Jeff Spec

Jeff Spec
Jeff Spec in 2014
Jeff Spec in 2014
Background information
Also known asIntellect
That Bastard Jeff
Born
Chris Novakoski

OriginVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
GenreHip-hop
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Years active1998–present
Formerly of

Chris Novakoski, better known by his stage name Jeff Spec, is a Canadian rapper and record producer from Vancouver, British Columbia.

Career

In the late 1990s to early 2000s, he was in the collective City Planners with producers Sichuan and Sweet G, and rappers Ishkan and Moka Only. In 2001, the crew was named in Urb Magazine's "The Next 100". He was named in AllHipHop's list of "Top 25 Underground Artists of 2011". In 2015, he joined a new collective Torchlight Commission with A-Ro, Illa J, Ishkan, Jon Rogers, Jules Chaz, Moka Only, LMNO, Mosiac, Mr. Brady, and Potatohead People.

Discography

Solo albums

  • It's Simple (Legendary Entertainment, 1999)
  • Fort Knock (Legendary Entertainment, 2000)
  • Thousand Sense (as Intellect) (Legendary Entertainment, 2001)
  • The Regular (Legendary Entertainment, 2001)
  • Dark City (Day by Day Entertainment, 2002)
  • The Last Shall Be First Vol. One (self-released, 2005)
  • Rhythm and Blues (Avery Records, 2006)
  • "... a little night music" (self-released, 2007)
  • Sneakerboxxx (Pushin' Records, 2010)
  • Specnology (self-released, 2011)
  • Freeze (Wandering Worx, 2012)
  • 52 Pick Up (Weekly Series) (The Mad Bloggers Music, 2014)
  • Fall Blend 2014 (self-released, 2014)
  • Sperience (self-released, 2014)

Collaboration albums

  • Soul Slaw (as Syncopated Cabbages with Jedi Jihad) (self-released, 1998)
  • Rappetite (as Intellect with Unik) (Legendary Entertainment, 2001)
  • The Thing With Two Heads (with Sichuan) (Legendary Entertainment, 2001)
  • Rappin' Atchu (as The Rappers with Moka Only) (Legendary Entertainment, 2001)
  • Motion Picture (with Sichuan) (self-released, 2006)
  • It's Been a Long Time (with Engineer) (Pushin' Records, 2009)
  • Sea Shells (as Soviets with Chaix) (Urbnet Records, 2019)
  • All In (with The Quarter Inch Kings) (Opportunity Knocks, 2019)
  • Illustration (as Foolish Immortals with Birdapres) (Black Buffalo Records, 2021)
  • Ghetto Laundry (with pnwrk) (self-released, 2023)
  • The Collabs 01 (with pnwrk) (self-released, 2024)
  • Tropico (as Soviets with Chaix) (Blue Lady, 2025)

References

  1. ↑ Turenne, Martin (June 30, 2002). "Rising In the West | Vancouver Hip-hop's Renaissance". Exclaim!.
  2. ↑ "Homegrown | Grow-Op". UGSMAG. 2002.
  3. ↑ Gill, Alexandra (2002-05-13). "Gentlemen, start your bidding". The Globe and Mail. City Planners - The Vancouver-based hip-hop crew was featured in URB magazine as one of the next 100 artists ready to explode.(subscription required)
  4. ↑ Drasims, Sean (2011-12-28). "The 2011 Playback: Top 25 Underground Artists of 2011". AllHipHop.
  5. ↑ "TORCHLIGHT COMMISSION". First Avenue. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  6. ↑ Seagraves, Jay. "Fort Knock". HipHopInfinity.
  7. ↑ Quinlan, Thomas (2001-04-30). "Jeff Spec - The Regular". Exclaim!.
  8. ↑ Quinlan, Thomas (2002-09-30). "Jeff Spec - Dark City". Exclaim!.
  9. ↑ Seagraves, Jay. "Dark City". HipHopInfinity.
  10. ↑ "Jeff Spec / Dark City". MVRemix.
  11. ↑ Brown, Damon (2002-08-29). "Jeff Spec :: Dark City". RapReviews.
  12. ↑ "DarkCity". UGSMAG.
  13. ↑ Hernandez, Pedro. "Jeff Spec :: Rhythm and Blues". RapReviews.
  14. ↑ Quinlan, Thomas (2010-09-23). "Jeff Spec - Sneakerboxxx". Exclaim!.
  15. ↑ "Canada Emcee / Producer Jeff Spec "Sneakerboxxx" Digital Album". Big Noise Radio. 2010-12-25.
  16. ↑ Quinlan, Thomas (2011-11-01). "Jeff Spec - Specnology". Exclaim!.
  17. ↑ "Soviets". Urbnet.
  18. ↑ Talken, Chi Chi (2021-12-13). "Foolish Immortals - Illustration". ScratchedVinyl.