Frederick S. Burton (born October 4, 1989), known professionally as Supa Bwe (
pronounced ''boy/boo/bwee'') is an American
hip hop recording artist, producer, and audio engineer from the
West Side of
Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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Illinois
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He released his debut album, ''Finally Dead'' on December 6, 2017, featuring Xavier Omar, Saba and more. The album premiered at number 3 on iTunes and has received critical acclaim from the likes of XXL, Hype Best, and many more.
Early life
Supa Bwe was raised by his English-born mother who is Black, Native American and Scottish.
He attributes his music education to the music she exposed him to as a young child, including Punk and Metal bands such as
Rage Against the Machine
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Korn
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His father is attributed with introducing him to Hip Hop.
In an August 2016 interview in XXL Magazine he described the effect of these early influences, "I grew up listening to a wide array of music. My mom is from the United Kingdom and my dad is from the projects. I got a lot of punk influences and alternative rock, a lot of things from the 1990s. My pop, all that hood
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He loves
Master P
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Busta Rhymes
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like that. I got an introduction to both worlds."
Discography
Solo projects:
* ''Finally Dead'' (2017)
* ''Just Say Thank You'' (2019)
* ''Jaguar'' (2019)
Mixtapes/EP’s
* ''Magic City'' (2014)
* ''10-4'' (2014)
* ''The Dead Occasion'' (2015)
* ''I Know Where The Light Goes'' (2015)
* ''Masouleum'' (2015)
* ''Dead Again'' (2015)
* ''Dead Again 2'' (2015)
* ''Dead Again 3'' (2016)
* ''Issa EP'' (2016)
with Hurt EveryBody:
* ''Hurt Everybody EP'' (2014)
* ''2K47'' (2015)
References
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Living people
1989 births
American hip hop singers
American hip hop record producers
Record producers from Illinois
Audio production engineers
21st-century American singers