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	Statik Selektah was introduced to music at a young age, experimenting with his parents eight-track machine, cassette recorders, and turntable. <ref> http://www.billboard.com/search/?keyword=statik+selektah&x=0&y=0#/artist/statik-selektah/832803 </ref> By middle school, he was already DJing school functions, but he was inspired to be a true wheels-of-steel artiste after hearing DJ Premier scratch and mix records on Funkmaster Flex's Hot 97 radio show. <ref>http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:jnfexqedldhe~T1</ref> Statik began doing radio at Phillips Exeter Academy’s WPEA, where he also occasionally DJ’ ed some of the Afro-Latino Society Parties.<ref>http://www.hiphopgalaxy.com/Statik-Selektah-hip-hop-5612.html</ref> Naming himself DJ Statik, (the "Selektah" came later after hearing a local reggae artist say it unconsciously <ref>http://www.hiphopgalaxy.com/Statik-Selektah-hip-hop-5612.html</ref>) he began to start to DJ at clubs and private parties up and down the New England Coast. In 2000, Selektah moved back to Massachusetts from New Hampshire to pursue an audio production degree at Boston's New England Institute of the Arts. Around this time, Statik started to put out his own mixtapes titled "Spell My Name Right" series. In 2003, Statik created ShowOff Marketing which has had clients such as ], ],], Capital, ], Diddy’s Vote or Die campaign and many others. <ref>http://www.hiphopgalaxy.com/Statik-Selektah-hip-hop-5612.html</ref> In 2006, Statik Selektah made Showoff into an record label and put out]'s Out the Gate as the labels first release. In 2007, Statik released his first LP, titled Spell My Name Right and came out with a second ] in 2009. In 2010, Statik Selektah dropped another album ] which reached 37 on Billboards Heatseeker Albums Chart. <ref>http://www.billboard.com/search/?keyword=statik+selektah&x=0&y=0#/artist/statik-selektah/chart-history/832803?sort=timeon</ref> Statik currently has a show on Thursday nights on ]'s ] XM/Sirus Radio Station. <ref>http://www.sirius.com/shade45</ref>		Statik Selektah was introduced to music at a young age, experimenting with his parents eight-track machine, cassette recorders, and turntable. <ref> http://www.billboard.com/search/?keyword=statik+selektah&x=0&y=0#/artist/statik-selektah/832803 </ref> By middle school, he was already DJing school functions, but he was inspired to be a true wheels-of-steel artiste after hearing DJ Premier scratch and mix records on Funkmaster Flex's Hot 97 radio show. <ref>http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:jnfexqedldhe~T1</ref> Statik began doing radio at Phillips Exeter Academy’s WPEA, where he also occasionally DJ’ ed some of the Afro-Latino Society Parties.<ref>http://www.hiphopgalaxy.com/Statik-Selektah-hip-hop-5612.html</ref> Naming himself DJ Statik, (the "Selektah" came later after hearing a local reggae artist say it unconsciously <ref>http://www.hiphopgalaxy.com/Statik-Selektah-hip-hop-5612.html</ref>) he began to start to DJ at clubs and private parties up and down the New England Coast. In 2000, Selektah moved back to Massachusetts from New Hampshire to pursue an audio production degree at Boston's New England Institute of the Arts. Around this time, Statik started to put out his own mixtapes titled "Spell My Name Right" series. In 2003, Statik created ShowOff Marketing which has had clients such as ], ],], Capital, ], Diddy’s Vote or Die campaign and many others. <ref>http://www.hiphopgalaxy.com/Statik-Selektah-hip-hop-5612.html</ref> In 2006, Statik Selektah made Showoff into an record label and put out ]'s Out the Gate as the labels first release. In 2007, Statik released his first LP, titled Spell My Name Right and came out with a second ] in 2009. In 2010, Statik Selektah dropped another album ] which reached 37 on Billboards Heatseeker Albums Chart. <ref>http://www.billboard.com/search/?keyword=statik+selektah&x=0&y=0#/artist/statik-selektah/chart-history/832803?sort=timeon</ref> Statik currently has a show on Thursday nights on ]'s ] XM/Sirus Radio Station. <ref>http://www.sirius.com/shade45</ref>

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Statik Selektah

Musical artist

Patrick Baril (Born January 23, 1982, in Lawrence, MA) better known as Statik Selektah is an East Coast-based DJ, Producer and CEO of Showoff Records.

