Celph Titled
Biography
Take cover - the fusion of raw aggression and slap-you-in-the-face beats is about to explode. Celph Titled, spawned from the golden era of rap music, has decided to capture an entire realm of the hip hop spectrum that has been in captivity for so many years --- the RAWNESS!
Priding himself on being an incredible emcee as well as one of the best known and sought after beatmakers in the underground, "The Rubix Cuban" has definitely made an impact on the world of hip hop music. Gaining worldwide notoriety for his famous punchline-filled cameos alongside records with the likes of Apathy, Boogiemonsters, L-Fudge, Rise, Louis Logic, J-Zone, Masterminds, Esoteric, Rahsheed, Lexicon, and C-Rayz Walz --- Celph Titled is a name that is hard to avoid. Most importantly, he has laid down beats for such heavyweights as Kool G. Rap, Ice-T, Soul For Real, Kurious, Apani B-Fly, Lord Digga, 7L & Esoteric, Shabaam Sahdeeq, King Sun, Big Scoob, Truth Enola, and many more.
Celph Titled, born and raised in Tampa and now a New York City resident, always had a knack for expressing his creativity in an entertaining fashion. Being raised in such a multi-cultural tropical landscape, the Latino lyricist was exposed to a wide array of music and experiences. From his early demos dating back to 1992 to his first official group, Equilibrium in 1997, his music has continued to go nowhere else but up. He released his first two official records in late 1998 on his own imprint, Atomik Recordings. One of which was with his group, Equilibrium, which consisted of two other Floridian emcees - DutchMassive & Majik Most, as well as a veteran DJ - Kramtronix. The single was a 3-song 12" consisting of the Tampa anthem "Fahrenheit 813", the conscious "Critical Conditions" which featured then-EMI recording artist Vex of the Boogiemonsters, and the highly controversial "Windows 98" which sampled the Microsoft Windows '95 start-up music and was even rumored that Bill Gates himself gave the group a holla. The second single was from the Walkmen, entitled "Fortruss", which was a huge success especially in Japan for an unknown group and has gone to sell over 12,000 copies independently to date. Ever since then, it has been history as Celph Titled has single-handedly dominated the underground hip hop realm.
As a soloist, the gruff-voiced rapper made his debut in November 2001 with the release of his 12" single, "Right Now" b/w "It Ain't" & "Root Beers In Your Fridge (w/ Apathy)". The urban radio chart topping A-side, "Right Now", is produced by none other than the legendary Mark the 45 King, most recently known for his platinum hits with Eminem ("Stan") and Jay-Z ("Hard Knock Life") among his classic old school contributions. The single was an instant success, spawning commercial mix show spins worldwide and even gaining the attention of NYC tastemaker Funkmaster Flex and Wake Up Show shot caller, DJ Revolution. This record was an amazing feat for an underground artist to accomplish, while Celph considers it simply "a small step towards something much bigger."
If his own solo endeavors weren't enough, he is a lead member of the Demigodz. Just off the names alone involved in this conglomerate, the buzz for the crew as a whole spans across the globe in anxious anticipation of a collective full length release as well as each individual members' projects. The CD and double vinyl EP, "The Godz Must Be Crazy" was released in April 2002 on the Los Angeles-based Ill Boogie Records with distribution through Caroline/EMI. On this release, the entire family joined together and Celph Titled spits venom on every song as well as having produced half of the EP himself. The record has been a huge success and even garnered the attention of major labels such as Interscope, Warner Bros, Dreamworks, Priority/Capitol - and eventually lead to the signing of Apathy to Atlantic Records in September 2002.
So, in closing - the truth is - Celph Titled is a highly versatile, talented, and marketable artist. He is currently working on his debut full length LP, which enlists some of the biggest names in hardcore hip hop making contributions. While he does not have a home yet for this project, he is seeking one and is planning on creating one of the best raw hip hop albums of his time. Besides his own album, he is also staying busy appearing on and producing much of Apathy's forthcoming underground releases as well as his yet to be completed major label debut on Atlantic.
There are really no words to describe his persona, thus only a name like Celph Titled would fit such a character.
