Paranoid Castle

{{Short description|Canadian alt hip hop duo formed 2004}}

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| origin = Saskatoon, Canada
Oakland, California, United States

| genre = Alternative hip hop

| years_active = 2004–present

| label = Fake Four Inc., Side Road Records

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| current_members = Factor Chandelier
Kirby Dominant

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Paranoid Castle is an alternative hip hop duo, consisting of Canadian producer Factor Chandelier and American rapper Kirby Dominant.{{cite web|url=http://www.okayplayer.com/reviews/paranoid-castle.html|title=Paranoid Castle|website=Okayplayer|first=Niela|last=Orr|date=2011}} The duo released their first album, One Way Ticket, in 2004.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.imposemagazine.com/bytes/factor--kirby-dominant--paranoid-castle-mp3|title=Factor + Kirby Dominant = Paranoid Castle|magazine=Impose Magazine|first=Blake|last=Gillespie|date=August 11, 2011}} Their second album, Champagne Nightmares, was released on Fake Four Inc. in 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.urb.com/2011/08/25/urb-premiere-paranoid-castle-kirby-dominant-factor-orca/|title=URB Premiere: Paranoid Castle (Kirby Dominant + Factor) – "Orca" (Video)|publisher=URB|first=Brett|last=Uddenberg|date=August 25, 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130916195744/http://www.urb.com/2011/08/25/urb-premiere-paranoid-castle-kirby-dominant-factor-orca/|archivedate=September 16, 2013}} The two also collaborated on the song "Don't Give Up" off of Factor's 2013 album Woke Up Alone.{{cite magazine|url=http://exclaim.ca/MusicVideo/ClickHear/factor-dont_give_up_ft_paranoid_castle_jeans_boots|title=Factor "Don't Give Up" (ft. Paranoid Castle & Jeans Boots)|magazine=Exclaim!|first=Alex|last=Hudson|date=June 3, 2013}} Their third album, Welcome to Success, was released on Fake Four Inc. in 2014.{{cite magazine|url=http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/HipHop/paranoid_castle-welcome_to_success|title=Paranoid Castle Welcome to Success|magazine=Exclaim!|first=Thomas|last=Quinlan|date=August 26, 2014}}