Biography

Statik Selektah was introduced to music at a young age, experimenting with his parents eight-track machine, cassette recorders, and turntable. By middle school, he was already DJing school functions, but he was inspired to be a true wheels-of-steel artiste after hearing DJ Premier scratch and mix records on Funkmaster Flex's Hot 97 radio show. Statik began doing radio at Phillips Exeter Academy’s WPEA, where he also occasionally DJ’ ed some of the Afro-Latino Society Parties. Naming himself DJ Statik, (the "Selektah" came later after hearing a local reggae artist say it unconsciously ) he began to start to DJ at clubs and private parties up and down the New England Coast. In 2000, Selektah moved back to Massachusetts from New Hampshire to pursue an audio production degree at Boston's New England Institute of the Arts. Around this time, Statik started to put out his own mixtapes titled "Spell My Name Right" series. In 2003, Statik created ShowOff Marketing which has had clients such as Reebok, G-Unit Records,Virgin Records, Capital, Universal, Diddy’s Vote or Die campaign and many others. In 2006, Statik Selektah made Showoff into an record label and put out Termanology's Out the Gate as the labels first release. In 2007, Statik released his first LP, titled Spell My Name Right and came out with a second Stick 2 the Script in 2009. In 2010, Statik Selektah dropped another album 100 Proof: The Hangover which reached 37 on Billboards Heatseeker Albums Chart. Statik currently has a show on Thursday nights on Eminem's Shade 45 XM/Sirus Radio Station.

Discography

Albums

Spell My Name Right (2008)
Stick 2 the Script (2009)
Grand Theft Auto IV soundtrack (6 Tracks, 2009)
All In A Day's Work (with Saigon) (11 Tracks, 2009)
The Pre-Game EP (8 Tracks, 2009)
100 Proof: The Hangover (2010)

Mixtapes

Something to Front On(2000)
Wakin You Up(2001)
Spell My Name Right 1(2001)
Spell My Name Right 2(2001)
SMNR 3 : UnderStand Yet(2001)
SMNR 4 : The Streets (2002)
SMNR5 : THE ALLSTAR JUMP OFF hosted by Chubby Chub (2002)
Digiwaxx Mixshow Power Summit Extravaganza (2002)
SMNR6 : MAJOR THREAT hosted by Talib Kweli (2002)
SMNR7 : CITY ON SMASH (2003)
Manhattan Clothing Mix Volumes 1 & 2 (2003)
Digiwaxx MixshowPowerSummit Extravaganza 2 (2003)
SMNR 8 : Major Threat 2004 Hosted by Gangstarr (dec 2003)
SMNR 9 : Its A Problem hosted by Method Man (2004)
Akon - Trouble Album Sampler (SRC/Universal Records)(2004)
Reggae Smashment 2004, Japan-only release, (2004)
The Champs Are Here, Boston Hip Hop CD (2004)
The Get Lifted Soul Mixtape, Hosted by John Legend (2004)
Nas - The Prophecy (2004)
The Champs Are Here Vol 2 (2005)
Royce da 5'9" - The King Is Back (2005)
Reggae Smashment : The Classics (2005)
AZ - Welcome to My World (2005)
G-Unit Records - The Empire Strikes Back (2005)
Soundtrack To The Summer w/ Mixunit.com & Lord Sear (2006)
Termanology - Hood Politics IV : Show & Prove with DJ Clinton Sparks (2006)
The Sun Still Rises In The East (East Coast Slang Volume 1) with Dj Big Mike (2006)
Nas - The Prophecy 2 : The Beginning of the N (2006) (2006)
The Look Of Love : Hip Hop Is Alive hosted by Q-Tip (2006)
Royce da 5'9" - The Bar Exam hosted by Dj Premier (2007)

