Rakaa
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Rakaa Taylor[1] |
| Also known as | Rakaa Iriscience,[2] Iriscience[3] |
| Born | June 18, 1972 |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, US[4] |
| Genres | Alternative hip hop |
| Occupation | Rapper |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels | Decon |
Rakaa Taylor (born June 18, 1972) better known by his stage names Rakaa, Rakaa Iriscience, and Iriscience, is a rapper from Los Angeles, California.[4] He is a member of Dilated Peoples alongside Evidence and DJ Babu.[5]
Life and career
[edit]His mother was a half Korean adoptee who was born in Korea during the Korean War and came to the United States at an early age.[6]
Rakaa released the solo debut album, Crown of Thorns, on Decon in 2010.[7] It featured vocal contributions from Aloe Blacc, KRS-One, Chali 2na, Evidence, and Fashawn.[8] It was produced by Exile, DJ Babu, Oh No, El-P, and The Alchemist.[9]
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]- Crown of Thorns (2010)
EPs
[edit]- The Delilah EP (2010)
Singles
[edit]- "Pay Attention" (2001)
- "End to Means" (2003)
- "New Maps" (2012)
Guest appearances
[edit]- Funkdoobiest - "Stretchin'" from The Troubleshooters (1998)
- Omid - "Who's Keeping Time?" from Beneath the Surface (1998)
- The Mind Clouders - "Paranoia Shiek" from Fake It Until You Make It (1999)
- DJ Vadim - "Friction" from U.S.S.R. Life from the Other Side (1999)
- Swollen Members - "Counter Parts" from Balance (1999)
- DJ Revolution - "The Revolution" from In 12's We Trust (2000)
- Runaways - "Pounds 4 Dollars" from Progress (2000)
- Mykill Miers - "Do the Math" from It's Been a Long Time Coming (2000)
- Swollen Members - "RPM" from Bad Dreams (2001)
- The Herbaliser - "Verbal Animé" from Something Wicked This Way Comes (2002)
- Blackalicious - "Passion" from Blazing Arrow (2002)
- Supernatural - "Work It Out" from The Lost Freestyle Files (2003)
- Transplants - "Crash and Burn" from Haunted Cities (2005)
- Boom Bap Project - "Cut Down Ya Options" from Reprogram (2005)
- The Likwit Junkies - "Dark Ends" from The L.J.'s (2005)
- Visionaries - "Need to Learn" from We Are the Ones (We've Been Waiting For) (2006)
- Dan the Automator - "Champions" from Dan the Automator Presents 2K7 (2006)
- Planet Asia - "Dilated Agents" from The Medicine (2006)
- The Visionaries - "Need To Learn" from We Are the Ones (We've Been Waiting For) (2006)
- Evidence - "Perfect Storm" from The Weatherman LP (2007)
- Prince Ali - "The Path (East Bay Remix)" from Curb Side Service (2007)
- Longevity - "Throwin Up Letters" (2007)
- DJ Revolution - "Casualties of Tour" from King of the Decks (2008)
- Craig G & Marley Marl - "Quality Work" from Operation: Take Hip-Hop Back (2008)
- Looptroop Rockers - "Trance Fat" from Good Things (2008)
- Collective Elements - "Innervision" from Collective Elements (2009)
- Drunken Tiger - "Monster" (English Version) from Feel gHood Muzik : The 8th Wonder (2009)
- DJ Honda - "Let It Out" from IV (2009)
- Epik High - "Rocksteady" from E (2009)
- Jerome XL - "Zet 'T Blauw" from De Laatste Dag (2010)
- Chosen Few - "It's Good" from New World Symphony (2010)
- El Da Sensei & The Returners - "Knowledge Be the Key" from Global Takeover 2: Nu World (2010)
- Evidence - "Where You Come From?" from Cats & Dogs (2011)
- Chino XL - "Take It Back" from Ricanstruction: The Black Rosary (2012)
- Sirkle of Sound - "The Future" from The Awakening (2012)
- Killa Hakan - "Berlin - Los Angeles" from Orijinal (2012)
- Anarchy Reigns - Additional voices (2013)[10]
- Vlad Dobrescu - "Turnul Babel" from In Sfarsit (2013)
- Collective Elements - "Night Write" from Nice Vibez (2013)
- Snowgoons - "Nuclear Winter" from Black Snow 2 (2013)
- Rebel Diaz - "Which Side Are You On?" from Radical Dilemma (2013)
- LMNO - "March Madness" from After the Fact (2013)
- King Kapisi - "Crush" form Hip Hop Lives Here (2013)
- Step Brothers - "Tomorrow" from Lord Steppington (2014)
- Separ - "Úspech" from Pirát (2014)
- Pawz One - "Avalanche Warning" from Face the Facts (2014)
- Ali a.k.a. Mind - "Nada Nos Para" from Mestizo (2014)
- Apollo Brown & Ras Kass - "H20" from Blasphemy (2014)
- Danny Diablo - "Time Is Money" from The Crackson Heights Project (2017)
- Krazy Race - "Live & Learn" from The Rapture (2011)
- HIT Rappers (feat. Gorzki, Snoop Dogg, Curtis Young, PMD, Kurtis Blow, Kokane ...) (2018)
References
[edit]- ^ Semaun, Remco (July 21, 2010). "Rakaa - Crown of Thorns". HipHopDX.
- ^ Paine, Jake (June 30, 2010). "Rakaa Iriscience: Eye Know". HipHopDX.
- ^ "Dilated Peoples Stretch Out". Billboard. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
- ^ a b Udenberg, Brett (June 29, 2010). "Rakaa - Crown Of Thorns". URB. Archived from the original on November 18, 2011.
- ^ Bozzer, Mark (August 2010). "Rakaa Iriscience - Crown of Thorns". Exclaim!.
- ^ Lee Sanders, David (February 26, 2010). "Interview with Rakaa "Iriscience" Taylor". halfkorean.
- ^ Faraone, Chris (July 28, 2010). "Rakaa - Crown of Thorns". The Phoenix.
- ^ Martin, Andrew (May 10, 2010). "Album Review: Rakaa Iriscience - Crown of Thorns". Prefix. Archived from the original on October 28, 2011.
- ^ Elabbady, Ali (August 7, 2010). "Album Review: Rakaa – Crown of Thorns". Potholes in My Blog.
- ^ "Anarchy Reigns (2013 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 6 June 2021. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
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