Ecid
{{short description|American rapper}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Ecid
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| birth_name = Jason David McKenzie{{cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/886073124 |title=BADASS OF THE CENTURY |website=ASCAP |publisher=American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers |access-date=April 27, 2023}}
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| origin = Saint Paul, Minnesota
| genre = Hip hop, alternative hip hop
| occupation = Rapper, producer
| years_active = 2004-present
| label = {{flatlist|
- Fill In The Breaks
- Fake Four Inc.
}}
| associated_acts = {{flatlist|
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| website = {{URL|ecidlovesyou.com}}
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Jason David McKenzie, better known by his stage name Ecid (often stylized as ECID or eCid), is an American hip hop recording artist and record producer from Saint Paul, Minnesota, who is currently based in Portland, Oregon.{{Cite news|url=http://www.syffal.com/interviews/ecid|title=Interview {{!}} Ecid {{!}} www.syffal.com|date=2015-03-01|work=www.syffal.com|access-date=2017-03-08|language=en}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.ecidlovesyou.com/new-gallery/n5z1y31mm8aol35smjlnn8rste7rve|title=PRESS|website=ECID|language=en-US|access-date=2017-03-08}} He has collaborated and shared stages with Louis Logic,{{Cite web|url=http://www.citypages.com/music/rapper-bleubird-on-his-bromance-with-astronautalis-being-fla-as-fuh-8093404|title=Rapper Bleubird on his bromance with Astronautalis, being 'FLA as FUH' {{!}} City Pages|last=Fagerberg|first=Jerard|website=City Pages|access-date=2017-03-08}} Eyedea{{Cite web|url=http://www.citypages.com/music/ecid-on-eyedea-replacing-booze-with-yoga-and-werewolf-hologram-6630364|title=Ecid on Eyedea, replacing booze with yoga, & Werewolf Hologram {{!}} City Pages|last=Mehta|first=Raghav|website=City Pages|access-date=2017-03-08}} and Milo,{{Cite web|url=http://riftmagazine.com/tag/ecid/|title=Ecid {{!}} Riftmagazine.com|website=riftmagazine.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-03-08}} among others.{{Cite web|url=http://first-avenue.com/performer/milo|title=MILO {{!}} First Avenue|website=first-avenue.com|language=en|access-date=2017-03-08}} Ecid is currently signed to Fill In The Breaks.{{Cite web|url=https://fillinthebreaks.bandcamp.com|title=FILL IN THE BREAKS|website=FILL IN THE BREAKS|access-date=2017-03-08}}
Musical career
Ecid first gained attention in the Twin Cities hip hop scene with his 2006 album Biograffiti.{{Cite web|url=http://www.reviler.org/2012/03/01/ecid-werewolf-hologram-review/|title=Ecid: "Werewolf Hologram" Review|date=2012-03-01|website=Reviler|access-date=2017-03-08}} Through playing shows and meeting other hip hop artists, he was introduced to the late Eyedea, a notable figure that would collaborate with Ecid, through fellow St. Paul rapper Kristoff Krane.{{Cite web|url=http://www.micheallarsen.com/tag/ecid/|title=Ecid {{!}} The official site of Micheal "Eyedea" Larsen|website=www.micheallarsen.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-03-08}}
Alongside rapper Awol One, he released the 2010 project named Awol One And Ecid Are... on Fake Four Inc.{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/awol-one-and-ecid-are-mw0002082646|title=Awol One and Ecid Are... - AWOL One,Ecid {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=2017-03-08}}
In 2012, Ecid released his self produced album Werewolf Hologram. It was received generally well amongst critics, with Steven Spoerl of PopMatters saying "The twin cities indie hip-hop scene is exploding right now and Werewolf Hologram is the most recent piece of its intricate puzzle." The album also reached #22 on CMJ hip hop charts, just above P.O.S and A$AP Rocky{{Cite web|url=http://www.ecidlovesyou.com/new-gallery/smd1l9r6sc0i9dleuvb9c8c9n34qpt|title=PRESS|website=ECID|language=en-US|access-date=2017-03-08}}
The next year, he released two EP's named Post Euphoria Vol. 1 and Post Euphoria Vol. 2.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2013_04_posteuphoria.html|title=Ecid :: Post Euphoria (Vol. 1) :: Fill in the Breaks|website=www.rapreviews.com|access-date=2017-03-08}}
In 2015, he released the album Pheromone Heavy, which featured Louis Logic.{{Cite web|url=https://store.strangefamousrecords.com/products/ecid-pheromone-heavy-cd|title=ECID - Pheromone Heavy CD|website=Strange Famous Records|access-date=2017-03-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308141901/https://store.strangefamousrecords.com/products/ecid-pheromone-heavy-cd|archive-date=2017-03-08|url-status=dead}}
Discography
Studio albums
- Stance - Sub Abusive (2002)
- Nineteen80Three (2004)
- Biograffiti (2006)
- Economy Size goDD Costume (2007)
- Red Beretta (2009)
- 100 Smiles And Runnin' (2010)
- Werewolf Hologram (2012)
- Pheromone Heavy (2015)
- HowToFakeYourOwnDeath (2017)
Collaborative albums
- Awol One And Ecid Are... (2010) (with Awol One)
EPs
- Post Euphoria Vol. 1 (2013)
- Post Euphoria Vol. 2 (2013)
Singles
- Awol One And Ecid - "Tomorrows Astronaut" (2011)
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.ecidlovesyou.com Official website]
- [https://ecid.bandcamp.com Ecid] on Bandcamp
- [https://www.discogs.com/artist/1697199-Ecid?filter_anv=0&type=Releases Ecid] on Discogs
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Category:Rappers from Saint Paul, Minnesota
Category:Alternative hip-hop musicians
Category:American hip-hop record producers
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Musicians from Portland, Oregon
Category:21st-century American rappers
Category:Midwest hip-hop musicians
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