Brandun DeShay

brandUn DeShay
DeShay performing at MePhi in AZ in 2010
Background information
Born	May 10, 1990
Origin	Chicago, Illinois
Genres	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper, producer, Music video director
Years active	2008–present
Labels	Seven7Ceven Music
Associated acts	Curren$y, Dom Kennedy, Mac Miller, Chance The Rapper, Danny Brown, SZA
Website	www.brandundeshay.com

Brandun DeShay (born May 10, 1990 in Chicago), stylized as brandUn DeShay, is an American rapper and producer.^[1][2] He has produced for all four of his releases.^[3]

Career

DeShay has produced for rappers such as Curren$y,^[4] Dom Kennedy,^[5][6] Mac Miller,^[7] Action Bronson,^[8] Chance The Rapper,^[9] and Danny Brown.^[10] His first official music video, "Why You Gotta Zodiac Like That" has been in rotation on mtvU.^[11]

From late 2008 to early 2010, DeShay was an member of the hip hop collective Odd Future.

Style and influences

In an interview with MTV UK, DeShay said that Pharrell Williams and Yasutaka Nakata's music inspired him.^[12] He also stated that N.E.R.D, Kanye West, MF DOOM, Lupe Fiasco, A Tribe Called Quest and Lil Wayne were some of his influences initially.^[13]

Discography

Albums

• All Day DeShay: AM (2011)
• goldUn Child (2015)

EPs

• The Super D3Shay EP (with The Jet Age of Tomorrow as The Super D3Shay) (2009)

Mixtapes

• Volume: One! for the Money (2008)
• Volume: Two! for the Show (2009)
• Your Favorite Mixtape (2009)
• Volume: Three! to Get Ready (2010)
• Your Favorite Mixtape 2 (2012)

Production discography

• Dom Kennedy – Future Street/Drug Sounds (2009)^[14]

Track 03. "Where I Belong"

• Hodgy Beats – Dena Tape (2009)^[15]

Track 10. "Memorex CDs"

Track 15. "Pink Magic (feat. Casey Veggies)"

• Dom Kennedy – From the Westside with Love (2010)^[16]

Track 07. "Locals Only"

• Curren$y – Smokee Robinson (2010)^[17]

Track 06. "Racing Stripes (feat. Dom Kennedy)"

• Von Pea – So Motivational: The Most Skullduggery of Mixtapes (2010)^[18]

Track 06. "Something to Do"

Track 09. "Fancy Nancy"

• Casey Veggies – Sleeping in Class (2010)^[19]

Track 02. "Ridin' Roun' Town"

Track 03. "Hear Me Screamin'"

• Sir Michael Rocks (Mikey Rocks) – The Rocks Report (2011)^[20]

Track 04. "Exing"

Track 13. "Stagelights'"

Track 19. "Don't Wanna Brag"

Track 23. "Ground Up (feat. brandUn DeShay)"

Track 25. "Skinny Nigga (feat. Mibbs of Pac Div)"

• Danny Brown - XXX (2011)^[21]

Track 03. "Pac Blood"

Track 04. "Radio Song"

Track 15. "Party All the Time"

• Casey Veggies - Sleeping in Class (Deluxe Edition) (2011)^[22]

Track 02. "Ridin Roun Town"

Track 03. "Hear Me Screamin"

Track 13. "Ridin Roun Town Remix (feat. Dom Kennedy, C-San, and Kendrick Lamar)"

• Sir Michael Rocks (Mikey Rocks) - Premier Politics (2011)^[23]

Track 03. "Thank God"

• Mac Miller - I Love Life, Thank You (2011)^[24]

Track 01. "I Love Life, Thank You"

• Tennille - The Bronx Zoo (2011)^[25]

Track 13. "U Broke the Mold (feat. Nick Bruno)"

• Ro Ransom – Ransomnia (2012)^[26]

Track 02. "Limousine"

• Mac Miller – Macadelic (2012)^[27]

Track 05. "Aliens Fighting Robots"

• Sir Michael Rocks of The Cool Kids – Premier Politics 1.5 (2012)^[28]

Track 01. "Antidote"

Track 10. "New Dress"

• Joey Badass – P.E.E.P: The aPROcalypse (2012)^[29]

Track 10. "School High"

