Editing Busdriver

{{Short description|American rapper (born 1978)}}
{{About|the rapper|the occupation|bus driver|the video game|Bus Driver (video game)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Busdriver
| image             = busdriver1 crop.jpg
| caption           = Busdriver performing in 2007
| birth_name        = Regan Farquhar
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|1978|02|12}}
| birth_place       = [[Los Angeles]], California, United States
| genre             = {{hlist|[[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]|
[[abstract hip hop]]<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Hamilton|first=Pierre|date=May 11, 2005|url=https://popmatters.com/busdriver-fear-2495849401.html|title=Busdriver: Fear of a Black Tangent|magazine=[[PopMatters]]|accessdate=March 1, 2021}}</ref>}}
| occupation        = {{hlist|Rapper|record producer}}
| years_active      = 1992–present
| label             = {{hlist|[[Big Dada]]|[[Mush Records]]|[[Fake Four Inc.]]|[[Hellfyre Club]]|[[Anti- (record label)|Anti-]]|[[Epitaph Records]]|Afterlife Recordz|Temporary Whatever}}
| associated_acts   = {{hlist|[[Project Blowed]]|[[Nocando]]|[[Radioinactive]]|[[Daedelus (musician)|Daedelus]]|[[Loden (musician)|Loden]]|[[Daddy Kev]]|[[D-Styles]]|[[Nobody (producer)|Nobody]]|[[Boom Bip]]|[[2Mex]]|[[Milo (musician)|Milo]]|[[Open Mike Eagle]]}}
| website           = {{URL|https://busdriver-thumbs.bandcamp.com}}
}}
'''Regan Farquhar''' (born February 12, 1978), better known by his stage name '''Busdriver''' (sometimes stylized in all caps), is an American rapper and producer from Los Angeles. He has collaborated with rappers such as [[Myka 9]], [[R.A.P. Ferreira]], [[Nocando]], [[Open Mike Eagle]], [[2Mex]], [[Aesop Rock]] and [[Radioinactive]]. His primary producers have been [[Daedelus (musician)|Daedelus]], [[Boom Bip]], [[Daddy Kev]], [[Loden (musician)|Loden]], [[Paris Zax]], [[Omid Walizadeh|Omid]], [[Kenny Segal]], and [[Nobody (producer)|Nobody]]. He has also worked with [[D-Styles]] on two albums.

==Biography==
Regan Farquhar was born on February 12, 1978, in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]].<ref name=allmusic>{{cite web|first=Wade|last=Kergan|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/busdriver-mn0000642728/biography|title=Busriver - Biography|work=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=June 7, 2017}}</ref> He was introduced to [[Hip hop music|hip hop]] at an early age; his father, [[Ralph Farquhar]], wrote the 1985 film ''[[Krush Groove]]''. Farquhar began rapping at age nine. By age 13, he was part of the group 4/29, which was inspired by the [[1992 Los Angeles riots]]. At 16, he joined the [[Project Blowed]] scene.<ref>{{cite web|first=Reyan|last=Ali|url=http://www.avclub.com/article/busdriver-68226|title=Busdriver - Interview|work=[[The A.V. Club]]|date=February 3, 2012|access-date=June 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305144722/http://www.avclub.com/article/busdriver-68226|archive-date=March 5, 2016}}</ref>

In 2002, Busdriver released his solo album, ''[[Temporary Forever]]''.<ref>{{cite web|first=John|last=Bush|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/temporary-forever-mw0000040543|title=Temporary Forever - Busdriver|work=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=June 7, 2017}}</ref> In 2004, he released ''[[Cosmic Cleavage]]'' on [[Big Dada]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Jamie|last=Collinson|url=http://www.xlr8r.com/reviews/busdriver/cosmic-cleavage|title=Cosmic Cleavage|work=[[XLR8R]]|date=June 15, 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111225042621/http://www.xlr8r.com/reviews/busdriver/cosmic-cleavage|archive-date=December 25, 2011|access-date=June 7, 2017}}</ref>

