Sutter Kain
{{short description|American rapper}}
{{About|the rapper|Sutter Cane, the fictional horror writer|In the Mouth of Madness}}
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{{Notability|Music|date=June 2013}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Sutter Kain
| image =
| alias = DJ Bless, Sutter Kain, Suicide Kingz, Sutter Kain aka DJ Bless
| birth_name = Robert Deshawn Evans{{cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/914323234 |title=A YEAR OF VIOLENCE |website=ASCAP |publisher=American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers |access-date=May 3, 2023}}
| birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|18|2002}}
| origin = South Jamaica, Queens, New York City
| genre = East Coast hip hop, rap metal, hardcore rap{{citation needed|date=May 2013|reason=need ref for hardcore rap}}, horrorcoreSeL. [http://faygoluvers.net/v5/2011/05/august-underground-sutter-kain/ "Review of August Underground Sutter Kain"], Faygoluvers , 19 May 2011. Retrieved on 16 March 2016.
| occupation = Rapper, Hip hop producer
| years_active = 1997–present
| instrument = Akai MPC
| associated_acts = Insane Poetry
| label = Never So Deep Records
| website = {{URL|ghettometalgear.bandcamp.com/}}
}}
Robert Deshawn Evans (born {{birth based on age as of date|18|2002|noage=1}}), better known by his stage names Sutter Kain and DJ Bless, is an American rapper and producer from Queens, New York. His productions range from traditional East Coast hip hop to ghetto metal, a style that samples metalcore. The name Sutter Kain is based on the character Sutter Cane from the 1995 horror film In the Mouth of Madness. He is the founder and owner of Never So Deep Records.
Career
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Evans grew up in Rochdale Village, a housing development in South Jamaica, Queens, in New York City. He pursued music with his initial goal to become a battle DJ.{{cite web
|url = http://www.neversodeeprecords.com/blog/about/
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090530080236/http://www.neversodeeprecords.com/blog/about/
|url-status = dead
|archive-date = May 30, 2009
|title = About
|work = Never So Deep Records
|access-date = 2012-01-16
|df = mdy-all
}} He eventually left New York City and moved to the Carolinas.{{how|date=May 2013|reason=did he move by himself? did his family move? when did they do so? and why?}}
In 2002, at the age of 18, Evans landed his first recording and distribution deal with MCA Records. In 2003, when MCA was merged into Geffen Records, he parted ways and focused on his own record label, Never So Deep Records.{{citation needed|date=May 2013}} He restructured the business to control aspects of the label including music/video production, marketing, promotions, and distribution. Realizing that technology could play a major role in positioning his company, he took advantage of online distribution and social networking.{{citation needed|date=May 2013|reason=this part sounds like it's written from his mission statement, needs citation and clarification}}
As DJ Bless, Evans has showcased his production skills with producers Kanye West, Scott Storch, Sean Combs, Swizz Beatz, Sha Money, Rick Rubin, Havoc, and R. Kelly. He produced the track "Tha Beehive" on Lil' Kim's album La Bella Mafia. In 2004–2005, he did high-profile remixes of Mystikal's "Pussy Pop", Dirt Bag's "I'll Leave You Dead", and Keith Murray and the Outlaws.{{cite press release|url=http://www.24-7pressrelease.com/press-release/never-so-deep-records-has-scheduled-the-release-of-3-digital-street-albums-in-august-58959.php |title=Press Release – Never So Deep Records Has Scheduled The Release of 3 Digital Street Albums in August |work=24-7pressrelease.com |access-date=2013-05-14}} In 2005–2006, he produced and mixed tracks on Czar-Nok's album That One Way. He produced music for the video game EA Sports Fight Night 2005. In 2008, he worked on the musical score of the docudrama Hoop Realities, which is a follow-up to the documentary Hoop Dreams.
