Edan (musician)

Edan
Birth name	Edan Portnoy
Born	Washington, D.C.[1]
Origin	Rockville, Maryland, United States
Genres	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper, producer, DJ
Years active	1999–present
Labels	Lewis Recordings
Associated acts	Mr. Lif, Percee P, Cut Chemist, Insight
Website	www.humblemagnificent.com

Edan Portnoy, better known mononymously as Edan, is an American alternative hip hop artist from Rockville, Maryland.^[2] He is an alumnus of Berklee College of Music.^[3]

Career

Edan released the first album, Primitive Plus, on Lewis Recordings in 2002.^[4] It was described by The A.V. Club as "one of the year's most promising debuts".^[5] He released the EP, Sprain Your Tapedeck, later that year.^[6]

His second album, Beauty and the Beat, was released in 2005.^[7] It features vocal contributions from Mr. Lif and Insight.^[8]

Edan released the 29-minute mixtape, Echo Party, in 2009.^[9][10][11]

Discography

Albums

• Primitive Plus (2002)
• Beauty and the Beat (2005)

Mixtapes

• Fast Rap (2001)
• Sound of the Funky Drummer (2004)
• Echo Party (2009)

EPs

• Sprain Your Tapedeck (2001)

Singles

• "Sing It, Shitface" (1999)
• "Edan and Company Bring You the Raw Shit" (2000)
• "Drop Some Smooth Lyrics" (2001)
• "Mic Manipulator" b/w "Humble Magnificent" (2001)
• "Emcees Smoke Crack Remixx" b/w "I'll Come Running Back 2 You" (2002)
• "I See Colours" (2004)
• "Fumbling Over Words That Rhyme" b/w "Beauty" (2005)
• "Torture Chamber Remix" (2005)

Productions

• Mr. Lif - "Heavy Artillery" and "Get Wise '91" from Emergency Rations (2002)
• Souls of Mischief - "Spark (Edan Remix)" (2002)
• Mr. Lif - "Live from the Plantation" from I Phantom (2002)
• Akrobatik - "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle" from Balance (2003)
• Time Machine - "@$$hole" from Slow Your Roll (2004)
• Mr. Lif - "Collapse the Walls" from I Heard It Today (2009)
• Mr. Lif - "Whizdom" from Don't Look Down (2016)

Guest appearances

• Count Bass D - "How We Met" from Dwight Spitz (2002)
• Mr. Lif - "Get Wise '91" from Emergency Rations (2002)
• Insight - "Unexplained Phenomena" from The Blast Radius (2004)
• Time Machine - "@$$hole" from Slow Your Roll (2004)
• Cut Chemist - "Storm" from The Audience's Listening (2006)
• Cut Chemist - "Mean Gene" (2006)
• The Whitefield Brothers - "The Gift" (2009)
• Blu - "Ronald Morgan" from NoYork! (2011)
• DJ Format - "Spaceship Earth" from Statement of Intent (2012)
• Memory Man - "PSA (What Does It All Mean?)" from Broadcast One (2015)

References

1. Serwer, Jesse (April 19, 2005). "Edan: Psychic Out - XLR8R". XLR8R.
2. Soroken, Lauren (December 10, 2009). "Edan: "The Universe's Answer to Mainstream Rap" - Heeb". Heeb.
3. Rabin, Nathan (December 1, 2009). "Edan: Echo Party - Music - MusicalWork Review - The A.V. Club". The A.V. Club.
4. Quinlan, Thomas (June 2002). "Edan - Primitive Plus - Hip-Hop Reviews - exclaim.ca". Exclaim!.
5. Rabin, Nathan (June 3, 2002). "Edan: Primitive Plus - Music - MusicalWork Review - The A.V. Club". The A.V. Club.
6. Kallman, Matt (May 13, 2002). "Edan: Sprain Your Tapedeck - Album Reviews - Pitchfork". Pitchfork Media.
7. O'Connell, Jake (September 1, 2005). "Dusted Reviews: Edan - Beauty and the Beat". Dusted Magazine.
8. Cohen, Dalia (April 2005). "Edan - Beauty And The Beat - Hip-Hop Reviews - exclaim.ca". Exclaim!.
9. Patrin, Nate (December 1, 2009). "Edan: Echo Party - Album Reviews - Pitchfork". Pitchfork Media.
10. Masterson, Patrick (January 12, 2010). "Dusted Reviews: Edan - Echo Party". Dusted Magazine.
11. Kennedy, Adam (November 19, 2009). "BBC - Music - Review of Edan - Echo Party". BBC.

External links

• Official website
• Edan discography at Discogs
• Edan on Lewis Recordings