Copywrite (hip-hop)
Encyclopedia
Peter William Nelson is an underground hip hop
artist from Columbus, Ohio
. His ancestry consists of mixed Irish
and Italian
. He is a member of the Columbus crew MegaHertz (or MHz for short), Nelson emerged from the underground scene in 1998 along with his group "MHz" with a debut single on Fondle 'em Records, entitled "World Premier" b/w a solo song by the late Tero Alexander Smith, better known to the rap world as "Camu Tao" entitled "Camu" own by Bobbito Garcia & later went solo due to DJ Mighty Mi not wanting to sign his group, "MHz". In 2000 he released "Holier Than Thou" with producer RJD2
on Eastern Conference/Rawkus Records.
label
to some praise, although some felt that RJD2
's beats
were too dark for Copywrite's persona. His second release, Cruise Control Mixtape: Volume 1, was released on the O.D.O.T. record label in 2004, rerelased on Nature Sounds
in 2005 and featured production from Jake One
, J-Zone, & the late, great Jay Dilla. Copywrite was one of an original members of the Weathermen
, but left after personal disagreements with Cage
.
In 2007 Copywrite appeared on the debut album by R.O.N.O. and on the UK
rap group Rhyme Asylum
's debut album. His 2007 mixtape The Jerk: Volume 0 features guest appearances from Royce da 5'9", Crooked I
, Killah Priest
, Thirstin Howl III
, Shabaam Sahdeeq, Jakki Da Motamouth, Catalyst, King.Dom, and Meta4ce Omega. It also features production from the late J Dilla
, Jake One, Rocktight, the late DJ Przm, DR Period, platinum producers Cool & Dre, D-Dot, Needlz, Kickdrums, Chris Scholar, Jay Notes, Mighty Fuzz Young, and more.
Copywrite recently released his EP Ultrasound: The Rebirth EP and his second official album, The Life and Times of Peter Nelson, which is scheduled for November 16 on I-tunes and 30th, 2010 at retail store on Man Bites Dog Records/O.D.O.T. Records. The album will feature collaborations with Sean Price
, MF Grimm, Dilated Peoples
, Copywrite's MHz crew (Camu Tao, Jakki Da Motamouth & Tage Future), and more. Production will come from RJD2
, Illmind
, Josh Gabriel
, Twiz the Beat Pro, Kount Fif, Surock and more.
Copywrite is also the grandson of the late singer Skip Nelson (born as Scipione Mirabella) who most notably sang & played piano/guitar for the Glenn Miller
Band in the 1940s.
called "The Real Fake Shady (Asher To Ashes)" and, after response track "Silly Boy" from Asher, "Cremation" Produced by DC's Official Beatsmith Surock. It explains how he feels about Asher Roth's style.
Mixtapes
The Weathermen
King Dom
O.D.O.T.
Underground hip hop
Underground hip hop is an umbrella term for hip hop music outside the general commercial canon. It is typically associated with independent artists, signed toindependent labels or no label at all....
artist from Columbus, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
. His ancestry consists of mixed Irish
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
and Italian
Italian people
The Italian people are an ethnic group that share a common Italian culture, ancestry and speak the Italian language as a mother tongue. Within Italy, Italians are defined by citizenship, regardless of ancestry or country of residence , and are distinguished from people...
. He is a member of the Columbus crew MegaHertz (or MHz for short), Nelson emerged from the underground scene in 1998 along with his group "MHz" with a debut single on Fondle 'em Records, entitled "World Premier" b/w a solo song by the late Tero Alexander Smith, better known to the rap world as "Camu Tao" entitled "Camu" own by Bobbito Garcia & later went solo due to DJ Mighty Mi not wanting to sign his group, "MHz". In 2000 he released "Holier Than Thou" with producer RJD2
RJD2
RJD2 is an American music producer, singer and musician. RJD2 was born in Eugene, Oregon, and raised in Columbus, Ohio. He currently resides in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was signed to the Definitive Jux label where he released two largely instrumental hip hop albums and has produced tracks...
on Eastern Conference/Rawkus Records.