In 2007, Busdriver released ''[[RoadKillOvercoat]]'' on [[Epitaph Records]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Jason|last=Crock|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/9832-roadkillovercoat/|title=Busdriver: RoadKillOvercoat|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=February 1, 2007|access-date=June 7, 2017}}</ref> Another solo album, ''[[Jhelli Beam]]'', was released on [[Anti- (record label)|Anti-]] in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|first=Ian|last=Cohen|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13228-jhelli-beam/|title=Busdriver: Jhelli Beam|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=June 12, 2009|access-date=June 7, 2017}}</ref> He is the executive producer of [[Thirsty Fish]]'s 2009 album, ''[[Watergate (album)|Watergate]]''.<ref>{{cite web|first=Daiana|last=Feuer|url=http://larecord.com/interviews/2009/07/31/busdriver-the-gumdrop-eats-the-puppy|title=Busdriver: Worse Things Than The World Blowing Up|work=[[L.A. Record]]|date=July 31, 2009|access-date=June 7, 2017}}</ref>

In 2010, Busdriver released a free mixtape, ''[[Computer Cooties]]''.<ref name="AGM">{{cite web|author=Janak |url=http://abovegroundmagazine.com/the-leak/10/05/busdriver-computer-cooties/ |title=Busdriver – Computer Cooties |work=Above Ground Magazine |date=October 5, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707075348/http://abovegroundmagazine.com/the-leak/10/05/busdriver-computer-cooties/ |archive-date=July 7, 2011 |access-date=June 7, 2017}}</ref> In that year, he also started a band Physical Forms with Jeff Byron, who is a former member of [[The Mae Shi]].<ref name="Carnage">{{cite web|last=Carnage|first=Sean|url=http://www.seancarnage.com/2010/08/27/lets-get-physical-jeff-byron-post-mae-shi-with-physical-forms/|title=Let's get physical: Jeff Byron debuts post-Mae Shi music this Monday with Physical Forms|work=[[Sean Carnage]]|date=August 27, 2010|access-date=June 7, 2017}}</ref> Physical Forms released a split 7-inch single, ''Hoofdriver'', with [[Deerhoof]] on [[Polyvinyl Records]].<ref name="Pitchfork">{{cite web|last=Breihan|first=Tom|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/40221-new-release-deerhoof-and-physical-forms-hoofdriver/|title=New Release: Deerhoof and Physical Forms: Hoofdriver|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=October 1, 2010|access-date=June 7, 2017}}</ref> Another of Busdriver's projects is [[Flash Bang Grenada]], a collaboration with the rapper [[Nocando]]. The duo released the debut album, ''[[10 Haters]]'', on [[Hellfyre Club]] in 2011.<ref name="LA Weekly">{{cite web|last=Martins|first=Chris|url=http://www.laweekly.com/music/exclusive-busdriver-and-nocando-form-alt-rap-superduo-flash-bang-grenada-2410965|title=Exclusive: Busdriver and Nocando Form Alt-Rap Superduo, Flash Bang Grenada|work=[[LA Weekly]]|date=September 10, 2010|access-date=June 7, 2017}}</ref>

Busdriver released his solo album, ''[[Beaus$Eros]]'', on [[Fake Four Inc.]] in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/busdriver-beauseros|title=Busdriver - Beaus$Eros|work=[[Exclaim!]]|first=Thomas|last=Quinlan|date=March 13, 2012|access-date=June 7, 2017}}</ref> Later that year, he released a free EP, ''Arguments with Dreams''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prefixmag.com/news/download-busdrivers-new-ep-arguments-with-dreams/69504/|title=Download Busdriver's New EP: 'Arguments With Dreams'|work=Prefix|first=David|last=Padula|date=September 21, 2012|access-date=June 7, 2017}}</ref> In 2014, he released ''[[Perfect Hair (album)|Perfect Hair]]'' on Big Dada.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/09/album-review-busdriver-perfect-hair/|title=Busdriver – Perfect Hair|work=[[Consequence of Sound]]|first=Adam|last=Kivel|date=September 12, 2014|access-date=June 7, 2017}}</ref>

