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Fiend

Fiend

Fiend has been played on NTS over 10 times, featured on 13 episodes and was first played on 1 November 2012.

There are multiple artists which use this name:

A rapper from the United States A melodic death metal band from Russia A stoner metal band from France A hardcore techno producer An experimental/ambient side project from Scotland A grindcore band from Fresno, CA A dubstep producer from Manchester, UK A punk band from Galway, Ireland A breakcore producer from Australia A Lucki archive page on streaming services Groovy Goregrind band

There is also a Grindcore band from Germany called Feind that redirects erroneously here.

1) Ricky Jones, better known as Fiend is an American rapper, producer, and former industry A&R, hailing from New Orleans. He is best known for his time spent with Master P’s No Limit Records. Fiend was also briefly a member of DMX’s label, Ruff Ryders Entertainment. The recent rumors has Fiend signed with Jay-Z’s RocNation label. Fiend, himself, told the online Hip Hop news that he and Jay-Z has not confirmed as of now. They are toying with the idea to ink the deal.

He debuted with I Won’t Be Denied in 1995 on Big Boy Records. He signed to No Limit in 1997 and released two albums on the label, There’s One In Every Family and Street Life. He contributed heavily to the work of other No Limit artists, including Master P’s multi-platinum Ghetto D. Fiend has released 7 solo albums in total and since his departure from No Limit. Fiend currently runs his own record label, named Fiend Entertainment or simply F.E… Now he's part of the Currensy JETS movement, and he's known as Fiend - International Jones. He has released 3 mixtapes, and he's preparing his next album.

2) Fiend is a Melodic Death Metal band formed in Moscow, Russia, in December of 2007, which also touches other metal genres such as Gothic.

3) Also a French stoner/doom/psyche band from Paris featuring British singer Heitham Al-Sayed (Senser, Lodestar, Entronaut, In The Guise Of Men, The Operators, The Guild), Michel Bassin (Treponem Pal, Ministry, Kanaan), Nico Zivkovich (13 Zealots) and Simon Doucet (Kickback, Casanova Frankenstein, 13 Zealots).

4) Steven Vasquez, a Hardcore producer who has had releases on Industrial Strength, The Third Movement & Pacemaker amongst others.

5) Fiend was the alias of Scottish musician Brendan O’Hare, a well-traveled member of the 1990s alternative pop scene. O’Hare first garnered notice as the drummer of the great Teenage Fanclub, exiting the group in the wake of their 1993 LP Thirteen; he released the experimental ambient albums Caledonian Gothic, Caledonian Cosmic and Caledonian Mystic under the name of Fiend. These albums featured a handful of recordings involving other members of Telstar Ponies, of whom he was still a member when the material was recorded. Next, followed by a stint in Mogwai. In addition to Fiend — a moody space-rock solo project first heard on 1997’s Caledonian Gothic - he also concurrently led his own band, Macrocosmica.

6) Fiend is a grindcore band from Fresno, CA formed in the summer months of 2012 through a local DIY community. They released a demo in 2013, an EP in 2014, and a split with Dead Issue in 2015.

7) Fiend is a dustep producer from Manchester, UK. His first track called "Gully" was released on soundcould on October 12, 2012. He has a digital LP titled The Seven Deadly Dubs (DTR016) which was released July 12 2016 on Juno.

8) Fiend is a punk band from Galway, Ireland. Insofar (7/2019), They've recorded a demo in 2016 and a S/T album in 2018. https://fiendhc.bandcamp.com/

9) fiend is a breakcore producer from Melbourne, Australia. https://fiend.bandcamp.com/album/fever-dream

10) fiend is the name of an unauthorized archive page for american rapper Lucki, known for reuploading his 2021 unreleased song Cupid (also known as Balenciaga Princess)

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Fiend

Fiend has been played on NTS over 10 times, featured on 13 episodes and was first played on 1 November 2012.

There are multiple artists which use this name:

A rapper from the United States A melodic death metal band from Russia A stoner metal band from France A hardcore techno producer An experimental/ambient side project from Scotland A grindcore band from Fresno, CA A dubstep producer from Manchester, UK A punk band from Galway, Ireland A breakcore producer from Australia A Lucki archive page on streaming services Groovy Goregrind band

There is also a Grindcore band from Germany called Feind that redirects erroneously here.

