Buck 65
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Buck 65 at Truck Festival in July 2006
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Richard Terfry |
| Also known as | DJ Critical, Jesus Murphy, Johnny Rockwell, Stinkin' Rich, Uncle Climax, Dirk Thornton, Haslam |
| Born | March 4, 1972 |
| Origin | Mt. Uniacke, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Genres |
Alternative hip hop Experimental music Country Blues |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, producer, DJ |
| Instruments | Sampler, turntables |
| Years active | 1993-present |
| Labels | Warner Music Canada, Strange Famous Records, Anticon, Murderecords, No Records, Hand'Solo Records |
| Associated acts | Bike for Three!, Sebutones, Haltown Projex, 1200 Hobos, Len, Hip Club Groove, Anticon |
| Website | www |
Richard Terfry (born March 4, 1972), better known by his stage name Buck 65, is a Canadian alternative hip hop artist. Underpinned by an extensive background in abstract hip hop, his more recent music has extensively incorporated blues, country, rock, folk and avant-garde influences.
Terfry is also a radio host, hosting the weekday Radio 2 Drive show on CBC Radio 2 since September 2, 2008. In addition, he once hosted a weekday program on CBC Radio 3's web radio station.
Terfry was born in 1972 and raised in Mount Uniacke, Nova Scotia, a rural community 40 km north of Halifax. Terfry was initially interested in pursuing a career in professional baseball, and at age 16, was scouted by the New York Yankees; however, his dream was ended following a shoulder injury. He was first exposed to rap music in the mid-1980s while listening to CBC Stereo's late night show Brave New Waves, and then by listening to Halifax campus community radio station CKDU. CKDU then broadcast at only 33 watts, and he had to climb a tree in his yard to hear the station's hip hop show on his radio. Fascinated by hip hop, the young Terfry taught himself how to rap, DJ, and, later, to produce records. In 1990, Terfry self-produced his first song, "The Rhyme Has To Be Good", which later received airplay on the Halifax college radio station. His musical influences include MC Shan, David Lynch, Gitche Manitou and Kool Keith.
Using the moniker DJ Critical, he later hosted a hip-hop show on CKDU called The Bassment (later renamed The Treatment Program when he assumed the stage name Jesus Murphy), which aired for several years. This period overlapped with many of his non-major-label releases.
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