Scientifik


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Dinitry Alexander Behrmann (23 July 1972 - 5 June 1998), better known by his stage name Scientifik, was an American rapper from Boston, Massachusetts. He recorded two albums in his lifetime, The Most Blunted and Criminal.

The Most Blunted was recorded in 1992 as a demo tape and was not officially released until 1998. Criminal, boasting production work from Buckwild, Diamond D and RZA, did not receive the recognition that it deserved after the record label releasing the album went bankrupt and resulted in the album receiving minimal promotional support.

Behrmann was born in 1972 in Flastbush, Brooklyn. He was the third youngest of three children, and his mother died when he was young. Behrmann and his relatives were sent to live with their grandmother and aunt, and moved to Lawrence, Massachusetts. Scientifik had already begun rapping by the time his family made the move, and soon became a local star on the city's growing hip hop scene under the stage name MC D-1.
In 1990, Behrmann entered a rhyme contest hosted at Club Seven in New Hampshire, and battled a rapper by the name of Ed O.G, who would soon became a star in the Boston hip hop scene. Scientifk won the battle, and later built up a friendship with Ed, who would go on to executive produce Scientifik's debut album. Scientifik attended Lawrence High School, but became so busy with his hip hop career that he dropped out two months prior to graduation.

Scientifik signed to the Definite label sometime in the early 1990s. He released the single Jungles of da East in 1994, which was soon followed by his debut album Criminal. Although the album featured an all-star production team, it received minimal promotional support. Scientifik ended up selling copies of the album out of his trunk around Massachusetts, and got local college radio stations to play songs from the album.

Towards the end of his career, Scientifik had become interested in religion, self-help and philosophy, and these things became prevalent in his lyrics. His lyrics contained many references to the Five-Percent Nation and Louis Farrakhan. He began to spend more time in New York to secure another all-star lineup for his sophomore project, Black Jesus. Towards the end of his life, he went through a mental crisis, but never began to seek psychological counselling.

On 5 June 1998, Behrmann was driving on the Interstate 495 in a maroon Toyota sedan when it is believed that he shot his girlfriend Beverly Cora before shooting and killing himself at 3:30 p.m. near the Route 213 exit. The car careened off the highway, striking a tree, and flipping over several times. The 9mm semiautomatic glock handgun was found by police about twenty to thirty feet from the vehicle. The couple had been together for eleven years, and had no history of violence. No motive has ever been determined.

