Friendzone (duo)
Introduction '''Friendzone''' was an American instrumental hip hop duo based in the East Bay of California. It consisted of producers James Laurence and Dylan Reznick. On January 30, 2017, it was announced that James Laurence had died at the age of 27 from undisclosed circumstances.
History Friendzone produced Main Attrakionz' "Chuch" and "Perfect Skies", which were featured on the 2011 mixtape ''808s & Dark Grapes II''. In 2012, the duo released ''Collection I'', a compilation of rap instrumentals and original songs.In 2013, Friendzone landed their first major label placement, producing the song "Fashion Killa" for ASAP Rocky, which appeared on his debut album ''Long. Live. ASAP'', and also released the compilation ''Kuchibiru Network 3'', which included contributions by several notable producers including Ryan Hemsworth, Skywlkr, DJ Kenn, and Jerome LOL. In that year, the duo produced Yung Lean's "Solarflare", which was the final track on his mixtape ''Unknown Death 2002''.On October 9, 2013, Friendzone released the debut album, ''DX''. On that day, ''Vice'' premiered the music video for "Poly".On February 16, 2015, Boiler Room released ''Upfront 014'', which featured nearly an hour of unreleased music from the duo. On May 27, Friendzone released a new EP, ''While U Wait''. Main Attrakionz released ''808s & Dark Grapes III'', produced by Friendzone in its entirety, on Neil Young's Vapor Records on June 30, 2015.On January 30, 2017, James Laurence was reported dead at the age of 27.The cause and date of death were not announced. On February 6, Dylan Reznick shared a previously unreleased track, "Sweet Dream", as a tribute to Laurence. The duo had finished the song a few weeks prior to Laurence's death.
Discography ===Albums===* ''DX'' (2013)===Mixtapes===* ''Get Back'' (2010)* ''My Wishlist'' (2010)* ''Kuchibiru Network'' (2011)* ''Kuchibiru Network 2'' (2011)* ''Rose Quartz Mix'' (2012)* ''Collection I'' (2012)* ''Champion Sound #11'' (2013)* ''Kuchibiru Network 3'' (2013)* ''The DX Mix'' (2013)* ''Upfront 014'' (2015)* ''Collection II'' (2022)* ''Collection III'' (2023)===EPs===* ''While U Wait'' (2015)===Singles===* "A.L.L." / "JD" (2010)* "No One" (2011)* "I Have Nothing" (2012)* "* "Retailxtal" (2012)* "Rest" (2012)* "Moments Pt. 1" (2012)* "Moments Pt. 2" (2013)* "First Love XOXO" (2013)* "Always" (2013)* "4 Yia Yia" (2013)* "Who Wanna Rumble" (2013) (featuring Mykki Blanco)* "Poly" / "8AM" (2013)* "Appropriate X" / "Blast Furnace" (2014)* "Needs5" (2014)* "TCShe" (2015) (featuring Sheera)* "Sweet Dream" (2017)===Guest appearances===* L.W.H. - "All in Your Hands" from ''The Tape Hiss Hooligan'' (2011)* Gummybear - "Can't Go Wrong" from ''Time'' (2011)* L.W.H. - "Medus6sa" from ''CIA TV'' (2012)===Productions===* Squadda B - "I Miss Y'all" / "Focus" (2011)* Shady Blaze - "Follow Me" (2011)* Main Attrakionz - "Chuch" and "Perfect Skies" from ''808s & Dark Grapes II'' (2011)* Carios + DKXO - "From Dusk Till Dawn" (2011)* Main Attrakionz - "Women We Chase" (2012)* Main Attrakionz x Shady Blaze - "Green Ova to the Top" (2012)* Lo-Fi-Fnk - "Taking U for Granted" from ''Maxade Mixtape Vol. 1'' (2012)* Chippy Nonstop - "Chippy's Theme" (2012)* Pepperboy - "Real" from ''Days of Grace'' (2012)* Main Attrakionz - "Love U" from ''Tag Champz Bundle'' (2012)* Squadda B - "Cheater" from ''Northside Bad Guy'' (2012)* Main Attrakionz - "Zombies on the Turf Pt. 2" (2012)* Deniro Farrar & Shady Blaze - "All the Way" and "Back/Forth/Back" from ''Kill or Be Killed'' (2012)* Main Attrakionz - "Rap Paradise" (2012)* ASAP Rocky - "Fashion Killa" from ''Long. Live. ASAP'' (2013)* Deniro Farrar - "Back/Forth/Back" from ''The Patriarch'' (2013)* Mondre M.A.N. - "Where She At" and "Have Faith" from ''Cloudd Packk'' (2013)* Squadda B - "Ridin Dirty Past 50" from ''Streets Killed Us'' (2013)* Squadda B - "Slippin, Kant Get Up" from ''Triple F.A.T. Goose'' (2013)* Antwon - "Automatic" (2013)* Shady Blaze - "Fucked Up" and "Wake 'Em Up" from ''The 5th Chapter'' (2013)* Nature Boys - "Mansions" (2013)* Yung Lean - "Solarflare" from ''Unknown Death 2002'' (2013)* Glasspopcorn - "Nightingale" from ''Don't Worry'' (2013)* Main Attrakionz - "About to Leave" from ''Best Duo Ever: The Bricktape'' (2013)* Tynethys - "TFZ" from ''Thyluxe'' (2014)* Eddington Again - "Lyft" from ''Masturgrape'' (2015)* Main Attrakionz - ''808s & Dark Grapes III'' (2015)===Remixes===* Former Ghosts - "Chin Up (Friendzone Remix)" (2011)* Lo-Fi-Fnk - "Shut the World Out (Friendzone Remix)" (2012)* States of Emotion - "The Way That I'm Wired (Friendzone Remix)" from ''The Way That I'm Wired'' (2014)
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