Philip Anthony Bernard (born August 22, 1982) better known by his stage name Grafh, is an American
rapper
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. He has released a collection of mixtapes and an album, ''Autografh'', which was released through
EMI Records
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and
Virgin Records
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. He is currently an independent artist.
Grafh has also been supported by several well-known artists, including
Drake
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,
Trinidad James
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and
Raekwon
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.
Shia LaBeouf
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praised on Grafh in a late-night interview with
Carson Daly
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. On February 26, 2014, Grafh released his mixtape "New York Dxpe" hosted by DJ Mr. FX
In 2016, Grafh collaborated with singer–songwriter
Melissa B.
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on the singles, "Creep" and "The Greatest".
Discography
Albums
*2007: ''Autografh''
Mixtapes
*2003: ''The Bang Out''
*2004: ''The Oracle'' (Hosted by
DJ Green Lantern)
*2005: ''The Preview''
*2006: ''I Don't Care''
*2006: ''Make It Hot'' (Hosted by DJ Rob)
*2006: ''Bring Dat Money Back'' (Hosted by
Big Mike)
*2006: ''MySpace Jumpoff'' (Hosted by
Clinton Sparks)
*2007: ''Black Hand America'' (Hosted by DJ Allure)
*2008: ''The Oracle 2'' (Hosted by DJ Green Lantern)
*2009: ''Bring the Goons Out'' (Hosted by DJ Chaplin)
*2010: ''Best of Grafh: Classic Sh*t, Pt. One''
*2010: ''From the Bottom'' (Hosted by Big Mike)
*2011: ''Classic's'' (Hosted by DJ Whiteowl)
*2011: ''Pain Killers'' (Hosted by Love Dinero)
*2011: ''The Saturday Night EP'' (Collaboration with recording artist Shalone)
*2011: ''The Sunday Morning EP'' (Collaboration with recording artist Shalone)
*2014: ''New York Dxpe'' (Hosted by DJ Mr. FX)
*2014: ''88 Crack Era'' (Hosted by DJ Ted Smooth)
*2016: ''Pain Killers: Reloaded''
*2019: ''Dirty Restaurant'' (Collaboration with recording artist Flee Lord)
*2020: ''The Oracle 3'' (Hosted by DJ Green Lantern)
*2020: ''Good Energy''
*2021: ''Stop Calling Art Content'' (Hosted by DJ Shay)
Singles
*2001: "Keeps It Gangsta"
*2003: "Bang Out"
*2004: "I Don't Care"
*2008: "Like Ohh" (featuring
Busta Rhymes
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& Prinz)
*2009: "Bring the Goons Out" (featuring
Sheek Louch
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Personal life and career
At around the a ...
)
*2010: "Bout Dat" (featuring
Jim Jones
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)
*2010: "Knock 'Em Down" (featuring
Waka Flocka Flame
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)
*2011: "U Know How I Do It"
*2011: "Another One"
*2015: "Lord of Mercy"
*2015: "The Come Up"
*2015: "Ain't Near" (featuring
Wiz Khalifa
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and
Jadakiss
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)
*2016: "Trap Phone Ringin'"
*2016: "Creep" (featuring
Melissa B.
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''Melissa'' also refers to the plant ''M ...
)
*2016: "The Greatest (featuring. Melissa B.)
*2016: "Wanna Know"
References
External links
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Living people
African-American male rappers
Rappers from New York City
People from Queens, New York
Virgin Records artists
Indie rappers
1982 births
East Coast hip hop musicians
21st-century American rappers
21st-century American male musicians
21st-century African-American musicians
20th-century African-American people