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Lyrics Born

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Lyrics Born in Australia, 2008

Background information
Birth name Tsutomu Shimura[1]
Also known as LB, Asia Born, Macka Dang Dang
Born
(1972-09-02) September 2, 1972 (age 46)
Tokyo, Japan[2]
Origin
Berkeley, California, United States
Genres Alternative hip hop
Occupation(s)
Rapper, producer
Years active 1992-present
Labels
Quannum Projects, Epitaph, Decon
Associated acts
Latyrx, Lateef the Truthspeaker, Blackalicious, Joyo Velarde
Website www.lyricsborn.com

Tsutomu "Tom" Shimura (born September 2, 1972), better known by his stage name Lyrics Born (formerly Asia Born),[3] is a rapper and producer.[4] He is one half of the duo Latyrx with Lateef the Truthspeaker.[2]




Contents






  • 1 Early life


  • 2 Career


  • 3 Style and influences


  • 4 Discography


    • 4.1 Studio albums


    • 4.2 Other releases


    • 4.3 Additional credits




  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Early life


Through his childhood, Shimura lived in Tokyo, Salt Lake City, Utah,[5] and Berkeley, California.[6] He attended Henry B. Plant High School.[7]



Career


He changed his stage name from Asia Born to Lyrics Born in 1995 citing the desire to have his career based on his merits as opposed to his ethnicity.[8] His first studio album, Later That Day, was released on Quannum Projects in 2003.[9]



Style and influences


Lyrics Born's collaborations with Lateef the Truthspeaker on Latyrx records often see them trading lyrics back and forth in quick succession - Lyrics Born and Lateef's methodology for writing this type of lyric is described by Lateef in the book How to Rap: "With Latyrx stuff, when we have parts that we're writing that we're both going to be trading off, we write them together for the most part. I'll sit there and write a rhyme, like I'll write a line or two and then we'll break up who's gonna say what, and he'll write a line or two and we'll break up who's gonna say what. It's a very organic process."[10]



Discography



Studio albums



Lyrics Born


  • Later That Day (2003, Quannum Projects)


  • Everywhere at Once (2008, Epitaph Records)


  • As U Were (2010, Mobile Home Recordings/Decon Media)


  • Real People (2015, Mobile Home Recordings)[11]




Latyrx (Lyrics Born with Lateef the Truthspeaker)


  • The Album (1997, Solesides)


  • The Second Album (2013, Latyramid)




Other releases



Remix albums


  • Same !@#$ Different Day (2005, Quannum Projects)


  • As U Were Remixes (2012, Mobile Home Recordings/Decon Media)




Live albums

  • Overnite Encore: Lyrics Born Live (2006, Quannum Projects)



EPs


  • The Muzapper's Mixes (1998, Solesides) (Latyrx)


  • Disconnection EP (2012, Mobile Home Recordings/Latyramid) (Latyrx)




Mixtapes


  • Lyrics Born Variety Show Season One (2005, Mobile Home Recordings)


  • Lyrics Born Variety Show Season Two (2006, Mobile Home Recordings)


  • Lyrics Born Variety Show Season Three (2008, Mobile Home Recordings)


  • Lyrics Born Variety Show Season Pho (2009, Mobile Home Recordings)


  • Latyrical Madness, Vol. 1 (2011, Mobile Home Recordings/Latyramid) (Latyrx)


  • Lyrics Born Variety Show Season Five: On the Floor (2012, Mobile Home Recordings/Decon Media)




Singles

  • "Send Them" (1993, Solesides)

  • "Latyrx" (1995, Solesides)

  • "Burnt Pride" (1996, Solesides)

  • "Balcony Beach" (1996, Solesides)

  • "Lady Don't Tek No" (1998, Solesides) (Latyrx)

  • "I Changed My Mind" (1999, Quannum Projects)

  • "Hello" b/w "One Session" (2003, Mobile Home Recordings/Quannum Projects)

  • "Callin' Out" (2003, Mobile Home Recordings/Quannum Projects)

