Adam Vincent Schreiber (born June 6, 1980), better known by his stage name Qwel, is an underground rapper and author, originally from Chicago, Illinois. Qwel is co-founder of the underground rap crew Typical Cats, with fellow MCs Denizen Kane and Qwazaar, and producers / DJs Kid Knish and DJ Natural. Qwel has also released full-length collaboration projects with producers Maker, Jackson Jones, Meaty Ogre, Mike Gao, Silence and Kip Killagain. Qwel's label is Galapagos4, which he is an integral part of, along with co-founders Jeff Kuglich and fellow rapper Offwhyte.
Discography
Albums
Qwel
* If It Ain't Been in a Pawn Shop, Then It Can't Play the Blues (2001)
* The Rubber Duckie Experiment (2002)
* Caffeine Dream (2006) <small>(with Mike Gao)</small>
* Freezerburner (2006) <small>(with Meaty Ogre)</small>
* Nerdy (2007) <small>(with Silence)</small>
* The New Wine (2008) <small>(with Kip Killagain)</small>
* Visible Light (2011)
Qwel & Jackson Jones
* Rapid Eye Movements (2004)
* Dark Day (2005)
* 20th Street Rich (2007)
* Sideweighs (2007)
* Jump the Gun (2009)
Qwel & Maker
* The Harvest (2004)
* So Be It (2009)
* Owl (2010)
* Rarities and Remixes (2010)
* Beautiful Raw (2013)
Typical Cats <small>(Qwel with Denizen Kane, Qwazaar, DJ Natural & Kid Knish)</small>
* Typical Cats (2001)
* Civil Service (2004)
* Typical Bootlegs Vol. 1 (2004)
* 3 (2012)
EPs
* Peep My EP (2006)
* Saved (2007) <small>(with Meaty Ogre)</small>
* Occam's Razor (2013) <small>(with Grey Sky Appeal)</small>
* Beautiful EP (2013) <small>(with Maker)</small>
* Black Rain EP (2018) <small>(with Jackson Jones)</small>
Live albums
* Stone Soup (2005)
Singles
* "Face Value" (2001)
* "Easy Cause It Is" (2004) <small>(with Typical Cats)</small>
* "Blood From The Stone" (2005) <small>(with Jackson Jones)</small>
* "Saved" (2006) <small>(with Meaty Ogre)</small>
* "Owl: The Singles" (2010) <small>(with Maker)</small>
* "Lunch Money" (2011) <small>(with Maker)</small>
* "Long Walkers" <small>(with Maker)</small>
Guest appearances
* Molemen - "Death Wish Banger" from Chicago City Limits, Vol. 1 (2001)
* Molemen - "Not Impressed" from Ritual of the Molemen (2001)
* DJ White Lightning - "Glass and Plastic" & "Red Meat" from White on White Crime (2001)
* Denizen Kane - "Calling Card" from Tree City Legends (2002)
* Offwhyte - "Masonry" from The Fifth Sun (2002)
* Maker - "Honestly" from Honestly (2003)
* Onry Ozzborn - "Who's Really Listening" from The Grey Area (2003)
* Meaty Ogre - "Orion's Right Shoulder" from Leo vs. Pisces (2003)
* 2Mex - "Airwolf" from Knowhawk (2004)
* Mestizo - "Circle Mountain" from Life Like Movie (2004)
* Grayskul - "Anti-Glitter" from Name in Vain (2006)
* Hellsent - "Bless U" from Rainwater (2006)
* Royce - "City Heat" from Tuff Love (2006)
* El Cerebro - "Sin amor" from Simbiosis (2007)
* Mestizo - "Tolerance" from Dream State (2007)
* Nature of the Beast - "All Time Greats" from Homeland Security (2008)
* The Gigantics - "Las Vegas Swimming Pool" from Die Already (2008)
* Deeskee - "Motel Six" from Audiobiograffiti (2009)
* Qwazaar - "The Queue Who's" from Riverstyx Radio Vol. 1 (2009)
* Dark Time Sunshine - "Instructions to Numb" from Vessel (2010)
* Flight Distance - "Full Circle" from Bad Information (2011)
* Grey Sky Appeal - "Coffee and Smoke" from Hunt and Gather (2011)
* ADVENT - "Face Value Remix" from A Modern Bible (2012)
* Doze - "Early One Day" from Hell Is Hot as Hell, Boss (2014)
* Generik - "Science of Saying Something" from Raven (2014)
* Asphate - "Muad Dib" & "A Shadow's True Colors" from Closed Doors to an Open Mind (2015)
* Doze - "Wake Up" from Pay Dues Forever (2015)
* Jewels Hunter - "Annotations" & "Driftin'" from Footnotes of a Jewels Hunter (2016)
* Cas Metah - "Redemption" from Guest Room 2 (2019)
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