A Philadelphia artist whose raw, self-released tracks built a loyal following.
If you're new to his stuff, 'Let Me Oh' from Freestyle Friday and 'Klitschko' are good places to start. They give you a sense of his flow and the kind of beat he liked to work over.
He carved out a space with his 'HipHopIsMusic' album and the Freestyle Friday series, where songs like 'Let Me Oh' and 'Klitschko' felt like direct dispatches from his studio. That connection deepened after his 2011 cancer diagnosis, as he kept putting music out until his death in 2017. For a lot of listeners, his work wasn't just rap, it was a real-time chronicle.
He started gaining traction with the 2009 album 'HipHopIsMusic,' which had tracks like 'Whooty.' The Freestyle Friday songs, including 'Conundrum' and 'Let Me Oh,' became a steady output. He continued recording after his sarcoma diagnosis, adding later tracks such as 'Wait' and 'Miracle' to the catalog.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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