Never So Deep Records
{{Infobox record label
| name = Never So Deep Records (NSD Digital)
| image =
| caption = Official Logo of Never So Deep Digital
| image_bg =
| parent =
| founded =
| founder = Robert Evans (DJ Bless)
| status = Active
| distributor = Self-Distribution
| genre = Hip hop, ghetto metal
| country = United States
| location = New York / South Carolina
| url = {{URL|ghettometalgear.bandcamp.com/}}
}}
;Current artists
- DJ Bless aka Sutter Kain
- Donnie Darko
- Apollo Valdez
- Upon Oath
- Daniel Gun
;Former artists
- Swan The Truth (Agency 1994){{cite web|url=http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=7151121&style=music |title=Agency 1994 – Dayz of Our Livez CD Album |publisher=Cduniverse.com |date=March 11, 2005 |access-date=2013-05-14}}
- Jim Snooka (aka Dirty Dickens)
- Hue Hef{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/artists/hue-hef/discography/1582121/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423231548/http://www.mtv.com/artists/hue-hef/discography/1582121/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 23, 2016 |title=Tha Carolina Spokesman by Hue Hef |publisher=MTV |date=November 6, 2006 |access-date=2013-05-14}}
- Insane Poetry
Style
Evans's style varies from traditional East Coast hip hop to more menacing extreme metal-based hip hop, the latter of which he calls ghetto metal and serves as the vehicle for his alter ego, Sutter Kain.{{cite web| date = December 17, 2006 | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NNSELPAyb0 |title=DJ Bless aka Sutter Kain interview | website = YouTube |format=YouTube |access-date=2012-01-16}} DJ Bless's lyrics involve love, relationships, life and problems. In contrast, Sutter Kain's lyrics focus on taboo subjects such as torture, murder, and gore.
Discography
= Studio albums =
- DJ Bless Presents Suicide Kingz, Vol. 1 (1998){{cite web|url=http://ghettometalgear.bandcamp.com/album/suicide-kingz-vol-1 |title=Suicide Kingz Vol. 1 {{!}} Never So Deep Records // N.S.D. Digital // Ghetto Metal Gear |publisher=Ghettometalgear.bandcamp.com |date=September 2, 1998 |access-date=2013-05-14}}
- DJ Bless Presents Suicide Kingz, Vol. 2 (2002){{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/suicide-kingz-vol-ii/6370343 |title=Itunes – Music – Suicide Kingz Vol Ii By Dj Bless Presents |publisher=iTunes |date=December 13, 2003 |access-date=2013-05-14}}
- August Underground: Tha Making of Sutter Kain (2006)
- A Perfect Murder (2007)
- A Co-Dependent's Playlist (2011){{cite web|url=http://ghettometalgear.bandcamp.com/album/a-co-dependents-playlist |title=A Co-Dependents Playlist | work = Never So Deep Records / Ghetto Metal Gear |date=February 20, 2012 |access-date=2013-05-14}}
- Ghetto Metal King (2012){{cite web|url=http://ghettometalgear.bandcamp.com/track/shoot-her-in-the-face-ghetto-metal-king-feat-rev-fang-gory-insane-poetry |title=Shoot Her in the Face (Ghetto Metal King) (feat. Rev Fang Gory & Insane Poetry) | work = Never So Deep Records / Ghetto Metal Gear |date=November 22, 2012 |access-date=2013-05-14}}
- DeathStrumentals Vol. 1 (2012){{citation needed|date=May 2013|reason=is this his regular studio album?? only have internet postings of it}}
=Singles=
Producer
=Sutter Kain and Donnie Darko=
- The Darko Effect (2005) [Donnie Darko]
- Black Sunday (2005)
- Art of Tha Devil (2006) [Donnie Darko]
- Devil May Cry (2007) [Donnie Darko]
- As Death Takes Place (2010) [Donnie Darko]This album also has an instrumental version that was produced by DJ Bless aka Sutter Kain
- The Anxiety Theory (2010) [Donnie Darko]{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-anxiety-theory/408683735 |title=iTunes – Music – The Anxiety Theory by Donnie Darko |publisher=iTunes |date=December 7, 2010 |access-date=2013-05-14}}