In 2017, Busdriver appeared on [[Flying Lotus]]' directorial debut feature film, ''[[Kuso (film)|Kuso]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/07/kuso.html|title=Kuso|work=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]|first=Zach|last=Budgor|date=July 25, 2017|access-date=July 19, 2018}}</ref> In 2018, he released a studio album, ''[[Electricity Is on Our Side]]'', on Temporary Whatever.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-ca-ms-california-sounds-poolside-jay-rock-busdriver-20180615-story.html|title=California Sounds: A panic-inducing new video from Poolside, a new album by Watts rapper Jay Rock and Busdriver's hip-hop esoterica|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|first=Randall|last=Roberts|date=June 26, 2018|access-date=July 19, 2018}}</ref>

==Discography==
{{See also|Flash Bang Grenada#Discography|l1=Flash Bang Grenada discography}}

===Studio albums===
* ''[[Memoirs of the Elephant Man]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Temporary Forever]]'' (2002)
* ''[[The Weather (Busdriver & Radioinactive album)|The Weather]]'' (2003) {{small|(with [[Radioinactive]] and [[Daedelus (musician)|Daedelus]])}}
* ''[[Cosmic Cleavage]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Fear of a Black Tangent]]'' (2005)
* ''[[RoadKillOvercoat]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Jhelli Beam]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Beaus$Eros]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Perfect Hair (album)|Perfect Hair]]'' (2014)
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* ''[[Electricity Is on Our Side]]'' (2018)
* ''MADE IN LOVE'' (2023)

===Mixtapes===
* ''[[Computer Cooties]]'' (2010)
* ''Vidal Folder'' (2015)
* ''[[Thumbs (mixtape)|Thumbs]]'' (2015)

===Compilation albums===
* ''This Machine Kills Fashion Tips'' (2002)
* ''Heavy Items Such as Books, Record Albums, Tools'' (2003)
* ''Taxed Jumper Mix'' (2006)

===Live albums===
* ''Live Airplane Food'' (2003) {{small|(with [[Daedelus (musician)|Daedelus]])}}
* ''Live Radio Concert'' (2004) {{small|(with [[2Mex]])}}

===Audiobooks===
* ''I Don't Write Rhymes, I Write Code'' (2020)

===EPs===
* ''Arguments with Dreams'' (2012)

===Singles===
* "Walking Dead" (2000)
* "Get on the Bus" / "Everybody's Stylin'" (2001)
* "Party Pooper" / "Buy One Style, Get Second Style Free" (2002)
* "[[Imaginary Places]]" (2002)
* "Touch Type" / "Winthorp & Winthorp" (2003) {{small|(with [[Radioinactive]], as The Weather)}}
* "Smart Buyer" (2004)
* "[[Avantcore]]" (2005)
* "Viacom Puppeteer" (2006)
* "Kill Your Employer" (2006)
* "Sun Shower" (2007)
* "Ellen Disingenuous" (2008)
* "Me-Time (With the Pulmonary Palimpsest)" (2009)
* "I Did Crimes Behind Your Eyelids" / "On the Brink" (2010) {{small|(with [[Deerhoof]])}}
* "Leaf House" (2011)
* "ATM" (2011)
* "Superhands' Mantra" (2012) {{small|(with [[Aesop Rock]])}}
* "The Big Think" (2020)

