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'{{Infobox musical artist |name = Amir Obè |background = solo_singer |image = |caption = |birth_name = Amir Obeid - Walker |alias = Phreshy Duzit |birth_date = |birth_place = [[Detroit]], U.S. |origin =[[Detroit]], [[Michigan]], U.S. |genre = {{hlist|[[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]|[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]}} |occupation = {{hlist|Rapper|singer|songwriter|record producer}} |instrument = |years_active = 2009–present |label = {{hlist|Neighborhood PHCK$|[[After Platinum Records|After Platinum]]|[[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]|[[Def Jam Recordings|Def Jam]]}} |associated_acts = {{hlist|[[PartyNextDoor]]|Don Picasso|[[Drake (rapper)|Drake]]|[[Big Sean]]|The Mekanics}} |website = {{URL|amirobemusic.com/}} }} '''Amir Obeid''', known professionally as '''Amir Obè''', is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer from [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]]. He started his music career in 2009 as Phreshy Duzit and signed to [[Atlantic Records]]. He later left the label to reinvent his style and changed his name to Amir Obè and found his own collective Neighborhood PHCK$. Obè rose to fame by releasing the mixtape, ''Detrooklyn'' in 2014. In 2015, he released the EP, ''Happening in the Grey Area'' and then 2016's, ''Won't Find Love in the Hills''. On December 1, 2016, Amir announced that he had signed a deal with [[Def Jam Recordings]], and that an album is set to release sometime in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2016/12/amir-obe-new-video-no-peace?|title=Amir Obe Celebrates Def Jam Signing By Releasing "No Peace" Video|publisher=Complex|accessdate=December 1, 2016}}</ref> His debut single on Def Jam, "Wish You Well" was released on March 9, 2017.<ref name="Wishyouwell">{{Cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/wish-you-well-single/id1211342258|title=Wish You Well - Single by Amir Obe on Apple Music|website=iTunes|access-date=March 21, 2017}}</ref> ==Life and career== === 1990–2012: Early life and career beginnings === Amir Obè was born in [[Detroit]], then moved to [[New York City]]. His mother is Polish and a music teacher and his father is Sudanese. Obè's father listened to [[Michael Jackson]] growing up and was heavily influenced by [[Pharrell Williams]] and [[Kanye West]]. He also hopes to achieve to influence his younger siblings from his father side. He had stated that he will show the way to success to his younger brother Madonice Rogers but will not give a free ticket. Besides siblings and music, Obè played football in the street and rode his bike. During high school, he kept going back and forth from [[New York City]] to visit his sister Hunter. Obè played basketball in high school. He played one and two, point guard and shooting guard. He also played AAU, but in high school he was best offensive player in junior year and senior year.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2016/03/amir-obe-interview-the-break/|title=The Break Presents: Amir Obe|date=2016-03-25|website=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]|last=Cline|first=Georgette|accessdate=2016-07-18}}</ref> When Obè was 16 or 17, he bought a computer mic and made song called, "Step Your Swag Up", which was his first. His parents didn't know he made music because he did it privately, but basketball was his main priority at the time. After high school, Obè started pursuing a music career and moved back to Brooklyn. Obè was first known as an artist when he went by the name of Phreshy Duzit on [[Myspace]]. He had about 100,000 fans and every week he kept releasing new freestyles and started seeing attention and getting messages from record labels. He eventually got signed to [[Atlantic Records]]. When Obè was 18, he made a friendship with [[PartyNextDoor]] on [[Twitter]], who at the time went by "Jahron B". At that time, he was always songwriting and producing, so he'd always send him beats.