As a member of The Pharcyde, Fatlip contributed to the critically acclaimed Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde as well as the follow-up release Labcabincalifornia. After the release of the Labcabincalifornia album, Fatlip was kicked out of the group, in part for leaving the supporting tour for their second album in favor of working on his own solo efforts. In the group, Fatlip could be recognized for his conversational-style delivery of his verses and for having the deepest voice in the group.
Solo career
In 2005, Fatlip released his solo debut, The Loneliest Punk. It includes his single from 2000, "What's Up Fatlip?". The music video for "What's Up Fatlip?" was directed by Spike Jonze. During the filming process, Spike compiled a series of interviews with Fatlip and put them together in a documentary also titled "What's Up Fatlip?". The album features guest appearances by Chali 2na, as well as Shock G. The album contains songs produced by J-Swift, who was responsible for the production of The Pharcyde's first album Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde. Fatlip appeared on MTV's Jackass'' sliding down an escalator rail, and this was edited into his video for "Worst Case Scenario".
Collaborations
In 2001, Fatlip was featured on L.A. Symphony's "Big Broke L.A." EP on the track "What You Say". Fatlip had a cameo in southern rapper Ludacris's Get Back video. In 2007, he collaborated with The Chemical Brothers on their song "The Salmon Dance" which is featured on their album We Are the Night. He is featured on the track "Dream and Imaginate" by The Wascals. He has also collaborated with a crew from France known as the Jazz Liberatorz 2008 on both albums called Clin D'Oeil and Fruit of the Past. He is featured on the song "Luxury Pool" from the 2008 album Stainless Style by Neon Neon. In early 2009 he also appeared on the two tracks "Hip Hop" and "Strange Enough" of Sam Spiegel 's and DJ Zegon's project N.A.S.A.'s first album The Spirit of Apollo. Fatlip was featured in the track "Mr. Lonely" by Portland-based band Portugal. The Man on their 2017 album Woodstock. He also received a writing credit for the track.
Fatlip has reunited with former Pharcyde member Tre Hardson to perform on 'The Over 30, Dirty Old Men Tour' together. Fatlip was featured in the song 'All I Want for Christmas ' with Tre Hardson featuring St. Imey and produced by J-Swift. These artists are considered currently to be Delicious Vinyl's 'Dream Team'.
