concert'' (2004)

Audiobooks

* ''I Don't Write Rhymes, I Write Code'' (2020)

EPs

* ''Arguments with Dreams'' (2012)

Singles

* "Walking Dead" (2000) * "Get on the Bus" / "Everybody's Stylin'" (2001) * "Party Pooper" / "Buy One Style, Get Second Style Free" (2002) * " Imaginary Places" (2002) * "Touch Type" / "Winthorp & Winthorp" (2003) * "Smart Buyer" (2004) * " Avantcore" (2005) * "Viacom Puppeteer" (2006) * "Kill Your Employer" (2006) * "Sun Shower" (2007) * "Ellen Disingenuous" (2008) * "Me-Time (With the Pulmonary Palimpsest)" (2009) * "I Did Crimes Behind Your Eyelids" / "On the Brink" (2010) * "Leaf House" (2011) * "ATM" (2011) * "Superhands' Mantra" (2012) * "The Big Think" (2020)

Guest appearances

* Fat Jack - "Life or Death" and "Drive Safe" from ''Cater to the DJ'' (1999) * The Mind Clouders - "Upside Down 6" from ''Fake It Until You Make It'' (1999) *

- "Blowed Anthem" from ''Lost Angels'' (2001) * 2Mex - "Making Money Off God" from ''B-Boys in Occupied Mexico'' (2001) * Daedelus - "Quiet Now" from ''Invention'' (2002) * Omid - "Shock and Awe" from ''Monolith'' (2003) * Daedelus - "Girls" from ''The Quiet Party'' (2003) * Haiku d'Etat - "Transitions and Eras" from '' Coup de Theatre'' (2004) * TTC - "Latest Dance Craze" from '' Batards Sensibles'' (2004) * Daedelus - "Something Bells" from ''Something Bells'' (2004) * Shape Shifters - "American Idle" from ''Was Here'' (2004) * Mums the Word - "They Wanna Rap" from ''Constant Evolution'' (2005) * Onry Ozzborn - "Educated Guess" from ''In Between'' (2005) * SonGodSuns - "Minors into Fire" from ''Over the Counter Culture'' (2005) * Ellay Khule - "Dandylions" from ''Califormula'' (2005) *

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- "Cray Crazy" from '' Young Dangerous Heart'' (2005) *

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- "Take Two Copies" from '' Shifting Gears'' (2005) *

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- "Where There's a Will There's a Whalebone" from '' Return to the Sea'' (2006) * Antimc - "Bellies Full of Rain" from ''It's Free, but It's Not Cheap'' (2006) * Scream Club - "Intoxicating" from ''Life of a Heartbreaker'' (2006) * Toca - "Hearts and Gold" from ''Toca'' (2007) *

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- "Spy Hunter" from '' Sabotage Gigante'' (2007) *

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- "Crunk De Gaulle" from ''

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'' (2007) * Reefer - "Crony Island" from ''Reefer'' (2008) * K-the-I??? - "Sabbath Faster" from '' Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow'' (2008) *

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- "Beats Way Sick" from ''

'' (2009) *

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- "Party Rap Sucks" from '' The Free Houdini'' (2009) * Myka 9 - "Chopper" from '' 1969'' (2009) * Loden - "Self-Aware Wolf" (2010) * 2Mex - "Career Suicide for Dummies" and "AFC West" from ''My Fanbase Will Destroy You'' (2010) *

- "Original Butterscotch Confection" from '' Unapologetic Art Rap'' (2010) * Nocando - "Two Track Mind" from '' Jimmy the Lock'' (2010) *

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- "Pretentious Friends" from ''Monkeytown'' (2011) * Thirsty Fish - "Grind It Out" from ''

'' (2011) * Daedelus - "What Can You Do?" from ''

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'' (2011) * Sole - "We Stay Eatin'" from ''Nuclear Winter Volume 2: Death Panel'' (2011) * Eligh & AmpLive - "L.A. Dreamers" from '' Therapy at 3'' (2011) *

- "Gypsy Shoe" from ''The Akashic Record'' (2012) * Dark Time Sunshine - "Look at What the Cat Did" from '' Anx'' (2012) * P.O.S - "Oh, Ouch" from '' We Don't Even Live Here'' (2012) * Myka 9 - "Enter the Slayer" from ''Gramophone'' (2012) *

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- "The Media" from ''Dear Abbey'' (2012) * Kool A.D. - "Question Jam Answer" from '' 63'' (2013) * Milo - "The Gus Haynes Cribbage League" from ''Things That Happen at Night'' (2013) * Lapalux - "Forlorn" (2013) * Open Mike Eagle - "Degrassi Picture Day (Hellfyre Jackets)" from ''Sir Rockabye'' (2013) * Milo - "Red Oleanders" from ''Cavalcade'' (2013) * Loden - "About Busdriver with Colors" from ''The Star-Eyed Condition'' (2013) * Latyrx - "Close Your Eyes" from '' The Second Album'' (2013) *

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- "New Museum" from ''Race Music'' (2013) *

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- "Easy (Remix)" (2013) * Ceschi - "Forgotten Forever" from ''Forgotten Forever'' (2014) * Shawn Lee - "Christophe" from ''Golden Age Against the Machine'' (2014) * Milo - "Argyle Sox" from ''A Toothpaste Suburb'' (2014) * MC Frontalot - "Chisel Down" from ''Question Bedtime'' (2014) * Memory Man - "Live from Death Row" from ''Broadcast One'' (2015) *

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- "140 Jabs Interlude" from '' Rivington Não Rio'' (2015) * Abstract Rude - "Relay" from ''Keep the Feel: A Legacy of Hip Hop Soul'' (2015) * Eligh - "Get Like Me" from ''80 Hrtz'' (2015) * Cavanaugh - "Typecast" from '' Time and Materials'' (2015) * Elos - "Not the Best" from ''Limit Break'' (2016) * The Kleenrz - "Man Overboard" from ''Season 2'' (2016) * Daedelus - "In Your Hands" from ''Labyrinths'' (2016) * Lorde Fredd33 - "Trap Jazz" from ''Dead Man's View'' (2016) * P.O.S - "Pieces/Ruins" from '' Chill, Dummy'' (2017) * Milo - "Rapper" from ''Who Told You to Think??!!?!?!?!'' (2017) * Jeremiah Jae - "In da Zone" from ''Daffi'' (2018) * Blu & Fat Jack - "Low End Theory" from ''Underground Makes the World Go Round'' (2019)

Productions

* 2Mex - "My Intro Won't Destroy You", "Bluetooth Cyborg", "Career Suicide for Dummies", and "Jolly Rancher" from ''My Fanbase Will Destroy You'' (2010) *

- "Nightmares (Busdriver Remix)" and "Four Days" from ''Extended Nightmares Getdown: The Dark Blue Door'' (2011) * Sole - "The Inferno" from '' A Ruthless Criticism of Everything Existing'' (2012) * Tera Melos - "Snake Lake (Busdriver Remix)" from ''X'ed Out Remixes'' (2013) * Open Mike Eagle - "Deathmate Black" from ''

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'' (2014) * Billy Woods - "U-Boats" from ''Today, I Wrote Nothing'' (2015)

References

External links

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