Count Bass D

Dwight Conroy Farrell (born August 25, 1973), better known by his stage name Count Bass D, is an American rapper, record producer and multi-instrumentalist who resides in Millheim, Pennsylvania. His production style is characterised by layers of short MPC samples and film snippets complemented with live instrumentation, and eccentric lyrics laid atop.

Early life and education

Farrell was born on August 25, 1973, and was raised in The Bronx and Canton, Ohio. At the age of four, his father, a West Indian minister, encouraged him to play music at his church. Farrell thereafter learned to play the piano, organ, drums, and bass. He then started gaining interest in hip-hop, becoming better at rhyming while rapping with friends.

In his late teens, Farrell enrolled at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, taking advantage of equipment and facilities in the School of Music to finish his demo tape. He then broadcast his first hip-hop video on campus.

Career

Farrell's demo led to a record deal with Chaos Recordings, where he released his first studio album, '' Pre-Life Crisis'', in early 1995. The label found the album difficult to market, and he was dropped from their roster.

In 1997, Farrell released his first EP, ''Art for Sale'', on independent label Spongebath Records. The album was later released in Japan in 2005, on Octave Records.

In 2002, Farrell decided to make a more hip-hop themed album. He bought an Akai S-3000 sampler and an MPC-2000 drum machine and quickly learned to create new sounds. With these tools, he released his second and most critically-acclaimed studio album, '' Dwight Spitz''. It features appearances from other well-known indie MCs, such as MF Doom and Edan. In 2004, Farrell produced and guest appeared on a track ("Potholderz") on MF Doom's '' MM..Food''.

In 2005, Farrell released his second EP, '' Begborrowsteel'', on Jazzy Sport Records. ''Act Your Waist Size'', his third studio album, was released on Fat Beats Records in 2006. In 2008, Farrell released ''L7 (Mid-Life Crisis)'', a sequel album to ''Pre-Life Crisis'', on 1320 Records. He was 35 at the time of its release.

In 2010, Farrell teamed up with his old friend, producer and rapper DJ Pocket, to make two collaborative albums that year – ''In the Loop'' and ''Activity'' – both released on Domination Records. In 2011, Farrell and Insight the Truncator released a collaborative record, ''The Risktakers.'' On August 25, 2011, Farrell self-released his fifth studio album, ''#FULLCOUNT'',Discogs - Count Bass D
on his personal website. However, it appears that Spotify has since purchased the domain name.

Discography

Studio albums

* '' Pre-Life Crisis'' (1995)
* ''Art for Sale'' (1997)
* '' Dwight Spitz'' (2002)
* '' Begborrowsteel'' (2005)
* ''Act Your Waist Size'' (2006)
* ''L7: Mid-Life Crisis'' (2008)
* ''In the Loop'' (2009)
* ''Activity'' (2010)
* ''Hartsfield Jaxson'' (2010)
* ''Fullcount'' (2011)
* ''Mic & Ike'' (2011)
* ''In the Loop: Partie Deux'' (2011)
* ''The Risk Takers'' (2011)
* ''In the Loop 3: ThanksFam'' (2012)
* ''Instantly New'' (2016)
* ''CBD'' (2020)
* ''All Due Respect'' (2022)

Compilation albums

* ''The Producers Cut: Some Music Part 1'' (2004)
* ''2006: Some Music Part 2'' (2004)
* ''Ear Regardless: Some Music Part 3'' (2007)
* ''Some Music Part 4: Vinyl Ain't Dead Yet'' (2007)
* ''Some Music Part 5: Slim & Nice'' (2008)
* ''Robbed without a Pistol'' (2008)
* ''Dwight Yoke Them: Some Music Part 7'' (2011)
* ''Cana (1 of 5)'' (2012)
* ''Hezekiah II (2 of 5)'' (2012)
* ''Kush (3 of 5)'' (2012)
* ''Magnificent (4 of 5)'' (2012)
* ''Gibraltar (5 of 5)'' (2012)
* ''The T.S.'' (2012)
* ''Some Music 6 (The Lost Installment)'' (2013)
* ''Promises'' (2013)
* ''Grandmaz Nutz'' (2013)
* ''Sorrow'' (2013)
* ''That Old Real Shit Suite'' (2013)
* ''Handshake vs. Dap'' (2014)
* ''Cloak and Dapper'' (2015)
* ''Dwight Around Your Lips'' (2016)

EPs

* ''Merely the Playas'' EP (2007)
* ''Art for Art's Sake'' (2007)
* ''In This Business'' (2013)
* ''The Count in Cologne'' (2014)

Singles

*"Sandwiches (I Got a Feeling)" (1995)
*"Violatin'" / "The World Is Mine" (1999)
*"On the Reels" / "Piece of the Pie" / "Violatin'" (Remix) (1999)
*"7 Years" (2004)
*"Down Easy" (2005)
*"Internationally Known" (2006)

Guest appearances

* Knowdaverbs - "Strange Dames" from ''The Syllabus'' (1999)
* Vitamin C - "Girls Against Boys" from ''Vitamin C'' (1999)
* 7L & Esoteric - "Dwight Spits Intro" from ''The Soul Purpose'' (2001)
* 7L & Esoteric - "Rules of Engagement" from ''Dangerous Connection'' (2002)
* MF Grimm - "Alpha" from '' The Downfall of Ibliys: A Ghetto Opera'' (2002)
* MF Doom - "Potholderz" from '' MM..Food'' (2004)
* Shape of Broad Minds - "It Live On" from ''Craft of the Lost Art'' (2007)
* Elemental & Tom Caruana - "Pay Me A Visit" from ''Rebel Without Applause'' (2008)
* Shafiq Husayn - "Major Heavy" from ''Shafiq En' A-Free-Ka'' (2009)
* J. Rawls - "We're on Top" from ''The Hip-Hop Affect'' (2011)
* Blueprint - "Once Again" from ''Respect the Architect'' (2014)
* Dillon & Paten Locke - "How to Count Bars" from ''Food Chain'' (2016)

Productions

* Beastie Boys - "Hey Ladies" (Count Bass D Remix) from ''Beastie Boys Video Anthology'' (2000)
* MF Grimm - "Alpha", "Words", and "Omega" from '' The Downfall of Ibliys: A Ghetto Opera'' (2002)
* MF Doom - "Potholderz" from '' MM..Food'' (2004)
* Piano Overlord - "Agorophobia" (Count Bass D Interpretation) from ''The Singles Collection 03-05'' (2005)
* Dr. Who Dat? - "Kelly Drive" from ''Beat Journey'' (2006)
* Braille - "Sonset" from ''Box of Rhymes'' (2006)

References

External links

Count Bass D
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bass D, Count
1973 births
African-American male rappers
American hip hop record producers
American multi-instrumentalists
Living people
People from Nashville, Tennessee
Rappers from Atlanta
Songwriters from Tennessee
Underground rappers
21st-century American rappers
21st-century American male musicians
African-American songwriters
21st-century African-American musicians
20th-century African-American people
American male songwriters