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Mr. Porter
Mr. Porter
	Mr. Porter in 2018
Background information
Birth name	Denaun Montez Porter
Also known as	Mr. Porter; Kon Artis; Denaun;
Born	December 7, 1978 (age 46); North Carolina, U.S.
Origin	Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop
Occupations	Rapper; songwriter; record producer;
Years active	1996–present
Labels	My Own Planet; Bad Half (current);
Formerly of	D12

Denaun Montez Porter^[1] (born December 7, 1978), also known by the stage names Mr. Porter, Kon Artis, or Denaun, is an American rapper and record producer. He was a member of Detroit hip hop group D12.

He has a close association with rapper Eminem, often appearing on his tours and has produced for a multitude of other notable artists such as 50 Cent, Royce da 5'9", The Game, Method Man, Snoop Dogg, Jadakiss and more.

Early life

Born in North Carolina,^[2] Porter^[3] moved with his family to Mississippi and later to Detroit when he was 10 years old. His father, Charles, is a gospel singer and former member of the Blind Boys of Alabama and the Christianaires; his mother is a writer.^[4]

Career

Porter started his career with D12 in the mid-1990s. He was inspired to rap and produce after hearing A Tribe Called Quest's song, "Bonita Applebum".^[2] Mr. Porter was introduced to Eminem by fellow D12 member Eye-Kyu in 1995. Throughout his solo career, he has both produced and performed vocally as a rapper and singer, producing songs for many notable artists such as Eminem, Busta Rhymes, Snoop Dogg, Royce da 5'9" and 50 Cent (producing the 2003 song "P.I.M.P.").^[5] Around this time, Porter worked on the singer Bilal's second album, Love for Sale.^[6]

He is also officially signed to Eminem's label Shady Records as a producer and has worked with Shady artists Slaughterhouse, Bad Meets Evil, 50 Cent and D12. Mr. Porter is now^[when?] most notably seen as a hype man in Eminem's live shows, replacing fellow D12 member Proof who died in 2006.^{[citation needed]}

Porter was a co-executive producer, with Eminem and Royce da 5'9", for Bad Meets Evil's debut EP Hell: The Sequel. He also has a cameo appearance in their music video "Fast Lane", as well as "Forever" by Drake featuring Kanye West, Lil Wayne and Eminem, and Eminem's single "No Love" featuring Lil Wayne and then in 2013 he featured in Eminem's "Rap God" video alongside other members of Slaughterhouse. In 2020, he featured in the music video of Eminem's single "Godzilla".

On April 2, 2012, Porter formally announced that he had left D12. He stated that he wanted to focus on being a solo artist and producer, but clarified that he holds no animosity toward other members of the group.^[7] Two years later in late 2014, he rejoined D12 and contributed a verse to the song "Bane" on the Shady Records compilation album, Shady XV, released on November 24, 2014. In January 2015, he appeared on D12's The Devil's Night Mixtape.^[8]

In 2022, he created a supergroup with fellow producers and Aftermath’s alums, Dem Jointz and Focus....^[9]

Discography

Instrumental albums

Porter Chops Glasper (stylized as pOrTeR cHoPs gLaSpEr) (2013)
The Great Depression A.P. (2018)
Letter 2 Sydney (2019)

EPs

Stuff in My Backpack (stylized as sTuFf In My BaCkPaCk) (2015)
Connect (2016)
While You Wait (2019)^[10]

Collaboration albums

Devil's Night (with D12) (2001)
D12 World (with D12) (2004)

Mixtapes

The Devil's Night Mixtape (with D12) (2015)

