Paradime
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Paradime, birth name Freddie Beauregard, does the turntables
and back up vocals for Kid Rock
. He first appeared on the Detroit hip-hop scene in 1991 in the form of a solo album, which sold only a few hundred copies. He formed his own record label, Beats at Will Records, in 1998, and simultaneously released his first major LP, Paragraphs, which was named the best selling Detroit hip-hop album of '99-'00 by Real Detroit Magazine. He followed up in 2001 with "Vices," which is considered by many to be a Detroit hip-hop classic. It earned Paradime numerous awards and nominations at the Detroit Hip-Hop awards. Paradime's most recent full-length LP is 11 Steps Down, arguably his strongest effort yet. He co-wrote Kid Rock's hits "Cowboy", "Forever", "Cocky" and "Hillbilly Stomp". On July 29, 2007 he released "Spill At Will".
Phonograph
The phonograph record player, or gramophone is a device introduced in 1877 that has had continued common use for reproducing sound recordings, although when first developed, the phonograph was used to both record and reproduce sounds...
and back up vocals for Kid Rock
Kid Rock
Robert James "Bob" Ritchie , known by his stage name Kid Rock, is an American singer-songwriter, musician and rapper with five Grammy Awards nominations...
. He first appeared on the Detroit hip-hop scene in 1991 in the form of a solo album, which sold only a few hundred copies. He formed his own record label, Beats at Will Records, in 1998, and simultaneously released his first major LP, Paragraphs, which was named the best selling Detroit hip-hop album of '99-'00 by Real Detroit Magazine. He followed up in 2001 with "Vices," which is considered by many to be a Detroit hip-hop classic. It earned Paradime numerous awards and nominations at the Detroit Hip-Hop awards. Paradime's most recent full-length LP is 11 Steps Down, arguably his strongest effort yet. He co-wrote Kid Rock's hits "Cowboy", "Forever", "Cocky" and "Hillbilly Stomp". On July 29, 2007 he released "Spill At Will".
Awards and nominations
- Detroit Music AwardsDetroit Music AwardsThe Detroit Music Awards was initially proposed in 1988. Presented by the Motor City Music Foundation, the multi-genre awards ceremony was established to bring recognition to Detroit area musicians. The first award show was held in 1992 at Detroit's Music Hall, and moved to the State Theatre in...
- 2000 Outstanding Hip Hop Artist (Nominated)
- 2001 Outstanding Hip Hop Artist
- 2001 Outstanding Hip-Hop MC
- 2001 Urban/Funk Songwriter (Nominated)
- 2001 Urban/Funk Vocalist (Nominated)
- 2001 Urban/Funk/Hip Hop Recording (Nominated)
- 2002 Outstanding Hip-Hop MC
- 2002 Outstanding Hip-Hop Artist/Group
- 2002 Outstanding Hip-Hop Recording -“Vices”
Discography
- 1998: "Paragraphs"
- 2001: "Vices"
- 2004: "11 Steps Down"
- 2006: "Live TruckerLive TruckerLive Trucker is a live album by Kid Rock released on February 28, 2006. It is composed of songs from his homestands of Clarkston and Detroit's Cobo Hall . The album contained the last two performances of Joe C...
" (by Kid RockKid RockRobert James "Bob" Ritchie , known by his stage name Kid Rock, is an American singer-songwriter, musician and rapper with five Grammy Awards nominations...
) - 2008: "Spill At Will"
Street albums
- DJ Exclusive Presents the Boiler Room Hosted by Paradime
- F**k Ya Life (UK Release Only)
- Stale Brew Vol 1
- Stale Brew Vol 2
- Stale Brew Vol 3