Guilty Simpson

Guilty Simpson

In Atlanta, Georgia in March 2008
Background information
Birth name Byron Simpson
Born (1980-01-11) January 11, 1980
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Genres Hip Hop
Occupation(s) rapper
Instruments Vocals
Years active 1991 – present
Labels Stones Throw Records

Byron Simpson (born January 11, 1980), better known by his stage name Guilty Simpson is a rapper from Detroit, Michigan. He was previously known as Guilt. In order to set himself apart from the others, he added his last name to become Guilty Simpson. He is signed to Stones Throw Records. He is also known for being a favorite of the late producer J Dilla.[1] His debut album, Ode to the Ghetto includes production from J Dilla, as well as other frequent collaborators Madlib and Black Milk. Along with Sean Price and Black Milk, Guilty Simpson formed the rap trio Random Axe. Simpson is also affiliated with the Detroit hip hop collective Almighty Dreadnaughtz. His major influences were Big Daddy Kane, N.W.A, Scarface, and Kool G Rap.[1] He is currently working on a new album entirely produced by Katalyst of hip hop producer group Quakers.

Discography

Albums

Year Title Chart positions
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top Heatseekers
2008 Ode to the Ghetto 69 23
2010 O. J. Simpson (produced by Madlib) 62 37
2015 Detroit's Son (produced by Katalyst of Quakers)[2]
TBA O. J. Simpson 2 (produced by Madlib)

Collaborations

Year Title Chart positions
U.S.
200		 U.S.
R&B
2011 Random Axe with Black Milk & Sean Price 83 15
2012 The Mission EP with Eric Lau
  • Released: February 3, 2012
  • Label: Kilawatt Music
2012 Dice Game with Apollo Brown
  • Released: November 13, 2012
  • Label: Mello Music Group
2013 Highway Robbery with Small Professor
2014 The Simpson Tape with Oh No

Mixtapes

Singles

Appearances

2002

2003

2004

2006

2007

2008

2010

2011

2012

2014

References

  1. 1 2 "Guilty Simpson – Stones Throw Records". Stonesthrow.com. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Guilty Simpson". Real Detroit Weekly. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Guilty Simpson - Detroit's Son [Explicit]". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2015-10-25.
  4. ↑ "iTunes – Music – Highway Robbery by Guilty Simpson & Small Professor". iTunes. Retrieved 9 March 2015.

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