- Savage (rapper)
Infobox musical artist 2
Name = Savage
Img_capt = Savage performing inAdelaide ,Australia , inJune 2007 .
Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Demetrius Savelio
Alias =
Born = birth date|1981|6|28|mf=y
Died =
Origin =New Zealand
Instruments =Singing
Genre = Rap
Occupation(s) =
Years_active = 2001-present
Label =Dawn Raid Entertainment ,Universal Republic Records.
Notable_albums =
Notable_songs =
Related_acts =Deceptikonz
URL =
Current_members =
Past_members =Demetrius Savelio (born
28 June 1981 ), better known as Savage, is aNew Zealand rapper and a member ofhip hop music groupDeceptikonz .Early days
Born in
South Auckland , New Zealand, on 28 June1981 to Samoan parents, Demetrius Savage enjoyed hip hop music from a young age. It was in these days that he got his stage name.Savage joined with his friends to form a hip-hop group, the Deceptikonz, in 1997. Success was not instant, however, as the group struggled through several talent shows and small concerts. Their big break finally came in 1999 when, thanks to a cousin of Savage, they were signed to New Zealand hip hop label
Dawn Raid Entertainment .Dawn Raid Entertainment
The Deceptikonz
Released in March 2002, the Deceptikonz album "Elimination", which included the song "Fallen Angels", debuted at #2 on the RIANZ New Zealand Top 40 albums chart.
olo career
Savage recorded over 40 songs during a 12 month recording regime before finally selecting the final line up for his album "Moonshine".
Production duties on the project were handled by
Mareko ,Nate D ofR.E.S , Adeaze Alavante AKA BeatKamp andAtlanta residentSol Messiah , who had flown to New Zealand and spent two weeks manning the drum machine and keyboards at Dawn Raid Studios.Savage worked with R&B singer
Akon on a remix of Akon's US top 10 hit "Locked Up ". The international remix with Savage on the A-side also featuresStyles P from theRuff Ryders label.Savage was also asked to guest with
David Banner on the international remix of "Ain't Got Nothing" which helped to solidfy his name internationally.ongs in films
Savage's hit song "Swing" can be heard in the 2007 comedy film "
Knocked Up " during the club scene. Also, he's featured on the song "Capital S.A." by Alphrisk, which is in "Superbad". Both films hadJudd Apatow andSeth Rogen as producers.Discography
External links
* [http://www.myspace.com/savagedkonz Savage's Myspace]
* [http://www.dawnraid.co.nz Dawn Raid - Savage's Official Record Label Website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/deceptikonz Deceptikonz Myspace]
* [http://www.myspace.com/horsemenfamily Horsemen Family Myspace]
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