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hip hop group D12. He has a close association with rapper

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, producing for him and often appearing on his tours, Porter has produced for a multitude of other notable artists such as

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, The Game,

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and more. He formed the supergroup Read the PDF with fellow

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producers,

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and Focus… in 2022.

Early life

Born in

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, Porter moved with his family to

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and later to

when he was 10 years old. His father, Charles, is a gospel singer and former member of the Blind Boys of Alabama and the Christianaires; his mother is a writer.

Career

Porter started his career with D12 in the mid-1990s. He was inspired to rap and produce after hearing

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's song, "

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". Mr. Porter was introduced to Eminem by fellow D12 member Eye-Kyu in 1995. Throughout his solo career, he has both produced and performed vocally as a rapper and singer, producing songs for many notable artists such as

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and

(producing the 2003 song " P.I.M.P."). Around this time, Porter worked on the singer

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's second album, '' Love for Sale''. He is also officially signed to Eminem's label

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as a producer and has worked with Shady artists

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, 50 Cent and D12. Mr. Porter is now most notably seen as a

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's live shows, replacing fellow D12 member

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who died in 2006. Porter was a co-executive producer, with Eminem and

, for Bad Meets Evil's debut EP '' Hell: The Sequel''. He also has a cameo appearance in their music video " Fast Lane", as well as "

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featuring

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and Eminem, and Eminem's single "

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" featuring Lil Wayne and then in 2013 he featured in Eminem's "

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" video alongside other members of Slaughterhouse. In 2020, he featured in the music video of Eminem's single "

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". On April 2, 2012, Porter formally announced that he had left D12. He stated that he wanted to focus on being a solo artist and producer, but clarified that he holds no animosity toward other members of the group. Two years later in late 2014, he rejoined D12 and contributed a verse to the song "Bane" on the Shady Records compilation album, '' Shady XV,'' released on November 24, 2014. In January 2015, he appeared on D12's ''The Devil's Night Mixtape''. In 2022, he created a supergroup with fellow producers and Aftermath’s alums,

and Focus....

Discography

Instrumental albums

* ''Porter Chops Glasper'' (stylized as ''pOrTeR cHoPs gLaSpEr'') (2013) *''The Great Depression A.P.'' (2018) *''Letter 2 Sydney'' (2019)

EPs

* ''Stuff in My Backpack'' (stylized as ''sTuFf In My BaCkPaCk'') (2015) * ''Connect'' (2016) * ''While You Wait'' (2019)

Collaboration albums

* '' Devil's Night'' (with D12) (2001) * ''

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'' (with D12) (2004)

Mixtapes

*''The Devil's Night Mixtape'' (with D12) (2015)

Guest appearances

Awards and nominations

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References

External links

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