Frankenstein
Birth nameFrank Fallico
OriginGreater Toronto Area, Ontario
GenresRap music
Occupation(s)Rapper and record producer
LabelsKnowledge 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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Hip-Hop in Canada Gains Recognition". Billboard, April 4, 1998.
  2. ↑ "Our Lady Peace leads Juno nominations". Halifax Daily News, February 12, 1998.
  3. ↑ "Dion leads Juno nominees: Ladies and Twain also up for awards". The Globe and Mail, January 28, 1999.
  4. ↑ Steven Green and Karen Richardson, T Dot Griots: An Anthology of Toronto's Black Storytellers. Trafford Publishing, 2004. ISBN 9781553956310. p. 52.
  5. ↑ "Maestro working on some new rap tricks: Frankenstein suggests toning down volume on his raps". Edmonton Journal, January 24, 2001.
  6. ↑ "Drop the Beat becomes a CD: Canada's first hip hop TV show releases soundtrack". National Post, March 7, 2000.
  7. ↑ Matt Jost, "Frankenstein :: The Science of Sound :: Ill Adrenaline". Rap Reviews, July 22, 2014.
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