Track 15. "Last Cypher"

• Retrospect – The Breakout (2012)^[30]

"We Came Last"

• Astro - "Deadbeats & Lazy Lyrics" (2013)

Track 10. "Grind-In"

• Astro - "Starvin' Like Marvin For A Cool J Song" (2013)

Track 01. Intro

Track 03. Hollywood

Track 06. Brooklyn

• Choo Jackson - "Beer Flavored Pizza" (2013)^[31]

Track 14. "Old Pictures On The Wall ft. Mac Miller"

• Chance The Rapper - "Acid Rap" (2013)

Track 9. "NaNa" feat. Action Bronson

• CJ Fly - "Thee Way Eye See it" (2013)

Track 12. "Sadderdaze" feat. Ab-Soul

• SZA - "See.SZA.Run" (2013)

Track 03. "Advil

Track 05. Crack Dreams

Track 06. Country

• SZA - "S" (2013)

Track 04. The Odyssey

• Kitty Pryde - "impatiens" (2014)

Track 02. Morgan Stop

• The UnderAchievers - "Cellar Door: Terminus Ut Exordium" (2014)

Track 07. Metropolis

• Astro - Computer Era (2014)

Track 02. U Know feat. Nathaniel

• Mega Ran and Sammus - "Gone" (2015)^[32]

Track 1. "Gone"

References

1. "brandUn DeShay Is Putting In His Two Weeks Notice". The Smoking Section.
2. "brandUn DeShay Is Putting In His Two Weeks Notice". A3C Hip Hop Festival.
3. "The Break Presents: brandUn DeShay". XXL.
4. "Curren$y And Don Cannon Present Smokee Robinson Vol.1". The Smoking Section.
5. "Wake N' Watch: Dom Kennedy "Locals Only" Music Video". Complex.
6. "Dom Kennedy – Where I Belong (prod. BrandUn DeShay)". 2dopeboyz.
7. "Mac Miller - "Aliens Fighting Robots (Prod. Brandun Deshay)"". Hip Hop DX.
8. "NaNa" f/ Action Bronson - The Making of Chance ...". Complex.
9. "[VIDEO]: Chance The Rapper & Hannibal Buress – NaNa (Prod. by BrandUn Deshay)". The Fresh Heir.
10. "brandUn DeShay - All Day DeShay: AM". URB.
11. "Pick This Week's Best Freshmen Video". mtvU.
12. "Wrap Up And Watch Out: BRANDUN DESHAY". MTV UK.
13. http://hiphopdx.com/index/dxnext/id.225/title.brandun-deshay-speaks-about-leaving-odd-future-producing-for-dom-kennedy-and-promoting-his-own-rapping
14. "Dom Kennedy – FutureStreet/DrugSounds (Mixtape)". 2dopeboyz.
15. "Hodgy Beats - The Dena Tape". Discogs.
16. "Dom Kennedy – From The Westside With Love". XXL.
17. "Curren$y – Smokee Robinson". 2dopeboyz.
18. "Von Pea - So Motivational: The Most Skullduggery of Mixtapes". Prefix.
19. "Casey Veggies - Sleeping In Class". Okayplayer.
20. "Mikey Rocks - The Rocks Report". The Source.
21. "Danny Borwn - XXX". Pitchfork Media.
22. "Casey Veggies Feat. Feat. C-San, Dom Kennedy & Kendrick Lamar". The Smoking Section.
23. "The Source". The Source.
24. "Mac Miller - I Love Life, Thank You mixtape". SoulCulture.
25. "Tennille – The Bronx Zoo Mixtape". The Lunch Line.
26. "Ro Ransom – Limousine". ILLROOTS.
27. "Mac Miller – Macadelic (Mixtape)". NDGmag.
28. "Sir Michael Rocks – Premier Politics 1.5 (Mixtape)". SoulCulture.
29. "Mixtape: Pro Era "PEEP: The Aprocalypse"". Complex.
30. "IMF Exclusive Premier: Retrospect – We Came Last". IMF Mag.
31. http://beerflavoredpizza.com/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
32. https://soundcloud.com/megaranmusic/mega-ran-and-sammus-gone. Missing or empty |title= (help)

External links

• Official website

• Brandun DeShay on Twitter
• Brandun DeShay on Facebook