Soopafly
| Soopafly | |
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| Birth name | Priest Joseph Brooks |
| Origin | Long Beach, California, U.S. |
| Genres | West Coast hip hop |
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| Years active | 1993–present |
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| Associated acts | Snoop Dogg, Tupac Shakur, Daz Dillinger, Kurupt, Nate Dogg, Warren G, Tray Deee, Bad Azz, Goldie Loc, RBX, Lady of Rage, Lil' ½ Dead, E-White, Lil' C-Style, Techniec, Roscoe, Butch Cassidy, Mr. Malik, The Twinz, Xzibit |
| Website | www.myspace.com/soopaflydpgc |
Priest Joseph Brooks, known professionally as Soopafly, is a hip hop producer and rapper from Long Beach, California. He is a member of the DPGC.
The oldest of three children, Brooks grew up in Long Beach. He was given a keyboard by his father after being inspired by the piano players he saw in church.
During his teenage years, Brooks met rappers Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre. Proving himself with his keyboard skills, Soopafly was assigned his first piece of work for Death Row Records on the soundtrack Murder Was The Case. He played keyboards for Dr. Dre and Ice Cube on the track "Natural Born Killaz" and for Jodeci on the track "Come Up To My Room", as well as his first production credit with "Who Got Some Gangsta Shit" featuring the Dogg Pound and company. In 1995, he produced "Sooo Much Style" for Tha Dogg Pound on their debut album "Dogg Food". He also played the keyboards on eight other songs throughout. Then in 1996, he was featured on the soundtrack to the movie A Thin Line Between Love and Hate on the song "I Don't Hang." A remix would later follow.
Soopafly was further introduced to mainstream listeners on Snoop Dogg's second studio album Tha Doggfather. He produced the songs "Freestyle Conversation" and "You Thought", appearing alongside veteran rapper Too Short. Since then, he has been featured primarily on albums by local artists such as Snoop Dogg, Daz Dillinger, Kurupt, Warren G, RBX, Bad Azz and Tha Eastsidaz. To date, he has released two solo albums.
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