Denaun Porter (born December 7, 1978), known by his stage name Kon Artis or his production title Mr. Porter, is an American rapper, singer and record producer, who rose to fame as an original member of Detroit rap group D12.
Porter’s career journey began when he founded the Hip Hop duo, Da Brigade, which featured fellow group-mate Kuniva and himself. Da Brigade was later approached by their friend, the late emcee “Proof, to start D12. It was his ...
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Denaun Porter (born December 7, 1978), known by his stage name Kon Artis or his production title Mr. Porter, is an American rapper, singer and record producer, who rose to fame as an original member of Detroit rap group D12.
Porter’s career journey began when he founded the Hip Hop duo, Da Brigade, which featured fellow group-mate Kuniva and himself. Da Brigade was later approached by their friend, the late emcee “Proof, to start D12. It was his friendship with former roommate and current D12 comrade, Eminem, that assisted in opening doors. “Everyone wants to be successful in this business but everyone doesn’t get the chance to,” Denaun says. “When Em first began recording in California, he would come home and play music for me. I got a whiff of the beats Dre was doing. It was like the music we were already doing but to the 10th power. It was a learning experience, being able to hear the music before it came out. I was trying to do my own thing. I wanted to develop my own style. Then...
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