Discography
Equilibrium - "Fahrenheit 813/Windows 98/Critical Conditions (f/ Boogiemonsters)" 12" Atomik [1998]
Walkmen - "Fortruss/The Countdown Theory (f/ Celph Titled)" 12" Atomik [1998]
Divine Mind - "Sporatic Signals" ("Peanuts" [P]) CD - IMADU [1999]
Braille - "Lifefirst: Half the Battle" ("Ink Blotch", "Sentimental Journey", I Am Who I Hate", "Gullet Gambit", "Delusive Decorum", "Antfarm", "Lifefirst (f/ Storm the Unpredictable)" CD - Eastwick SWP [1999]
Divine Mind - "Forever (Celph Titled Mix)" f/ Masterminds, L-Fudge, Mr. Rictor, Mr. Complex, & Celph Titled 12" Divine Mind/Mind Your [1999]
Beefsteak Breaks Volume 1 LP - Beat Your Meat [1999]
Bigga Mention - "Soundbwoy's Revenge" 12" BUDS [1999]
Louis Logic - "Secret Agent" 12" Bronx Science [2000]
Apathy - "Compatible (f/ Celph Titled)/The Smackdown (f/ Rise, Celph Titled, & C-Rayz Walz)" 12"
Bronx Science [2000]
Apathy - "Ain't Nuthin' Nice/Every Emcee (f/ Rise)" 12" Bronx Science [2000]
Redline Productions - "Black Sunz Compilation" (Various interludes) CD - Redline [2000]
Soul For Real - "It's Summertime (f/ Big Scoob)" 12" Fully Blown [2000]
Equilibrium - "Do That/Hold Something" 12" Atomik [2000]
L-Fudge - "The Final Word (f/ Celph Titled)/Star Wars" 12" Bronx Science [2000]
Apani B-Fly Emcee - "Spot Me/A Million Eyes" 12" Bronx Science [2000]
Apathy & Celph Titled - "Chrome Depot Freestyle" 12" White Label [2000]
Funkghost - "Tampa International (Celph Titled Remix)" f/ I-Man, Phobi One & Celph Titled 12" Slopfunkdust [2000]
Apathy & Celph Titled - "No Joke/Science of the Bumrush (f/ Open Mic)" 12" Stonegroove [2001]
Rise - "No Faith" 12" Bronx Science [2001]
The Ancients - "20/20" 12" Bronx Science [2001]
Various Artists - "Styles Upon Styles Volume 2" ("Science of the Bumrush") CD/2LP Stonegroove [2001]
Various Artists - "Independent's Finest Volume 1" ("The Smackdown", "The Final Word") CD Ill Boogie Records [2001]
CunninLynguists - "So Live!/616 Rewind (f/ Tonedeff, Sankofa, Kashal-Tee, & Celph Titled)" 12" Urban Acres [2001]
CunninLynguists - "Will Rap For Food" CD/LP ("So Live!", "616 Rewind")" Urban Acres [2001]
Lt. Dan - "Urban Neckwork" ("Lt. Dan Freestyle") Mix CD [2001]
Rahsheed - "Paper Mache (f/ Louis Logic, Celph Titled, & Apathy)" 12" Bronx Science [2001]
The Planets - "Set Flames" 12" Red Sea Entertainment [2001]
DJ Unknown & Mek - "Brothers on the Slide" ("Freestyle" - J-Zone, Al-Shid, Celph Titled, & Rok One) CD [2001]
Clokworx - "Preservatives/Who's That" 12" Commonwealth/Cybertek [2001]
PackFM - "Featured Material - Volume 1" ("Sky's the Limit" f/ Mecca & Substantial) CD-R [2001]
Apathy - "That Ol' Boom Bap" 12" Bronx Science [2001]
Import Tuner Magazine Presents - "DJ Mark Luv - Required Audio v1.01" ("Import Tuner X-Clusive" - Cheapshot f/ Apathy, Celph Titled, & Lexicon) CD [2001]
PackFM - "Freestyle Marathon/BackPACK" 12" Bronx Science [2001]
Choc (of Soul For Real) - "Crazy" 12" Fully Blown Recordings [2001]
Elemental - "Get Off My Nuts (f/ K-Skills, Celph Titled, & Apathy)" 12" [2001]
K-Skills - "Who's Fuckin' Around (f/ Celph Titled)/Bottom Line" 12" Bronx Science [2001]
Walkmen - "F-L-A Team/Tropic States" 12" Bronx Science [2001]
Celph Titled - "Right Now/It Ain't/Root Beers In Your Fridge (f/ Apathy)" 12" Bronx Science [2001]
Kurious - "All Great" 12" Stonegroove [2001]
Shabaam Sahdeeq - "No Surrender (f/ Kool G. Rap)" 12" Raptivism [2001]
King Sun - "Pimp (f/ Ice-T & Kool Mike Ski)" 12" Fully Blown [2001]
Various Artists - "Aberfoyle Springs Compilation" CD ("Fallout" - DutchMassive f/ Celph Titled & Walkmen, "Breeze Block Freestyle" - Apathy & Celph Titled) HipHopHotSpot.Com Inc. [2001]
Night Owls - "Nocturnal Doctrine" CD ("Unimportant Ones") Syntax Records [2001]
Rise - "BKNY" 12" Results Period Records/Fat Beats [2002]
DJ Next - "Back to the Grill Again: Liver at the BBQ" CD ("Inaudible") [2002]
Demigodz - "Don't You Even Go There/Well, Well, Well" 12" Ill Boogie Records [2002]
Demigodz - "The Godz Must Be Crazy" CD/2EP Ill Boogie Records [2002]
