Savage (rapper)
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Demetrius Savelio |
| Born | June 28, 1981 |
| Origin | New Zealand |
| Genre(s) | Rap |
| Years active | 2001-present |
| Label(s) | Dawn Raid Entertainment, Universal Republic Records. |
Demetrius Savelio (born 28 June 1981), better known as Savage, is a New Zealand rapper and a member of hip hop music group Deceptikonz.
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[edit] Early days
Born in South Auckland, New Zealand, on 28 June 1981 to Samoan parents, Demetrius Savelio enjoyed hip hop music from a young age. It was in these days that he got his stage name.
| “ | Back in the days when I was bustin’ to my friends, one of them said I sounded like a savage. I joked about it and laughed, but then I liked the 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.
[edit] Universal Republic Records
Savage signed with Universal Republic Records to a 8 million dollar deal in May 2008
[edit] Dawn Raid Entertainment
[edit] The Deceptikonz
Released in March 2002, the Deceptikonz album Elimination, which included the song "Fallen Angels", reached #4 on the New Zealand Top 40 albums chart.
[edit] Solo 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 of R.E.S, Adeaze Alavante AKA BeatKamp and Atlanta resident Sol 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 features Styles P from the Ruff Ryders label.
[edit] Songs 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 had Judd Apatow and Seth Rogen as producers.
[edit] Discography
| Date | Title | Label | Charted | Certification | Catalog Number | |
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| March, 2002 | Elimination (with the Deceptikonz) |
Dawn Raid Entertainment | #4 (NZ) | - | ||
| March, 2004 | Moonshine | Dawn Raid Entertainment | #4 (NZ) | - | ||
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Album | NZ Singles Chart | Certification | ||
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| 2002 | "Fallen Angels" (with the Deceptikonz & P-Money) |
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| 2002 | "Stop, Drop and Roll" (with the Deceptikonz & Mareko) |
#6 (NZ) | Gold | |||
| 2003 | "Not Many - The Remix" by Scribe (with Con Psy) |
#9 (NZ) #19 (AUS) |
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| 2004 | "Hook Up" (with the Dawn Raid All Stars) |
#9 (NZ) | - | |||
| 2007 | "Turn Me Loose" (Young Divas featuring Savage) |
New Attitude | 15 (AUS) | - | ||
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| 2005 | "Swing" | Moonshine | #1 (NZ) #36 (AUS) |
Platinum (NZ) | ||
| 2005 | "Moonshine" (featuring Akon) |
Moonshine | #1 (NZ) #9 (AUS) |
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| 2005 | "If You Love Savage" | Moonshine | Did Not Chart | - | ||
| 2005 | "They Don't Know" (featuring Aaradhna) |
Moonshine | #3 (NZ) #26 (AUS) |
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