Sidney Swift
- Entrepreneur
- Investor
- Record producer
- songwriter
- Alleged crypto-scammer
- ChillRx
- Cre8ors
Musical artist
Sidney Swift is an alleged American crypto scammer, self proclaimed-entrepreneur and inventor. He is the founder and CEO of failed entertainment technology company Defient and leads Rolling Stone Magazine's web3 culture council.
Swift started his career in 2010 as a songwriter and since has written and/or produced songs performed by Nicki Minaj,[1] Panic! At The Disco, Lil Wayne, Beyoncé, Big Sean, Future, Nelly, and more. He allegedly contributed as a writer to Billboard hits such as Beyoncé's "7/11", Jason Derulo's "Don't Wanna Go Home”, Gucci Mane's “Make Love”, Nicki Minaj's “Changed It”, DJ Khaled's “Welcome to My Hood” and Major Lazer's "Light It Up".
In 2017, in partnership with Atlantic Records, Swift developed the avatar artist known as Chillpill. The project was an early example of what is now known as metaverse performances. Chillpill has released songs with Rico Nasty, Sueco, BBNO$ with one song being nominated for 2018 Grammy award (Note that Swift himself was not nominated). However since his rise in 2018 Chillpill has been taken down by Swift as it was linked to one of his alleged NFT scams.
In 2020 Swift founded Defient,[2] at the time, an entertainment technology company specializing creator tools, music video games, motion capture live streaming shows, audio plug-ins, alleged NFT scams projects, and never delivered mobile metaverse ownership, customization, and accessibility. However, since 2023 this company is no longer active. In 2021 he was granted a US Patent[3] for inventing a synchronized streaming technology used in music and television to deliver a second layer content experience on top of traditional media. But later in 2023, Swift decided to ruggpull his two NFT projects (ChillRx[4] and Cre8ors[5]), allegedly making off with millions in crypto gains, ghosting his communities[6][7] and not delivering on the promises made by him or the project. Following this, his communities rallied together to sue for their damages, with the litigation pending.
Selected discography
| Year | Artist | Album | Track | Songwriter | Producer | Mix Engineer / Vocal Producer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | DJ Khaled | We the Best Forever | "Welcome to My Hood" |  Y | ||
| Jason Derulo | Future History | "Don't Wanna Go Home" | Y | |||
| "X" | Y | Y | Y | |||
| 2012 | Jake Miller | Spotlight | "Runnin" | Y | Y | Y |
| 2013 | Nelly | M.O. | "Heaven" | Y | Y | Y |
| 2014 | Beyoncé | Beyoncé: Platinum Edition / More Only | "7/11" | Y | Y | Y |
| 2015 | Major Lazer | Peace Is The Mission | "Light It Up" | Y | Y | |
| Noel | Noel: A Christmas Album | "The Motown Cafe" | Y | Y | Y | |
| "Rudolph" | Y | Y | Y | |||
| "Jingle Bells" | Y | Y | Y | |||
| "Gifts" | Y | Y | Y | |||
| "Tags" | Y | Y | Y | |||
| "Joy" | Y | Y | Y | |||
| "Amazing Grace" | Y | Y | Y | |||
| "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" | Y | Y | Y | |||
| "Ceilings" | Y | Y | Y | |||
| "Little Drummer Boy" | Y | Y | Y | |||
| "Jingle Jingle" | Y | Y | Y | |||
| "Heal" | Y | Y | Y | |||
| "Silent Night" | Y | Y | Y | |||
| "Penny Pinchin" | Y | Y | Y | |||
| "$285 Million" | Y | Y | Y | |||
| "Noel" | Y | Y | Y | |||
| 2016 | Big Sean | Non Album Single | "What A Year" | Y | Y | |
| TWENTY88 | TWENTY88 | "2 Minute Warning" | Y | Y | Y | |
| Jhené Aiko | TRIP | "Maniac" | Y | |||
| Molly Moore | Shadow of the Sun EP | "Hallucinating" | Y | Y | ||
| Keyon Christ | TBA | "Gods Of The City" | Y | Y | Y | |
| "On My Way" | Y | Y | Y | |||
| Christina Chriss | Non Album Single | "From the Way" | Y | Y | Y | |
| French Montana | MC4 | "Check Come" | Y | Y | Y | |
| "Im Heated" | Y | Y | Y | |||
| 2017 | Big Sean | I Decided | "Inspire Me" | Y | Y | Y |
| Baby E | Kill The Noise | "Satisfied" | Y | Y | Y | |
| Wyclef Jean | J'OUVERT | Little Things Remix | Y | Y | Y | |
| Carnival III | Warrior | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Rita Ora | TBA | "Hallelujah" | Y | Y | Y | |
| Stan Walker | New Take Over | "Messages" | Y | Y | Y | |
| "New Take Over" | Y | Y | Y | |||
| Marko Penn | Dirty Work | "Good Time" | Y | Y | Y | |
| "Tithes & Offering" | Y | Y | Y | |||
| "Blame It On The Dope" | Y | Y | Y | |||
| Future | Hndrxx | "Use Me" | Y | Y | Y | |
| Gucci Mane ft.Nicki Minaj | Mr. Davis | "Make Love" | Y | |||
| Nicki Minaj & Lil Wayne | Digital Single | "Changed It" | Y | Y | Y | |
| Miguel | War & Leisure | "Pineapple Skies" | Y | Y | Y | |
| 2018 | Panic! at the Disco | Pray For The Wicked | "One Of The Drunks" | Y | Y | Y |
| Chloe & Halle | The Kids Are Alright | "If God Spoke" | Y | Y | Y | |
| Riz La Vie | Digital Single | "Napkins" | Y | Y | Y | |
| Keyon Christ | They Dont Want Us | "Unfuckingfortunately ft. Vic Mensa" | Y | Y | Y | |
| "Something Says" | Y | Y | Y | |||
| "Nights Like This" | Y | Y | Y | |||
| 2019 | Sabrina Carpenter | Singular Act: II | "Tell Em" | Y | Y | Y |
| Rose Villain | Digital Single | "Swoop" | Y | Y | Y | |
| Santino La Saint | Digital Single | "Call You When I Get Home" | Y | Y | Y | |
| Bryce Vine ft. YG | Carnival | "La La Land" | Y | Y | Y |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | War & Leisure (as producer) | Best Urban Contemporary Album | Nominated |
| The Kids Are Alright (as writer) | Best Urban Contemporary Album | Nominated |
References
- ^ "Nicki Minaj Taps Lil Wayne For New Song". XXL (magazine). Retrieved 2017-03-09.
- ^ "Defientco links to all its related projects in their twitter".
- ^ "synchronized secondary devices". Justia. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
- ^ "Connecting to the Chillrx ecosystem".
- ^ "Cre8ors main website".
- ^ "Radiosilence on the Cre8ors twitter".
- ^ "Radiosilence on the ChillRx twitter".
- ^ "Big Sean Steps Into Elite Territory on 'I Decided.'". XXL Mag. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Blais-Billie, Braudie. "Behind the Givenchy Coat in Future's Poignant 'Use Me'". Billboard. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ Ortiz, Edwin. "Nicki Minaj Drops Three New Singles". Complex. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
External links
- Sidney Swift at AllMusic
