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Prozak (rapper)

American rapper

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 5, 2026
Entity authorityQ4353377
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Steven T. Shippy, better known by his stage name Prozak, (born August 25, 1977) is an American independent rapper and film director. He is a member of the group Project:Deadman with Mike E. Clark as well as the group Bedlam with Madness and Staplez. He is one of few rappers of Assyrian descent. In 2011, he officially signed with Strange Music, although he had previously released albums with the label.

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Filmography

Released a VHS with his group Bedlam entitled HellRidez

He has also directed music videos, notably Tech N9ne's Bout ta Bubble, as well as several of his own videos.

Shippy and his paranormal crew filmed a movie called SEEKERS: A Haunting on Hamilton Street, which is based in Saginaw, MI, where Shippy, Brian Harnois, Father Calder, and his crew go into reportedly haunted places and try to find evidence of the paranormal by video and EVP (Electronic Voice Phenomenon). The DVD was released Friday, October 29, 2010.

Vol. 2 - A Haunting on Hamilton Street 2 premiered at the Temple Theater in Saginaw, MI on October 28 and 29, 2011.

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