  • "Callin' Out Remix" b/w "Do That There Remix" (2004, Mobile Home Recordings/Quannum Projects)

  • "I'm Just Raw" b/w "Pack Up Remix" (2005, Mobile Home Recordings/Quannum Projects)

  • "Big Money Talk" (2006, Decon Recordings)

  • "I Like It, I Love It" (2008, Mobile Home Recordings/Anti- Records)

  • "Differences" (2008, Mobile Home Recordings/Anti- Records)

  • "Top Shelf" (2008, Mobile Home Recordings/Anti-Records)

  • "Hott 2 Deff" (2008, Mobile Home Recordings/Anti- Records)

  • "Whispers" (2008, Mobile Home Recordings/Anti- Records)

  • "Funky Hit Records" (2009, Mobile Home Recordings)

  • "Pushed Aside, Pulled Apart" (2009, Mobile Home Recordings)

  • "Oh Baby" (2009, Mobile Home Recordings)

  • "Lies X 3" (2010, Mobile Home Recordings/Decon Recordings)




Additional credits



Guest appearances


  • Blackalicious - "Deep in the Jungle" from Melodica (1994)

  • Blackalicious - "Release" from Blazing Arrow (2002)


  • Diverse - "Explosive" from One A.M. (2003)


  • Tommy Guerrero - "Gettin' It Together" from Soul Food Taqueria (2003)


  • Lifesavas - "Emerge" from Spirit in Stone (2003)


  • Haiku D'Etat - "Top Qualified" from Coup de Theatre (2004)

  • Blackalicious - "Give It to You" from The Craft (2005)


  • DJ Z-Trip - "The Get Down" from Shifting Gears (2005)


  • The Mighty Underdogs - "Ill Vacation" from Droppin' Science Fiction (2008)


  • Joyo Velarde - "Strong Possibility" from Love & Understanding (2010)


  • Lateef the Truthspeaker - "Hardship Enterprise" from Firewire (2011)


  • Suburban Legends - "Can't Stop It" from Day Job (2012)


  • Lotus - "Cannon in the Heavens" from Monks (2013)




Production credits


  • Blackalicious - "Do This My Way" from Nia (1999)


  • R. L. Burnside - "Goin' Down South" and "Someday Baby" from A Bothered Mind (2004)




Tracks appear on

  • "I Changed My Mind" on Quannum Spectrum (1999)

  • "Send Them" on Solesides Greatest Bumps (2000)




References





  1. ^ https://www.facebook.com/lyricsborn


  2. ^ ab DaRonco, Mike (2008). "Lyrics Born - Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved May 9, 2008..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  3. ^ Nguyen, Joe (July 17, 2009). "Face2Face with Lyrics Born". AsiaXpress.com. Retrieved July 19, 2009.


  4. ^ Birnam, Ian (September 5, 2012). "Local Limelight: Lyrics Born". The Daily Californian.


  5. ^ "New Music: Lyrics Born, Billy Bragg and More". National Public Radio. 2008-04-22. Archived from the original on September 4, 2008. Retrieved May 9, 2008.


  6. ^ Patel, Joseph (November 18, 2003). "Lyrics Born". You Hear It First. MTV News. Retrieved February 5, 2005.


  7. ^ Tatangelo, Wade (May 7, 2008). "The best thing from Sweden since ABBA?". Creative Loafing Tampa. Retrieved May 9, 2008.


  8. ^ "Lyrics Born Is 'Everywhere at Once'". NPR. June 25, 2008. Retrieved July 7, 2008.


  9. ^ Pemberton, Rollie (October 27, 2003). "Lyrics Born: Later That Day". Pitchfork Media.


  10. ^ Edwards, Paul (2009). How to Rap: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC. Chicago Review Press. p. 219.


  11. ^ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/cali-hip-hop-veteran-lyrics-born-details-real-people-lp-20150224




External links








  • Official website Edit this at Wikidata


  • Lyrics Born discography at Discogs


  • Lyrics Born on IMDb











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