Celph Titled

Celph Titled
Celph Titled (left) with R.A. the Rugged Man (middle) and FT (right)
Background information
Birth name	Vic Mercer[citation needed]
Also known as	Celph, The Rubix Cuban
Born	20th century Tampa, Florida, United States
Origin	Tampa, Florida, United States
Genres	Hip hop
Occupations	Rapper, record producer
Years active	Since 1993 (1993)
Labels	No Sleep Recordings
Associated acts	Army of the Pharaohs, The Demigodz, Buckwild, Apathy, DutchMassive, Majik Most, Fort Minor, J-Zone, 7L & Esoteric
Website	celphtitled.com

Vic Mercer, better known by his stage name Celph Titled, is an American hip-hop solo artist, record producer and member of the hip-hop supergroup Army of the Pharaohs, as well as The Demigodz.

Early life

Mercer was born in Tampa, Florida, to a Cuban-American mother and a German-Scottish father.

In the 1980's, Mercer's parents had videotaped the classic videos on MTV, in which Mercer would watch regularly. Celph also had an uncle in a popular local rock band, which had a big impact on the scope of Mercer's musical inspirations. "My dad used to show me all the classics". "Thriller, Owner of a Lonely Heart and everything else from Herbie Hancock to ZZ Top, so I was always glued to MTV." After viewing a Fat Boys music video, Celph had his sights set to music.

Career

Mercer then relocated to New York City, New York, and begin working as an in-house producer and A&R. The now-defunct BUDS International and Bronx Science Records released all of Celph's early records on vinyl, including his original group, Equilibrium, and singles from career-long partner-in-rhyme, Apathy.

Grammy Award-winner Mike Shinoda, of Linkin Park, invited Celph to join his Los Angeles, California, cohorts, Styles of Beyond, as an official part of Fort Minor's album The Rising Tied (2005), released on Linkin Park's Machine Shop Recordings/Warner Bros. Records imprint and executive produced by Shawn Carter (also known as Jay-Z).

After working with DJ Green Lantern on Invasion "Fort Minor: We Major" mixtape, Mercer embarked on a nationwide tour with Fort Minor in 2006.

Mercer released a compilation titled, The Gatalog, s quadruple-disc set of Celph's guest appearances and freestyles, going back to his early releases from 1998. Mercer's official debut to a thriving fanbase that already viewed him as a seasoned veteran. After the release of "The Gatalog" and a move back to Tampa, Celph spent three years working with Diggin' In The Crates (D.I.T.C.) multi-platinum producer, Buckwild, on what would become his October 26, 2010, debut album, Nineteen Ninety Now on No Sleep Recordings.

Discography

Date	Album title	Artist(s)	Record label
October 24, 2006	The Gatalog: A Collection of Chaos	Celph Titled	Endless Recording Company
March 14, 2006	Every Hog Has Its Day	Celph Titled and J-Zone (The Boss Hog Barbarians)	Mt. Kill-a-Ho / Hog Cabin Entertainment
March 12, 2007	No Place Like Chrome	Celph Titled and Apathy	Antidote UK
October 26, 2010	Nineteen Ninety Now	Celph Titled and Buckwild	No Sleep Recordings
November 8, 2011	Nineteen Ninety More	Celph Titled and Buckwild	No Sleep Recordings
TBA	The Fresh Prince of Hell's Lair	Celph Titled	Dirty Version Recordings

Collaborations

• The Torture Papers (with Army Of The Pharaohs) (2006)
• No Place Like Chrome (with Apathy) (2006)
• Ritual of Battle (with Army Of The Pharaohs) (2007)
• The Unholy Terror (with Army Of The Pharaohs) (2010)
• Killmatic (with Demigodz) (2013)

See also

• List of Cuban Americans
• List of German Americans
• List of hip-hop musicians from New York City
• List of people from New York City
• List of people from Tampa, Florida
• List of record producers
• List of Scottish Americans
• Music of Florida
• Music of New York City

External links

• celphtitled.com, his official website
• Celph Titled at Allmusic