Kirby Dominant Explained

Kirby Dominant
Birth Name:	Kirby Dominick
Alias:	Kirby D, Kirb
Birth Date:	November 2, 1975
Birth Place:	Oakland, California
Origin:	Oakland, California
Genre:	Alternative hip hop
Occupation:	Rapper
Years Active:	1998-present
Label:	Fake Four Inc., Rapitalism Records, Dominant Records, Side Road Records
Associated Acts:	The Domminant Mammals, Paranoid Castle, Konceptual Dominance, Moka Only, Factor Chandelier, King Koncepts

Kirby Dominick, better known by his stage name Kirby Dominant,^[1] is an American rapper from Oakland, California.^[2] Allmusic described him as "an upcoming force in the San Francisco Bay Area's brightening hip-hop scene".^[3] He is one half of the duo Paranoid Castle alongside the producer Factor Chandelier.^[4]

Career

Kirby Dominant released his first solo album, Rapitalism: The Philosophies of Dominant Pimpin, in 1998.^[5] In 2002, he released Super Future Stars, a collaborative album with Moka Only, under the name Dominant Mammals.^[6] In 2004, he released One Way Ticket, a collaborative album with Factor Chandelier under the name Paranoid Castle. He released his second solo album, Starr: The Contemplations of a Dominator, in 2006.^[7] To celebrate his 10th anniversary of releasing records, Kirby Dominant released the Prostitute EP in 2008.^[8] The second Paranoid Castle album, Champagne Nightmares, was released on Fake Four Inc. in 2011,^[9] and the third, Welcome to Success, was released in 2014.^[10]

Discography

Albums

• Rapitalism: The Philosophies of Dominant Pimpin (1998)
• Savage Intelligence (1998) (with King Koncepts, as Konceptual Dominance)
• Dominant Mammals (2000) (with Moka Only)
• Super Future Stars (2002) (with Moka Only, as The Dominant Mammals)
• One Way Ticket (2004) (with Factor Chandelier, as Paranoid Castle)
• Niggaz and White Girlz (2005) (with Chris Sinister, as Kirb and Chris)
• Starr: The Contemplations of a Dominator (2006)
• Champagne Nightmares (2011) (Paranoid Castle)
• Welcome to Success (2014) (Paranoid Castle)

EPs

• Radio Shock (2004)
• Prostitute (2008)

Singles

• "Microphone" (1998)
• "Self Titled" (1999) (Konceptual Dominance)
• "Fresh & Dope" (2003) (The Dominant Mammals)
• "All That I Can Git" (2006)
• "So Brand New" (2007) (Kirb and Chris)

Guest appearances

• The Grouch - "Car Troubles Pt. 2" from Nothing Changes (1996)
• Murs - "Interview with the Dominant" and "Dominant Freestyle" from F'Real (1997)
• Factor Chandelier - "Everybody to the Front" from Con-Soul Confessions (2003)
• Factor - "Laugh and Cry" from Three (2003)
• Dashiell - "What's Life..." (2005)
• Factor - "Famous Nights and Empty Days" from Famous Nights and Empty Days (2006)
• Dashiell - "Pimp Overload" (2006)
• Joe Dub & Factor - "Canadian Summer" from Live in 75 (2007)
• Factor - "More Than Love" from Lawson Graham (2010)
• Mystik Journeymen - "Anthill Sheriff" from Return 2 the Love (2010)
• Myka 9 - "Oh Yeah... Alright" from Mykology (2012)
• Gregory Pepper & Madadam - "Let's Be Homies" from Big Huge Truck (2013)
• Factor - "The Empire Has Fallen" from Woke Up Alone (2013)

Notes and References

1. Book: Harrison, Anthony Kwame. Hip Hop Underground: The Integrity and Ethics of Racial Identification. Temple University Press. 2009. 182.
2. Book: Harrison, Anthony Kwame. Andrew. Grant-Thomas. Gary. Orfield. Gary Orfield. Twenty-First Century Color Lines: Multiracial Change in Contemporary America. Temple University Press. Multiracial Youth Scenes and the Dynamics of Race: New Approaches to Racialization within the Bay Area Hip Hop Underground. 2009. 209.
3. Web site: Brad. Mills. Kirby D - Biography. Allmusic. October 20, 2013.
4. Web site: Brett. Uddenberg. URB Premiere: Paranoid Castle (Kirby Dominant + Factor) - "Orca" (Video). URB. August 25, 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130916195744/http://www.urb.com/2011/08/25/urb-premiere-paranoid-castle-kirby-dominant-factor-orca/. September 16, 2013.
5. Web site: Brad. Mills. Rapitalism: The Philosophies of Dominant Pimpin' - Kirby D. Allmusic. October 20, 2013.
6. Web site: Robert. Gabriel. Super Future Stars - Domminant Mammals. Allmusic. October 20, 2013.
7. Web site: Johnny Ray. Huston. Kirby Dominant - Starr: The Contemplations of a Dominator. San Francisco Bay Guardian. January 10, 2007.
8. Web site: Jesse. Ducker. Kirby Dominant - Prostitute EP (Rapitalism Records). SF Weekly. October 29, 2008.
9. Web site: Blake. Gillespie. Factor + Kirby Dominant = Paranoid Castle. Impose Magazine. August 11, 2011.
10. Web site: Thomas. Quinlan. Paranoid Castle - Welcome to Success. Exclaim!. August 26, 2014.