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Born | North Carolina, U.S. | December 7, 1978
Origin | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
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Years active | 1996–present |
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Denaun Montez Porter [1] (born December 7, 1978), also known by the stage names Mr. Porter, Kon Artis, or Denaun, is an American rapper and record producer. He was a member of Detroit hip hop group D12 until its disbandment in 2018.
He has a close association with rapper Eminem, often appearing on his tours and has produced for a manifold of other notable artists such as 50 Cent, Royce da 5'9", The Game, Method Man, Snoop Dogg, Jadakiss and more.
Born in North Carolina, [2] Porter [3] moved with his family to Mississippi and later to Detroit when he was 10 years old. His father, Charles, is a gospel singer and former member of The Blind Boys of Alabama and The Christianaires; his mother is a writer. [4]
Porter started his career with D12 in the mid-1990s. He was inspired to rap and produce after hearing A Tribe Called Quest's song, " Bonita Applebum". [2] Mr. Porter was introduced to Eminem by fellow D12 member Eye-Kyu in 1995. Throughout his solo career, he has both produced and performed vocally as a rapper and singer, producing songs for many notable artists such as Eminem, Busta Rhymes, Snoop Dogg, Royce da 5'9" and 50 Cent (producing the 2003 song " P.I.M.P."). [5] Around this time, Porter worked on the singer Bilal's second album, Love for Sale. [6]
He is also officially signed to Eminem's label Shady Records as a producer and has worked with Shady artists Slaughterhouse, Bad Meets Evil, 50 Cent and D12. Mr. Porter is now[ when?] most notably seen as a hype man in Eminem's live shows, replacing fellow D12 member Proof who died in 2006.[ citation needed]
Porter was a co-executive producer, with Eminem and Royce da 5'9", for Bad Meets Evil's debut EP Hell: The Sequel. He also has a cameo appearance in their music video " Fast Lane", as well as " Forever" by Drake featuring Kanye West, Lil Wayne and Eminem, and Eminem's single " No Love" featuring Lil Wayne and then in 2013 he featured in Eminem's " Rap God" video alongside other members of Slaughterhouse. In 2020, he featured in the music video of Eminem's single " Godzilla".
On April 2, 2012, Porter formally announced that he had left D12. He stated that he wanted to focus on being a solo artist and producer, but clarified that he holds no animosity toward other members of the group. [7] Two years later in late 2014, he rejoined D12 and contributed a verse to the song "Bane" on the Shady Records compilation album, Shady XV, released on November 24, 2014. In January 2015, he appeared on D12's The Devil's Night Mixtape. [8]
In 2022, he created a supergroup with fellow producers and Aftermath’s alums, Dem Jointz and Focus.... [9]
Year | Song | Performer | Album |
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1996 | "Maxine" | Eminem | Infinite |
"Backstabber" | |||
1997 | "What, What" | Bizarre, Kuniva | Attack of the Weirdos |
2000 | "Under The Influence" | Eminem, D12 | The Marshall Mathers LP |
2001 | "The Do Do" | DJ Butter | Shit Happens |
"Skull Therapy 2002" | Paradime | Vices | |
2002 | "When the Music Stops" | Eminem, D12 | The Eminem Show |
" 911" | Gorillaz, D12, Terry Hall | Bad Company | |
"She Devil" | Tech N9NE, D12 | Absolute Power | |
"Rap Game" | D12, 50 Cent | 8 Mile | |
2003 | "Spread Yo Shit" | Obie Trice | Cheers |
"Doe Rae Me (Hailie's Revenge)" | D12, Obie Trice | Straight from the Lab | |
"Bend a Corner" | Ras Kass | Re-Up: The Compilation | |
2004 | "Census Bureau" | DJ Kay Slay | The Streetsweeper, Vol. 2: The Pain From The Game |
"Look at Me Now" | Young Buck | Straight Outta Cashville | |
"We Some Dogs" | Method Man | Tical 0: The Prequel | |
"Crooked Letter I" | |||
"Lies & Rumors" | D12 | Shark Tale | |
"One Shot 2 Shot" | Encore | ||
2005 | "Throw It Up" | Crime Life: Gang Wars | |
"My Ballz" | The Longest Yard | ||
"Porno Bitches" | Bizarre | Hannicap Circus | |
"Nuthin' at All" | |||
"She's a Pro" | Black Rob | The Black Rob Report | |
"Slum Elementz" | Proof | Searching for Jerry Garcia | |
"Big Mistake" | Trick-Trick | The People vs. | |
"Let's Roll" | |||
2006 | "They're Out to Get Me" | Busta Rhymes | The Big Bang |
"Keep It Live" | Black Milk | Broken Wax | |
"Whatever You Want" | Swifty McVay | Eminem Presents: The Re-Up | |
2007 | "When the Gun Draws" | Pharoahe Monch | Desire |
"Trilogy" | |||
"Beneath the Diamonds" | DJ Drama | Gangsta Grillz: The Album | |
2008 | "Getting Bitches" | Guilty Simpson | Ode to the Ghetto |
"Kinda Live" | |||
"Send a Ni*ga Home" | Bishop Lamont | The Confessional | |
"Get 'Em" | Salam Wreck | Trouble Soon | |
2009 | "Mine in Thiz" | Royce Da 5'9" | Street Hop |
2010 | "Money" | Freeway and Jake One | The Stimulus Package |
"Closed Chapter" | Black Milk | Album of the Year | |
2011 | "I Just Want to Fuck" | The Game | Purp & Patron |
"My Own Way" | Snoop Dogg | Doggumentary | |
"Haile Selassie Karate" | Pharoahe Monch | W.A.R. (We Are Renegades) | |
"I'm on Everything" | Bad Meets Evil | Hell: The Sequel | |
"My Own Planet" | Royce Da 5'9" | Success Is Certain | |
"Hit Me With Your Best Shot" | D12 | Straight from the Lab Part 2 | |
2012 | "Got To Go" | Marv Won | Heavy Is the Head... |
"Goose Down" | |||
"Make It Snow" | Tony Yayo, Bun B, Slim Thug | Sex, Drugs, & Hip-Hop | |
2013 | "Sexual Healing" | Tony Yayo | Godfather of the Ghetto |
2014 | "Losing My Mind" | Pharoahe Monch | PTSD |
"Bane" | D12 | Shady XV | |
2015 | "This Corner" | — | Southpaw: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
"Slow Stir" | Ro Spit, Marv Won, Young ROC | IV Life... | |
2016 | "Quiet" | Royce Da 5'9", Tiara | Layers |
"Trouble on My Mind" | Kuniva | A History of Violence Vol. 2 | |
2017 | "Pimps & Hoes" | Swifty McVay | Grey Blood |
"Remind Me" | Eminem | Revival | |
2018 | "Made Man" | Royce Da 5'9", DJ Premier, Big K.R.I.T. | PRhyme 2 |
2019 | "Petty" | Bizarre | Rufus |
2020 | "Yah Yah" | Eminem, Royce da 5'9", Black Thought, Q-Tip | Music to Be Murdered By |
2020 | "Friends" | Meidai | Rashad |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2002 | The Eminem Show | Grammy Award for Album of the Year | Nominated | [11] |
2010 | Recovery | Grammy Award for Album of the Year | Nominated | [12] |