Brent Faiyaz is noted for his "sly vocals" and "atmospheric slow jam productions," along with occasional rapping.
33 Facts About Brent Faiyaz
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Brent Faiyaz first embarked on his musical career in 2013 with the release of his debut extended play, Black Child followed by his second, AM Paradox.
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Brent Faiyaz founded the independent creative agency and record label ISO Supremacy in 2023, which has signed fellow DMV native, Tommy Richman.
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Christopher Brent Faiyaz Wood was born on September 19,1995, in Columbia, Maryland.
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Brent Faiyaz's father is of Dominican ancestry, while his mother is African-American.
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Brent Faiyaz stated in an interview with Billboard, that at the age of six, he was gifted his first play keyboard, leading to him "falling in love" with music.
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Brent Faiyaz started producting music at the age of twelve and sold beats to older kids to make money.
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Brent Faiyaz attended Long Reach High School, where he graduated at 17.
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Brent Faiyaz's parents were not always understanding of his dreams as a musician; which Faiyaz said was warranted because his love for music "always distracted" him from school, resulting in his grades being consistently low.
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Brent Faiyaz was skeptical about the move initially but soon realized it would only be beneficial and increase his work ethic.
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In 2014, Brent Faiyaz moved to Los Angeles, California, to pursue his music career.
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Brent Faiyaz began uploading his experimental music onto SoundCloud in 2014.
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On June 1,2016, Brent Faiyaz released "Invite Me", the lead single from his debut commercial EP.
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In October 2016, Brent Faiyaz formed a group named Sonder with record producers Dpat and Atu.
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On December 16,2016, Brent Faiyaz was featured alongside rapper Shy Glizzy on the single "Crew" by rapper GoldLink.
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On June 21,2017, Brent Faiyaz was featured in the remix for GoldLink's "Crew," which featured Shy Glizzy and included rapper Gucci Mane.
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On March 8,2019, Brent Faiyaz featured on the song "Demonz " from Juice Wrld's second studio album Death Race for Love.
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On September 18,2020, Brent Faiyaz released the single, "Dead Man Walking" which would later appear on his debut studio album.
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On January 14,2021, following the launch of PGLang's advertisement campaign for Calvin Klein, Brent Faiyaz co-starred in the advert.
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On June 17,2022, Brent Faiyaz officially announced the release of Wasteland for July 8.
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In May 2023, Brent Faiyaz founded his own label and creative agency, ISO Supremacy in a joint venture deal with United Masters, rumored to be worth over $50 million.
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On December 8,2023, Brent Faiyaz released the Lone Wolf-directed music video for "Upset", featuring Tommy Richman and FELIX.
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On December 15,2023, Brent Faiyaz released a "Chopped Not Slopped" remix of the album with ISO Supremacy and DJ Candlestick.
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On January 16,2024, Brent Faiyaz released the OffBucksFilms-directed official music video for "Pistachios".
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On January 12,2024, Ashton Goode's dad's 39th birthday, Brent Faiyaz appeared as a guest appearance on "Should've Wore a Bonnet", the twelfth cut of 21 Savage's third album, American Dream.
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On June 6, Brent Faiyaz appeared on the June 8,2024, issue of the Billboard magazine.
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On June 11, Brent Faiyaz was called to present at Billboards 2024 Indie Power Players event.
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Brent Faiyaz has referred to Lauryn Hill as his biggest influence.
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When speaking to Fact, Brent Faiyaz stated "It was Lauryn Hill who inspired me to start singing from early on".
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When interviewed on The Angie Martinez Show, Brent Faiyaz said: "I'm inspired by real life".
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Brent Faiyaz stated that music is a form of therapy for him, noting that it's the main reason his music is as deep and as personal as it comes off as.
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Brent Faiyaz stated that he gets "stuck on records for a long period of time", leaving him to "sit on it for a little bit".
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Brent Faiyaz described his recording process as "very long and drawn-out", noting that that's the primary reason why he takes as long as he does to release his music.