Phofo (a.k.a. Adam Weitz) is a music producer from New York. He is best known for composing score for

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on CBS), Disney's

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, and

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. Alongside MF DOOM and

Prince Paul (producer) Paul Edward Huston (born April 2, 1967), better known by his stage name Prince Paul, is an American record producer, disc jockey and recording artist from Amityville, New York. Paul began his career as a DJ for Stetsasonic. He has worked on ...

, Phofo was responsible for producing and engineering

MC Paul Barman Paul Nathaniel Barman (born October 30, 1974), better known by his stage name MC Paul Barman, is an American rapper and illustrator. Having emerged during the early 2000s, Barman became a definitive voice within the realm of alternative hip hop, ...

's critically acclaimed

Paullelujah! ''Paullelujah!'' is the first studio album by American hip hop musician MC Paul Barman. It was released on Coup d'État in 2002. Critical reception John Bush of AllMusic gave the album 2.5 stars out of 5, saying, "As a rapper, MC Paul Barman mak ...

LP (Coup d'État). He was a contributing writer to

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"Created in Darkness by Troubled Americans" (Knopf/Random House) and a music consultant to

This American Life ''This American Life'' is a weekly hour-long American radio program produced in collaboration with Chicago Public Media and hosted by Ira Glass. It is broadcast on numerous public radio stations in the United States and internationally, and is ...

. As a music executive at

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in Los Angeles, California, he has collaborated with

SZA Solána Imani Rowe (born November 8, 1989), known professionally as SZA ( ), is an American singer-songwriter. Known for her diaristic lyrics and genre explorations, she has been credited as a prominent figure in influencing contemporary R& ...

Kendrick Lamar Kendrick Lamar Duckworth (born June 17, 1987) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. Regarded as one of the greatest rappers of all time, he was awarded the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Music, becoming the first music ...

Future (rapper) Nayvadius DeMun Cash (Birth name, né Wilburn; born November 20, 1983), known professionally as Future, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, and record producer. Known for his mumble rap, mumble-styled vocals and prolific output, Future ...

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, and

Dr. Dre Andre Romell Young (born February 18, 1965), known professionally as Dr. Dre, is an American rapper, record producer, record executive, and actor. He is the founder and CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics, and co-founder of ...

. He was notably the subject of the very first article published by

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at its launch.

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