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Agallah

Angel Luis Aguilar(born May 8, 1974), better known by his stage namesAgallah,8-Off,8-Off the Assassin,Brad Piff,SwagallahandAgallah Don Bishop,is an Americanrapperandproducer.He was a member ofThe Diplomats-affiliated groupPurple Cityand he is theCEOof his label Propain Campain. He was formerly known as 8-Off Agallah.

Agallah
Birth nameAngel Luis Aguilar[1]
Also known as
  • 8-Off
  • 8-Off Agallah
  • Agallah Don Bishop
  • Swagallah
Born(1974-05-08)May 8, 1974(age 50)
New York City,U.S.
GenresHip hop
Years active1993–present
Labels
Formerly ofPurple City

He has ghostwritten songs for many well-known artists. In addition to producing his own music, he also produced tracks forBusta Rhymes,Remy Ma,The Diplomats,Guru,Rockin' Squat,Sean Price,Saigon,Game Theory,PMD,Das Efx, andMobb Deep.In 1995, he finished his debut album,Wrap Your Lips Around This,but it was never properly released because the album was shelved. In 2012,Wrap Your Lips Around Thisbecame available fordigital downloadfromAmazon.comandiTunesafter being unreleased for many years.[2][3]

History

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Agallah was born and raised in theBrownsvillearea of theBrooklynborough ofNew York City, New York.Agallah started out as a producer, then turned to rhyming and released a major-label single on East West America/Elektra Recordsin 1995. In 1997, he featured onR.A. the Rugged Man's track "Till My Heart Stops" on theRawkus RecordsSoundbombingcompilation an underground classic. A collaboration withMr. Cheeksof theLost Boyzfollowed, although the album the single was to appear on,Wrap Your Lips Around This,was never released. Additionally, there were production stints for the likes ofEPMD,Das EFX,Onyx,andGroup Home.[4]In 2000, Agallah recorded theSesame Street-themed single "Crookie Monster," which became an underground hit,[citation needed]and featured production byThe Alchemist.

In early 1997, Agallah teamed up withEPMDmember PMD and formed the hip hop group D.B.D. (Death B4 Dishonor). The other members of the group were Ike Eyes, 215 and Deke O'Malley. The group was short-lived but they recorded a demo album which featured artistGuruofGang Starr,John Forté,Special Ed,and Lil Dap ofGroup Home.D.B.D. also released a single entitled "Feel This" which was produced byKRS-One's brother Kenny Parker.

A friendship withShiest Bubled to the formation ofPurple CityEntertainment (also known as Purple City Productions) with Un Kasa, which attracted the attention ofDipsetcapoJim Jones.[5]Shiest had been doing promotional work forCam'ronandJuelz Santana.For the new Purple City project, Agallah was christened "the Don Bishop", with Shiest as "the Emperor." Jones' enthusiasm for Ag's track "Gangsta" garnered the producer/MC a slot on theDiplomats Volume 4mixtape.

Purple City signed toBabygrande Recordsin late 2004. The following year, the label released a "greatest hits" collection that culled tracks from their mixtapes.

Agallah's profile as a solo artist has also expanded in the wake of Purple City's rise, with the release ofYou Already Know(featuring appearances byDead PrezandNappy Roots,with production byDJ PremierandAlchemist) on Babygrande coupled with the release of the mixtapePropane PiffonKoch Records.

His song "Risin' to the Top" appeared in theRockstar Games'Grand Theft Auto IIIvideo game, on theGame Radio FMradio station. Agallah later teamed up with Rockstar Games to record the soundtrack forMidnight Club 2.Agallah's beats are also in theEA Sportsbasketball gameNBA Live 08andUFC Undisputed.

In mid-2007, Agallah stated in aMySpacebulletin that he was no longer signed to Babygrande.

In 2012, Agallah featured on rapper/producerDanny!'s seventh studio albumPayback.[6][7]Agallah can be seen featured in a number of videos with fellow Propain Campaign member PopOff, including the "Make It Out" video. One of a number of PopOff music videos produced by Vertex Media, a Hollywood-based film production company.


