Milo (musician)
Milo | |
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Birth name | Rory Ferreira |
Also known as | Scallops Hotel,[1] Black Orpheus[2] |
Born |
Chicago, Illinois | February 3, 1992
Origin | Wisconsin |
Genres | Hip hop |
Occupation(s) | Rapper, producer |
Years active | 2010-present |
Labels | Hellfyre Club, Ruby Yacht |
Associated acts | Busdriver, Open Mike Eagle, Nocando, Hemlock Ernst, Nom de Rap, Red Wall |
Website |
miloraps |
Rory Ferreira[3] (born February 3, 1992[4]), better known by his stage name Milo (often stylized as milo), is an American alternative hip hop musician from Wisconsin.[5] He has collaborated with Busdriver and Open Mike Eagle, among others.[6] He has been a member of the Hellfyre Club collective.[7]
Career
Born in Chicago, Illinois,[8] Ferreira grew up in Saco, Maine.[9] By the time he got to college, Milo had been to 13 different schools.[10] He first began rapping as part of the Kenosha, Wisconsin hip-hop trio Nom de Rap, which additionally consisted of rappers Nicholas J and AD the Architect. The group released their first joint mixtape, Greatest Hits Vol. 1, in 2010.[11][12]
Milo released his first solo mixtape, I Wish My Brother Rob Was Here in 2011.[13] Milo Takes Baths was released in 2012.[14] The song "Kenosha, WI" was published by Johns Hopkins University Press in a 2012 issue of the journal Postmodern Culture.[15]
Milo released two EPs, Things That Happen at Day and Things That Happen at Night, in January 2013.[16] The Cavalcade mixtape followed in July 2013.[17] In November 2013, he appeared on Hellfyre Club's compilation Dorner vs. Tookie.[18] He released Poplar Grove (or How to Rap with a Hammer) under the moniker Scallops Hotel in November 2013.[19] His first official album, A Toothpaste Suburb, was released on Hellfyre Club on September 23, 2014.[20] In 2015, he released So the Flies Don't Come, which was entirely produced by Kenny Segal.[21]
Personal life
Ferreira is a vegetarian.[22]
Discography
Albums
- A Toothpaste Suburb (2014)
- Plain Speaking (2015) (as Scallops Hotel)
- So the Flies Don't Come (2015)
- Too Much of Life Is Mood (2016) (as Scallops Hotel)
Mixtapes
- Greatest Hits Vol. 1 (2010) (with Nicholas J and AD the Architect, as Nom de Rap)
- I Wish My Brother Rob Was Here (2011)
- Milo Takes Baths (2012)
- Cavalcade (2013)
EPs
- Things That Happen at Day (2013)
- Things That Happen at Night (2013)
- Poplar Grove (or How to Rap with a Hammer) (2013) (as Scallops Hotel)
- Boyle and Piles (2014) (with Safari Al, as Red Wall)
Singles
- "Concerning the Dream Tigers I Have Seen (for Borges)" (2012)
- "This Can't Be the Place (Evil Doer Melody)" (2013)
Guest appearances
- Nicholas J - "Sound Advice" from Demolition Mixtape (2010)
- Open Mike Eagle - "Boss Fight" from Rent Party Extension (2012)
- Mantras - "Villain" from Easy, Hogarth (2013)
- Nedarb Nagrom - "Weirdos" from Warm Lettuce (2013)
- The Wilde - "Greatest Fear" from Urban Alien Nation (2013)
- Tera Melos - "Snake Lake (Busdriver Remix)" from X'ed Out Remixes (2013)
- Anderson .Paak - "Heart of Gold (Chain)" from Cover Art (2013)
- Kool A.D. - "Pass the Milk" from Not O.K. (2013)
- Iglooghost - "Frenchopen" from Treetunnels (2014)
- Open Mike Eagle - "Trickeration" from A Special Episode Of (2015)
- Prefuse 73 - "140 Jabs Interlude" from Rivington Não Rio (2015)
- Kiings - "Garden" from Wwydf (2015)
- Botany - "Au Revoir" and "No Translator" from Dimming Awe, the Light Is Raw (2015)
- Busdriver - "Worlds to Run" from Thumbs (2015)
- Elos - "Not the Best" from Limit Break (2016)
- Willie Green - "The Mental Wizard" from Doc Savage (2016)
Compilation appearances
- "All Pastel Everything" and "Manchester" from Dorner vs. Tookie (2013)
- "1 of Mine" and "Building Gray" from Catcher of the Fade (2015)
References
- ↑ Martin, Andrew (November 19, 2013). "Stream Milo's New EP as Scallops Hotel, 'Poplar Grove'". Potholes in My Blog. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
- ↑ Kestly, Jacob (May 23, 2014). "Milo: Milwaukee's Val Kilmer In Real Genius". Radio Milwaukee. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
- ↑ Galil, Leor (September 24, 2014). "Kendrick Lamar and Milo drop divergent hip-hop releases on the same day". Chicago Reader. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
- ↑ Ferreira, Rory (June 15, 2013). "Press". Milo. Archived from the original on January 23, 2014. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
- ↑ Martin, Andrew (July 23, 2013). "How the WWE and Nas Influence Rapper Milo". MTV Hive. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
- ↑ Hudson, Alex (October 28, 2013). "Busdriver, Open Mike Eagle & Milo - "All Pastel Everything"". Exclaim!. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
- ↑ Rew, Jessica (October 6, 2013). "Open Mike Eagle & Milo Talk Hellfyre Club & LA's Hip Hop Scene". HipHopDX. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
- ↑ Mueller, Matt (March 1, 2015). "Rapper Milo brings his music - and his hopes - back to Milwaukee". OnMilwaukee.com. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
- ↑ Bell, Max (July 23, 2013). "Milo Is Ready to Take Over the Art Rap Scene". LA Weekly. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
- ↑ "Finding Purpose and Being Moral with Rory Ferreira aka Milo". YouTube. Sep 5, 2013. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
- ↑ "Nom de Rap: About". Nom de Rap. Facebook. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
- ↑ "Nom de Rap.". The Whethermen's Union. December 1, 2010. Archived from the original on February 3, 2011. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
- ↑ Galil, Leor (November 30, 2011). "Cheap Tunes: Milo's I Wish My Brother Rob Was Here". Forbes. Archived from the original on October 25, 2014. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
- ↑ Galil, Leor (February 20, 2012). "Cheap Tunes: Milo's 'Milo Takes Baths'". Forbes. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
- ↑ "Volume 22, Number 2, January 2012". Postmodern Culture. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
- ↑ Gillespie, Blake (November 19, 2013). "Milo creates side project Scallops Hotel". Impose Magazine. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
- ↑ Aborisade, Femi (July 19, 2013). "Interview: Milo Speaks On 'Cavalcade,' Hellfyre Club, and Becoming a Road Warrior". Potholes in My Blog. Archived from the original on June 20, 2015. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
- ↑ Jenkins, Craig (November 26, 2013). "Hellfyre Club: Dorner vs. Tookie". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
- ↑ Tracy, Dylan (November 13, 2013). "Listen to Scallops Hotel's (Milo) 'Xergiok's Chagrin (A Song For Jib)'". Prefix. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
- ↑ Rattigan, Nick (September 23, 2014). "Stream Milo's A Toothpaste Suburb". Impose Magazine. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
- ↑ Pearce, Sheldon (October 14, 2015). "milo: so the flies don't come". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ↑ "Interview: An Evening with Milo". St. Louis: KCOU. November 6, 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
External links
- Official website
- Milo discography at Discogs