David Lemar Ewing Jr. was born in Chicago, Illinois the son of Anita Logan and David Lemar Ewing Sr. As a teenager, Ewing became interested in hip hop, performing amateur raps at age fourteen under the name Prolyfic. Although a student at Simeon Career Academy on the southside, he frequently participated in freestyle battles at local parties across town, he made way to gain the approval of hip hop underground audiences, alongside fellow members of his Inner Circle/I.C.U squad.
As Ewing's reputation grew, more popular crew's sought out to acquire him as a member. In 1997 he joined the group ILL Nature, and merged a union between the groups he had already led, and the new group he was a part of, to create the "360 Click", a crew that consisted of Inner Circle, I.C.U., & ILL Nature. They then went on to win several local, as well as All CityRap Battles, including Ewing winning 2 himself, and placing runner up in his very first attendance against local legend Profound.
As Ewing started to mature, his focus leaned more in the favor of hip hop production, purchasing his first MPC2000XL by the age of 18. Fellow Chicago producer Boogz heard his material and, taken by Ewing's unique sense of sample selection, began working with him, as well as introducing him to the circle of chi-town producers Ewing would later become a part of. Including No I.D., Kanye West, Brian "Allday" Miller, & few others. Prolyfic recalls: "I started working on my craft and getting better and better and there was this cat named Boogz, who I hooked up with at the time. We used to always hang out at the Point over on 55th and Lake Shore – that was Hip Hop land..... Boogz looked at me as a smaller version of himself.... He saw that I had a good ear for samples, but he knew I needed help on certain things. He showed me how to chop the samples up.... The way Dion "(No I.D.)" and Kanye do it. He showed me that style of chopping. He introduced me to people like Icedrake, Kanye West, No I.D. and Dug Infinite. So Boogz is really the person who is responsible for bringing me into the circle."[4]
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In 2000, Prolyfic inked his first deal with local production company "Infared Music Group", alongside fellow producer Boogz, and other hip hop acts such as Yung Berg,[4] & L.e.p. His first production placement[5] was on Dame Dash Presents: Paid In Full/Dream Team Soundtrack[6] with Oschino & Sparks on the song entitled "On and Poppin". After a brief stint at Infared, Prolyfic then became an in-house producer for Lupe Fiasco's 1st & 15thproduction company, but left shortly after the release of Fiasco's Grammy Award Winning debut album, Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor.
Citing "No I.D." as his mentor, teacher, & friend,[4] Prolyfic learns by watching and studying under the legendary Chicago producer's wing. He is currently executive producing the release of Detroit-Chicago based recording artist Drey Skonie's debut EP entitled "One Night Stand" slated to be released March 2014.
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Not to be confused with Prolyphic Prolyfic born David Lemar Ewing Jr April 2 1981 is an American Grammy nominated hip hop record producer and songwriter best known for his work 1 2 3 with hip hop artist Lupe Fiasco ProlyficProlyfic 2010 Background informationBirth nameDavid Lemar Ewing Jr Also known asProlyfic ProBorn 1981 04 02 April 2 1981 age 42 OriginChicago Illinois U S GenresHip hopR amp BPopOccupation s Record producerSongwriterInstrument s synthesizerkeyboardsdrumssamplerYears active1996 present Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Discography 4 Grammy Awards 5 BET Hip Hop Awards 6 Executive produced A amp R 7 References 8 External linksEarly life editDavid Lemar Ewing Jr was born in Chicago Illinois the son of Anita Logan and David Lemar Ewing Sr As a teenager Ewing became interested in hip hop performing amateur raps at age fourteen under the name Prolyfic Although a student at Simeon Career Academy on the southside he frequently participated in freestyle battles at local parties across town he made way to gain the approval of hip hop underground audiences alongside fellow members of his Inner Circle I C U squad As Ewing s reputation grew more popular crew s sought out to acquire him as a member In 1997 he joined the group ILL Nature and merged a union between the groups he had already led and the new group he was a part of to create the 360 Click a crew that consisted of Inner Circle I C U amp ILL Nature They then went on to win several local as well as All City Rap Battles including Ewing winning 2 himself and placing runner up in his very first attendance against local legend Profound As Ewing started to mature his focus leaned more in the favor of hip hop production purchasing his first MPC2000XL by the age of 18 Fellow Chicago producer Boogz heard his material and taken by Ewing s unique sense of sample selection began working with him as well as introducing him to the circle of chi town producers Ewing would later become a part of Including No I D Kanye West Brian Allday Miller amp few others Prolyfic recalls I started working on my craft and getting better and better and there was this cat named Boogz who I hooked up with at the time We used to always hang out at the Point over on 55th and Lake Shore that was Hip Hop land Boogz looked at me as a smaller version of himself He