| 4th Pyramid | |
| Birth Name: | Adam Farag |
| Origin: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation: | Rapper, songwriter, producer, DJ |
| Label: | Definitive Jux, Universal Music Group, Scion A/V |
| Website: | 4thpyramid.com |
Adam Farag, professionally known as 4th Pyramid, is a hip hop recording artist, producer, songwriter and DJ from Toronto, Ontario of Egyptian descent.[1] He is currently the official DJ for Toronto rapper and Juno-award winner[2] Jazz Cartier.[3]
4th Pyramid entered the hip hop scene with the release of his self-produced debut album, The Light is But a Shade of the Darkness', an instrumental full-length.[4] Chuck D of Public Enemy handpicked 4th Pyramid's 'Wallabee Strut' as one of the best 100 MP3s of 2000.[5] He was signed to rap label Definitive Jux, owned by El-P (Run the Jewels), and appeared on the album Definitive Jux Presents III.[6] During this time, he also collaborated with label mates including Cannibal Ox and Camu Tao.[7]
4th Pyramid released his debut solo rap album The Pyramid Scheme in 2012[8] after signing a deal with Universal Music Canada. The album included the single "It's So Hot" featuring Greg Nice of Nice and Smooth in 2010.[9] The track was featured in the film 21 and Over and also appeared on the film's soundtrack.[10] The album also included collaborations with Saukrates, Marco Polo[11] & more. In 2013, he released the EP The Sky Belongs To The Stars which included the single "Friday Nights" produced by Grandtheft.[12] He has toured with Wu-Tang Clan, ASAP Rocky,[13] De La Soul, Elzhi, The Pharcyde and others.
4th Pyramid has produced and engineered tracks for the Black Eyed Peas, members of Wu-Tang Clan, Pete Rock and others.[14]
4th Pyramid formed the DJ group, Sheen Bros with Philadelphia DJ, Cosmo Baker[15] and they released several mixtapes together[16] and an EP through the Scion/AV label. 4th Pyramid continues to DJ internationally and is currently the official DJ for Capitol Records recording artist, Jazz Cartier.[17] The two have toured Europe, North America and Canada including a tour with Post Malone.[18]
| Title | Label Details | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The Light is But a Shade of the Darkness[19] | 4th Pyramid Productions | 2004 |
| T.Dot to NY: Worldwide[20] | 4th Pyramid Productions | 2006 |
| The Pyramid Scheme[21] | Silk Ivory/Universal Music | 2012 |
| The Sky Belongs to the Stars[22] | Silk Ivory/Universal Music | 2013 |
| Title | Details | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Aquatic b/w War With Orcs[23] | 4th Pyramid | 2003 |
| Fantazmic[24] | Featuring Akrobatik, C Rayz Walz | 2005 |
| P-Y-R-A-M-I-D[25] | 45 King Featuring Wale, Pase Rock | 2008 |
| It's So Hot[26] | 2010 | |
| Title | Artist / Album / Year | Role | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US R&B/Hip-Hop | Top Independent Albums | |||||||||||||
| "Lipton" | U-God / Dopium / 2009 | Producer | 93 | — | ||||||||||
| "They Don't Want Music" featuring James Brown (Pete Rock Remix) | Black Eyed Peas / / 2006 | Engineer [27] | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Aquatic" | Definitive Jux Presents 3 / 2004 | Rapper | — | 22 | ||||||||||
| "The Lineup" featuring MF Doom, Breezly Brewin, Vast Aire, Wordsworth, J-Treds | C-Rayz Walz / Ravipops / 2003 | Producer | — | — | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||