<ref name="submit">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/6805311/amir-obe-drake-happening-in-the-grey-area-interview|title=Rapper Amir Obe Talks Drake Collaboration & 'Happening In The Grey Area' EP|last=Platon|first=Adelle|date=2015-12-11|website=[[Billboard.com]]|accessdate=2016-07-18}}</ref> Obè released his debut [[Extended play|EP]], ''Brave New World'' on April 15, 2011 on Atlantic Records. The EP was entirely produced by NYLZ.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.datpiff.com/Phreshy-Duzit-Brave-New-World-mixtape.222428.html|title=Phreshy Duzit - Brave New World|website=DatPiff|access-date=2016-07-19}}</ref> Soon after, Obè left the label to revamp his style and described the record deal as "bullshit".<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/AyoPhreshy/profile/|title=Amir Obe (Phreshy Duzit)|website=HotNewHipHop|access-date=2016-07-19}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> On August 27, 2012, he released his debut mixtape, ''The New Religion'' on his own independent record label Neighborhood PHCK$ and [[After Platinum Records]]. It has guest appearances from [[Cory Gunz]], [[Jon Connor]], and [[Los (rapper)|Los]] and includes production from NYLZ, Daniel Worthy, Rich Flyer, and Obè himself.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/phreshy-duzit-the-new-religion-mixtape.62038.html|title=Amir Obe - The New Religion [New Mixtape]|last=DJ Ill Will|first=|date=2012-08-27|website=HotNewHipHop|publisher=|access-date=2016-07-18}}</ref> He revealed he got signed to After Platinum by releasing the mixtape. === 2014–present: Rise to fame and collaborations === Obè changed his name to Amir Obè in 2014 when he released the mixtape, ''Detrooklyn''. The mixtape was released on After Platinum Records and included production from NYLZ, [[Vinylz]], and Daniel Worthy.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.datpiff.com/Amir-Obe-Detrooklyn-mixtape.627606.html|title=Amir Obe - Detrooklyn|website=DatPiff|access-date=2016-07-19}}</ref> "I started feeling like both these places were the same place, so it was an imaginative project talking about my upbringing and my philosophies as an early teen 'till where I'm at now", says Obè. In the fall of 2014, Oliver El-Khatib ([[Drake (musician)|Drake]]'s manager and co-founder of [[OVO Sound]]) spoke to Obè and told him Drake is a fan of ''Detrooklyn.'' Because of that, Obè sent him music and got positive feedback.<ref name="submit" /> In February 2015, Obè co-produced, "Star67" for Drake, which appeared on ''[[If You're Reading This It's Too Late]]''. Soon after, there was a rumor being passed around that Obè signed to OVO Sound, but he confirmed it wasn't true. Obè opened for PartyNextDoor on tour and the two collaborated on multiple songs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2016/04/amir-obe-interview-on-drake-ovo-and-whats-next|title=Amir Obè Is All About Second Chances|date=2016-04-14|accessdate=2016-07-18|last=Frydenlund|first=Zach|website=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]}}</ref> Obè released his second EP, ''Happening in the Grey Area'' on December 11, 2015. The album contains guest appearances from PartyNextDoor and Eli Sostre and includes production from NYLZ, [[The Mekanics]], Daniel Worthy, [[Wondagurl]], OZ and more.<ref name=":3">{{cite web|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/stream-amir-obes-happening-in-the-grey-area-ep-news.19120.html|title=Stream Amir Obe's "Happening In The Grey Area" EP|date=2015-12-11|accessdate=2016-07-18|website=HotNewHipHop|last=Lilah|first=Rose}}</ref> On March 11, 2016, Obè released his third EP, ''Won't Find Love in the Hills'' on Neighborhood PHCK$ and [[Empire Distribution]]. It has production from NYLZ, OZ, Eli Sostre, The Mekanics, STWO, and Ashton Mills.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/amirobe/sets/wont-find-love-in-the-hills|title=Won't Find Love In The Hills|website=SoundCloud|access-date=2016-07-19}}</ref> In late March 2016, Amir Obe was featured on Toronto R&B/Electro singer GOV's single ''Wrong One/Reflectin'' produced by frequent collaborator NYLZ and was the lead single from GOV's ''Nights'' EP which was premiered via Complex Magazine. On December 1, 2016, Amir Obe announced his signing to Def Jam Records.