Qushawan Farrar (born June 18, 1987), better known by his stage name Deniro Farrar, is an American rapper from Charlotte, North Carolina. He has collaborated with other artists such as Ryan Hemsworth, Shady Blaze, and Flosstradamus. His voice was described by The Fader as "an eerily calm rasp that never leaves the emotional range of fuming mad".

Early life
Deniro Farrar was born in Charlotte, North Carolina on June 18, 1987. He dropped out of school in the 9th grade. He grew up listening to Tupac, Three 6 Mafia, Luther Vandross, Kris Kross, Lauryn Hill, and DMX.

Career
In 2010, Deniro Farrar released Feel This on Black Flag Records. In 2012, he released Destiny Altered. Later that year, he released a collaborative album with Shady Blaze, titled Kill or Be Killed. Impose included it on the "Best Music of October 2012" list. Stereogum placed it at number 39 on the "Top 40 Rap Albums of 2012" list. In that year, he also released Cliff of Death, an EP entirely produced by Blue Sky Black Death. It featured guest appearances from Child Actor and Nacho Picasso.

In 2013, he released two solo albums: The Patriarch and The Patriarch II. In that year, he announced a joint venture record deal with Vice Records and Warner Bros. Records. He released the Rebirth EP in 2014.

In 2015, he released Cliff of Death II, a collaborative EP with producer Young God. In 2016, he released two EPs: Mind of a Gemini and Red Book, Vol. 1. In 2017, he released two EPs: Guilty Until Proven Innocent and Mind of a Gemini II. He released the Re-Up EP in 2019.

Discography

Studio albums
 Feel This (2010)
 Destiny Altered (2012)
 Kill or Be Killed (2012) 
 The Patriarch (2013)
 The Patriarch II (2013)

Compilation albums
 Get to Know Deniro Farrar (2013)

EPs
 Cliff of Death (2012) 
 Rebirth (2014)
 Cliff of Death II (2015) 
 Mind of a Gemini (2016)
 Red Book, Vol. 1 (2016)
 Guilty Until Proven Innocent (2017)
 Mind of a Gemini II (2017)
 Re-Up (2019)
 Sole Food (2020)
 Exhibit Q (2020)

Singles
 "I'm Ill" (2010) 
 "100 Down the Highway" (2010)
 "Propellers" (2010) 
 "Big Tookie" (2012)
 "The Reasons" (2012)
 "Separate" (2012)
 "Fears" (2013)
 "Feel Right" (2013)
 "Social Status" (2013)
 "High Tide" (2013)
 "Torn Love" (2013)
 "Death or Forever" (2013) 
 "Nostalgia" (2015)
 "Trap Hall of Fame" (2019) 
 "King" (2020)

Guest appearances
 Dow Jones - "Straight No Chaser" from The Lyrics and Liquor EP (2010)
 Flosstradamus - "Look at the Sky" (2012)
 Lyle Horowitz - "Ridiculous" from Redamancy (2012)
 Shady Blaze - "Faith in Something" from The Grind, Hustle & Talent (2012)
 Joel Verdad - "Church on Traxxx" from Adolescent Theory (2012)
 Lyle Horowitz - "Silencio" from A Good Clean Fight (2012)
 Supreme Cuts & Haleek Maul - "The Dummy" from Chrome Lips (2012)
 Grimes - "Genesis (Ryan Hemsworth Remix)" (2012)
 BK Beats & PBZ - "Soul Fly (Remix)" from Time Is of the Essence (2012)
 Shady Blaze - "51/50" and "Insane" from The Anomaly of Hip Hop (2012)
 Sweatson Klank - "Fuck & Fight" from You, Me, Temporary (2013)
 Spadez x Shady Blaze - "Go to Work" and "On My Block" from III (2013)
 Spadez - "City on My Back" (2013)
 Woof - "My Block" from The Thrill of It All (2013)
 Rich Kidd - "It's Real Like That" from We on Some Rich Kidd Shit Vol. 7: The People's Champ (2013)
 Blue Sky Black Death - "Keys" (2013)
 Black Noise x BK Beats - "Nonbelievers" and "Can't Get Sleep" from Nobelievers (2014)
 Lushlife + CSLSX - "Incantation" from Ritualize (2016)
 Machinedrum - "Stone Age" from Psyconia (2021)

References

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1987 births
Living people
Musicians from Charlotte, North Carolina
Rappers from North Carolina
21st-century American rappers
African-American male rappers
American male rappers
21st-century American male musicians
21st-century African-American musicians
20th-century African-American people