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With San Francisco having its first multi-day music festival in Golden Gate Park in a really long time – maybe ever – it would be silly not to mention Bay Area Hip-Hop artist Lyrics Born in the line-up with such heavy hitters like Radiohead, Beck and Lupe Fiasco and Jack Johnson.
While most people know of Lyrics Born – real name, Tom Shimura – from that Adrian Brody Diet Coke commercial or from an EA Game soundtrack. But he has Bay Area roots, living in El Cerrito (where I went to high school) going to UC Davis (where I went to college) and generally repping the Bay Area whether it’s via music store or radio station appearances. (Why yes, that would be the Port of Oakland in the photo above.)
Lyrics Born also just came out with his first studio album in three years, Everywhere At Once
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...and don't forget his musical director/live bassist... another hapa from the Bay! Thai and Irish Italian... Uriah Duffy (uriahduffy.com)
...and don't forget his musical director/live bassist... another hapa from the Bay! Thai and Irish Italian... Uriah Duffy (uriahduffy.com)
Lyrics Born is a fantastic live performer, particularly because of Joyo Velarde...she is definitely worth a mention as well! (http://www.joyovelarde.com/)
Lyrics Born is a fantastic live performer, particularly because of Joyo Velarde...she is definitely worth a mention as well! (http://www.joyovelarde.com/)
i love the adrian brody commercial!!
i love the adrian brody commercial!!
been a fan of Lb for a while...
too bad just west coast rap in general fails to make a dent in the hip hop arena... even talented emcees like Blu and Crooked-I dont get the exposure they deserve, and they are black. East coast and Dirty South bias and elitism just buries west coast hip hop artist of all races, its knida sad. Legendary emcees like Geo of Blue Scholars deserve recognition but wont get it anytime soon
been a fan of Lb for a while...
too bad just west coast rap in general fails to make a dent in the hip hop arena... even talented emcees like Blu and Crooked-I dont get the exposure they deserve, and they are black. East coast and Dirty South bias and elitism just buries west coast hip hop artist of all races, its knida sad. Legendary emcees like Geo of Blue Scholars deserve recognition but wont get it anytime soon
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