===Guest appearances===
* Fat Jack - "Life or Death" and "Drive Safe" from ''Cater to the DJ'' (1999)
* The Mind Clouders - "Upside Down 6" from ''Fake It Until You Make It'' (1999)
* [[Daddy Kev]] - "Blowed Anthem" from ''Lost Angels'' (2001)
* [[2Mex]] - "Making Money Off God" from ''B-Boys in Occupied Mexico'' (2001)
* [[Daedelus (musician)|Daedelus]] - "Quiet Now" from ''Invention'' (2002)
* [[Omid Walizadeh|Omid]] - "Shock and Awe" from ''Monolith'' (2003)
* Daedelus - "Girls" from ''The Quiet Party'' (2003)
* [[Haiku d'Etat]] - "Transitions and Eras" from ''[[Coup de Theatre (album)|Coup de Theatre]]'' (2004)
* [[TTC (band)|TTC]] - "Latest Dance Craze" from ''[[Batards Sensibles]]'' (2004)
* Daedelus - "Something Bells" from ''Something Bells'' (2004)
* [[Shape Shifters (band)|Shape Shifters]] - "American Idle" from ''Was Here'' (2004)
* Mums the Word - "They Wanna Rap" from ''Constant Evolution'' (2005)
* [[Onry Ozzborn]] - "Educated Guess" from ''In Between'' (2005)
* SonGodSuns - "Minors into Fire" from ''Over the Counter Culture'' (2005)
* Ellay Khule - "Dandylions" from ''Califormula'' (2005)
* [[Subtitle (rapper)|Subtitle]] - "Cray Crazy" from ''[[Young Dangerous Heart (Subtitle album)|Young Dangerous Heart]]'' (2005)
* [[Z-Trip]] - "Take Two Copies" from ''[[Shifting Gears (Z-Trip album)|Shifting Gears]]'' (2005)
* [[Islands (band)|Islands]] - "Where There's a Will There's a Whalebone" from ''[[Return to the Sea]]'' (2006)
* [[Antimc]] - "Bellies Full of Rain" from ''It's Free, but It's Not Cheap'' (2006)
* Scream Club - "Intoxicating" from ''Life of a Heartbreaker'' (2006)
* Toca - "Hearts and Gold" from ''Toca'' (2007)
* [[Rob Sonic]] - "Spy Hunter" from ''[[Sabotage Gigante]]'' (2007) 
* [[Edit (musician)|Edit]] - "Crunk De Gaulle" from ''[[Certified Air Raid Material]]'' (2007)
* [[Reefer (band)|Reefer]] - "Crony Island" from ''Reefer'' (2008)
* [[K-the-I???]] - "Sabbath Faster" from ''[[Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow (K-the-I??? album)|Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow]]'' (2008)
* [[Moderat]] - "Beats Way Sick" from ''[[Moderat (album)|Moderat]]'' (2009) 
* [[Themselves]] - "Party Rap Sucks" from ''[[The Free Houdini]]'' (2009)
* [[Myka 9]] - "Chopper" from ''[[1969 (Myka 9 album)|1969]]'' (2009)
* [[Loden (musician)|Loden]] - "Self-Aware Wolf" (2010)
* 2Mex - "Career Suicide for Dummies" and "AFC West" from ''My Fanbase Will Destroy You'' (2010)
* [[Open Mike Eagle]] - "Original Butterscotch Confection" from ''[[Unapologetic Art Rap]]'' (2010)
* [[Nocando]] - "Two Track Mind" from ''[[Jimmy the Lock]]'' (2010)
* [[Modeselektor]] - "Pretentious Friends" from ''Monkeytown'' (2011) 
* [[Thirsty Fish]] - "Grind It Out" from ''[[Watergate (album)|Watergate]]'' (2011)
* Daedelus - "What Can You Do?" from ''[[Bespoke (album)|Bespoke]]'' (2011)
* [[Sole (hip hop artist)|Sole]] - "We Stay Eatin'" from ''Nuclear Winter Volume 2: Death Panel'' (2011)
* [[Eligh]] & [[AmpLive]] - "L.A. Dreamers" from ''[[Therapy at 3]]'' (2011)