<ref>{{cite web|title=Amir Obe Signs To Def Jam Records; Releases No Peace Music Video|url=http://www.fashionably-early.com/2016/12/01/amir-obe-signs-to-def-jam-records-releases-no-peace-video/|publisher=Fashionably-Early|accessdate=1 December 2016}}</ref> In early 2017, Amir Obe was featured on Toronto based artist [[keffaleng]] ep, ”Not So Famous” on the Davinci produced single, “Yeah, Yeah”.<ref>{{cite web|title=Listen to Keffaleng’s New Song "Yeah Yeah" featuring Amir Obe|url=http://www.thesmokersclub.com/music/listen-keffaleng-new-song-yeah-yeah-featuring-amirobe/|website=The Smokers Club|publisher=The Smokers Club|accessdate=6 March 2017}}</ref> Obè's "Wish You Well" is featured on the soundtrack for [[Madden NFL 18]]. ==Discography== ===Extended plays=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" |+ List of extended plays and selected album details ! scope="col" style="width:13em;"| Title ! scope="col" style="width:15em;"| Album details |- ! scope="row"| ''Brave New World'' | * Released: April 15, 2011<ref>{{Citation|title=Amir Obe - Brave New World (EP) {{!}} Download & Listen [New Mixtape]|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/phreshy-duzit-brave-new-world-ep-mixtape.12171.html|accessdate=2016-07-20}}</ref> * Label: [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]] * Format: [[Music download|digital download]] |- ! scope="row"| ''Happening in the Grey Area'' | * Released: December 11, 2015<ref name=":3" /> * Label: Neighborhood PHCK$ * Format: digital download |- ! scope="row"| ''Won't Find Love in the Hills'' | * Released: March 11, 2016<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/stream-amir-obes-new-ep-wont-find-love-in-the-hills-news.20585.html|title=Stream Amir Obe's New EP "Won't Find Love In The Hills"|access-date=2016-07-20}}</ref> * Label: Neighborhood PHCK$, [[Empire Distribution|EMPIRE]] * Format: digital download |- ! scope="row"| ''None of the Clocks Work'' | * Released: March 30, 2017 * Label: Neighborhood PHCKS, [[Def Jam]] * Format: digital download |} ===Mixtapes=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" |+ List of mixtapes and selected album details ! scope="col" style="width:12em;"| Title ! scope="col" style="width:15em;"| Album details |- ! scope="row"| ''The New Religion'' | * Released: August 27, 2012<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.datpiff.com/Phreshy-Duzit-The-New-Religion-mixtape.386094.html|title=Phreshy Duzit - The New Religion|website=DatPiff|access-date=2016-07-20}}</ref> * Label: Neighborhood PHCK$, [[After Platinum Records|After Platinum]] * Format: digital download |- ! scope="row"| ''Detrooklyn'' | * Released: July 7, 2014<ref name=":2" /> * Label: After Platinum * Format: digital download |- |} ===Singles=== ====As lead artist==== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ List of singles, showing year released and album name ! scope="col" style="width:18em;" | Title ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Album |- ! scope="row"| "Jay Z, Kanye, Esco"<ref>{{Citation|title=Amir Obe - Jay Z, Kanye, Esco (Prod. By NYLZ) {{!}} Stream [New Song]|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/amir-ob-phreshy-duzit-jay-z-kanye-esco-prod-by-nylz-new-song.1851104.html|accessdate=2016-07-20}}</ref> | rowspan="4"|2014 | rowspan="4"| ''Detrooklyn'' |- ! scope="row"| "9 Milli"<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/amir-ob-phreshy-duzit-9-milli-new-song.1899339.html|title=Amir Obe - 9 Milli [New Song]|last=Lilah|first=Rose|date=2014-05-20|website=HotNewHipHop|publisher=|access-date=2016-07-19}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| "Hennessy Breath"<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/amir-ob-phreshy-duzit-hennessy-breath-new-song.1915663.html|title=Amir Obe - Hennessy Breath [New Song]|last=Smith|first=Trevor|date=2014-06-12|website=HotNewHipHop|publisher=|access-date=2016-07-19}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| "Drugs & Cam'ron"<ref>{{Citation|title=13. Amir Obè - Drugs & Cam'ron [Prod. By NYLZ]|url=https://soundcloud.com/amirobe/killacam|accessdate=2016-07-20}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| "I'm