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In September 2008, Kerlin released his debut single "Rope Chain", alongside a music video which gathered popularity on [[Youtube]]. |
In September 2008, Kerlin released his debut single "Rope Chain", alongside a music video which gathered popularity on [[Youtube]]. |
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In December 2008, Master Shortie was enlisted in the [[Sound of... (BBC poll)|Sound of 2009]] poll<ref name="Sound Pll list" />, whereby he was tipped to be the one to look out for in 2009. He stated that the hype is helping him "work twice as hard"<ref name="MTV intrvw">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.co.uk/artists/master-shortie/news/90961-master-shortie-interview|title=The young British rapper ... is in our Spanking New for 09 list|date=7 January, 2009|publisher=''[[MTV]]''|accessdate=15 June, 2009}}</ref>.<BR> |
In December 2008, Master Shortie was enlisted in the [[Sound of... (BBC poll)|Sound of 2009]] poll<ref name="Sound Pll list" />, whereby he was tipped to be the one to look out for in 2009. He stated that the hype is helping him "work twice as hard"<ref name="MTV intrvw">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.co.uk/artists/master-shortie/news/90961-master-shortie-interview|title=The young British rapper ... is in our Spanking New for 09 list|date=7 January, 2009|publisher=''[[MTV]]''|accessdate=15 June, 2009}}</ref>.<BR> |
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In January 2009, Master Shortie stated that his new album ''A.D.H.D''<ref name="MTV intrvw" /> is slated to release in the summer of 2009<ref name="MTV intrvw" />. Citing that the reason for the album name is that "my music is just so crazy and it's so all over the place and it craves attention."<ref name="MTV intrvw" /> |
In January 2009, Master Shortie stated that his new album ''[[A.D.H.D._(album) | A.D.H.D]]''<ref name="MTV intrvw" /> is slated to release in the summer of 2009<ref name="MTV intrvw" />. Citing that the reason for the album name is that "my music is just so crazy and it's so all over the place and it craves attention."<ref name="MTV intrvw" /> |
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In April, Master Shortie released his third single, "Dance Like a White Boy". |
In April, Master Shortie released his third single, "Dance Like a White Boy". |
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Theo Kerlin (born 7 May 1989 in London) is a British rapper who is credited by his stage name Master Shortie. He is also a singer, establishing his own record label, Odd One Out[1]. Plus has been listed in the Sound of 2009 poll. [2]
Early life
Theo Kerlin moved to South London at the age of 6, his dad ran an East London jazz bar throughout his childhood which led him to listen to many genres of music, encouraging him to start rapping at the age of 12 [citation needed]
Career
Early career
After a short stint at the BRIT School [1] at the age of 14, he soon dropped out, claiming “it wasn’t me, it didn’t suit me”. At 16, Kerlin enrolled on a BTEC course at Nescot studying Music Technology. After a year he was excluded from the college due to unruly behaviour and possible plagiarism. He then started recording and producing his own adolescent hip-hop songs with producers and an underground reggae singer called Sparky.
Kerlin also appeared as Simba in a West End production of the Lion King. [3]
Debut (2005—2007)
In 2005, Kerlin started to support American urban acts such as ATL at the Hackney Empire, the Scala and Shepherd’s Bush Empire.
He was asked to support Hadouken! on their a UK tour, as he shares the same managment company as them. [4][5]
A.D.H.D and Sound Of.. Poll (2008—Present)
In September 2008, Kerlin released his debut single "Rope Chain", alongside a music video which gathered popularity on Youtube.
In December 2008, Master Shortie was enlisted in the Sound of 2009 poll[2], whereby he was tipped to be the one to look out for in 2009. He stated that the hype is helping him "work twice as hard"[6].
In January 2009, Master Shortie stated that his new album A.D.H.D[6] is slated to release in the summer of 2009[6]. Citing that the reason for the album name is that "my music is just so crazy and it's so all over the place and it craves attention."[6]
In April, Master Shortie released his third single, "Dance Like a White Boy".
Master Shortie played at the 2009 Wireless Festival on the 4th of July.[7]
Master Shortie was accused by popular website Hype Machine, trying to manipulate their charting system by creating fake profiles & favouring his own music, though this has been denied by his online PR company[8].
Discography
Singles
- Rope Chain (2008)
- Dead End (2008)
- Dance Like a White Boy (2009) [5]
Studio Albums
- A.D.H.D. (2009)
Mixtapes
- MistaJam Presents... Odd One Out Mashtape (2009)
References
- ^ a b "Master Shortie on Sound Of..." BBC. 5 December, 2008. Retrieved 15 June, 2009.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b "BBC Sound of 2009: The longlist". BBC. 5 December, 2008. Retrieved 15 June, 2009.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Clairns, Dan (26 October, 2008). "Breaking act: Master Shortie". The Times. Retrieved 15 June, 2009.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Lester, Paul (21 August, 2009). "Master Shortie Bio". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 June, 2009.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b "Master Shortie: Dance Like A White Boy". Selby Times. 8 March, 2009. Retrieved 15 June, 2009.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b c d "The young British rapper ... is in our Spanking New for 09 list". MTV. 7 January, 2009. Retrieved 15 June, 2009.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Wireless 2009 Lineup". virtualfestival.com. Retrieved 15 June, 2009.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Neil Cartwright. "A Blacklisted Artist Responds To Hype Machine". Retrieved 15 June, 2009.
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