Demrick

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Background information
Birth nameDemerick Ferm
Also known asDemrick
Young De
BornMarch 7, 1981
Spokane, Washington, U.S.
Origin Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres Hip hop
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
Years active2005–present
Member of Serial Killers

Demerick Ferm, better known by his stage name Demrick, formerly known as Young De, is a rapper from Spokane, Washington, now living in Los Angeles. He has collaborated with Xzibit, Kurupt, Snoop Dogg, Too $hort, B-Real and Cypress Hill. He is a protege of B-Real of Cypress Hill and Xzibit with whom he formed Serial Killers.

Contents

Life and career

2005-2010: Audio Hustlaz, Vol. 1, and Smoke N Mirrors

His career started in 2005 when he met Kurupt in Philadelphia, who urged him and his group Tangled Thoughts to move to California. They did, and released an album with Kurupt, Philly 2 Cali, in 2007.[ citation needed ]

In 2008, Demrick released his solo debut mixtape, Audio Hustlaz, Vol. 1, which was presented by DJ Skee. B-Real contributed to the mixtape as a producer and featured on several tracks. Later that year, Demrick released the Homeland Security mixtape, a collaboration with Shady/Interscope's artist Cashis. Homeland Security was hosted by DJ Whoo Kid and featured tracks with Royce da 5'9", Crooked I and Freeway, among others.[ citation needed ]

Demrick was featured on B-Real's first solo debut album, Smoke N Mirrors (2009), appearing on 5 of the 15 songs, including the single "Don't Ya Dare Laugh", and toured overseas with B-Real. In the middle of 2009, Demrick appeared on DJ Muggs' Soul Assassins: Intermission album, and the success of that song led him to spend two years touring with Xzibit.[ citation needed ]

In 2010 Cypress Hill released Rise Up , their eighth studio album. Demrick was featured on the single "It Ain't Nothin" and went on tour with Cypress, performing at festivals like Rock Am Ring and Rockin Rio. At the end of the year Demrick teamed up with DJ Fingaz for another mixtape, De Is for Demrick.

2011-present: Urban Ammo, #HeadsUP, All The Wrong Things & Serial Killers

In 2011, Xzibit and Demrick released two digital singles, "Man on the Moon" and "What It Is". Videos were shot by director Matt Alonzo and led to rotation on MTV.[ citation needed ] In mid-2011, Demrick released an EP, Neva Look Back, produced by Scoop DeVille.[ citation needed ]

Demrick released his fourth mixtape, #Heads Up, in 2011. It included the singles "Money & Weed" and "Burn Out" (produced by Jim Jonsin). [1] [2] [3] [4]

In October 2013 Demrick released an album with the hip hop group Serial Killers, alongside Xzibit and B-Real.

Discography

Albums

Collaborative albums

Mixtapes

Guest appearances

YearSongArtist(s)Album
2009"Don't You Dare Laugh" B-Real, Xzibit Smoke N Mirrors
"6 Minutes"B-Real, Tekneek
"10 Steps Behind"
"Dr. Hyphenstein"B-Real, Snoop Dogg, Trace Midas
"Figure It Out" Soul Assassins Soul Assassins: Intermission
(Presented by DJ Muggs)
2010"It Ain't Nothin'"
(Writers credits)
Cypress Hill Rise Up (Via Capitol Records)
2011"What It Is" [5] XzibitUrban Ammo 2
Xtreme Music/Sony Singles
2011"Man on the Moon"
2012"Medicated"Cypress Hill, Rusko Cypress X Rusko
2012"Movies"Xzibit, The Game, Crooked I, Slim The Mobster Napalm
"Killer's Remorse"Xzibit, B-Real, Bishop Lamont
"Crazy"Xzibit, B-Real, Jelly Roll
2013"The Pain" Cashis, Sara Shine The County Hound 2
2014-2015-2016"Xanax and Patron" B-Real, Berner Prohibition
"Why Not"Cashis, Kurupt, Freeway Euthansia
"Leave No Witness" DJ Hoppa, SwizZz Hoppa & Friends
"Break It Down" DJ Hoppa
"Marijuana"B-Real, B-Legit, BernerProhibition, Pt. 3
"Mental" Madchild Silver Tongue Devil
"Triple Threat"Madchild, Slaine
"Slayer"Madchild
2017"Make Moves Wit Me" Dizzy Wright The Golden Age 2
"Sativa" Chris Webby, B-Real, ZacariWebster's Laboratory II
"Gold and Silver Circles"Dizzy Wright, Audio Push State of Mind 2
"The One" Jarren Benton The Mink Coat Killa
2018"Brothers" Sammy Adams Nice Manor Volume 2
2019"More And More" Dizzy Wright Nobody Care's, Work Harder
2020"New Year, New Me"Ramaj Eroc

In December 2023, Demrick's single, "Lights", was broadcast from radio stations in Fortnite during the video game's first season of its fifth chapter. [6] [7] [ better source needed ]

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