Alfred Schoeninger (born June 16, 1981), better known by his stage nameMopes, and formerly Prolyphic, is an American hip hop musician from Rhode Island.[1] He is one half of the duo Stick Figures along with Robust and is currently signed to Strange Famous Records.[2]
Musical career
Prolyphic first became known in 1999 when he had recorded a demo tape and shopped it around Scribble Jam, which caught the attention of artists such as Sage Francis, Sole and Scribble Jam founder Kevin Beacham.[3] Following this, he and Sage Francis continued trading demo tapes and became more familiar with each other through the local Rhode Island hip hop circuit.[4] They continued to stay friends and Sage Francis eventually signed Prolyphic to his label, Strange Famous Records. He became the second artist signed to the label, after B. Dolan.[5]
In 2005, he released Stick Figures' self titled debut album. The same year, he was introduced by Sage Francis to hip hop producer Reanimator.[6] Together, the two released the critically acclaimed album The Ugly Truth on Strange Famous Records in 2008.[7][8] It features guest appearances from Alias, Macromantics and Sage Francis, among others.[9]
He released Working Man, a collaborative album with London hip hop producer Buddy Peace in 2013, also on Strange Famous Records.[10]
In 2016, he released DNGRFLD, a fully self produced album on Strange Famous, which features Seez Mics and Cas One.[11]