Equipto
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| Equipto | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Ilyich Sato[1] |
| Born | San Francisco[2] |
| Genres | Hip hop, west coast hip hop, hyphy |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, record producer |
| Years active | 1990 - present |
| Labels | Solidarity Records, Million Dollar Dream, INgrooves |
| Associated acts | Andre Nickatina |
Ilych Sato, better known by his stage name Equipto, also known as Equip or Young Equip, is an American rapper and producer from San Francisco. He is best known for his Horns and Halos series with fellow rapper Andre Nickatina. He is also the founder of the groups 3 Shades of Rhythm, which consists of Equipto, P. Whaley & T.D., & Bored Stiff, whose members are Big Shawn (not to be confused with Big Sean), Dub Star, Equipto, Ike, Julz, Liel League, MIC, Mint Rock, P-Way, Priz & T.D.
Discography
Studio albums
- Vintage Volume Won (1999)
- Vintage Vol. 2: Like There's No Tomorrow (2000)
- Vintage Vol. 3: It Hurts So Good (2002)
- Cigarillos (2004)
- Behind the Rhyme (2006)
- 4 Ever In A Day (2007)
- On My Down Time (2008)
- Profound (2010)
- Ilyich (2011)
- No Filter (2012)
EPs
- Cigarillos EP (2004)
- Million Dollar Remix Series Vol. 3: Resinated Raps (2012)
Compilations
- Selections From The Vintage Collection (2009)
with 3 Shades of Rhythm
- Part One (22 Unreleased Recordings From 1990-92)
with Andre Nickatina
- Midnight Machine Gun Rhymes and Alibis (2002)
- Horns and Halos (2005)
- Gun-Mouth 4 Hire: Horns and Halos 2 (2005)
- Bullet Symphony: Horns and Halos 3 (2006)
with Berner
- Track Money And Pack Money (2007)
- Duffle Bag Money (2009)
with Bored Stiff
- Explainin'... (1995)
- Timeless (1997)
- Ghetto Research (2001)
- From The Ground Up (2007)
- The Sad Truth (2008)
- International - EP (2008)
- Now More Than Ever - EP (2009)
- The Sad Truth - EP (2009)
with Dregs One
- Generation Gap (2011)
with Estairy
- Hybrid(2003)
with K Dinero
- Sin City (2007)
with Michael Marshall
- K.I.M.: Keep It Movin' (2004)
- K.I.M. II: Keep It Movin' 2 Love Changes (2011)
with Opio
- Red X Tapes (2011)
with T.D. Camp
- For the Record (2003)
Guest appearances
| Year | Song | Artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | "Soak Some Game" | Submarine Funk, Willie Hen, Spanks, Bailey, G-Boogs, Mr. Sirate | Living In the Free |
| "Talez from the Sicc" | II Sicc, Andre Nickatina, Mack 10 | Talez from the Sicc | |
| 2003 | "5th Gear" | Andre Nickatina | Conversations with a Devil |
| "Falcon and the Snowman" | |||
| 2004 | "I'm a Junkie" | Bullets, Blunts in ah Big Bankroll | |
| "Eyes of a Child" | |||
| "My Wishes" | |||
| "Pop" | Shiesty | Graven Image | |
| "Sports Junkie" | Potluck | Harvest Time | |
| 2005 | "Weeping Willow" | DJ Pause, Shag Nasty, Andre Nickatina, Big Tone | Monster |
| "Nation Wide" | DJ Pause, Shag Nasty, Andre Nickatina, Son of Man, Fletchezey | ||
| "Grandaddy Smokin'" | Cobalt | Cobalt45 | |
| "Mo Men, Mo Weed" | Triple Dose | Triple Stack'd | |
| 2006 | "It's Nothin'" | Bijou | Where the Pavement Ends |
| "Hip Hop Status" | The Prophet of CME | Sworn In | |
| "Step Ya Game Up" | Cognito, The Knuckleheadz | Knucklehead Theatre | |
| "City Bosses" | Honest Bob | Boss Game | |
| 2007 | 'Tell the Game Goodbye" | Jeff Labz | Sine Language |
| "By The Way" | Jeff Jabz, Z-Man | ||
| "The B-Side" | Bumbalo, Theory, Sok the Virgo | Bumbalo | |
| 2008 | "Keep It Street" | The Jacka, Berner | Drought Season |
| "We That Cold" | T.Spoon | Homemade Explosives | |
| "So Fly So Bay" | T.Spoon, Z-Man, UDI | ||
| "Still Fine" | Mint Rock | Magnified | |
| "So Long" | Mint Rock, Mic, Big Shawn | ||
| "Rap Gods" | Trackstar | Action Track: The Last Hip-Hop Hero | |
| "Instant Classic" | Mint Rock, Spank Pop, Mic, F-Dog, Big Shawn | Mint Rock | |
| "In the Yard" | XienHow, Vince Prince | Evolution: The 7th Sign | |
| 2009 | "Ball 2 This" | Trunk Drank | We Got Trunk Drank |
| "If I Should Die" | Troublez | Thug Poet | |
| "It's My Year" | Sunspot Jonz, Zmainy, White Mike | Flight-Destroy-Rock | |
| "Gritty" | Proficy, Cait da Dee, Honest Bob, Big Rich, Baldhead Rick, Bailey | Serious Friction | |
| "Tremendously Scoland Proven" (Remix) | Proficy, San Quinn, Hell Raisa X, Big Crates, Big Ben, JB Da Original, Baldhead Rick | ||
