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Flying Lotus

1983 - Today

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Steven Ellison (born October 7, 1983), better known as Flying Lotus or sometimes FlyLo, is an American record producer, DJ, filmmaker, and rapper. He has released seven critically acclaimed albums: 1983 (2006), Los Angeles (2008), Cosmogramma (2010), Until the Quiet Comes (2012), You're Dead! (2014), Flamagra (2019), and Yasuke (2021). Flying Lotus' other work includes creating the record label Brainfeeder, producing much of Adult Swim's bumper music, releasing rap mixtapes such as Duality (2012) under his Captain Murphy alter ego, curating and hosting the in-game radio station FlyLo FM in Grand Theft Auto V (2013), and directing the sci-fi horror film Ash (2025). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Flying Lotus is the 3,133rd most popular musician (down from 2,966th in 2024), the 18,305th most popular biography from United States (down from 17,501st in 2019) and the 1,306th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Flying Lotus ranks 3,133 out of 3,175. Before him are Benee, Peter Lindgren, Joey Vera, Sam Feldt, Scott Raynor, and Mariko Ebralidze. After him are Dave Douglas, Milan Nikolić, Mandy Capristo, Tanya Donelly, Luke Bryan, and Heri Joensen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Flying Lotus ranks 998. Before him are Éder Ceccon, Robert Kazinsky, Yelena Dembo, Drago Vuković, Dženan Radončić, and Ján Novota. After him are Anastasiya Yermakova, Dorota Masłowska, Barbara Goenaga, Habib Mohamed, Adrian Cristea, and Mariusz Wlazły.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Flying Lotus ranks 18,313 out of 20,380. Before him are Jeff Tweedy (1967), Eric Gordon (1988), Ernie Reyes Jr. (1972), Mark Takano (1960), Jussie Smollett (1982), and Malcolm D. Lee (1970). After him are Quinn Buckner (1954), Dave Douglas (1963), Billy Long (1955), Paul London (1980), Vic Wild (1986), and Keyshia Cole (1981).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Flying Lotus ranks 1,306. Before him are Mike Wengren (1971), Questlove (1971), Tommy Page (1967), Stephen Malkmus (1966), Joey Vera (1963), and Scott Raynor (1978). After him are Dave Douglas (1963), Tanya Donelly (1966), Luke Bryan (1976), Gavin DeGraw (1977), Dan Auerbach (1979), and Kaskade (1971).

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