Cody Foster, better known by his

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Sadistik, is an American

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artist from

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. He is not currently signed to a label.

Musical career

In 2008, he released his debut album ''The Balancing Act'' independently on Clockwork Grey Music. In 2013, he released his sophomore LP '' Flowers for My Father'' on Fake Four Inc, which received positive reviews. Vibe Magazine called the album "gripping & emotional". The album appeared on the top 15 hip-hop/rap charts on

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. On July 1, 2014, he released his third LP ''

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''. The album reached #12 on the iTunes Hip Hop Charts independently and held the #1 spot on

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Radio for 2 weeks. On April 14, 2017, he released his fourth LP ''Altars'' on

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. The album received positive reviews and peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart,number 35 on the Independent Albums chart, as well as number 29 on the Rap Albums chart. On April 20, 2019, he released his fifth LP, ''Haunted Gardens'', which broke the top 3 rap albums on iTunes independently On April 1, 2022, he released his sixth LP, "''Bring Me Back When The World Is Cured''," with Kno of CunninLynguists.

Style

Sadistik has been described as "showing his scars with each song he writes" and "the cigarette burn rap king". Sadistik has been closely associated with the late

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artist

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and has been known for "a unique style of hip hop, one that features dark imagery, dense wordplay, and nontraditional production styles."

Education

Sadistik went to Eisenhower High School in

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and received a B.A. in both

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and

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Film

Sadistik's single "The Moon Smiled Back At Me" was featured in the 2023

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film '' Talk To Me'', directed by

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(also known as RackaRacka).

Discography

Albums * ''The Balancing Act'' (Clockwork Grey Music, 2008) * '' Flowers for My Father'' ( Fake Four Inc., 2013) * ''

'' (Fake Four Inc., 2014) * ''

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'' (2017) * ''Haunted Gardens'' (2019) * ''Bring Me Back When The World Is Cured'' (2022) (with

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) * ''Oblivion Theater'' (2024) (with Maulskull) * ''At Night the Silence Eats Me (2024) EPs * ''The Art of Dying'' (Clockwork Grey Music / Best Kept Records, 2010) (with Kid Called Computer) * ''Prey for Paralysis'' (F to I to X, 2011) (with

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) * ''Phantom Limbs'' (2015) (with

) * ''Salo Sessions'' (2016) * ''Salo Sessions II'' (2018) * ''Delirium'' (2020) * ''Elysium'' (2020) * ''L'appel du Vide'' (2021) Compilations * ''Features & Free Songs'' (2012) Guest Appearances * The MC Type - "Damaged" (2012) * No Bird Sing - "Vinestar" from ''Definition Sickness (2013)'' * CunninLynguists and

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- "Castles" from "Strange Journey Volume 3 (2014) * Early Adopted - "Teeth to Dust" from ''A Landlocked Autumn (2015)'' * HatePH34R - "Not Alone" from ''Thorazine Dreams (2017)'' *

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- "ZIGOLO" from "HIS HAPPINESS SHALL COME FIRST... (2022)" * COOLETHAN - "Shine" from ''You Can Never Go Back'' (2024)

References

External links

Official Website

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