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Lyrics Born (a.k.a. Asia Born) is Tom Shimura (b. 1972), originally from Berkeley, California, though through his childhood he lived in Tokyo, Japan, and Salt Lake City, Utah. He began his hip hop career while at college at UC Davis, where he was a DJ at the college station KDVS. He is a founding member of the group of artists known as Quannum Projects.
He is also one half of the group Latyrx with fellow MC Lateef The Truth Speaker. Lyrics Born has worked with many artists including KRS-One, Jean Grae, Dilated Peoples, Z-Trip, DJ Shadow, Diverse, Tommy Guerrero, Blackalicious and his wife, Joyo Velarde.
Lyrics Born released his first solo LP in October of 2003, called Later that Day.
In April of 2005, Lyrics Born’s second album Same !@#$ Different Day was released on the Quannum Projects label. The album featured remixes of five songs from Later That Day along with a number of new tracks.
LB’s hit songCallin’ Out was featured in a 2004 Coca Cola television commercial in the United States featuring actor Adrien Brody and was #1 on San Francisco’s Alternative Rock station, Live105 for 5 weeks. The song is also featured in the film Waiting… starring Ryan Reynolds.
His songs have been featured in television shows such as HBO’s Entourage, Six Feet Under, Skins, Gilmore Girls and the films Collateral by Michael Mann and Fast and the Furious 3: Tokyo Drift. Lyrics Born also appears in the upcoming Justin Lin film, Finishing the Game.
He is also one half of the group Latyrx with fellow MC Lateef The Truth Speaker. Lyrics Born has worked with many artists including KRS-One, Jean Grae, Dilated Peoples, Z-Trip, DJ Shadow, Diverse, Tommy Guerrero, Blackalicious and his wife, Joyo Velarde.
Lyrics Born released his first solo LP in October of 2003, called Later that Day.
In April of 2005, Lyrics Born’s second album Same !@#$ Different Day was released on the Quannum Projects label. The album featured remixes of five songs from Later That Day along with a number of new tracks.
LB’s hit song
Callin’ Out was featured in a 2004 Coca Cola television commercial in the United States featuring actor Adrien Brody and was #1 on San Francisco’s Alternative Rock station, Live105 for 5 weeks. The song is also featured in the film Waiting… starring Ryan Reynolds.His songs have been featured in television shows such as HBO’s Entourage, Six Feet Under, Skins, Gilmore Girls and the films Collateral by Michael Mann and Fast and the Furious 3: Tokyo Drift. Lyrics Born also appears in the upcoming Justin Lin film, Finishing the Game.
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BlackbirdNini wrote:
Blackbird Presents: Lyrics Born @ Club Fox Redwood City, CA 8:00/9:00PM Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 8:00 PM http://lyricsbornfeb16.eventbrite.com/
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emtree wrote:
legend
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HumanGame wrote:
The Last Trumpet.
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RatBatSpider wrote:
Super Hip-Hop producer, MC, Songwriter and Label Head Lyrics Born stops by his hometown record store Amoeba Berkeley. See what he is listening to lately and what gets him hype before showtime! http://www.amoeba.com/whats-in-my-bag/index.html#/detail/2011-09-29_lyrics-born
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JL3001 wrote:
Hey all, if you haven't already, check out Latyrx, the collab of Lyrics Born and Lateef the Truth Speaker. I wrote about 'em on my blog, check it: http://emaciatedwildebeest.tumblr.com/post/7285199971
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t2trips wrote:
i know the voice soon as i hear it, name is lyrics born from the legendary group latyrx
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Wow
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jonpwnsu wrote:
funkiest mufucka in hip-hop
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smootie wrote:
funkay!
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bigjakefhecake wrote:
Just say you the other night at Winterfest, killed it in the cold!
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mattavocado wrote:
Quannum.. Big bad Asian from the bay
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EclecticStatic wrote:
Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda featuring Sam Sparro <3 Talented. Talented. TalenteD.
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cdelapena wrote:
Kontrol Phreak! so, so good!
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Baster_Jazzster wrote:
Good hip-hop!
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Razman- wrote:
Beyond sick. His ability to sling rhymes is really one of the best in the game.
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Knock Knock <3
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dope as hell.
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MOSCOW IDAHO?!?!?! SO AWESOME! seeing him tonight or tomorrow night .... or both. can't wait.
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ThirdandMain wrote:
ill shit
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mad flow.
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LYRICS BORN & LATYRX FALL TOUR DATES + NYE IN AUSTRALIA
7 Nov 2011 | from blog.myspace.com/lyricsborn
artwork by Turtle Wayne
It's OFFICIAL! Lyrics Born returns to Australia for New
Year's Eve to ring in 2012 with 4 special shows!
12.29.11 - Melbourne - The Espy
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