Music career
His debut album The High Exhaulted was released on the Eastern ConferenceEastern Conference Records
Eastern Conference Records is an independent record label based in New York City, New York. It is owned and operated by DJ Mighty Mi, the DJ/producer for the High & Mighty....
label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
to some praise, although some felt that RJD2
RJD2
RJD2 is an American music producer, singer and musician. RJD2 was born in Eugene, Oregon, and raised in Columbus, Ohio. He currently resides in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was signed to the Definitive Jux label where he released two largely instrumental hip hop albums and has produced tracks...
's beats
Hip hop production
Hip hop production is the creation of hip hop music. Though the term encompasses all aspects of hip hop music, it's most commonly used to refer to the instrumental, non-lyrical aspects of hip hop. This means that hip hop producers are the instrumentalists involved in a work...
were too dark for Copywrite's persona. His second release, Cruise Control Mixtape: Volume 1, was released on the O.D.O.T. record label in 2004, rerelased on Nature Sounds
Nature Sounds
Nature Sounds is a record label based in Brooklyn, New York, specializing in hip hop and reggae music.-Discography:*Ayatollah - Fingertips *Ayatollah - Live From The MPC 60 *Ayatollah - Cocoon...
in 2005 and featured production from Jake One
Jake One
Jacob Dutton, better known as Jake One, is an American hip hop record producer from Seattle, Washington.-Biography:Dutton grew up in Capitol Hill and moved to the North End of Seattle when he was 15. He started making music on a Casio keyboard in 1992. He attended the University of Washington and...
, J-Zone, & the late, great Jay Dilla. Copywrite was one of an original members of the Weathermen
The Weathermen (hip hop group)
The Weathermen, is a New York City-based, underground hip-hop supergroup consisting of Aesop Rock, Tame One, Cage, Yak Ballz, El-P, and Breeze Brewin. The group took its name from the revolutionary organization Weatherman, and sometimes refers to itself as the "New Left"...
, but left after personal disagreements with Cage
Cage Kennylz
Chris Palko, better known by his stage name Cage, is an American rapper from New York City. He has released three studio albums and two extended plays. Cage is also the founder of the underground hip-hop supergroup called the Weathermen.-Early life:...
.
In 2007 Copywrite appeared on the debut album by R.O.N.O. and on the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
rap group Rhyme Asylum
Rhyme Asylum
Rhyme Asylum is a currently unsigned London hip hop group formed in 2002 by MCs Possessed, Psiklone, Skirmish and Plazma, who did not return for the second album...
's debut album. His 2007 mixtape The Jerk: Volume 0 features guest appearances from Royce da 5'9", Crooked I
Crooked I
Dominick Wickliffe, better known by his stage name Crooked I, is an American rapper from Long Beach, California. He is a member of the hip hop group, Slaughterhouse with other members Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz and Royce da 5'9. Slaughterhouse is currently signed to Shady Records / Interscope Records....
, Killah Priest
Killah Priest
Walter Reed, better known as Killah Priest, Iron Sheik from the Middle East, or Masada, is an American rapper and Wu-Tang Clan affiliate who was raised in Bedford-Stuyvesant & Brownsville neighbourhoods in Brooklyn. He is known for intensely spiritual lyrics loaded with metaphors and religious...
, Thirstin Howl III
Thirstin Howl III
Thirstin Howl III is a New York-based hip hop artist of Puerto Rican descent from Brownsville, Brooklyn. In 1997 he was the winner of The Source Magazine's Unsigned Hype Award...
, Shabaam Sahdeeq, Jakki Da Motamouth, Catalyst, King.Dom, and Meta4ce Omega. It also features production from the late J Dilla
J Dilla
James Dewitt Yancey , better known by the stage names J Dilla and Jay Dee, was an American record producer who emerged from the mid-1990s underground hip hop scene in Detroit, Michigan...
, Jake One, Rocktight, the late DJ Przm, DR Period, platinum producers Cool & Dre, D-Dot, Needlz, Kickdrums, Chris Scholar, Jay Notes, Mighty Fuzz Young, and more.
