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Eyedea
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Eyedea (born Mike Larsen in 1982) is a well-known freestyle battle champion and underground hip-hop emcee. His notable wins include the televised Blaze Battle sponsored by HBO (2000) and a victory at Scribble Jam (1999).
He has appeared as a solo artist and as the emcee half of the duo Eyedea & Abilities (along with long-time friend and collaborator DJ Abilities). His non-battle rhymes are generally very philosophically or thematically based, and often tell a definite narrative. His song “Bottle Dreams” is a well known piece about a young sexually abused violin prodigy who commits suicide.
For much of his youth, Eyedea lived with his mother in downtown St. Paul, MN. He attended Highland Park High School, with interests including psychology, physics, and yoga. Favorite authors include James Joyce, and Finnegan’s Wake is a favourite text of his.
First establishing himself as battle emcee, Eyedea toured the circuit between 1997 and 2001, notably winning top prizes at Scribble Jam ‘99, the Rock Steady Anniversary 2000, and Blaze Battle Chicago 2000. He also toured extensively as second emcee for Atmosphere, with DJ Abilities sometimes filling in for Mr. Dibbs as tour dj.
In 2001, he released “First Born” with his partner DJ Abilities (collectively, they were initially called the Sixth Sense, but they are now known as E&A). In 2002, under his pen name “Oliver Hart,” he released the self-produced The Many Faces of Oliver Hart. In 2004, he and Abilities reunited to release the self-titled E&A (released March 23, 2004). All of Eyedea’s releases have been on the Rhymesayers record label.
He has appeared as a solo artist and as the emcee half of the duo Eyedea & Abilities (along with long-time friend and collaborator DJ Abilities). His non-battle rhymes are generally very philosophically or thematically based, and often tell a definite narrative. His song “Bottle Dreams” is a well known piece about a young sexually abused violin prodigy who commits suicide.
For much of his youth, Eyedea lived with his mother in downtown St. Paul, MN. He attended Highland Park High School, with interests including psychology, physics, and yoga. Favorite authors include James Joyce, and Finnegan’s Wake is a favourite text of his.
First establishing himself as battle emcee, Eyedea toured the circuit between 1997 and 2001, notably winning top prizes at Scribble Jam ‘99, the Rock Steady Anniversary 2000, and Blaze Battle Chicago 2000. He also toured extensively as second emcee for Atmosphere, with DJ Abilities sometimes filling in for Mr. Dibbs as tour dj.
In 2001, he released “First Born” with his partner DJ Abilities (collectively, they were initially called the Sixth Sense, but they are now known as E&A). In 2002, under his pen name “Oliver Hart,” he released the self-produced The Many Faces of Oliver Hart. In 2004, he and Abilities reunited to release the self-titled E&A (released March 23, 2004). All of Eyedea’s releases have been on the Rhymesayers record label.
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Oliver Hart - Step by Step
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Eyedea & Abilities - Weird Side
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Oliver Hart - Here for You
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DjTomkind wrote:
That's pretty gay to.
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haplito wrote:
Coaches is probably the dopest hip hop song ever made. Every time I listen to it I get knocked on my ass.
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DjTomkind wrote:
Because everyone is gay.
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wezman2k wrote:
why doesn't the world know about eyedea?
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U_Never_Know wrote:
Here for You is such a beautiful song.
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lagginswag wrote:
Rhymesayers represent..
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whoremonger wrote:
why does it say rjd2 gettin jukie wid it and shows the E&A cover
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pushingsquares wrote:
:) :) :) Don't stop pushing evolution, you do it too well ;)
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straightghetto wrote:
make money and die that's the american way
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songman63 wrote:
your music will always have a place in my heart
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