Sutter Kain
| DJ Bless aka Sutter Kain | |
|---|---|
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Robert Evans |
| Also known as | DJ Bless, Sutter Kain, Suicide Kingz, Sutter Kain aka DJ Bless |
| Origin | South Jamaica, Queens, New York City |
| Genres | East Coast hip hop, Ghetto Metal, Hardcore Rap, Horrorcore |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Hip hop producer |
| Instruments | Akai MPC |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | Never So Deep Records |
| Associated acts | Donnie Darko, Agency 1.9.9.4, Sabotawj, Jim Snooka, Hue Hef, Insane Poetry |
| Website |
ghettometalgear |
Robert Evans, better known by his stage names DJ Bless and Sutter Kain, 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
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.[1] He eventually left New York City and moved to the Carolinas.
In 2002, at the age of 18, Evans landed his first recording and distribution deal with MCA Records.[2] In 2003, when MCA was merged into Geffen Records, he parted ways and focused on his own record label, Never So Deep Records. 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.
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.[2] 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.[2] 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.[2]
Never So Deep records
| Never So Deep Records (NSD Digital) | |
|---|---|
 Official Logo of Never So Deep Digital | |
| Founder | Robert Evans (DJ Bless) |
| Status | Active |
| Distributor(s) | Self-Distribution |
| Genre | Hip hop, Ghetto Metal |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | New York / South Carolina[1] |
| Official website |
ghettometalgear |
- Current Artists
- DJ Bless aka Sutter Kain
- Donnie Darko
- Former Artists
- Swan The Truth (Agency 1994)[3]
- Jim Snooka (aka Dirty Dickens)
- Hue Hef[4]
- 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.[5] 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)[6]
- DJ Bless Presents Suicide Kingz, Vol. 2 (2002)[7]
- August Underground: Tha Making of Sutter Kain (2006)
- A Perfect Murder (2007)
- A Co-Dependent's Playlist (2011)[8]
- Ghetto Metal King (2012)[9]
- DeathStrumentals Vol. 1 (2012)
Singles
| Year | Single | Featuring | credited as | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | "Hold Up" | Young Vadah | Sabotawj & DJ Bless | [10] |
| 2009 | "Black Tar Heroin" | Jim Snooka | DJ Bless | [11] |
| 2009 | "Death Note" | --- | Sutter Kain | single EP is titled Beats Inspired by a Bitch[12] |
| 2009 | "As Death Takes Place" | Reverend Fang Gory | Donnie Darko & DJ Bless | title track of Donnie Darko's album |
| 2009 | "Faceless" | Jim Snooka & E-Clipse | DJ Bless | [13] |
| 2009 | "Slanted" | --- | Sabotawj & DJ Bless | track from their album Dreaming Up Nightmares While The World Sleeps[14] |
| 2009 | "Shotgun Memories" | NBS | DJ Bless | [15] |
| 2009 | "Heavy Metal Mics" | Wordsmith | DJ Bless | [16] |
| 2010 | "South Side Story" | Young Vadah | DJ Bless | [17] |
| 2010 | "I Made It" | Young Vadah | DJ Bless & Donnie Darko | [18] |
| 2010 | "Natural Born Spitters" | NBS | DJ Bless | [19] |
| 2010 | "Hammertime" | Jim Snooka | DJ Bless | [20] |
| 2010 | "Backstage Madness" | Dwight Anderson & Jim Snooka | DJ Bless | [21] |
| 2010 | "Trails of Blood" | Donnie Darko | Sutter Kain | [22] |
| 2011 | "Loser 9" | --- | Sutter Kain & Darko | found on Sutter Kain's A Co-Dependent's Playlist[23] and Darko's Emotional Disorder albums[24] also subtitled The Final Chapter |
| 2011 | "Trust Issues" | --- | Sutter Kain & Darko | [24] |
| 2011 | "U.F.O. Transmission" | --- | Sutter Kain & Darko | |
| 2011 | L.O.V.E. (Life's Obsessive Violent Emotions) | --- | Sutter Kain | |
| 2011 | "Where I Belong" | Donnie Darko | Sutter Kain | [25][26] |
| 2012 | "Winter Music Pt. 4" | Darko & Mr. Grimm | Sutter Kain | [27] |
| 2012 | "Traitor" | Naymez & Donnie Darko | Sutter Kain | [28] |
| 2012 | "Y'all Ain't Kill Me Yet | Donnie Darko & Persia | Sutter Kain | [29] |
| 2012 | "Alien Abduction" | Darko | Sutter Kain | [30] |
| 2012 | "Shoot Her in the Face" (Ghetto Metal King) | Rev Fang Gory & Insane Poetry | Sutter Kain | [31] |
| 2013 | "Keep Breathing" | --- | Sutter Kain | [26] |
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][note 1]
- The Anxiety Theory (2010) [Donnie Darko][note 1][32]
- Black Sunday: Mask of the Demon (2011), produced as Black Sunday[note 1][33][34]
- Emotional Disorder (2011)[35]
- The Green Album (2012)[36][note 2]
- 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)
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)[37]
- The Gospels of Reverend Wallace by Jim Snooka (2009)[38]
- Dreaming Up Nightmares While the World Sleeps by Sabotawj (2010)
- Runaway Train of Thought EP by McNastee (2012)[39]
- Pity Party Rockers EP by McNastee (2012)
Other collaborations
- "Tha Beehive" by Lil' Kim (2003)[40]
- "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
References
- 1 2 "About". Never So Deep Records. Archived from the original on June 28, 2012. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- 1 2 3 4 "Press Release – Never So Deep Records Has Scheduled The Release of 3 Digital Street Albums in August". 24-7pressrelease.com (Press release). Retrieved 2013-05-14.