Good"<ref>{{Citation|title=Amir Obè Feat. PARTYNEXTDOOR - "I'm Good" (Prod. By WondaGurl & NYLZ)|url=https://soundcloud.com/amirobe/amir-obe-feat-partynextdoor-im-good-prod-by-wondagurl-nylz|accessdate=2016-07-20}}</ref><br/>{{small|(featuring [[PartyNextDoor]])}} | rowspan="5"|2015 | rowspan="4"| ''Happening in the Grey Area'' |- ! scope="row"| "Just Know"<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/amir-obe-phreshy-duzit-just-know-new-song.1965626.html|title=Amir Obe - Just Know [New Song]|last=Smith|first=Trevor|date=2015-07-28|website=HotNewHipHop|publisher=|access-date=2016-07-19}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| "On a Ride"<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/amir-obe-phreshy-duzit-on-a-ride-prod-by-nylz-new-song.1965625.html|title=Amir Obe - On A Ride (Prod. By NYLZ) [New Song]|last=Lilah|first=Rose|date=2015-07-28|website=HotNewHipHop|publisher=|access-date=2016-07-19}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| "Say No More"<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/amir-obe-phreshy-duzit-say-no-more-prod-by-nylz-new-song.1965627.html|title=Amir Obe - Say No More (Prod. By NYLZ) [New Song]|last=Lilah|first=Rose|date=2015-07-28|website=HotNewHipHop|publisher=|access-date=2016-07-18}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| "Four Seasons Freestyle"<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/amir-obe-four-seasons-freestyle-new-song.1966614.html|title=Amir Obe - Four Seasons Freestyle [New Song]|last=Smith|first=Trevor|date=2015-10-06|website=HotNewHipHop|publisher=|access-date=2016-07-10}}</ref> | rowspan="2" {{n/a}} |- ! scope="row"| "Owe Me"<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/jimmy-prime-and-amir-obe-owe-me-prod-by-daniel-worthy-and-nylz-new-song.1968067.html|title=Jimmy Prime & Amir Obe - Owe Me (Prod. By Daniel Worthy & NYLZ) [New Song]|last=Lilah|first=Rose|date=2016-01-14|website=HotNewHipHop|publisher=|access-date=2016-07-19}}</ref><br/>{{small|(with Jimmy Prime)}} | rowspan="2"| 2016 |- ! scope="row"| "Before the Vomit" | ''Won't Find Love in the Hills'' |- ! scope="row"| "Wish You Well"<ref name="Wishyouwell"/> | 2017 | ''None of the Clocks Work'' |- ! scope="row" | "Holy Shit"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/holy-sh-t-single/1424560265|title=Holy Sh*t - Single by Amir Obe on Apple Music|website=iTunes|access-date=August 17, 2018}}</ref> | 2018 | {{n/a}} |- |} ====As featured artist==== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ List of featured singles, showing year released and album name ! scope="col" style="width:18em;" | Title ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Album |- ! scope="row"| "Wrong One/Reflection"<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://djbooth.net/tracks/review/02056-gov-wrong-one-reflectin-amir-obe|title=Gov - Wrong One / Reflectin ft. Amir Obè {{!}} Hip Hop Songs - DJBooth|website=DJBooth.net|access-date=2016-07-20}}</ref><br/>{{small|(Gov featuring Amir Obè)}} | rowspan="3"| 2015 | rowspan="3" {{n/a}} |- ! scope="row"| "Lost in Detroit"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/lost-in-detroit-feat.-amir/id1069499420|title=Lost in Detroit (feat. Amir Obè & Doe Wright) - Single by Previn Jones on Apple Music|website=iTunes|access-date=2016-07-20}}</ref><br/>{{small|(Previn Jones featuring Amir Obè and Doe Wright)}} |- ! scope="row"| "I Got It"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-got-it-feat.-amir-obe-single/id1072148398|title=I Got It (feat. Amir Obe) - Single by Klepto Magz on Apple Music|website=iTunes|access-date=2016-07-20}}</ref><br/>{{small|(Klepto Magz featuring Amir Obè)}} |- |} ==References== {{reflist|2}} == External links == <!-- Per [[WP:ELMINOFFICIAL]], choose one official website only --> * {{twitter|amirobe}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Obe, Amir}} [[Category:1990 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:African-American male rappers]] [[Category:Musicians from Brooklyn]] [[Category:Musicians from Detroit]] [[Category:African-American record producers]] [[Category:American record producers]] [[Category:Atlantic Records artists]]'