Stelios Phili
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Birth name | Stelios Phili |
Origin | New York, New York |
Genres | Hip hop, Pop |
Occupation(s) | Producer, Songwriter |
Years active | 2013–present |
Associated acts | A$AP Ferg |
Website | www |
Stelios Phili[1] is a Cypriot-American songwriter and record producer based in New York, New York.[2][3] He has produced tracks featuring artists such as A$AP Ferg, Big Sean, SZA, MIA, and Danny Brown.[4][5][6]
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Career
In 2013, Stelios Phili composed the runway music for En Noir's Spring/Summer 2014 show.[7][8] In early 2014, he composed the music for designer Mark McNairy's Fall/Winter 2014 show.[9][10]
According to an interview with MTV Rap Fix,[11] Phili met the rapper A$AP Ferg while working at GQ in 2013. The two began collaborating after fellow A$AP Mob member A$AP Nast passed along one of the producer's beats, which would later become the A$AP Ferg song, "Ja-Rule," featuring Big Sean. In 2014, Phili produced the first single from A$AP Ferg's mixtape, Ferg Forever. The song, "Doe-Active," was met with positive reviews.[12][13][14][15] Pitchfork Media described the song as "a minimalist beat that could've slid right into Yeezus," Stereogum called it "a total nutso banger," and Complex named it a "certified banger, with club-destroying drums." Phili's production was featured on four additional tracks on Ferg Forever.[16]
In 2015, Phili produced DonMonique's debut EP, Thirst Trap. The New York Times described it as "full of transfixing slo-mo production by Stelios Phili somewhere between modern-day Internet-rap sparseness and the hard, murky slap of mid-1990s New York street rap."[17]
Musical Style
Phili's production style is described as fresh and understated. In the article, "10 Rap Producers You Might Not Know (But Should)," Pigeons & Planes writes: "Stelios Phili is one of those producers you can recognize from the jump—he utilizes a unique collection of sounds that is both muted and aggressive: murky synths and pillowy cymbal taps are cut by a fierce snare, or a saxophone seamlessly transforms into an electric guitar. It's all about subtlety with SP, and he's got it down to a science."[18]
Discography
Production and Writing Credits
- A$AP Ferg – "Doe-Active" (2014)
- A$AP Ferg (featuring Big Sean) – "Ja Rule" (2014)
- A$AP Ferg (featuring SZA) – "Real Thing" (2014)
- A$AP Ferg – "Dope Walk" (2014)
- A$AP Ferg (featuring MIA and Crystal Caines) – "Reloaded (Let it Go pt. 2)" (Co-prod. Crystal Caines, The Understudy) (2014)
- Donmonique (featuring Remy Banks and Wara from the NBHD) – "UNTLD" (2015)
- Donmonique – "Drown" (2015)
- Donmonique (featuring Noah Caine) – "Fifty Kay" (2015)
- Donmonique – "ION" (2015)
- Donmonique (featuring Danny Brown and Slayter) – "Tha Low" (2015)
- Donmonique – "Jada" (2015)
- Dev09 – "You Made Me" (2015)
- Kloe – "Teenage Craze" (2016)
- A$AP Ferg (featuring Missy Elliott) – "Strive" (2016)
References
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External links
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