saw that I had a good ear for samples but he knew I needed help on certain things He showed me how to chop the samples up The way Dion No I D and Kanye do it He showed me that style of chopping He introduced me to people like Icedrake Kanye West No I D and Dug Infinite So Boogz is really the person who is responsible for bringing me into the circle 4 Career editIn 2000 Prolyfic inked his first deal with local production company Infared Music Group alongside fellow producer Boogz and other hip hop acts such as Yung Berg 4 amp L e p His first production placement 5 was on Dame Dash Presents Paid In Full Dream Team Soundtrack 6 with Oschino amp Sparks on the song entitled On and Poppin After a brief stint at Infared Prolyfic then became an in house producer for Lupe Fiasco s 1st amp 15th production company but left shortly after the release of Fiasco s Grammy Award Winning debut album Lupe Fiasco s Food amp Liquor Citing No I D as his mentor teacher amp friend 4 Prolyfic learns by watching and studying under the legendary Chicago producer s wing He is currently executive producing the release of Detroit Chicago based recording artist Drey Skonie s debut EP entitled One Night Stand slated to be released March 2014 Discography editYear Artist Album Song Role Notes2002 Oschino amp Sparks Roc A Fella Records Presents Paid in Full On amp Poppin Producer Produced with Boogz2003 Foxy Brown rapper Brooklyn s Don Diva Why Producer Not Credited2004 Lupe Fiasco Fahrenheit 1 15 Part I The Truth Is Among Us Knockin at the Door ProducerBoss Playa Producer Vocals Feat Gemini amp ProlyficI Know Why Producer Feat GeminiU Don t Know Producer2005 Lupe Fiasco Fahrenheit 1 15 Part II Revenge of the Nerd Mean amp Vicious ProducerFreestyle Producer Feat Gemini2006 Lupe Fiasco Food amp Liquor Advance Dedicated Producer Feat GeminiPimp Hand Make Sure ProducerTheme Music to a Drive By intro ProducerReal Recognize Real ProducerTrials amp Tribulations ProducerMTV Presents My Block Chicago Soundtrack Pills ProducerGemini Candy ProducerLupe Fiasco Food amp Liquor Retail Just Might Be Okay Producer Feat GeminiPressure Producer Feat Jay Z amp GeminiAmerican Terrorist Producer Feat Matthew SantosCarrera Lu Producer Vocals Feat Prolyfic2008 Gemini Time ProducerG 4 ProducerAdd 2 Tale Of Two s City Vol 3 The Rise amp Fall Pride Producer2010 Drake You Know You Know Producer Produced with Kanye West amp No I D 7 Mikkey Halsted The Dark Room First Class Producer VocalsFrozen Producer writer Feat Kamilah SummerJazmine Sullivan Love Me Back Famous Producer Produced with No I D MC Lyte My Story Producer Feat Anthony HamiltonWhat We Been Thru Producer2012 Scotty ATL The Jiffy Cornbread Experience Too Cool Producer Produced with SoundtrakkPay Day Producer Produced with 1120Cornbread Eatin Producer Produced with The 2 3No Sticks No Seeds ProducerKing Mez My Everlasting Zeal Tonight Mixer Feat Drey SkoniePlay Skool Shape Number Color Writer Vocals Performed HookThe Diadem Producer Feat Drey Skonie Produced with Face of The 2 3Yung Berg Chicago Redemption Know Me ProducerJeremih Late Nights Skit Intro Jeremih ProducerAll Over Me Producer Feat Sir Michael Rock of The Cool KidsBJ the Chicago Kid Pineapple Now Laters Sex Is The Best Breakfast Producer2014 Scotty ATL Bad Boy 97 Producer Feat Rich The KidDrey Skonie One Night Stand One Night Only WriterMy Lady Think About it Producer Produced with No SpeakersBusy Makin Luv Producer Produced with Drey Skonie amp iRockThe W ProducerLuv Me Best Writer producer Produced with Drey SkonieOne Night Stand Producer Produced with iRock amp Drey Skonie2015 Goody Shawty Swing 8 9 21 ToAnyOne ProducerGrammy Awards editYear Nominee work Award Result2007 Lupe Fiasco s Food amp Liquor Best Rap Album Nominated 10 BET Hip Hop Awards editYear Nominee work Award Result2006 Lupe Fiasco s Food amp Liquor Hip Hop CD of the Year Nominated 11 Executive produced A amp R editYear Artist Project Role2012 Scotty ATL The Jiffy Cornbread Experience Executive Producer Sequencer amp Arranger2013 Giftz Position of Power A amp R Sequencer2014 Drey Skonie One Night Stand Executive Producer Sequencer amp ArrangerReferences edit Static Multimedia Lupe Fiasco s Food amp Liquor A Smash Debut Archived from the original on 2007 09 27 Retrieved 2007 05 22 Archived copy Archived from the original on 2009 02 07 Retrieved 2009 01 16 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link ProdBy The Net 1 Source for Hip Hop Productions and Discographies Archived from the original on 2011 07 19 Retrieved 2009 01 16 a b c Fake Shore Drive The Chicago Hip Hop Music Blog MVRemix Urban Album Reviews Dream Team Paid In Full OST Online Hip Hop Rap and Soul Magazine US and Canadian Mainstream and Underground exclusive interviews articles www mvremix com Paid In Full Soundtrack CD Album www cduniverse com No ID amp Prolyfic Co Produced Drake s You Know You Know YouTube www youtube com Archived from the original on 2016 03 13 Video Goody Shawty Swing January 9 2008 Lupe Fiasco Is The Cool est Superstar in Hip Hop Today Grammy Nominated Rapper s Sophomore Album Debuts at 1 on Archived 2008 12 20 at the Wayback Machine Reuters Accessed October 6 2008 Henry Adaso 2006 BET Hip Hop Awards About com Accessed October 6 2008 External links editProlyfic s Soundcloud Prolyfic s Myspace Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Prolyfic amp oldid 1187655794, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
