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Darin Swain, better known by his stage name "Philly Swain",[1] is an American hip hop songwriter, artist, and producer from southwest Philadelphia.[2] In 2016, Swain released his first studio album, A Change 4 the Better.[3]
Philly Swain | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Darin Swain |
| Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | The Parade |
Early life and career
editSwain was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[4] He has collaborated with several artists, including Travis Scott on the 2020 single "Love Me Love Me Love Me",[5] and was featured on the E! television show Christina Milian Turned Up.[6] He is the CEO of the Parade record label.[7]
The short film Hustle Diaries documented Swain's career with Take Down Records. It was filmed by Viacom and directed by Barry Michael Cooper.[8] Swain was featured in two songs, "Me" and "Salute", on Jamie Knight's 2007 album The Secret's Out.[9] After winning Freestyle Fridays,[10] he went 31–0 on MTV's Fight Club.[11] In 2012, Swain's mixtape Swain Storm was featured on Philly's Hot 107.9 with DJ Damage.[12]
After being nominated for Philadelphia's Hip Hop Artist of the Year, Philly starred in the network show The Swagger Family and released his debut album Mr. Philadelphia on Sony. In the MC battlefield, Philly won the Eminem Red Bull Tournament as Best MC.[8] Swain decided to retire after filming another documentary The Last Battle.[13]
Discography
editAs producer/composer/writer
editTyga ft. Lil wayne - "4 My Dawgs" (Producer) 2015
Tyga - "Work" (Writer) 2014
Christina Milian - We Ain’t Worried (Producer/Writer) 2014
Christina Milian - "Liar" (Producer) 2015
Philly Swain ft. Christina Milian and YG - "Slo down" (Writer and Producer)[14]
Nicki Minaj - "Mona Lisa" (Producer)
Nicki minaj - "Wamables" (Producer)
Philly Swain ft. T Pain - "Mancini" (Producer/Writer) 2015
Safaree - "Hater" (Writer) 2015
Safaree ft. Philly Swain - "Oh No" 2015
Safaree ft. Philly Swain "Shaderoom" (Producer/ Writer) 2015[15]
K Michelle - "Down in the DMs" verse (Writer)
Philly Swain & Tim Armstrong - "I’m Ready"
Philly Swain - "Swain Storm" Mixtape (2012[16])
Philly Swain - Hustle Diaries Vol 1 Mixtape (2011)
Philly Swain - A Change 4 The Better Album (2016)
Love Me Love Me Love Me ft. Travis Scott (2020)[17]
References
edit- ^ Swain, Darin (September 1, 2015). "Philly Swain Official Website". Phillyswain.net. The Parade. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
- ^ Philly Swain Artist Bio (MTV)
- ^ "A Change 4 the Better by Philly Swain on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
- ^ "This is Stride: Philly Swain". This Is Stride. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
- ^ "Philly Swain - Love Me Love me Love Me (Ft. Travis Scott) [Official Audio]". YouTube.
- ^ "Watch Christina Milian Turned up online - ratings, memes, theories, secrets".
- ^ "PARADE RECORDS LLC :: California (US) :: OpenCorporates".
- ^ a b "bio —". www.phillyswain.net. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
- ^ qwerty1xx (16 June 2011). "Philly Swain – Hustler Diaries Vol 1". wrapbattles. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Philly Swain". VerseTracker. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
- ^ Swain, Darin. "Biography". Philly Swain Official Website. The Parade. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
- ^ "YouTube". YouTube.com. April 22, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- ^ "Philly Swain "The Last Battle" Movie Trailer". We Young Black Entrepreneurs Drect's Blog. Blogger. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
- ^ "Philly Swain, YG And Christina Milian Want You To "Slow Down" with the Liquor". The Fader. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
- ^ "Hot New Hip Hop". Hot New Hip Hop. 2 October 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
- ^ "Dat Piff". DatPiff.com. April 22, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- ^ "Philly Swain & Travis Scott - She Love Me [Audio]". YouTube.