Lord Digga - "Who You Rollin' With/All World" 12" Bronx Science [2002]
Various Artists - "Independent's Finest Volume 3" ("Well, Well, Well..." - Demigodz) CD Ill Boogie Records [2002]
Film Soundtrack: "ON Video Skateboarding Magazine - Winter 2002 Issue" ("Paper Mache" instrumental, plays during feature on Rodney Mullen) DVD/VHS [2002]
Lexicon - "Makin' Music Remix (f/ Celph Titled & Apathy)" 12" Spytech [2002]
Majik Most - "Majik's Theme/Forget You/Mother Molesters (f/ Apathy, Louis Logic, & Celph Titled)" 12" Atomik [2002]
DutchMassive - "Evaporate/The Hook (f/ Apathy, Majik Most, C-Rayz Walz, Celph Titled, & Louis Logic)" 12" Gameplan [2002]
The Planets - "The Opening" CD/2LP ("Set Flames") Red Sea Entertainment [2002]
DJ Unknown & Mek - "Ain't No Love" CD ("Rare Species" f/ Apathy, Celph Titled, & Grafh) OTS Entertainment [2002]
DJ Shortee Blitz - "Put Your Weight On It - Volume 1" ("Freestyle") CD [2002]
PackFM - "Featured Material - Volume 2" ("Freestyle Marathon", "BackPACK") CD-R [2002]
Eddie Ill & DL - "A Long Rhyme Coming: The 1999 to 2002 Sessions Pt. 1" (Demigodz Exclusive - Celph Titled, Apathy, & Louis Logic) CD [2003]
PhilaFlava - "Roll Call: '00-'02" ("Freestyle") CD PhilaFlava Inc. [2003]
Film Soundtrack: "Kingston High" ("Do That" by Equilibrium, plays at beginning of end credits) DVD/VHS [2003]
Skully - "Champion Sounds" CD ("Turntable Science" f/ Celph Titled) DMC [2003]
Skully - "Champion Sounds - Vinyl Sampler" EP ("Turntable Science" f/ Celph Titled) DMC [2003]
Cage & Copywrite - "Boston Crabs/Haterama Pt. 1/Boston Baked Bitch" (as Executive Producer) 12" Demigodz Records [2003]
Louis Logic - "Diablos (f/ Celph Titled)" 12" Solid Records [2003]
Apathy - "Guerilla Orchestra (f/ Tino Vega & Celph Titled)" 12" O.T.S. [2003]
RichBums - "Defenders of the Crown EP" ("Panic" f/ Celph Titled)" CD Heart On Records / Denmark [2003]
Louis Logic - "Sin-A-Matic" ("Mischievous", "Freak Show", "Diablos" f/ Celph Titled, "Revenge" f/ Celph Titled) CD/2LP Solid Records [2003]
Demigodz - "Demigodz.Com Sampler" Promo CD ("Turntable Science" f/ Skully, "TampaHipHop.Com Freestyle", "Guerilla Orchestra" Apathy f/ Tino Vega & Celph Titled) HipHopSite.Com [2003]
Battletown Presents - "The EPs" CD ("The Unimportant Ones" - Ethic f/ Braille) Battletown [2003]
White Shadow of Norway - "Back to the True School" EP ("Extra Thug Sauce" f/ Guttamouf, Majik Most, & Celph Titled)" Uncut Productions [2003]
Mareko - "White Sunday" CD ("Big Dummy" f/ Celph Titled) Dawn Raid/Universal NZ [2003]
J-Zone - "$ick of Being Rich" CD/2LP ("Eat A Diccup" f/ Celph Titled) Old Maid Entertainment [2003]
Dan Greenpeace & DJ Yoda - "Unthugged" ("The Demigodz") CD Antidote [2003]
Araknophobix - "Telepathic Ambush 2.0" ("Phantasmagoria [RECORDED IN 1999]" f/ Maleko, Celph Titled, Raj & DutchMassive) CD Golden Dungeon Music [2003]
Mike Nardone Presents - "We Came From Beyond Volume 2" CD/2LP ("Devastating MCs" f/ Esoteric, Celph Titled & Apathy) Razor & Tie/BMG [2003]
Black Panther - "The Darkest Night Ever" ("So Cold" f/ Celph Titled & Oktober) CD Third Earth Music [2003]
Army of the Pharaohs - "Rare Shit, Collabos & Freestyles" ("Chrome Depot Freestyle") Mix CD [2003]
Big Scoob & Celph Titled - "Floss Filthy" 12" Trendsetters [2003]
Styles of Beyond - "Megadef" ("Playin' With Fire" f/ Apathy & Celph Titled) CD/2LP SpyTech/Ill Boogie [2003]
Apathy - "It's the Bootleg, Muthafuckas! Volume 1" (Various vocals & production) 2CD Demigodz Entertainment [2003]
The Planets - "On Fire - Celph Titled Remix (f/ Planet Asia & Eclipse 427)" 12" Red Sea Entertainment [2003]
7L & Beyonder - "Vinyl Thug Music" ("Freestyle" f/ Celph Titled, Big Scoob & Terra, "Public Execution [Demigodz Mix]" f/ Celph Titled, Esoteric & Apathy) CD Vinyl Thug/Brick [2003]
Oktober - "Zero @ The Half Mixtape" ("So Cold" f/ Celph Titled) CD [2003]
Apani - "Story 2 Tell" ("Spot Me", "A Million Eyes") CD Bad News JAPAN [2003]
Lexicon - "Rock Remix (f/ Louis Logic, Celph Titled, Ryu & J-Zone)" 12" Spytech [2004]
Rise - "Arise in Music" ("Say Somethin") CD-R [2004]