- Black Sunday: Mask of the Demon (2011), produced as Black SundayThis album also has an a cappella version.{{cite web |url=http://www.juggalonews.com/home/index.php/content/music/news/506-sutter-kain-releases-black-sunday |title=Sutter Kain Drops "Black Sunday: Mask Of The Demon" For Free |publisher=Juggalonews.com |access-date=2013-05-14 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629150638/http://www.juggalonews.com/home/index.php/content/music/news/506-sutter-kain-releases-black-sunday |archive-date=June 29, 2013 |url-status=dead }}
- Emotional Disorder (2011){{cite web|url=http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/sutterkainanddarkoandsut |title=Sutter Kain & Darko {{!}} Emotional Disorder {{!}} CD Baby Music Store |publisher=Cdbaby.com |access-date=2013-05-14}}
- The Green Album (2012){{cite web|url=http://www.lazyeyegraphics.com/22819/409686/portfolio/darko-sutter-kain-the-green-album |title=Darko & Sutter Kain – The Green Album |publisher=Lazyeyegraphics.com |access-date=2013-05-14}}The Green Album by Sutter Kain and Donnie Darko is labeled as "Sticky Green Beats presents"
- Life Ep, Vol. 1 (2012)
- Redemption (2014) [Donnie Darko]
- Laugh Now Die Later (2015)
=Agency 1.9.9.4=
Evans teamed up with Swan The Truth to form the duo Agency 1.9.9.4, which released two albums:
- Dayz of Our Lives (2005)
- Real Life Isn't as Dope as the Movies (2006)
=Pull The Fuckin' Trigger=
Sutter Kain, Donnie Darko & Apollo Valdez
- Until it's My Time To Die (2018){{cite web |title=Until Its My Time To Die |url=http://pullthefuckintrigger.com/album/until-its-my-time-to-die |access-date=27 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180121125847/http://pullthefuckintrigger.com/album/until-its-my-time-to-die |archive-date=Jan 21, 2018 |language=en |date=January 15, 2018 |url-status=usurped}}
=Never So Deep artists=
- Pain by Infinity the Ghetto Child (2002)
- Tha Carolina Spokesman by Hue Hef (2006)
- Sutter Kain Presents Cyco the Snuff Reels by Insane Poetry (2008)
- "Help" single by Jim Snooka (2009){{cite web |url=http://ghettopunkrocker.com/blog/2011/08/16/dj-bless-and-jim-snooka-help-video-feature-by-john-m-ellison-iv/ |title=DJ Bless and Jim Snooka-Help video feature by John M. Ellison IV " Ghetto.PUNK.Rocker |publisher=Ghettopunkrocker.com |access-date=2013-05-14}}
- The Gospels of Reverend Wallace by Jim Snooka (2009){{cite web|url=http://ghettometalgear.bandcamp.com/album/the-gospels-of-reverend-wallace |title=The Gospels of Reverend Wallace| work = Never So Deep Records / Ghetto Metal Gear | date=April 7, 2009 |access-date=2013-05-14}}
- Dreaming Up Nightmares While the World Sleeps by Sabotawj (2010)
- Runaway Train of Thought EP by McNastee (2012){{cite web |url=http://ghettopunkrocker.com/blog/2012/06/12/mcnastee-runaway-train-of-thought-review-by-john-m-ellison-iv/ |title=McNastee-Runaway Train of Thought review by John M Ellison IV " Ghetto.PUNK.Rocker |publisher=Ghettopunkrocker.com |date=March 20, 2011 |access-date=2013-05-14}}
- Way Of The Gun (2015) Album by Daniel Gun & Sutter Kain
=Other collaborations=
- "Tha Beehive" by Lil' Kim (2003){{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Lil-Kim-La-Bella-Mafia-Instrumental/release/3684868 |title=Lil' Kim – La Bella Mafia (Instrumental) (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |access-date=2013-05-14}}
- "Pussy Pop (Remix)" by Mystikal (2004)
- "The Essence" (12-inch single) by Choclair (2009)
- K-Ci & Jojo Come Clean theme music (2010)
- "T-Dot" by Choclair (2011)
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{Bandcamp|ghettometalgear|Never So Deep Records / Ghetto Metal Gear}}
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