1) Ricky Jones, better known as Fiend is an American rapper, producer, and former industry A&R, hailing from New Orleans. He is best known for his time spent with Master P’s No Limit Records. Fiend was also briefly a member of DMX’s label, Ruff Ryders Entertainment. The recent rumors has Fiend signed with Jay-Z’s RocNation label. Fiend, himself, told the online Hip Hop news that he and Jay-Z has not confirmed as of now. They are toying with the idea to ink the deal.

He debuted with I Won’t Be Denied in 1995 on Big Boy Records. He signed to No Limit in 1997 and released two albums on the label, There’s One In Every Family and Street Life. He contributed heavily to the work of other No Limit artists, including Master P’s multi-platinum Ghetto D. Fiend has released 7 solo albums in total and since his departure from No Limit. Fiend currently runs his own record label, named Fiend Entertainment or simply F.E… Now he's part of the Currensy JETS movement, and he's known as Fiend - International Jones. He has released 3 mixtapes, and he's preparing his next album.

2) Fiend is a Melodic Death Metal band formed in Moscow, Russia, in December of 2007, which also touches other metal genres such as Gothic.

3) Also a French stoner/doom/psyche band from Paris featuring British singer Heitham Al-Sayed (Senser, Lodestar, Entronaut, In The Guise Of Men, The Operators, The Guild), Michel Bassin (Treponem Pal, Ministry, Kanaan), Nico Zivkovich (13 Zealots) and Simon Doucet (Kickback, Casanova Frankenstein, 13 Zealots).

4) Steven Vasquez, a Hardcore producer who has had releases on Industrial Strength, The Third Movement & Pacemaker amongst others.

5) Fiend was the alias of Scottish musician Brendan O’Hare, a well-traveled member of the 1990s alternative pop scene. O’Hare first garnered notice as the drummer of the great Teenage Fanclub, exiting the group in the wake of their 1993 LP Thirteen; he released the experimental ambient albums Caledonian Gothic, Caledonian Cosmic and Caledonian Mystic under the name of Fiend. These albums featured a handful of recordings involving other members of Telstar Ponies, of whom he was still a member when the material was recorded. Next, followed by a stint in Mogwai. In addition to Fiend — a moody space-rock solo project first heard on 1997’s Caledonian Gothic - he also concurrently led his own band, Macrocosmica.

6) Fiend is a grindcore band from Fresno, CA formed in the summer months of 2012 through a local DIY community. They released a demo in 2013, an EP in 2014, and a split with Dead Issue in 2015.

7) Fiend is a dustep producer from Manchester, UK. His first track called "Gully" was released on soundcould on October 12, 2012. He has a digital LP titled The Seven Deadly Dubs (DTR016) which was released July 12 2016 on Juno.

8) Fiend is a punk band from Galway, Ireland. Insofar (7/2019), They've recorded a demo in 2016 and a S/T album in 2018. https://fiendhc.bandcamp.com/

9) fiend is a breakcore producer from Melbourne, Australia. https://fiend.bandcamp.com/album/fever-dream

10) fiend is the name of an unauthorized archive page for american rapper Lucki, known for reuploading his 2021 unreleased song Cupid (also known as Balenciaga Princess)

Original source Last.fm

Tracks featured on

Most played tracks

If I Don't Gotta
Silkk The Shocker feat. Fiend
No Limit Records, Priority Records1998
Puttin' It Down
Mia X feat. Fiend, Kane & Abel, Mac, Mystikal
No Limit Records1998
Make 'Em Say Ugh
Master P feat. Fiend, Mia X, Mystikal, Silkk The Shocker
Priority Records2007
Through The Motions
Strong Arm Steady, Statik Selektah feat. David Banner, Fiend
Stones Throw Records2012
Televised
Curren$y feat. Fiend, International Jones
Warner Bros. Records2011
Make Em Say Uhh #2
Master P feat. Fiend, Mia X, Silkk The Shocker, Snoop Dogg
No Limit Records, Priority Records1998
Waiting On God
Fiend
No Limit Records, Priority Records1999
Blood Sweat & Gears
Curren$y, Alchemist feat. Fiend
ALC Records, Jet Life Recordings2019