- ↑ "Agency 1994 – Dayz of Our Livez CD Album". Cduniverse.com. March 11, 2005. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
- ↑ "Tha Carolina Spokesman by Hue Hef". MTV. November 6, 2006. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
- ↑ neverosdeepvids (December 17, 2006). "DJ Bless aka Sutter Kain interview" (YouTube). Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- ↑ "Suicide Kingz Vol. 1 | Never So Deep Records // N.S.D. Digital // Ghetto Metal Gear". Ghettometalgear.bandcamp.com. September 2, 1998. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
- ↑ "Itunes – Music – Suicide Kingz Vol Ii By Dj Bless Presents". Itunes.apple.com. December 13, 2003. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
- ↑ "A Co-Dependents Playlist". Never So Deep Records / Ghetto Metal Gear. February 20, 2012. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
- ↑ "Shoot Her in the Face (Ghetto Metal King) (feat. Rev Fang Gory & Insane Poetry)". Never So Deep Records / Ghetto Metal Gear. November 22, 2012. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
- ↑ "Hold Up (feat. Young Vadah): Sabotawj & DJ Bless: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
- ↑ / (December 16, 2009). "Download DJ Bless – Black Tar Heroin (ft Jim Snooka & Sutter Kain)". Worksessions.com. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
- ↑ "Underworld RAP: DJ Bless aka Sutter Kain – Death Note (Digital 12inch Single) (2009)". Underworld-rap.blogspot.com. June 8, 2010. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
- ↑ "New Sutter Kain (aka DJ Bless) song Faceless from upcoming "ghetto metal" album – New York Hip Hop – Birthplace Magazine". Birthplacemag.com. October 31, 2009. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
- ↑ "Slanted: Sabotawj & DJ Bless: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
- ↑ "Shotgun Memories (Single) | Never So Deep Records // N.S.D. Digital // Ghetto Metal Gear". Ghettometalgear.bandcamp.com. September 9, 2009. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
- ↑ Money &Amp; Music Inc (November 19, 2009). "Money & Music: "Heavy Metal Mics" DJ Bless feat. Wordsmith". Moneynmusic.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
- ↑ "DJ Bless ft. Young Vadah – "Southside Story" Free Download". January 28, 2010.
- ↑ Sutter Kain (March 19, 2010). "DJ Bless & Donnie Darko – "I Made It" feat. Young Vadah (2010)" (Youtube).
- ↑ "NBS – \"Natural Born Spitters\" with DJ Bless". Newenglandhiphop.com. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
- ↑ "Download DJ Bless – Hammertime (ft Jim Snooka)". Worksessions.com. April 21, 2010. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
- ↑ "Backstage Madness-Dj bless by eduauxi_0001.wmv". YouTube. August 3, 2011. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
- ↑ Loco, Marco (June 28, 2010). "Bostonianz617: Sutter Kain Featuring Donnie Darko- Trails of Blood (single) Produced by DJ Bless". Bostonianz617.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
- ↑ "A Co-Dependents Playlist" Artwork & Track Titles Revealed @djblessnsd " Maad Management". Maadmanagement.com. October 8, 2011. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
- 1 2 "Underworld RAP: Sutter Kain & Darko – Emotional Disorder (2011)". Underworld-rap.blogspot.com. September 9, 2011. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
- ↑ "Sutter Kain-Where I Belong review by John M Ellison IV". Afro-Punk. November 8, 2011. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
- 1 2 "Sutter Kain – Where I Belong (2011)" (YouTube). November 8, 2011. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
- ↑ "Sutter Kain – Winter Music Pt. 4 Feat. Mr Grimm & Darko" (YouTube). Retrieved 2013-05-14.
- ↑ "iTunes – Music – Traitor (feat. Donnie Darko & Naymez) – Single by Sutter Kain". Itunes.apple.com. February 10, 2012. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
- ↑ "Sutter Kain Feat Donnie Darko & Persia "Ya'll Aint Kill Me Yet"". Juggalonews.com. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
- ↑ "Alien Abduction feat. Darko (Single) | Never So Deep Records // N.S.D. Digital // Ghetto Metal Gear". Ghettometalgear.bandcamp.com. September 4, 2012. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
- ↑ "iTunes – Music – Shoot Her in the Face (Ghetto Metal King) [feat. Rev Fang Gory & Insane Poetry] – Single by Sutter Kain". Itunes.apple.com. November 20, 2012. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
- ↑ "iTunes – Music – The Anxiety Theory by Donnie Darko". Itunes.apple.com. December 7, 2010. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
- ↑ This album also has an a cappella version.
- ↑ "Sutter Kain Drops "Black Sunday: Mask Of The Demon" For Free". Juggalonews.com. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
- ↑ "Sutter Kain & Darko | Emotional Disorder | CD Baby Music Store". Cdbaby.com. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
- ↑ "Darko & Sutter Kain – The Green Album". Lazyeyegraphics.com. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
- ↑ "DJ Bless and Jim Snooka-Help video feature by John M. Ellison IV " Ghetto.PUNK.Rocker". Ghettopunkrocker.com. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
- ↑ "The Gospels of Reverend Wallace". Never So Deep Records / Ghetto Metal Gear. April 7, 2009. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
- ↑ "McNastee-Runaway Train of Thought review by John M Ellison IV " Ghetto.PUNK.Rocker". Ghettopunkrocker.com. March 20, 2011. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
- ↑ "Lil' Kim – La Bella Mafia (Instrumental) (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
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