* [[Radioinactive]] - "Gypsy Shoe" from ''The Akashic Record'' (2012)
* [[Dark Time Sunshine]] - "Look at What the Cat Did" from ''[[Anx]]'' (2012)
* [[P.O.S (rapper)|P.O.S]] - "Oh, Ouch" from ''[[We Don't Even Live Here]]'' {{small|(deluxe edition)}} (2012)
* Myka 9 - "Enter the Slayer" from ''Gramophone'' (2012)
* [[Abstract Rude]] - "The Media" from ''Dear Abbey'' (2012)
* [[Kool A.D.]] - "Question Jam Answer" from ''[[63/19|63]]'' (2013)
* [[Milo (musician)|Milo]] - "The Gus Haynes Cribbage League" from ''Things That Happen at Night'' (2013)
* [[Lapalux]] - "Forlorn" (2013)
* Open Mike Eagle - "Degrassi Picture Day (Hellfyre Jackets)" from ''Sir Rockabye'' (2013)
* Milo - "Red Oleanders" from ''Cavalcade'' (2013)
* Loden - "About Busdriver with Colors" from ''The Star-Eyed Condition'' (2013)
* [[Latyrx]] - "Close Your Eyes" from ''[[The Second Album (Latyrx album)|The Second Album]]'' (2013)
* [[Armand Hammer (music group)|Armand Hammer]] - "New Museum" from ''Race Music'' (2013)
* [[Son Lux]] - "Easy (Remix)" (2013)
* [[Ceschi]] - "Forgotten Forever" from ''Forgotten Forever'' (2014)
* [[Shawn Lee (musician)|Shawn Lee]] - "Christophe" from ''Golden Age Against the Machine'' (2014)
* Milo - "Argyle Sox" from ''A Toothpaste Suburb'' (2014)
* MC Frontalot - "Chisel Down" from ''Question Bedtime'' (2014)
* Memory Man - "Live from Death Row" from ''Broadcast One'' (2015)
* [[Prefuse 73]] - "140 Jabs Interlude" from ''[[Rivington Não Rio]]'' (2015)
* Abstract Rude - "Relay" from ''Keep the Feel: A Legacy of Hip Hop Soul'' (2015)
* Eligh - "Get Like Me" from ''80 Hrtz'' (2015)
* Cavanaugh - "Typecast" from ''[[Time and Materials (album)|Time and Materials]]'' (2015)
* Elos - "Not the Best" from ''Limit Break'' (2016)
* The Kleenrz - "Man Overboard" from ''Season 2'' (2016)
* Daedelus - "In Your Hands" from ''Labyrinths'' (2016)
* Lorde Fredd33 - "Trap Jazz" from ''Dead Man's View'' (2016)
* P.O.S - "Pieces/Ruins" from ''[[Chill, Dummy]]'' (2017)
* Milo - "Rapper" from ''Who Told You to Think??!!?!?!?!'' (2017)
* [[Jeremiah Jae]] - "In da Zone" from ''Daffi'' (2018)
* [[Blu (rapper)|Blu]] & Fat Jack - "Low End Theory" from ''Underground Makes the World Go Round'' (2019)

===Productions===
* [[2Mex]] - "My Intro Won't Destroy You", "Bluetooth Cyborg", "Career Suicide for Dummies", and "Jolly Rancher" from ''My Fanbase Will Destroy You'' (2010)
* [[Open Mike Eagle]] - "Nightmares (Busdriver Remix)" and "Four Days" from ''Extended Nightmares Getdown: The Dark Blue Door'' (2011)
* [[Sole (hip hop artist)|Sole]] - "The Inferno" from ''[[A Ruthless Criticism of Everything Existing]]'' (2012)
* [[Tera Melos]] - "Snake Lake (Busdriver Remix)" from ''X'ed Out Remixes'' (2013)
* Open Mike Eagle - "Deathmate Black" from ''[[Dark Comedy (album)|Dark Comedy]]'' (2014)
* [[Billy Woods (rapper)|Billy Woods]] - "U-Boats" from ''Today, I Wrote Nothing'' (2015)

==References==
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==External links==
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