Copywrite recently released his EP Ultrasound: The Rebirth EP and his second official album, The Life and Times of Peter Nelson, which is scheduled for November 16 on I-tunes and 30th, 2010 at retail store on Man Bites Dog Records/O.D.O.T. Records. The album will feature collaborations with Sean Price
Sean Price
Sean Price is an American rapper and member of the hip hop supergroups Boot Camp Clik and Random Axe. He came to fame as one-half of the duo Heltah Skeltah, performing under the name Ruckus, or in short Ruck, along with partner Rock. He also is featured in the video game NBA 2K11 as a playable...
, MF Grimm, Dilated Peoples
Dilated Peoples
Dilated Peoples is an American hip hop group from Los Angeles, California. The group achieved notability in the underground hip hop community, although they have had little mainstream success in the US, with the exception of the song "This Way," a 2004 collaboration with Kanye West and Xzibit...
, Copywrite's MHz crew (Camu Tao, Jakki Da Motamouth & Tage Future), and more. Production will come from RJD2
RJD2
RJD2 is an American music producer, singer and musician. RJD2 was born in Eugene, Oregon, and raised in Columbus, Ohio. He currently resides in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was signed to the Definitive Jux label where he released two largely instrumental hip hop albums and has produced tracks...
, Illmind
Illmind
Illmind is a Filipino American hip hop producer from Bloomfield, New Jersey. He participated in Beat Society, competing against well-known acts like Kanye West and Just Blaze. Illmind has created music for underground artists such as Little Brother, Boot Camp Clik, Akrobatik, Supastition, and El...
, Josh Gabriel
Josh Gabriel
Josh Gabriel is an electronic dance music DJ and producer, formerly of Gabriel & Dresden with Dave Dresden.-Early Years :In 1988-89, a 20 year old exchange student from California Institute of the Arts, was living in The Hague in The Netherlands and studying at the Institute of Sonology...
, Twiz the Beat Pro, Kount Fif, Surock and more.
Copywrite is also the grandson of the late singer Skip Nelson (born as Scipione Mirabella) who most notably sang & played piano/guitar for the Glenn Miller
Glenn Miller
Alton Glenn Miller was an American jazz musician , arranger, composer, and bandleader in the swing era. He was one of the best-selling recording artists from 1939 to 1943, leading one of the best known "Big Bands"...
Band in the 1940s.
Feuds
In addition to dissing Philadelphia's The High & Mighty on the track "Poorly Promote This," Copy has recently come out with two disses to Asher RothAsher Roth
Asher Paul Roth is an American rapper.-Early life:Asher Roth was born and raised in Morrisville, Pennsylvania, a small town about 20 miles northeast of Philadelphia. His mother, Elizabeth , is a yoga instructor, and his father, David Roth, is the executive director of a design firm...
called "The Real Fake Shady (Asher To Ashes)" and, after response track "Silly Boy" from Asher, "Cremation" Produced by DC's Official Beatsmith Surock. It explains how he feels about Asher Roth's style.
Solo work
Studio albums- The High Exhaulted (2002) Re-Release (June 1, 2010)
- Ultrasound: The Rebirth EP (2009)
- The Life And Times Of Peter Nelson (November 16, 2010 on I-tunes) & (November 30, 2010 on retail)
- God $@ve T.H.E. King (November 11, 2011)
Mixtapes
- Cruise Control Mixtape: Volume 1 (2004) Nature Sounds
- The Jerk: Volume 0 (2007)
- The Worst of the Best of Copywrite: Mixtape Vol. 1 (2007)
- The Rarities (2010)
- Caught on Audio Cassette: To Hell and Back (2011)
Collaboration work
MegaHertz- Table Scraps (2001) Re-Release (2009)
- Megacy (TBA October 2011)
The Weathermen
- The Conspiracy (Mixtape)
- Vampires (Unofficial Mixtape)
King Dom
- The Misadventures Of Pete And Dom (TBA)
O.D.O.T.
- DJ E-V Presents O.D.O.T. - 'E.V. Money: The O.D.O.T. Takeover (Mixtape)