Lyrics Born

Bay Area-based MC Lyrics Born has one of underground hip-hop's most playful, distinctive voices: a deep, resonant rumble full of little cracks and hoarse spots, able to swing from nimble syllable-stepping to a laid-back drawl. This helps on a remix record like Same !@#$ Different Day, LB's loose reimagining of his 2003 solo debut, Later That Day...: The rapper adapts easily to funky new settings given his tunes by Dan the Automator, Morcheeba, DJ Shadow, the Lifesavas' Jumbo and Chief Xcel of Blackalicious. Lyrics Born is on tour with a four-piece live band and a backing vocalist, so expect further adaptation tonight.

Related Content

• Over The Weekend: DJ Shadow at House of Blues
  November 8, 2010
• Q&A: DJ Shadow Talks Hip-Hop's Past, The Internet's Present and Music's Future
  November 3, 2010
• Show Announcements: DJ Shadow, Jason Bonham, Slobberbone, Rhett Miller, Ben Kweller, Marc Cohn, Nitzer Ebb, TECH N9NE and More
  September 29, 2010
• For Decades, DJ Merritt and DJ Jeff K Have Snuck Local Electronic Music Onto The Edge
  June 14, 2011
• Dredg, The Dear Hunter, Balance of Composure, The Trophy Fire
  May 26, 2011

More About

• Lyrics Born
• Chief Xcel
• Blackalicious
• Underground Hip-Hop
• Hip-Hop and Rap