Frankenstein | |
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Birth name | Frank Fallico |
Origin | Greater Toronto Area, Ontario |
Genres | Rap music |
Occupation(s) | Rapper and record producer |
Labels | Knowledge of Self |
Frankenstein is the stage name of Frank Fallico, a former Canadian rapper and record producer. [1] He is most noted as a two-time Juno Award nominee for Rap Recording of the Year, receiving nods at the Juno Awards of 1998 for his single "The Rain Is Gone" [2] and at the Juno Awards of 1999 for his album Frankenstein UV. [3]
Forming his own independent Knowledge of Self label in the mid-1990s, [1] he released a number of singles, including "Frankenstein's Pain", "What Does It All Mean" and "The Rain Is Gone", before releasing UV in 1997. [4]
Fallico also produced material for other artists, including "Situation 9" on Choclair's album Ice Cold, "When I Rhyme" on Maestro Fresh Wes's album Ever Since, [5] and a remix of Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz's " Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)". [1] Under the stage name Frankie Ano, he also collaborated with Bahamadia on the song "Droppin' Gems" for the Drop the Beat television soundtrack. [6]
With Day, Choclair's business partner in Knee Deep Entertainment, he was also co-host of an internet radio show devoted to Canadian hip hop. [1]
He has since left the music business, and is currently a real estate agent in the Greater Toronto Area.
Much of his recorded material was reissued by Ill Adrenaline Records in 2014 as the compilation album The Science of Sound. [7]