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Prozak
Birth nameSteven T. Shippy
Born (1977-08-25) August 25, 1977 (age 46)
Saginaw, Michigan, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
  • director
Years active1999–present
LabelsStrange Music
Websitewww.strangemusicinc.com/artists/prozak

Steven T. Shippy, better known by his stage name Prozak, (born August 25, 1977) is an American independent rapper and film director from Saginaw, Michigan. He is a member of the group Project:Deadman with Mike E. Clark as well as the group Bedlam with Madness and Staplez. He is one of few rappers of Chaldean Catholic religious background.[citation needed] In 2011, he officially signed with Strange Music, although he had previously released albums with the label.[1]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Details Peak chart positions
US
[2] 		US
Ind
[3] 		US R&B
[4] 		US
Rap
[5]
Tales from the Sick — 25 50 20
Paranormal
  • Released: April 24, 2012
  • Label: Strange Music
  • Format: CD
 90 15 13 8
We All Fall Down
  • Released: September 17, 2013
  • Label: Strange Music
  • Format: CD
 122 23 20 11
Black Ink
  • Released: October 9, 2015
  • Label: Strange Music
  • Format: CD
 97 24 18 13

EPs

Year Details
2001 Aftabirth
  • Released: 2001
  • Label: Mentality, Newport Music
  • Format: CD
2012 Nocturnal
  • Released: December 11, 2012
  • Label: Strange Music
  • Format: CD

with Madness & Staplez as Bedlam

with Mike E. Clark as Project:Deadman

Collaborations

Filmography

Released a VHS with his group Bedlam entitled HellRidez[6]

He has also directed music videos, notably Tech N9ne's Bout ta Bubble, as well as several of his own videos.[7]

Shippy and his paranormal crew filmed a movie called SEEKERS: A Haunting on Hamilton Street, which is based in Saginaw, MI, where Shippy, Brian Harnois, Father Calder, and his crew go into reportedly haunted places and try to find evidence of the paranormal by video and EVP (Electronic Voice Phenomenon). The DVD was released Friday, October 29, 2010.

Vol. 2 - A Haunting on Hamilton Street 2 premiered at the Temple Theater in Saginaw, MI on October 28 and 29, 2011.

Vol. 3 - A Haunting on Potter Street was released in 2012.

Vol. 4 - A Haunting in Saginaw, Michigan was released in 2013

Vol. 5 - A Haunting on Washington Avenue: The Temple Theatre was released in 2014

Vol. 6 - A Haunting at the Hoyt Library was released in 2015

Vol. 7 - A Haunting on Dice Road: The Hell House was released in 2016

Vol. 8 - A Haunting on Dice Road 2: Town of the Dead was released November 3, 2017

Vol. 9 - A Haunting on Finn Road: The Devil's Grove was released on October 26, 2018

Vol. 10 - A Haunting on Brockway Street was released on November 15, 2019[8][9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Artist Announcement" on YouTube. Strange Music, Inc. Retrieved December 12, 2011
  2. ^ "Billboard 200 Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved June 17, 2010.
  3. ^ "Independent Albums Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved June 17, 2010.
  4. ^ "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved June 17, 2010.
  5. ^ "Rap Albums Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved June 17, 2010.
  6. ^ "Bedlam - Hellridez Vol. 1 [2002 VHS Rip] - YouTube". YouTube.
  7. ^ "Both Sides of the Lens – Prozak And Tech N9ne's Crossover To Film [Editorial]".
  8. ^ Saginaw, Haunted. "Home". Haunted Saginaw.
  9. ^ "Haunted Saginaw". www.facebook.com.

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