Frederick S. Burton (born October 4, 1989), known professionally as Supa Bwe (

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recording artist, producer, and audio engineer from the

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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

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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

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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) * ''NO THANKS'' (2022) 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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