Milo (musician)

Milo
Birth name Rory Ferreira
Also known as Scallops Hotel,[1] Black Orpheus[2]
Born (1992-02-03) February 3, 1992
Chicago, Illinois
Origin Wisconsin
Genres Hip hop
Occupation(s) Rapper, producer
Years active 2010-present
Labels Hellfyre Club, Ruby Yacht
Associated acts Busdriver, Open Mike Eagle, Nocando, Hemlock Ernst, Nom de Rap, Red Wall
Website miloraps.com

Rory Ferreira[3] (born February 3, 1992[4]), better known by his stage name Milo (often stylized as milo), is an American alternative hip hop musician from Wisconsin.[5] He has collaborated with Busdriver and Open Mike Eagle, among others.[6] He has been a member of the Hellfyre Club collective.[7]

Career

Born in Chicago, Illinois,[8] Ferreira grew up in Saco, Maine.[9] By the time he got to college, Milo had been to 13 different schools.[10] He first began rapping as part of the Kenosha, Wisconsin hip-hop trio Nom de Rap, which additionally consisted of rappers Nicholas J and AD the Architect. The group released their first joint mixtape, Greatest Hits Vol. 1, in 2010.[11][12]

Milo released his first solo mixtape, I Wish My Brother Rob Was Here in 2011.[13] Milo Takes Baths was released in 2012.[14] The song "Kenosha, WI" was published by Johns Hopkins University Press in a 2012 issue of the journal Postmodern Culture.[15]

Milo released two EPs, Things That Happen at Day and Things That Happen at Night, in January 2013.[16] The Cavalcade mixtape followed in July 2013.[17] In November 2013, he appeared on Hellfyre Club's compilation Dorner vs. Tookie.[18] He released Poplar Grove (or How to Rap with a Hammer) under the moniker Scallops Hotel in November 2013.[19] His first official album, A Toothpaste Suburb, was released on Hellfyre Club on September 23, 2014.[20] In 2015, he released So the Flies Don't Come, which was entirely produced by Kenny Segal.[21]

Personal life

Ferreira is a vegetarian.[22]

Discography

Albums

Mixtapes

EPs

Singles

Guest appearances

Compilation appearances

References

  1. Martin, Andrew (November 19, 2013). "Stream Milo's New EP as Scallops Hotel, 'Poplar Grove'". Potholes in My Blog. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  2. Kestly, Jacob (May 23, 2014). "Milo: Milwaukee's Val Kilmer In Real Genius". Radio Milwaukee. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  3. Galil, Leor (September 24, 2014). "Kendrick Lamar and Milo drop divergent hip-hop releases on the same day". Chicago Reader. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  4. Ferreira, Rory (June 15, 2013). "Press". Milo. Archived from the original on January 23, 2014. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  5. Martin, Andrew (July 23, 2013). "How the WWE and Nas Influence Rapper Milo". MTV Hive. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  6. Hudson, Alex (October 28, 2013). "Busdriver, Open Mike Eagle & Milo - "All Pastel Everything"". Exclaim!. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  7. Rew, Jessica (October 6, 2013). "Open Mike Eagle & Milo Talk Hellfyre Club & LA's Hip Hop Scene". HipHopDX. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  8. Mueller, Matt (March 1, 2015). "Rapper Milo brings his music - and his hopes - back to Milwaukee". OnMilwaukee.com. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  9. Bell, Max (July 23, 2013). "Milo Is Ready to Take Over the Art Rap Scene". LA Weekly. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  10. "Finding Purpose and Being Moral with Rory Ferreira aka Milo". YouTube. Sep 5, 2013. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  11. "Nom de Rap: About". Nom de Rap. Facebook. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  12. "Nom de Rap.". The Whethermen's Union. December 1, 2010. Archived from the original on February 3, 2011. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  13. Galil, Leor (November 30, 2011). "Cheap Tunes: Milo's I Wish My Brother Rob Was Here". Forbes. Archived from the original on October 25, 2014. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  14. Galil, Leor (February 20, 2012). "Cheap Tunes: Milo's 'Milo Takes Baths'". Forbes. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  15. "Volume 22, Number 2, January 2012". Postmodern Culture. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
  16. Gillespie, Blake (November 19, 2013). "Milo creates side project Scallops Hotel". Impose Magazine. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  17. Aborisade, Femi (July 19, 2013). "Interview: Milo Speaks On 'Cavalcade,' Hellfyre Club, and Becoming a Road Warrior". Potholes in My Blog. Archived from the original on June 20, 2015. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  18. Jenkins, Craig (November 26, 2013). "Hellfyre Club: Dorner vs. Tookie". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  19. Tracy, Dylan (November 13, 2013). "Listen to Scallops Hotel's (Milo) 'Xergiok's Chagrin (A Song For Jib)'". Prefix. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  20. Rattigan, Nick (September 23, 2014). "Stream Milo's A Toothpaste Suburb". Impose Magazine. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  21. Pearce, Sheldon (October 14, 2015). "milo: so the flies don't come". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
  22. "Interview: An Evening with Milo". St. Louis: KCOU. November 6, 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
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