Prozak (rapper)
Steven T. Shippy, better known by his stage name Prozak, is an American independent rapper and film director from Saginaw, Michigan. He's a member of the group Project:Deadman with Mike E. Clark as well as the group Bedlam with Madness and Staplez. He is one of few rappers of Chaldean Catholic religious background. In 2011, he officially signed with Strange Music, although he had previously released albums with the label.[1]
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Birth name | Steven T. Shippy |
Born | Saginaw, Michigan, U.S. | 25 August 1977
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Years active | 1999–present |
Labels | Strange Music |
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Website | www.HitchcockOfHipHop.com |
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |||
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US [2] |
US Ind [3] |
US R&B [4] |
US Rap [5] | ||
Tales from the Sick |
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— | 25 | 50 | 20 |
Paranormal |
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90 | 15 | 13 | 8 |
We All Fall Down |
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122 | 23 | 20 | 11 |
Black Ink |
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97 | 24 | 18 | 13 |
EPs
Year | Details |
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2001 | Aftabirth
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2012 | Nocturnal
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with Madness & Staplez as Bedlam
- Chemical Imbalancez Volume One (1999)
- Chemical Imbalancez Volume Two (2001)
- Shock Treatment (2002)
- Bedlamitez Rize (2003)
- Chemical Anthology - Re-release of Vol-1 and 2 (2003)
- The Wickedstock Detroit Show (2003)
- Rare and Unheard (2012)
with Mike E. Clark as Project:Deadman
- Self Inflicted (2004)
Collaborations
- KGP - Acidikrevelationz (2000) "Stilborn"
- KGP - Mentality Family E.P. (2000) "Psycho Sick Insanity, Facez of Evil"
- Cap One - Parafanalia (2001) "Wicked 4 Life, Callin' Me"
- Twiztid - Fright Fest 05 EP (2005) "When It Gets Dark," "Need Some Help"
- Tech N9ne - Everready (The Religion) (2006) "Trapped," "Holy War" (disc 2)
- Jamie Madrox - Phatso: Earth 2 (2006) "OMG (Red Thunder Remix)"
- Simken Heights- Eternal Flame (2006) "Burnt Offerings"
- Tech N9ne - Misery Loves Kompany (2007) "You Don't Want It"
- Krizz Kaliko - Vitiligo (2008) "Peek-A-Boo"
- Twiztid - End of Days EP (2009) "End of Days"
- Tech N9ne - K.O.D. (2009) "Horns"
- ROKGOD - Mortifikation Vol.1 (2010) "WatchThis"
- King Gordy - Xerxes The God-King (2010) "Dear Mother"
- FURY - Escaped from the Lab 2 (2011) "Mr. Christan Man" [Credited as part of Bedlam]
- Twiztid - Cryptic Collection 4 (2011) "Monster Inside"
- Tech N9ne - Welcome to Strangeland (2011) "My Favorite"
- Krizz Kaliko - Kickin' and Screamin' (2012) "Dream of a King"
- Scum - The GoreFather (2012) "Koo Koo"
- Scum - Mr. ZipperFace EP (2012) "Nail in my Coffin"
- Tech N9ne - Strangeulation (2014) "Strangeulation IV"
- Twiztid - 420 Single (2015) "TONIGHT w/ Blaze, The R.O.C, Prozak, Ajax, Insane E, Swag Toof, Mike E Clark"
Filmography
Released a VHS with his group Bedlam entitled HellRidez[6]
He has also directed music videos, notably Tech N9ne's Bout ta Bubble, as well as several of his own videos.[7]
Shippy and his paranormal crew filmed a movie called SEEKERS: A Haunting on Hamilton Street, which is based in Saginaw, MI, where Shippy, Brian Harnois, Father Calder, and his crew go into reportedly haunted places and try to find evidence of the paranormal by video and EVP (Electronic Voice Phenomenon). The DVD was released Friday, 29 October 2010.
Vol. 2 - A Haunting on Hamilton Street 2 premiered at the Temple Theater in Saginaw, MI on 28 and 29 October 2011.
Vol. 3 - A Haunting on Potter Street was released in 2012.
Vol. 4 - A Haunting in Saginaw, Michigan was released in 2013
Vol. 5 - A Haunting on Washington Avenue: The Temple Theatre was released in 2014
Vol. 6 - A Haunting at the Hoyt Library was released in 2015
Vol. 7 - A Haunting on Dice Road: The Hell House was released in 2016
Vol. 8 - A Haunting on Dice Road 2: Town of the Dead was released 3 November 2017
Vol. 9 - A Haunting on Finn Road: The Devil's Grove was released on 26 October 2018
Vol. 10 - A Haunting on Brockway Street was released on 15 November 2019[8][9]
See also
References
- "Artist Announcement" on YouTube. Strange Music, Inc. Retrieved 12 December 2011
- "Billboard 200 Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
- "Independent Albums Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
- "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
- "Rap Albums Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HztHI7B9Nf4
- "Both Sides of the Lens – Prozak And Tech N9ne's Crossover To Film [Editorial]".
- Saginaw, Haunted. "Home". Haunted Saginaw.
- "Haunted Saginaw". www.facebook.com.