Milo (musician)

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Milo
Birth name Rory Ferreira
Also known as Scallops Hotel,[1] Black Orpheus[2]
Born (1992-02-03) February 3, 1992 (age 32)
Chicago, Illinois
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.com

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 17 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]

He is a vegetarian[22] and follows a straight edge lifestyle.[23]

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)

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

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External links

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  • Milo discography at Discogs

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