Kirby Dominick, better known by his stage name Kirby Dominant, is an American rapper from

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described him as "an upcoming force in the

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's brightening hip-hop scene". He is one half of the duo Paranoid Castle alongside the producer

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Career

Kirby Dominant released his first solo album, ''Rapitalism: The Philosophies of Dominant Pimpin, in 1998. In 2002, he released ''Super Future Stars'', a collaborative album with

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, under the name Dominant Mammals. In 2004, he released ''One Way Ticket'', a collaborative album with

under the name Paranoid Castle. He released his second solo album, ''Starr: The Contemplations of a Dominator'', in 2006. To celebrate his 10th anniversary of releasing records, Kirby Dominant released the ''Prostitute'' EP in 2008. The second Paranoid Castle album, ''

Champagne Nightmares ''Champagne Nightmares'' is the second studio album by Paranoid Castle, a hip hop duo consisting of Canadian producer Factor and American rapper Kirby Dominant. It was released on Fake Four Inc. in 2011. On August 25, 2011, '' URB'' premiered the ...

'', was released on

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in 2011, and the third, ''Welcome to Success'', was released in 2014.

Discography

Albums * ''Rapitalism: The Philosophies of Dominant Pimpin (1998) * ''Savage Intelligence'' (1998) (with King Koncepts, as Konceptual Dominance) * ''Dominant Mammals'' (2000) (with

) * ''Super Future Stars'' (2002) (with Moka Only, as The Dominant Mammals) * ''One Way Ticket'' (2004) (with

, as Paranoid Castle) * ''Niggaz and White Girlz'' (2005) (with Chris Sinister, as Kirb and Chris) * ''Starr: The Contemplations of a Dominator'' (2006) * ''

'' (2011) (Paranoid Castle) * ''Welcome to Success'' (2014) (Paranoid Castle) EPs * ''Radio Shock'' (2004) * ''Prostitute'' (2008) Singles * "Microphone" (1998) * "Self Titled" (1999) (Konceptual Dominance) * "Fresh & Dope" (2003) (The Dominant Mammals) * "All That I Can Git" (2006) * "So Brand New" (2007) (Kirb and Chris) Guest appearances * The Grouch - "Car Troubles Pt. 2" from ''Nothing Changes'' (1996) * Murs - "Interview with the Dominant" and "Dominant Freestyle" from '' F'Real'' (1997) *

- "Everybody to the Front" from ''Con-Soul Confessions'' (2003) * Factor - "Laugh and Cry" from ''Three'' (2003) * Dashiell - "What's Life..." (2005) * Factor - "Famous Nights and Empty Days" from '' Famous Nights and Empty Days'' (2006) * Dashiell - "Pimp Overload" (2006) * Joe Dub & Factor - "Canadian Summer" from ''Live in 75'' (2007) * Factor - "More Than Love" from ''

Lawson Graham ''Lawson Graham'' is a studio album by Canadian hip hop producer Factor. It was released on Fake Four Inc. in 2010. It features guest appearances from Gregory Pepper, Cars & Trains, Radical Face, Sole, Myka 9, Ceschi, and Moka Only. It is an od ...

'' (2010) *

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- "Anthill Sheriff" from ''Return 2 the Love'' (2010) *

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- "Oh Yeah... Alright" from ''

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'' (2012) *

Gregory Pepper Gregory Pepper is an indie pop artist based in Guelph, Ontario and signed to Fake Four Inc. Discography Albums * '' Gregory Pepper & His Problems'' (2007) * '' With Trumpets Flaring'' (2009) * ''The Great Depression'' (2010) (with Factor, as C ...

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- "Let's Be Homies" from ''Big Huge Truck'' (2013) * Factor - "The Empire Has Fallen" from ''

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'' (2013)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dominant, Kirby Musicians from Oakland, California Rappers from the San Francisco Bay Area Living people 1975 births 21st-century American rappers