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Shippy's first attempt with film was the Project: Deadman video "Trapped". His second video was Tech N9ne's first major music video for "Bout Ta Bubble". His most recent release is his solo debut video for "Good Enough". Prozak is also working on a set of DVD releases called "SEEKERS". |
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==SEEKERS== |
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SEEKERS will be a series of DVD releases that will showcase various paranormal groups and the art of paranormal investigation. While there are already ghost hunting programs on the market, there is nothing close to what SEEKERS aims to be. SEEKERS offers commercial free viewing and uncensored content. Each of the episodes is based on several days worth of investigating rather than just a night. SEEKERS is shot with state-of-the-art digital video/audio which is meant to give viewers the best quality product for their money. While production on the first DVD is not yet completed, it is set to drop nationally in the fall of 2009. |
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Steven T. Shippy, better known by his stage name Prozak, is an Independent Rapper and Film Director from Saginaw, Michigan and is a member of Tech N9ne's Strange Music label as well as a member of the rap groups Project: Deadman, and Bedlam.
Virus Indie Era/Bedlam Beginnings
Shippy got his started with rap as a bodyguard in 1999 during Esham's Mail Dominance Tour where he met Curt-D (Madness)and Staplez to form Bedlam. Later in 1999, Prozak along with the House of Krazees 2.0 became a group known as Halfbreed and formed the label, Virus Independent. The first two albums, Halfbreed's Serial Killaz and Bedlam's Chemical Imbalancez Volume one were released and backed by Brotha Lynch Hung's label, Siccmade Muzicc. Shortly after the albums were released Shippy and Bedlam parted ways from Virus label and joined with Newport Music to release Chemical Imbalancez Volume 2 as well as four different versions of volume one.
9-11/Struggles
After Chemical Imbalancez Volume 2 Staplez left the group and Madness and Prozak were all on their own. During this time Shippy created a yearly concert, Wicked Stock which is held every year in Shippy's hometown Saginaw, MI. January 2002 Bedlam released their third album, Shock Treatment which created a lot of controversy nationwide. The cover of the album was one of the World Trade Center Towers as it was collapsing on 9-11. Nonetheless the album sold thousands of copies. During this same time Shippy released a solo EP, Aftabirth containing production from Mike E. Clark, and Brian Jones (The R.O.C).
Bedlamitez/The PDM Project
Bedlam fans were called "Bedlamitez". With an amazing fan base spanning from Michigan and across the globe caught the attention of Long Range Distribution. On Christmas Eve 2002 Long Range Distribution offered Bedlam a record contract and released Bedlam's fourth album "Bedlamitez Rize" in 2003 containing production from Mike E Clark, Lavel, and The ROC and featured guest appearances from Lavel, Mastamind, Esham, Mike E Clark, and Kelly Obsorne. Shortly after the release Shippy announced he was working to release a solo project with Mike E. Clark. The solo project, "Self Inflicted" is the sequel "Aftabirth" a largely unknown project. In 2004, Shippy personally gave a demo to Tech N9ne and within a week the project had a name -- Project: Deadman. The album, Self Inflicted was released by Project: Deadman summer of 2004.
Film
Shippy's first attempt with film was the Project: Deadman video "Trapped". His second video was Tech N9ne's first major music video for "Bout Ta Bubble". His most recent release is his solo debut video for "Good Enough". Prozak is also working on a set of DVD releases called "SEEKERS".
SEEKERS
SEEKERS will be a series of DVD releases that will showcase various paranormal groups and the art of paranormal investigation. While there are already ghost hunting programs on the market, there is nothing close to what SEEKERS aims to be. SEEKERS offers commercial free viewing and uncensored content. Each of the episodes is based on several days worth of investigating rather than just a night. SEEKERS is shot with state-of-the-art digital video/audio which is meant to give viewers the best quality product for their money. While production on the first DVD is not yet completed, it is set to drop nationally in the fall of 2009.
Current events
Prozak announced his first full solo LP titled "Tales From The Sick" on an episode of Rotten Radio. The album released from his new company Deadman Productions, a joint venture with Prozak and Cohesion Productions. Tales From The Sick was released by Strange Music on June 3 2008 and features Krizz Kaliko, Tech N9ne, Twista, Insane Clown Posse, Twiztid, Mike E. Clark, Blaze Ya Dead Homie, Kutt Calhoun, The R.O.C, Bizzare, King Gordy, and Cypress Hill. The album also has a bonus DVD documentary featuring Prozak, interviews, music videos and many special features.
Discography
Solo Releases
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions[1] | Sales | |||||||
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| Top Heatseekers | Top Independent | Top R&B/Hip-Hop | Top Rap | |||||||
| 2003 | Aftabirth
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| 2008 | Tales From The Sick
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8 | 25 | 52 | 20 | 12,560[2] | ||||
| 2009 | The Hitchcock of Hip-Hop
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| "—" indicates albums that did not chart. | ||||||||||
With Bedlam
- Chemical Imbalancez Volume One (1999)
- Chemical Imbalancez Volume Two (2000)
- Chemical Anthology - Rerelease of Vol-1 and 2 (2003)
- Shock Treatment (2002)
- Bedlamitez Rize (2003)
- The Wicked Stock Show (2003)
- Hellridez-The Best Of Bedlam (2006)
- Unholy Resurrection (2009)
With Project: Deadman
- Self Inflicted (2004)
References
- ^ "Billboard - Album Chart History". Retrieved 2008-08-23.
- ^ "Soundscans - Week Ending 09/07/2008" (RTF). 2008-09-10. Retrieved 2008-09-11.