Ferrari Sheppard

Ferrari Elite Sheppard (born March 3, 1983) is an American painter, writer, photographer, activist, and record producer from Chicago, Illinois. As record producer, Sheppard is half of the alternative hip hop duo Dec 99th, along with Mos Def.[1]

Ferrari Sheppard
Sheppard in November 2012.
Background information
Birth nameFerrari Elite Sheppard
BornBrooklyn, New York, United States
OriginChicago, Illinois, United States
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Painter
  • writer
  • photographer
  • activist
  • record producer
Years active2009–present
Associated acts
Websiteferrarisheppard.com

Early life

Ferrari Sheppard was born Ferrari Elite Sheppard and raised in Chicago. Sheppard spent his first year of high school in Greenwood, Mississippi with his grandmother.

Career

Aside from being a journalist, Sheppard is a visual artist, music producer and web-designer and briefly attended The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.[2]

Sheppard conducted interviews with artists such as M.I.A., Erykah Badu, Saul Williams, Earl Sweatshirt and Little Dragon for Stop Being Famous, a website he founded in 2009.[3]

November 2014, Sheppard appeared on Anthony Bourdain's travel show The Getaway alongside Yasiin Bey.[4] The pair traveled to Marrakesh, Morocco.[5]

In May and June 2016, Sheppard released 3 songs as producer for the alternative hip hop duo Dec 99th with Yasiin Bey - "N.A.W", "Tall Sleeves" and "Local Time".[6]

On August 1, 2016, Dec 99th released their fourth song on Tidal titled "Hymn" accompanied by a statement from the pair, "Condolences to the families of the slain. Never stop pursuing freedom," likely a reference to police killings in the United States.[7]

Social and political activism

2010–11: Haiti Earthquake

Sheppard organized a benefit concert in Chicago called Every Drop Counts for 2010 Haiti earthquake relief. The concert featured live music from Jean Grae, Dead Prez, Rhymefest, Mystic, GLC, The Cool Kids, and Kids These Days, as well as social commentary from Haki Madhubuti and Fred Hampton, Jr.. The benefit was to raise funds for clean drinking water in orphanages and schools in Port-au-Prince.[8]

2012–13: Open Forum: South Africa

Sheppard was a US delegate at Open Society Foundation and OSISA's Open Forum 2012 in Cape Town, South Africa. International artists, activists, and leaders took part in The Paradox of Unequal Growth, a discussion centered on China and the International Monetary Fund's role in the development of Africa.[9][10]

2013–14: Israel-Palestine

Sheppard traveled to Israel-Palestine as part of an African-American delegation sponsored by The Carter Center. In February 2014, Sheppard appeared on HuffPost Live to discuss his travel to the region and his article about the trip.[11]

Discography

with Mos Def as Dec 99th
  • December 99th (2016)
gollark: Also, it doesn't strictly filter code on *startup*, it filters *any code executed after bootup*.
gollark: [REDACTED], and [LEVEL Δ-7 CLEARANCE REQUIRED].
gollark: Fewer than 3 known to me.
gollark: It has very robust (fewer than 3 known sandbox escape exploits!) sandboxing, a convenient "entirely wipe system" keyboard shortcut, and filters code on startup to detect known virii and also programs I don't like.
gollark: Then they'll stop working.

References
  1. Leight, Elias (2 August 2016). "Yasiin Bey and Ferrari Sheppard Drop New Song "Hymn" as Dec. 99th". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  2. "Hey, You're Cool!: Ferrari Sheppard". Mass Appeal. Archived from the original on September 10, 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
  3. "Introduction to Ferrari Sheppard and Stop Being Famous". RT (TV network). Retrieved February 17, 2014.
  4. "The Getaway: Yasiin Bey in Morocco - Esquire TV". Esquire Network. Archived from the original on December 30, 2014. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
  5. "Yasiin Gives Esquire A Bey's-Eye View Of Morocco On 'The Getaway'". Okayplayer. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  6. Reed, Ryan (10 June 2016). "Hear Yasiin Bey's Brooding, Silky 'Local Time'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  7. Morris, Jessie (1 August 2016). "Yasiin Bey and Ferrari Sheppard Drop New Song "Hymn" as Dec 99th". Complex. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  8. "Chicago: Every Drop Counts Benefit Concert for Haiti Relief". URB. Archived from the original on January 28, 2010. Retrieved January 20, 2010.
  9. "Has democracy brought blind hope to Africa?". This Is Africa. Archived from the original on November 23, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
  10. "The Paradox of Unequal Growth". OSISA. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  11. "Israel Palestine's Non-Conflict". HuffPost Live. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
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