In 2023, Agallah album "Endangered Species Protocol" was given 4 out of 5 stars by music journalist Keith "Youngin" George II in the entertainment platform ProMediaBank.[8]Agallah released "Endangered Species Protocol", on March 1, 2023 on his label Propain Campain distributed byEmpire_Distribution.

Discography

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Solo albums

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  • Wrap Your Lips Around This(November 21, 1995, EastWest) (as 8-Off)
  • You Already Know(2006, Babygrande)
  • Agalito's Way(2015, Propain Campain)
  • Bo: The Legend of the Water Dragon(2016, Propain Campain)
  • Agnum Opus(2017, The Order Label)
  • Ag Al Ghul - No Mercy For The Weak (2018, The Order Label)
  • Live At Your Own Risk (2019, Propain Compain)
  • Fuck You: The Album - (2020, Propain Campain)
  • Francisco Blanco(2021)
  • Agstalgia(2021)
  • 2021 (2021, Propain Campain)
  • High Level Art(2021)
  • High Level Art 2 - Blakeside Galleria (2021, Propain Campain)
  • The Year Of The Tiger (2022, Propain Campain)

EPs and mixtapes

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  • Da Mixtape Iz da Album(2001)
  • Show Up(2002) (as 8-Off Agallah)
  • Doomsday(2004)
  • Propane Piff(2006, Babygrande/Koch)
  • Cakemix(2006, Propain Campain)
  • Fuck a Purple Chain(2007)
  • F.A.M.E.(2008, Propain Campain)
  • Agobama The President(2008)
  • '09 Is Mines(2009, Propain Campain)
  • Forever Fire The EP(2012, Propain Campain)
  • Agallah Presents Propain Campain Mixtape(2012, Propain Campain)
  • The Red V(2013, Propain Campain)
  • Propain Campain Presents Agallah The Instrumentals Vol.1(2014, Propain Campain)
  • The Life of Don Francis (Prelude To Agalito's Way)(2014, Propain Campain)
  • Past and Present(2014, Propain Campain) (withThe Alchemist)
  • Don Status(2015, Propain Campain)
  • Flight of the Cranes(2015, self-released) (with DirtyDiggs)
  • 3-Day Theory(2017, The Order Label) (with Duke WestLake)
  • Aggravated(2020, self-released)
  • Black Anarchy Music(2020, Propain Campain)
  • Darona(2020, Propain Campain)
  • Darona 2(2020, Propain Campain)
  • 2021(2021, self-released)

Singles

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  • "Ghetto Girl" (1995, EastWest) (as 8-Off)
  • "Alize for Dolo" (1996, EastWest) (as 8-Off)
  • "Crookie Monster" (1999, Game)
  • "Rising to the Top" (featuringSean Price) (2002, Game) (as 8-Off Agallah)
  • "Imagine Your Life" (featuringMonie Love) (2002, Street Level) (as 8-Off Agallah)
  • "New York Ryder Music" (2006, Babygrande)
  • "Club Hoppin'" (2006, Babygrande)
  • "Coat of Arms" (featuringPlanet Asia,Rasco& Tristate) (2013, Propain Campain)
  • "Slavery" (2016, Propain Campain)

Blood sweat and Tears By Knowledge Born featuring Agallah

References

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  1. ^"ALCAPURRIAS".ASCAP.American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.RetrievedJuly 10,2023.
  2. ^"8-Off- Wrap Your Lips Around This".MP3 Music.amazon.com.Retrieved2013-01-26.
  3. ^"iTunes - Music - Wrap Your Lips Around This by 8-Off".Itunes.apple.com. 1995-10-24.Retrieved2013-07-22.
  4. ^[1]ArchivedMay 16, 2006, at theWayback Machine
  5. ^Purple City."Purple City | Music Biography, Credits and Discography".AllMusic.Retrieved2013-07-22.
  6. ^"1. Overture (feat. Chell) 2. Myintrotoletuknow... • Gone Danny Gone".Dannyswain.tumblr.com. 2012-09-14.Retrieved2013-07-22.
  7. ^"Danny!" Payback "Out September 25th + Exclusive" Best Of "Mixtape « Okayplayer Okayplayer".Okayplayer.com. 2012-09-10.Retrieved2013-07-22.
  8. ^"Promediabank official album review" Endangered species protocol "receives 4 stars".promediabank.Retrieved25 May2023.
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