Alfred Schoeninger (born June 16, 1981), better known by his

stage name A stage name or professional name is a pseudonym used by performers, authors, and entertainers—such as actors, comedians, singers, and musicians. The equivalent concept among writers is called a ''nom de plume'' (pen name). Some performers ...

Mopes, and formerly Prolyphic, is an American hip hop musician from

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. He is one half of the duo Stick Figures along with Robust and is currently signed to

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Musical career

Prolyphic first became known in 1999 when he had recorded a demo tape and shopped it around

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, which caught the attention of artists such as

Sage Francis Paul William "Sage" Francis (born November 18, 1976) is an American independent underground rapper from Providence, Rhode Island. He is the founder and CEO of Strange Famous Records. Early life and education Francis was born in Miami, Florid ...

, Sole and Scribble Jam founder Kevin Beacham. Following this, he and Sage Francis continued trading demo tapes and became more familiar with each other through the local

hip hop circuit. They continued to stay friends and Sage Francis eventually signed Prolyphic to his label,

. He became the second artist signed to the label, after B. Dolan. In 2005, he released Stick Figures' self titled debut album. The same year, he was introduced by Sage Francis to hip hop producer Reanimator. Together, the two released the critically acclaimed album ''

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'' on

in 2008. It features guest appearances from Alias,

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and Sage Francis, among others. He released ''Working Man'', a collaborative album with London hip hop producer

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in 2013, also on Strange Famous Records. In 2016, he released DNGRFLD, a fully self produced album on Strange Famous, which features Seez Mics and Cas One.

Discography

Studio albums

* ''An Alarm Clock Set for 9:01'' (2003) * ''Time's Table Scraps'' (2006) * ''

'' (2008) (with Reanimator) * ''Working Man'' (2013) (with

) * '' DNGRFLD'' (2016)

Stick Figures (with Robust)

* ''Stick Figures'' (2005)

Singles

* "Get Out What You Put In" (2005) * "Artist Goes Pop" (2008) (with Reanimator)

Guest appearances

* Robust - "Thinking Ahead of Time" from ''Potholes in Our Molecules'' (2004) *

- "SFR Pays Dues" from '' Sick of Wasting'' (2009) *

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and Big Cats! - "The Stockholm Syndrome" from ''

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'' (2009) * B. Dolan - "Survived Another Winter" from ''House of Bees Vol. 1'' (2009) * Cas One - "Vultures" from ''The Monster And The Wishing Well'' (2013) * Metermaids - "I'm Alive So Everything I Own Is My Lucky Everything" from ''We Brought Knives'' (2014) * The Funk Junkie - "Originals" from ''Moondirt'' (2017)

Productions

- "Things To Do In Denver When You're Dead To Me" from ''Sick to D(eat)h'' (2013) * Sage Francis - "Vonnegut Busy" from '' Copper Gone'' (2014)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Prolyphic Rappers from Rhode Island American hip-hop record producers East Coast hip-hop musicians Living people 21st-century American rappers 1981 births