Guest appearances

Year	Song	Performer	Album
1996	"Maxine"	Eminem	Infinite
1996	"Backstabber"	Eminem	Infinite
1997	"What, What"	Bizarre, Kuniva	Attack of the Weirdos
2000	"Under The Influence"	Eminem, D12	The Marshall Mathers LP
2001	"The Do Do"	DJ Butter	Shit Happens
2001	"Skull Therapy 2002"	Paradime	Vices
2002	"When the Music Stops"	Eminem, D12	The Eminem Show
	"911"	Gorillaz, D12, Terry Hall	Bad Company
	"She Devil"	Tech N9NE, D12	Absolute Power
	"Rap Game"	D12, 50 Cent	8 Mile
2003	"Spread Yo Shit"	Obie Trice	Cheers
	"Doe Rae Me (Hailie's Revenge)"	D12, Obie Trice	Straight from the Lab
	"Bend a Corner"	Ras Kass	Re-Up: The Compilation
2004	"Census Bureau"	DJ Kay Slay	The Streetsweeper, Vol. 2: The Pain From The Game
	"Look at Me Now"	Young Buck	Straight Outta Cashville
	"We Some Dogs"	Method Man	Tical 0: The Prequel
	"Crooked Letter I"	Method Man	Tical 0: The Prequel
	"Lies & Rumors"	D12	Shark Tale
	"One Shot 2 Shot"		Encore
2005	"Throw It Up"		Crime Life: Gang Wars
	"My Ballz"		The Longest Yard
	"Porno Bitches"	Bizarre	Hannicap Circus
	"Nuthin' at All"	Bizarre	Hannicap Circus
	"She's a Pro"	Black Rob	The Black Rob Report
	"Slum Elementz"	Proof	Searching for Jerry Garcia
	"Big Mistake"	Trick-Trick	The People vs.
	"Let's Roll"	Trick-Trick	The People vs.
2006	"They're Out to Get Me"	Busta Rhymes	The Big Bang
	"Keep It Live"	Black Milk	Broken Wax
	"Whatever You Want"	Swifty McVay	Eminem Presents: The Re-Up
2007	"When the Gun Draws"	Pharoahe Monch	Desire
	"Trilogy"	Pharoahe Monch	Desire
	"Beneath the Diamonds"	DJ Drama	Gangsta Grillz: The Album
2008	"Getting Bitches"	Guilty Simpson	Ode to the Ghetto
	"Kinda Live"	Guilty Simpson	Ode to the Ghetto
	"Send a Ni*ga Home"	Bishop Lamont	The Confessional
	"Get 'Em"	Salam Wreck	Trouble Soon
2009	"Mine in Thiz"	Royce Da 5'9"	Street Hop
2010	"Money"	Freeway and Jake One	The Stimulus Package
2010	"Closed Chapter"	Black Milk	Album of the Year
2011	"I Just Want to Fuck"	The Game	Purp & Patron
	"My Own Way"	Snoop Dogg	Doggumentary
	"Haile Selassie Karate"	Pharoahe Monch	W.A.R. (We Are Renegades)
	"I'm on Everything"	Bad Meets Evil	Hell: The Sequel
	"My Own Planet"	Royce Da 5'9"	Success Is Certain
	"Hit Me With Your Best Shot"	D12	Straight from the Lab Part 2
2012	"Got To Go"	Marv Won	Heavy Is the Head...
	"Goose Down"	Marv Won	Heavy Is the Head...
	"Make It Snow"	Tony Yayo, Bun B, Slim Thug	Sex, Drugs, & Hip-Hop
2013	"Sexual Healing"	Tony Yayo	Godfather of the Ghetto
2014	"Losing My Mind"	Pharoahe Monch	PTSD
2014	"Bane"	D12	Shady XV
2015	"This Corner"	—	Southpaw: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
2015	"Slow Stir"	Ro Spit, Marv Won, Young ROC	IV Life...
2016	"Quiet"	Royce Da 5'9", Tiara	Layers
2016	"Trouble on My Mind"	Kuniva	A History of Violence Vol. 2
2017	"Pimps & Hoes"	Swifty McVay	Grey Blood
2017	"Remind Me"	Eminem	Revival
2018	"Made Man"	Royce Da 5'9", DJ Premier, Big K.R.I.T.	PRhyme 2
2019	"Petty"	Bizarre	Rufus
2020	"Yah Yah"	Eminem, Royce da 5'9", Black Thought, Q-Tip	Music to Be Murdered By
2020	"Friends"	Meidai	Rashad