Frzy
Frzy | |
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 Frzy at Steelers Fashion Show 2019 | |
| Born | Harvey Alexander Daniels November 1, 1985 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Awards | Mid-Atlantic Regional Emmy Award 2018 |
| Website | thefrzy.com |
Harvey Alexander Daniels (born November 1, 1985), better known by his stage name Frzy, is an American rapper.
Early life and career
[edit]Frzy was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He began rapping in 2003 after winning a music contest sponsored by the Boys & Girls Clubs of America during his senior year at Career Connections Charter High School in Lawrenceville.[1]
In 2013, he released the song "WTF", featuring X Factor finalist Lyric Da Queen, along with a corresponding music video.[2][3]
In September 2016, he released his 24-track debut album God King Slave under Mogul Moves, Inc.[4][5][6]
On December 18, 2018, January 11 was officially declared as Frzy Day in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania by the Pittsburgh City Council.[7]
In 2019, he released the song "Gold In It", produced by Mayce and Art & Life.[8]
He joined the Steve Madden Self-Made Campaign in 2019, participating in a roundtable discussion[9] with company founder and former CEO Steve Madden on October 2, 2019, and being featured by the shoe company as a face of the brand.[10]
On January 11, 2020, he unofficially broke the Guinness World Record for Longest Rap Marathon (individual), freestyle rapping for 31 hours and 52 seconds.[11][12][13] The record is pending approval from the Guinness World Records office.
In 2023, Frzy was invited by the Pittsburgh Symphony to develop a live concert to coincide with the release of his double album, Popularity vs. Success (released October 31, 2023 by The Orchard). "The Glorious Succession of Frzy" premiered on November 8, 2023 at Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts, with an entirely original set of arrangements and new works composed and orchestrated by Christian Kriegeskotte (including the cinematic overture, "Frzy's Theme").[14] The concert was conducted by Moon Doh.[15]
Philanthropy
Frzy performed to a sold-out crowd with Dan + Shay and The Andy Davis Band at the Concert for Unity on December 2, 2018.[16] The concert, held at the Byham Theater in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,[17] raised more than $60,000[18] to benefit the Tree of Life Synagogue, which was the site of a mass shooting on October 27, 2018.[19]
In 2018, he became a global ambassador for WhyHunger through their Artists Against Hunger and Poverty initiative, raising funds and awareness to “support lasting solutions to hunger and build the movement for food justice.”[20] He appeared on the Absolutely Mindy Show on Sirius XM's Kids Place Live in November 2019 for the annual Hungerthon donation drive.[21]
Awards
[edit]On October 13, 2018, Frzy won a Regional Emmy Award for his collaboration with WQED Multimedia on a hip hop remake of “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” (song), originally written by Fred Rogers for the television show Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.[22] The video segment, titled “The Sweater Sessions: Frzy”, won Best Program Feature/Segment in the Arts/Entertainment category at the 2018 Mid-Atlantic Chapter Regional Emmy Awards.[23]
References
[edit]- ^ Serafini, Kristina (February 18, 2020). "Frzy: A Rapper's Life". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ^ Parker, Lyndsey (November 22, 2013). "Video Premiere: Frzy Featuring Lyric Da Queen". Yahoo! Music. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ^ Parker, Lyndsey (November 25, 2013). "Video Premiere: Frzy Featuring Lyric Da Queen". Rolling Stone Magazine. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ^ "God King Slave by Frzy". Genius. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
- ^ 36Pab (2016-10-06). "God King Slave - FRZY 10-6". ABC 36 News. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Welding, Alan D. (2016-09-29). "REVIEW and EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: FRZY -GOD KING SLAVE". PITTSBURGH MUSIC MAGAZINE. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
- ^ Mervis, Scott (January 10, 2019). "Pittsburgh rapper gets his due with 'FRZY Day'". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ^ "Frzy | iHeartRadio". iHeartRadio. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ^ "Steve Madden | SelfMade | Round Table | Fall 2019". YouTube. October 2, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ^ "SELF MADE". Steve Madden. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
- ^ Conroy, Anthony; Chambers, Steph (January 13, 2020). "Pittsburgh rapper FRZY breaks Guinness' freestyle world record". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ^ Centeno, Tony (January 13, 2020). "Rapper Frzy Breaks Guinness World Record After Rapping for 31 Hours: Report". XXL Mag. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ^ Post, Chantilly (January 13, 2020). "Rapper Frzy Breaks Guinness World Record After Rapping For 31 Hours". Hot New Hip Hop. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ^ "Rapper FRZY scores 'Glorious' collaboration with Pittsburgh Symphony". 90.5 WESA. 2023-11-06. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
- ^ "Frzy with the PSO - Pittsburgh | Official Ticket Source | Heinz Hall | Wed, Nov 8, 2023, 7:30pm | Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra". pittsburghsymphony.org. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
- ^ "Dan + Shay: A Concert for Unity - Pittsburgh | Official Ticket Source | Byham Theater | Sun, Dec 2, 2018, 2:00pm | 100.7 Star, Y108 and Entercom Cares". trustarts.org. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
- ^ "A Concert For Unity To Benefit Tree Of Life". Star Pittsburgh. 2018-12-02. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
- ^ "Dan + Shay's Unity Concert Helps Raise More Than $60,000 to Benefit Pittsburgh Synagogue". The Country Daily. 2018-12-04. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
- ^ Pickels, Mary (November 27, 2018). "'A Concert for Unity' to benefit Tree of Life rebuilding set at Byham Theater". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ^ "FRZY". WhyHunger. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
- ^ Thomas, Mindy (November 22, 2019). "Emmy-Winning Rapper FRZY Brings Hip-Hop to Mister Rogers". Sirius XM. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ^ "Mister Rogers Songs". Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
- ^ "2018 Emmy Recipients | NATAS Mid-Atlantic Chapter". natasmid-atlantic.org. Retrieved 2020-08-01.