APPEARANCES +


Ed O.G & Da Bulldogs
Life Of A Kid In The Ghetto - Demos And Rarities EP 1
2008, 12", EP, Direct Records
Edo. G & Da Bulldogs*
Acting
2008, CD, Album, Traffic Entertainment Group
Edo. G & Da Bulldogs*
Life Of A Kid In The Ghetto (Demos And Rarities)
2008
Basement Heads
Fuck $$
2006, CDr, Mixed, Not On Label, ,
Instrumental/Horrorcore/Conscious
Big Shug
Never Say Die
2005, CD, Comp, Year Round Incorporated, ,
Hardcore Hip-Hop
Various
No More Prisons
1999
Big Shug
Crush
1996,
Ed O.G & Da Bulldogs
Roxbury 02119
1993
Vinyl Reanimators
What's The Deal / Get It Right / Get It Right (Remix)
12", Not On Label, ,
Conscious
S Demenza
ÎNXTAPE
2022, Cass, Mixtape, TAPES4US RECORDS
VANSERNU
BURNDAHGROUND 2020
2020, Cass, Mixtape, Blaq Lotus Records
DJ Iida
Blue Madness 1.5
2018, CDr, Ltd, Mixed, Promo, Bong Bros.
DJ Jab*
Slowful
2017, CD, Mixed, Mixtape, Promo, Not On Label,
Debonair P
Debonair Blends 15
2017, CDr, Mixed, DPB, ,
Cut-up/DJ
Debonair P
Debonair Blends 16
2017, CDr, Mixed, DPB
Debonair P
Debonair Blends 18
2017, CDr, Mixed, DPB, ,
Cut-up/DJ
Hands
All Dues Paid
2017, 2xCD, Comp, Ltd, PQuest Revivals,
Debonair P
Debonair Blends 3
2017, File 320 kbps, ,
Cut-up/DJ
Onra
90's Hip-Hop Mix
2016, CDr, Mixed, Promo, Not On Label,
Dj Krash
Original Tape
2015, CD, Comp, Hangar Studio (2)
Debonair P
Debonair Blends 12
2014, CDr, Mixed, DPB, ,
Cut-up/DJ
SLJ* & HDZ
Straight From The Past Vol. 1
2014, CDr, EP, Not On Label
La Fine Équipe Du 11
The Volume 01 : The Clayderman Effect
2012, File, MP3, Mixed, 320, Not On Label
Febb
3000 (Febb Remixes Volume One)
2011, CDr, Album, Promo, Not On Label,
Hands
Dues Paid 2 (Still Payin'...)
2010, CDr, Album, Hopes Of Spring,
DJ Milky
Underground Vibes - 90's Underground Hip Hop Show Case Vol. 3
2010, CDr, Mixed, Promo, Vibe Records (10), ,
Jazzy Hip-Hop/Hardcore Hip-Hop
DJ Katsu
Meal Records Exclusive Mix Vol.11 (Special Edition)
2010, 2xCD, Mixed, Promo, Meal Records, ,
Cut-up/DJ/Jazzy Hip-Hop/Conscious/Boom Bap
Debonair P
Debonair Blends 6
2010, CDr, ,
Cut-up/DJ
DJ Kiyo
The Basis
2009, CD,
DJ Kiyo
Underground Railroad 4 (East Coastin')
2008, CD, Mixed, Promo, Southpaw Chop, ,
Cut-up/DJ
DJ Luter One
Mixdisc Vol. 1
2007, CD, Mixed, Not on label, ,
Cut-up/DJ/RnB/Swing/Hardcore Hip-Hop
Various
RE:UP Mag
2007, CD, Comp, Promo, Traffic Entertainment Group
DJ Koco a.k.a. Shimokita
Hip Hop Mix Show Vol.0
2007, CD, Mixed, Promo, Donuts Record, ,
Cut-up/DJ
Various
Rap Mag Hors-Série Special US
2006, CD, Comp, Promo, Rap Mag, ,
Pop Rap/Conscious
GM 194
Crime Rhymes
2005
Various
No More Prisons Volumes 1 & 2
2004, 2xCD, Comp, Raptivism, Penalty Recordings
DJ BK, DJ Ikom
Back To School Vol. 1
2003, Cass, Promo, Mix, L-Bow Productions,
Truck Jewls
Hidden Treasures Volume 1
2003, 2xCDr, Comp, Not On Label,
Edo.G* & Fakts One
1991-2001 Sampler
2001, Cass, Ltd, Mixed, Promo, Smplr, Nu Gruv Alliance, Metro concepts, Ground Control Records, ,
Conscious/Hardcore Hip-Hop
DJ Bazooka Joe
Truck Jewls: Millennium Falcon
2000, 2xCass, Comp, Mixed, Mixtape, Calmplex Entertainment, ,
Boom Bap/Conscious/Jazzy Hip-Hop
DJ Ronsha & DJ Kefran
Golgoth Tape
1999, Cass, Mixed, La Meute,
Various
No More Prisons
1999
Various
No More Prisons
1998, 12", Raptivism
DJ Bazooka Joe
Truck Jewls: Hidden Treasures Volume 1
1998, 2xCass, Comp, Mixed, Mixtape, Calmplex Entertainment
Eddie Ill & DL*
A Trip Below
1998, ,
Cut-up/DJ/Turntablism
DJ Didier*
Mixtape 1
1996, Cass, Comp, Mixed, Not On Label
Various
World AIDS Day Collection
1996, CD, Comp, Promo, Proceed (2)
Cut Killer
Hip Hop Summer Jam 96
1996, Cassette,
Various
Liberty Extracts No.1
1995, 7", Promo, Liberty Grooves, Dolo Records, Liberty Grooves,
Various
Freestyle Frenzy Vol 2
1995, Vinyl White,
Big Shug
Big Shug's Classics - Capt'n Morgan Files
CD, Promo, Not On Label, ,
Gangsta/Jazzy Hip-Hop
Iwere
Rugged Like Rwanda
Cass, Mixtape, Num, Promo, Not On Label, ,
Gangsta/Conscious
Various
Ghetto Blaster Volume 1
Cass, Comp, Mixtape, Vibrarecords,
Mista 93
Refreshin' The Golden Era
2013, 18xFile, MP3, Unofficial, 320, Подземни Фреквенции, frekvencii.mk,
Boom Bap
Wu-Tang Clan
Wu-Tang Presents: Hidden Chambers Volume 2
2000, CDr, Comp, Promo, Unofficial, C.R.E.A.M. Productions,
Ed O.G & Da Bulldogs
Roxbury 02119
1993,
various
Untitled Hip Hop L.P.
12", Comp, Unofficial, W/Lbl, Not On Label,
Stretch Armstrong & Bobbito
Freestyle Frenzy Volume 2
CDr, Comp, Unofficial, Not On Label, ,
Boom Bap
DJ Kiyo
The Basis