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Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Get To know Statik Selektah

Patrick Baril (born January 23, 1982 in Lawrence, Massachusetts) is an American hip hop dj and producer. He goes by the name of Statik Selektah and is the son of Owen and Kathleen Baril. He got his start in Exeter, New Hampshire, and then moved to Boston, Massachusetts at the age of 18. Now residing in New York City, Statik Selektah is best known for his mixed CDs with rappers Nas, Boston rapper Termanology, Royce Da 5'9" and G-Unit Records, as well as his mixshows on FM and Satellite Radio. He founded Showoff Records in 2004 and has released projects from Termanology, Granite State, and Reks. His partners in Showoff Marketing(based in Boston) are Brandon Matthews, Walace Nogueira Jr & Jenny-Marie Miranda, director of Showoff Public Relations.

His Resume

Ranked 2006's #2 Mixtape DJ in the world on www.Str8HipHop.com and #7 in 2005.
Honorable Mention in Mixunit.com's Power 30 of 2006.
Mixtape Of The Year Award Winner @ The First Annual Boston Hip Hop Awards
Mentioned on MTVNews' Mixtape Mondays over 5 times
2x Nominee @ Justo's Mixtape Awards

Albums Dropped

Spell My Name Right: The Album (November 6th, 2007) - Showoff Records/Brick Records
Stick 2 The Script (October 21st, 2008) - Showoff Records/Brick Records

Production He's Done

Foxy Brown - "Too Real" ft. AZ (Blackhand/Koch 2008)
AG & OC - "Oasis" (off The O-A-Sis, 2008)
Joell Ortiz - "Ups & Downs", "Here the Next", "When it Gets Rough" (off Free Agent (The Brick Chronicles, part 2), 2008)
AZ - "Animal" (off The Format, Fastlife Music, 2006)
KRS-ONE - "The Cutclusion" (off Keep Right, Inebriated Rhythm, 2004)
OC - "Intro", "Outro" (off Starchild, 2004)
Reks - "Work" (off the album Along Came The Chosen, 2001, Brick Records)
Termanology - "Think It Over", "Can't Turn Back", "Watch Your Back", and more.
Royce da 5'9 - "We Run Detroit" (off The Bar Exam)

Mixtape's He's Done

Something to Front On(Sept 2000)
Wakin You Up(Feb 2001)
Spell My Name Right 1(unreleased) (2001)
Spell My Name Right 2(Sept 2001)
SMNR 3: UnderStand yet(Dec 2001)
SMNR 4: The Streets (Feb 2002)
SMNR5: THE ALLSTAR JUMP OFF hosted by Chubby Chub (July 2002)
Digiwaxx Mixshow Power Summit Extravaganza (Sept 2002)
SMNR6: MAJOR THREAT hosted by Talib Kweli (October 2002)
SMNR7: CITY ON SMASH (January 2003)
Manhattan Clothing Mix Volumes 1 & 2 (2003)
Digiwaxx MixshowPowerSummit Extravaganza 2 (sept 2003)
SMNR 8: Major Threat 2004 Hosted by Gangstarr (dec 2003)
SMNR 9: Its A Problem hosted by Method Man (April 2004)
Akon - Trouble Album Sampler (May 2004, SRC/Universal Records)
Reggae Smashment 2004, Japan-only release, Nov 2004
The Champs Are Here, Boston Hip Hop CD, Nov 2004
The Get Lifted Soul Mixtape, Hosted by John Legend, Dec 2004
Nas - The Prophecy, Dec 2004
The Champs Are Here Vol 2, May 2005
Royce Da 5'9" - The King Is Back, June 2005
Reggae Smashment: The Classics, July 2005
AZ - Welcome to My World, October 2005
G-Unit Records - The Empire Strikes Back, December 2005
Soundtrack To The Summer w/ Mixunit.com & Lord Sear, May 2006
Termanology - Hood Politics 4: Show & Prove with DJ Clinton Sparks, October 2006
The Sun Still Rises In The East (East Coast Slang Volume 1) with Dj Big Mike, November 2006
Nas - The Prophecy 2: The Beginning of the N (2006), November 2006
The Look Of Love: Hip Hop Is Alive hosted by Q-Tip, December 2006
Royce Da 5'9" - The Bar Exam hosted by Dj Premier, February 2007
Jon Hope - The Audacity, August 2007*
The Mad Rapper - Appreciate The Hate, August 2008
Termanology - 50 Bodies Vol 1 & Vol 2 (w. Tony Touch & Dj Dead Eye)
Back 2 The Basics (w/ Legend & DJ Nice)