Production Credits

Catch Wrek "Lyrical Mission", "Lyrical Mission Remix" (1998)
Reks "Work" off Along Came The Chose (2001)
KRS-ONE "The Cutclusion" off Keep Right (2003)
O.C. "Intro" and "Outro" off Starchild (2003)
Reks ft. Lucky Dice, L Tha Headtoucha "Major Threats", "Born Beggar" (2003)
Nas "Wiseguys"(Remix) ft. Scram Jones & Capone (2004)
Royce Da 5'9 "Watch Your Back" ft. Termanology & Ed Rock off The King Is Back (2005)
Termanology "Can't Turn Back" off Hood Politics 3 (2005)
Ballcklub "More Or Less", "Ballcklub Soda" (2005)
AZ "Animal" off The Format (2006)
Granite State "Whatup B" & "Starting Lineup" ft Termanology, off The Breaking Point (2006)
Mobb Deep "Every Time" ft Termanology, off G-unit/The Empire Strikes' Back" (2006)
Termanology "Think It Over" ft Trife Da God off Watch How It Go Down 12" (2006)
Nas "The N (Showoff RmX)" & "Life Gone Low" off The Prophecy Vol 2 (Def Jam, 2006)
Foxy Brown "Too Real" ft AZ off of Brooklyn's Don Diva (2007)
Jon Hope "The Rap Life" & "Blue Devils" ft Termanology (2007)
Joell Ortiz "Can't You Tell", "Ups & Downs", "Here The Next" ft Novel, "Damn Right (When It Gets Rough)"
Consequence "There Can Only Be One", "Kissing Cousins",
Reks "How Can It be", "The One", "Cry Baby", "Pray For Me", "Love Sweet Misery", "Big Dreamers Remix", "Rise", "Black Cream", "Day 2", "Premonition" , & "Telescopes" off Grey Hairs (2008)
Slaine "Mistaken Identity" (2008)
Starrs & Murph "Showtime", "Cold World pt 2" & "Untitled" (2008)
Illa Ghee "Mad Man" (2008)
Ali Vegas "The Future" ft. Termanology (2008)
JFK "Baking Soda", "Road Of Sin", "You Can Get Killed" (2008)
Reks "Play My Music", "Goodbye", "Year Of the Showoff", "Killaz On Wax" Off More Grey Hairs (2009)
Reks "I Too America", "Self Titled", "Mr Nobody", "Hennessey" (2010)
Quest The Young'n "To be Nice" ft Reks & Termanology (2009)
Lunox & Astro "Forever & More" ft. Reks (2009)
Ape & Undo "Primetime" (2009)
Granite State "Silver Lining" & "Society's Ill" off The RE:Public (2009)
Termanology "It's a Shame" ft. Joell Ortiz" & "Nobody's Smiling" off Time Machine (2009)
Kali "Cali Kali", "Rolling Down The Freeway" ft Glasses Malone off Midnight Club: South Central (2009)
Novel "So Much More" ft. Joell Ortiz & Papoose (2009)
M.O.P. "Forever & Always" & "Crazy" ft Termanology off Foundation (M.O.P. album) (2009)
Skyzoo "When I Rhyme" ft. Talib Kweli & Reks
Styles P "Shadows" off The Green Ghost Project (2010)
A.G. & O.C. "Oasis" off Oasis (2009)
Consequence "Sounds G.O.O.D. To Me"
Donny Goines "My Window"

References

Notes

http://www.djbooth.net/index/news/entry/statik-selektah-jumps-in-mix-0513101/

External links

Showoff Records Website

v t e Statik Selektah
Discography Production discography
Studio albums	Spell My Name Right: The Album (2007) Stick 2 the Script (2008) 100 Proof: The Hangover (2010) Population Control (2011) Extended Play (2013) What Goes Around (2014) Lucky 7 (2015) 8 (2017)
Collaborations	1982 (with Termanology - as 1982) The Evening News EP (with Termanology - as 1982) Lord Giveth, Lord Taketh Away (with Freddie Gibbs) Well-Done (with Action Bronson) 2012 (with Termanology - as 1982) Stereo Type (with Strong Arm Steady) Boom Bap & Blues (with Jared Evan) The Proposal (with Ransom) Still Blue (with Jared Evan) Statik Kxng (with Kxng Crooked) TrillStatik (with Bun B)

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