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Eyedea
Michael Larson, aka. Eyedea may have passed away 3 years ago, but his music and legendary freestyles are still winning him new
fans today. In the words of B. Dolan, 'You can kill a man but never the Eyedea'.
him as a natural lyricist with crazy rhymes
ranging from a trippy trilogy of tunes about
being a fish, to songs dealing with Eyedea's doubts about his own existence. Although the LP never pushed Eyedea into
the mainstream, it was well received and
is considered an underground classic.
Eyedea's first studio release, 2001's First Eyedea and Abilities released two further
Born with DJ Abilities further cemented studio albums to more critical praise, E&A
Beginning as a battle MC, Eyedea quickly
established himself as a force to be reckoned with, winning top prizes at Battle
Blaze New York 2000, Scribble Jam 1999
and Rock Steady Anniversary 2000 at the
tender age of 18.
July RELEASES
(2004) and By The Throat (2009).
Eyedea's love for rhymes extended way
beyond just hip-hop and into rock and jazz
as you can also here him in his rock band,
Carbon Carousel and the improvisational
jazz/rap group, Face Candy.
Eyedea's probably best known nowadays
for his jaw-dropping freestyle videos. A
quick search on YouTube will give you
plenty of material but his freestyle with
Slug on The Wake Up Show and his battle
with Shells at the 2000 Blaze Battle are
second to none.
Check out:
Eyedea.org.uk
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