Philly Swain
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Darin Swain[1] (born September 2, 1982) better known by his stage name "Philly Swain[1]" is an American hip-hop songwriter, artist, producer[2] from Southwest Philadelphia. In 2016, Philly Swain released his first studio album, “A Change 4 The Better[3]'”
Philly Swain | |
|---|---|
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Darin Swain |
| Born | September 2, 1982 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | The Parade |
Early Life and Career
Darin “Philly” Swain[4] was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1982. He was raised in Southwest Philadelphia, where he had a reputation as a local street basketball enthusiast. At a young age, Swain quickly demanded the attention of the label Takedown Records[1]. Touring with Jay Z, Clipse, Dip Set and Missy Elliot, things were promising until a wrong move saw him serve three years in jail and his album was duly shelved, as documented in "The Hustle Diaries."[5]
The short film “Hustle Diaries” documented Philly Swain's career with Take Down Records. It was filmed by Viacom and directed by Barry Michael Cooper, writer of New Jack City, Sugar Hill, and Above the Rim.[6] Swain was featured in two songs ("Me"[7] and "Salute"[7]) on Jamie Knights Album The Secrets Out Released in the summer of 2007.
After winning Freestyle Fridays,[8] he went 31-0 on MTV’s Fight Club[9] and when his Grind Time battle premiered on Worldstarhiphop.com, it racked up a record-breaking 3.5 million total views.
In 2012, Swain's mixtape "Swain Storm[10]" was featured on Philly's Hot 107.9 with DJ Damage.
With a nomination for Philadelphia’s Hip Hop Artist of the Year under his belt, 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.[6] However, competing across the world in multiple battle leagues was taking away from Philly’s time in the studio and so, at the top of his game, Philly decided to retire, but not before another documentary was made, called The Last Battle.[11]
Discography
As producer/composer/writer
Tyga 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)[12]
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[13]
K Michelle - “Down in the DMs” verse (Writer)
Philly Swain & Tim Armstrong - “I’m Ready”
Philly Swain - "Swain Storm" Mixtape (2012[14])
Philly Swain - Hustle Diaries Vol 1 Mixtape (2011)
Philly Swain - A Change 4 The Better Album (2016)
References
- ^ a b c 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". OurStage. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
- ^ a b "bio —". www.phillyswain.net. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
- ^ a b qwerty1xx. "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. Google. 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. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
- ^ "Dat Piff". DatPiff.com. April 22, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2016.