| "Movin'" | Proficy, Berner, Gas Mask Colony, Tha Made, Don Toriano | ||
| "Hella Records" | Mike P., San Quinn | Whipped Cream | |
| "Back to the Essence" | Shiesty, Dub Hughes | Dirty Money | |
| "Go Play the Next Man" | F-Dog | The City Official | |
| "Code 1" | F-Dog, Sick Y.G., E. Cain | ||
| "Frisco's Finest" | F-Dog | ||
| "Around tha Way" | Messy Marv, Berner, Shag Nasty, Mike Marshall | Blow | |
| "Broken Family" | ScoJourners | The Premiere | |
| "Nude Beach" | K-Dinero, Savage C | Meltdowns | |
| 2010 | "Ball 2 This" | Eddie K, Brandon B | Future Spit |
| "Gritty" (Remix) | Proficy, Cait da Dee, Jinxx, Bailey | Releasin' Tension | |
| "Shut This Down" | Mic-C, Starski | Ghost of the West Coast | |
| "The Great Paper Chase" | Mr. Kee | The Great Paper Chase | |
| "Everything Is Wrong" | Messy Marv, Berner | Blow: Blocks and Boat Docks | |
| 2011 | "Hustlin' Humans" | First Degree the D.E. | The Fahrenheit Underbelly, Vol. 2 |
| "Pimp Tight" | HughEMC, Cooley, Pom Pom, Sonya Right | Da Bay Area Originatorz | |
| "Blast" | Urban High Society | Elevator Music | |
| "Times Like These" | PW Esquire, Sinestro Enigma | The Focus | |
| "So Focused" | PW Esquire, Tabb Doe | ||
| "Mother Told Me" | PW Esquire | ||
| "Foundation" | |||
| "Hustlers Prayer" | Style Misia, Piseas, Persevere, Lefty | Rythmeticulous | |
| "Born 2 Flow" | Rocka | Off the Grind | |
| "Session" | Big Shawn | Legion of Honor | |
| "These Hoes" | Big Shawn, F-Dog, E-Daddy | ||
| "Fly Away" | Big Shawn, J-Duce, E-Daddy | ||
| "In the Bay" | E Bone415, Rappin' 4-Tay, AD Kapone | In the Bay | |
| "C It In my Eyes" | M Dot Brando, Jules Jones, Estairy | The A Side | |
| "I Need Some Paypa" | Shag Nasty, Mistah F.A.B., Mike Marshall | Gangsta Habitz | |
| "A Cole Letter" | Shag Nasty, Mike Marshall | ||
| "How We Blow" | Shag Nasty, Andre Nickatina, Mike Marshall | ||
| "Royalty" | XienHow, Canibal Lecture, Vince Prince | Life Coordinates | |
| "San Francisco, CA" | BOAC, TOPR | Project Roach | |
| "Cold as Ever" | BOAC, Sunspot Jonz | ||
| "Nothing But a No Name" | DJ Phonic, II Twice, Azreal | Album X | |
| "Done It All" | Pro2col, M.A.C. B. | Hypocritical Individual | |
| 2012 | "I Want In" | White MC | The Neighborhood Visitor |
| "Gold" | Ghambit, Sincere | Legend In the Making | |
| "Artistic Influential" | BPos | Pos Tapes: The Album | |
| "What's Goin' On" | Mint Dog, F-Dog | What's Goin' On | |
| "A Night In the City" | Mint Rock, Jenna Medina | ||
| "Sometimes" | Heat, Big Vic | Voice of Reason | |
| "Scoldier" | Baldhead Rick, Killa Squad, Regal, U.D.I., Groundhawgz, Pho Balo, Mannish Mike, Tabb Doe, C-Fresh, Sellassie, 206, RJ Boone, S.K.I.n.Z., Goldtoes, J. Hodges | Ghetto Patriot | |
| "Neva Stop" | Gangsta Flea, J Movie, LTM, Mack Monk | Still Hated | |
| "Runnin' wit da Game" | Gangsta Flea, J Movie, LB, LTM | ||
| "Purple Meds" | Big E | Hustlemade | |
| 2013 | "On My Mind" | Mac Jar, Giant, San Quinn, Mike Marshall | Above and Beyond |
| "For the Real" | JC, Dregs1 | A Shade of Purp | |
| "On the Rise" | Ekzakt, Nio tha Gift, JustMe | Primary Incision | |
| "Hippies" | The New Age Hippies | The New Age Hippies | |
| "In My City" | Comma D, Conscious Daughters, Matt Blaque, Kaz Kyzah, Sleep Dank, Hollow Tip | His Fourth Album | |
| "Dance Right Here" | Trunk Drank | Loud Music In the Parking Lot | |
| "The Bay" | J.Kendall, Spends Quality | Moving Forward | |
| "We Conform" | White Mic, Agentstrikenine, Word Up | The Vegetable & the Alien, Vol. 1 | |
| "Guadalahola" | Bossy 1, Asn 99.9% | The Proof Is in the Music | |
| "Stay True" | Shoboat, Telli Prego | 24/7 iHustle | |
| "Gangstas & Suckas" | Swinla, Baby Cougnut, Rome | Thizz America | |
| "Queezy Drop" | Coach | I Hope U Enjoyed the Game | |
| "Knee Deep" | |||
| "You Can Get It Babe" | Mike Marshall | Simply Meezy | |
| "Cycle of Life" | Mike Marshall, The Sco Journers | ||
| 2014 | "Small Town" | L*Roneous, 2bers | Utopian Blues |
| "Q.C.A.M." | Kobra Abysmal, Willie Joe, Shag Nasty | The 48 Hour Project | |
| "Hippy Mobbin'" | Kobra Abysmal, Rux, Shag Nasty | ||
| "All In" | White Mic, Grand Visitor, Mike Marshall | Armchair Militia | |
| "Wow!" | White Mic, Pep Love, Scarub | As Is |
