Big Cats (producer)
Big Cats | |
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| Birth name | Spencer Wirth-Davis |
| Also known as | Big Cats! |
| Origin | Minneapolis, Minnesota, US |
| Genres | Alternative hip hop Instrumental hip hop Underground hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, musician |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | Speakeasy/Tru Ruts |
| Website | bigcatsbeats.com |
Spencer Wirth-Davis, better known by his stage name Big Cats (sometimes styled Big Cats!), is an American underground hip hop producer from Minneapolis, Minnesota.[1][2] He has produced full-length collaboration albums with artists such as Guante,[3] The Tribe,[4] and Toki Wright.[5]
Discography
Albums
- Solo
- Sleep Tapes (2008)
- For My Mother (2012)
- What If It Doesn't Get Better? (2016)
- with The Tribe
- Forward Thinkers, Movers, Shakers (2011)
- Make Good (2011)
- Space (2012)
- with Guante
- An Unwelcome Guest (Speakeasy/Tru Ruts, 2009)
- You Better Weaponize (2012)
- Other full-length collaborations
- Pangaea (2014) (with Toki Wright)
- Detail (2015) (with Eric Mayson)
- Catsax (2015) (with Nelson Devereaux & Miguel Hurtado, as Catsax)
EPs
- Solo
- Lesser Lights (2013)
- Most Days (2017)
- Collaborations
- Supply and Demand: The EP (2009) (with The Tribe)
- Start a Fire (2009) (with Guante)
- Prelude to Pangaea (2014) (with Toki Wright)
- The Polar Bear Rug (2015) (with Homeless)
- Highest Self (2016) (with Chance York)
Mixtapes
- Collaborations
- The Let's Be Professional Mixtape (2010) (with The Tribe)
- Don't Be Nice (2010) (with Guante)
References
- ^ Jack Spencer (March 24, 2016). "'What If It Doesn't Get Better?': Big Cats and friends ask a musical question". The Current.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Justin Schell (December 9, 2009). "Guante and Big Cats! roll out ambitious new concept album, "An Unwelcome Guest"". Twin Cities Daily Planet.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Jay Boller (January 10, 2010). "Interview: Guante of Guante & Big Cats!". The Minnesota Daily.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Jack Spencer (January 20, 2011). "The Tribe and Big Cats! aim for 'real hip-hop without the elitism'". City Pages.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Scott Heins (September 22, 2014). "Toki Wright & Big Cats Rewrite Hip-Hop's Map On 'Pangaea' [Exclusive Full LP Premiere]". Okayplayer.
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