Bronson continued to stockpile guest verses on the way to third album Mr. Another collaborative tape with Party Supplies was out by the end of that year. Given an extra boost by appearances from Prodigy and Raekwon, two of Bronson's key '90s hardcore inspirations, the EP peaked at number six on Billboard's rap chart.

Lecter and Well-Done, the latter co-billed to producer Statik Selektah.Īfter Bronson issued mixtapes recorded with Party Supplies and the Alchemist, the rapper made his major-label debut on Atlantic (via Vice) in 2013 with Saaab Stories, a Harry Fraud-produced EP.

His career truly achieved flight in 2011, a year in which he released his debut mixtape, as well as his first two proper albums, Dr. Bronson's first major showcase arrived in the form of a 2007 mixtape as a member the Outdoorsmen, which was trailed by several guest verses and a solo single. Serious effort wasn't put into rapping - which he had started on a lark - until a broken leg precluded kitchen work. After studying at the Art Institute of New York City's culinary program, he filled multiple roles in the restaurant industry. Wonderful (2015), his major-label debut, featuring the gold-certified Chance the Rapper collaboration 'Baby Blue.' He has since expanded his reach as a television personality, author, and actor, and has juggled this work with continued artistic growth displayed on full-lengths such as Blue Chips 7000 (2017), the self-released White Bronco (2018), and Only for Dolphins (2020), his first album for Loma Vista.Ī New York City native from Queens' Flushing neighborhood, Bronson, born Ariyan Arslani, developed his first area of expertise in his family's restaurant. The rapper emerged from the underground in the early 2010s and crashed the Top Ten of the Billboard 200 with Mr. Known for detailed wordplay imbued with filth and humor, Action Bronson draws influence from the likes of fellow Queens native Kool G Rap and Wu-Tang Clan's Ghostface Killah, and calls upon his past life as a chef to spit major culinary knowledge.

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