Eric Whitney ( born April 15, 1991 , West Palm Beach , Florida , USA ), better known by his stage name GHOSTEMANE (formerly I ll BIZ ), is an American rapper from Los Angeles, California [1] . In his work, Eric calls himself “Young Crowley” ( Eng . Young Crowley ), making a reference to the poet and occultist Alistair Crowley . Eric is also fond of occultism, black magic. [2] . The video for his song “Mercury: Retrograde” from the Hexada album received over 180 million views on YouTube [3] .
| Ghostemane Eric whitney | |
|---|---|
| basic information | |
| Date of Birth | April 15, 1991 (28 years old) |
| Place of Birth | West Palm Beach , Florida , USA |
| A country |  USA |
| Professions | Singer , beatmaker , producer |
| Years of activity | 2011 - p.t. |
| Genres | trap metal , rap metal , drill , horrorcore , post-industrial , noise , doom metal , hardcore punk , death metal , trill , phonk |
| Aliases | GHOSTEMANE, ILL BiZ, Baader-Meinhof, SWEARR, GASM |
| Labels | Schemaposse Booking Machine BLACKMAGE |
| ghostemane.com | |
Content
- 1 Early years
- 2 Musical style
- 3 Subjects of texts
- 4 Discography
- 4.1 Studio albums
- 4.2 Mini Albums
- 4.3 Mixtapes
- 5 Links
- 6 notes
Early years
Eric Whitney was born in West Palm Beach, Florida. From a very young age, Eric loved to listen to black metal , death metal and grindcore [4] , in particular, the groups that he learned from his cousin Ron, namely: Mayhem , Deicide and Carcass, respectively. When Eric was a teenager, his father passed away. Music helped him cope with the loss, while he listened to Atreyu and Beneath The Sky , which significantly influenced his future work [5] .
At the age of 14, Whitney first tried his hand at music, performing cover versions of various songs on an acoustic guitar [6] . The teen met rap later when he heard the album Dr. Dre called " The Chronic ." Thanks to this album, Eric became more interested in hip-hop [5] [6] . Familiar with the popular beatmaker from Europe GraveAlchemist [7] .
Music Style
In his songs, Ghostemane often combines industrial noise synths and overloaded guitars with an 808 drum machine and trap structures [8] , although in some tracks you can hear live drums . Sometimes there are breakdowns .
Eric's vocals are characterized by a fast recitative with a change of voices, howling singing, reminiscent of spell casting during rituals [9] and screaming , emphasizing the aggressiveness of sending the text.
Text Subject
The texts contain themes of mysticism , satanism , occultism , death, esotericism [9] . Whitney describes various rituals and mentions talking with spirits. In addition, there are many occult tattoos on his body [10] . For example, the hieroglyphic monad (hieroglyph, considered a combination of the Sun, Moon and primary elements) of the English mathematician John Dee . And, contrary to the majority opinion, he is not a Satanist , but the so-called. telemit [9] , that is, a follower of the ancient religious movement of Thelema , developed by Alistair Crowley [6] [9] [11] , and he also said in an interview that he adheres to the ideology of Kibalion [12] , which he dedicated the song of the same name and shot on her clip [13] .
And recently, more and more obscene themes of depression , suicide, BDSM , addiction , self-harm and hatred of people appear in the texts. Now Eric reads and sings about self-hatred, and to the world as a whole, which leads to consequences in the form of self-torture, dependence on drugs and thoughts of suicide. However, he mentioned in an interview that the negative aspects of life are his main inspiration [12] , and for this reason he still has not committed suicide.
Discography
Studio Albums
- Blunts 'N' Brass Monkey (2014)
- Oogabooga (2015)
- For the Aspiring Occultist (2015)
- Rituals (2016)
- BLACKMAGE (2016)
- PLAGUES (2016)
- HEXADA (2017)
- N / O / I / S / E (2018)
Mini Albums
- GHOSTE TALES (2015)
- DOGMA (2015)
- KREEP (2015)
- DÆMON I (2016)
- DÆMON II (2016)
- DÆMON III (2017)
- DAHLIA I (2018)
- Fear Network (2019)
- OPIUM (2019)
- HUMAN ERR0R (2019)
- DIGITAL DEMONS (2019)
Mixtapes
- Taboo (2014)
- Astral Creepin (2015)
Links
Notes
- ↑ Ghostemane Lyrics, Songs, and Albums | Genius
- ↑ Crowley Alistair - Wikipedia
- ↑ ＴＲＡＳＨ 新 ド ラ ゴ ン. GHOSTEMANE - Mercury (September 8, 2017). Date of treatment March 1, 2018.
- ↑ Florida rapper Ghostemane fuses lo-fi rap with the metal of his youth | Concert Preview | Chicago reader
- ↑ 1 2 Ghostemane - biography, photos, songs, personal life, albums, clips height, weight | How Celebrities Have Changed
- ↑ 1 2 3 Interview with GHOSTEMANE (Musical Artist) Who ... - TRIPSIXX
- ↑ Creativity GraveAlchemist .
- ↑ Ghostemane - Bio, Facts, Family | Famous birthdays
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Archived copy (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment January 2, 2018. Archived January 3, 2018.
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ GHOSTEMANE: Alistair Crowley in the experimental hip-hop world. - FOR US
- ↑ 1 2 Fast Food Music. GHOSTEMANE Interview for Fast Food Music (GHOSTEMANE Interview) (December 29, 2017). Date of treatment November 14, 2018.
- ↑ GHOSTEMANE. GHOSTEMANE - Kybalion [Official Video ] (December 14, 2016). Date of treatment November 14, 2018.