Frisco (rapper)

Deshane Cornwall (born 18 July 1982), known professionally as Frisco,[1][2][3] is a British grime MC, songwriter and record producer who is part of the Boy Better Know (BBK) music label which includes Jme, Skepta, Jammer, among others. He has released three solo albums and a series of mixtapes (Back 2 Da Lab mixtape series) guested on tracks by his label mates and established a successful monthly Grime event in East London, contributing to the popularity of Grime within the UK music scene.

Frisco
Birth nameDeshane Cornwall
Also known asBig Fris
Born (1982-07-18) 18 July 1982
Tottenham, London, England
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Years active2003–present
LabelsBoy Better Know
Associated actsBoy Better Know, Wiley, Skepta, JME, Black the Ripper

Early life

Frisco grew up in Tottenham, North East London.[1] He started MCing on pirate radio stations in North London in the early 2000s, with fellow artists and friends such as Skepta and Jme, with whom he formed BBK in 2006.[4]

Career

Frisco has been affiliated with TMT (consisting of Cell 22, Presto and Danny B). In 2004 he appeared in the video for "Private Caller", produced by Skepta. He then released the mixtapes Murda Music Volume 1 and Volume 2, before taking a year out to spend time with his son, which he references on subsequent mixtapes. He returned in 2006/7 with the mixtapes 'Back 2 Da Lab' volumes 1 and 2. A fifth mixtape, 'Peng Food', was released in 2008.[5]

Back to the Lab vol. 3 was released in 2009, which FactMag stated "affirms his position as one of Grime's most respected MCs."[6]

Frisco's first album, Fully Grown (2010), was considered a disappointment by some critics for attempting to become too mainstream.[7] It would be another four years until the release of his second album 'British Nights' (2014), which he described as being more downtempo and 'introspective'.[8]

In 2015 he set up the monthly live UK music night, The Den, at the Old Blue Last pub in Shoreditch, East London.[9] He is currently CEO of The Den.[10] He has also regularly performed at the Eskimo Dance Grime night, which is seen as one of the most important platforms for MCs within the movement.[11][12]

As well as his own music production, he has gained positive reviews of his guest appearances on the releases of other BBK members, such as verses on 'Detox' on Skepta's Konnichiwa, and on 'Don't @ Me' and 'Amen' from Jme's album Integrity.[13] 2015 also saw Drake becoming involved with BBK, reportedly posting images of an SBTV cypher between Skepta and Frisco from 2009 on his Instagram account.[14]

In 2016 Frisco released the LP 'System Killer'.[15] Explaining the title, he told an interviewer that “It’s a rebellious statement to say I’m not part of the system. Whatever facade you have over what an artist is meant to be, I’m going to kill whatever idea you have of that.”[16]

In 2018, BBK collectively won the award for innovation at the 2018 NME awards.[17] In May, Frisco appeared on the track Athlete with other members of BBK and Goldie1.[18]

Frisco released Back 2 Da Lab Vol. 5 in July 2018.[19] In November he appeared on the track Sekky by Capo Lee.[20]

Discography

Albums

  • 2010: Fully Grown
  • 2016: System Killer
  • 2020: The Familiar Stranger

EPs

  • 2010: Have That
  • 2011: Tear Drops
  • 2014: British Nights

Mixtapes

  • 2006: Back 2 Da Lab Vol. 1
  • 2007: Back 2 Da Lab Vol. 2
  • 2008: Peng Food
  • 2009: Back 2 Da Lab Vol. 3
  • 2012: Back 2 Da Lab Vol. 4
  • 2018: Back 2 Da Lab Vol. 5

References
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  2. "Frisco". Skiddle.com. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
  3. "Deshane Cornwall". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-11-30.
  4. "Boy Better Know: Members and History | Highsnobiety". Highsnobiety. 2017-10-13. Archived from the original on 2018-11-30. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
  5. "Friscos Biografie — Musik, Videos, Konzerte, Statistiken und mehr - kostenlos bei Last.fm". Last.fm (in German). Retrieved 2017-10-13.
  6. "Frisco: Back 2 da Lab Vol 3 - FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music". FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music. 2009-06-03. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
  7. "Frisco - Fully Grown [Review]". www.onceuponagrime.com. Archived from the original on 2018-11-30. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
  8. "System Killer: Clash Sits Down With Frisco". Clash Magazine. Archived from the original on 2018-12-01. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
  9. "System Killer: Clash Sits Down With Frisco". Clash Magazine. Archived from the original on 2018-12-01. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
  10. "SJM Presents Frisco - XOYO". XOYO. Archived from the original on 2018-12-01. Retrieved 2018-11-30.
  11. "Eskimo Dance Returns To Boxpark Croydon". Clash Magazine. Archived from the original on 2017-10-04. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  12. "as eskimo dance hits wembley this weekend, we celebrate grime's most important rave". I-d. 2017-04-07. Archived from the original on 2018-11-30. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  13. "The Lowkey Importance Of Frisco BBK". Complex. Archived from the original on 2018-02-28. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  14. "The Thin White Line Between U.K Grime And Toronto Rap Culture". Sidedoor. Archived from the original on 2019-12-17. Retrieved 2018-11-30.
  15. "Album Review: Frisco - System Killer - Impact Magazine". Impact Magazine. 2016-05-05. Archived from the original on 2018-03-19. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
  16. "Frisco releases new album 'System Killer' feat. Skepta, Wiley, Shakka, Flowdan & more… | RWD". rwdmag.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-21. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
  17. "Boy Better Know to win Innovation Award at the VO5 NME Awards 2018 - NME". NME. 2018-02-08. Archived from the original on 2018-05-18. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
  18. "Skepta, Wiley, JME & Boy Better Know Grab Goldie1 For "Athlete"". HotNewHipHop. Archived from the original on 2018-11-30. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
  19. "GRM EXCLUSIVE: GRIME VETERAN FRISCO TELLS US ABOUT "BACK 2 DA LAB VOL.5"". GRM Daily. Archived from the original on 2018-11-30. Retrieved 2018-11-30.
  20. "Capo Lee calls on Frisco & Shorty for 'Sekky' vocal". RWD. Archived from the original on 2018-11-30. Retrieved 2018-11-30.
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