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Timothy Grimes, better known by his stage name Wise Intelligent, is an American hip hop musician from Trenton, New Jersey. He is a member of Poor Righteous Teachers. [3] He released The Talented Timothy Taylor in 2007. [4] His third solo studio album, The Unconkable Djezuz Djonez, was released in 2011. [5]
Percy Lee Chapman (born August 13, 1971), known by his stage name Tragedy Khadafi (formerly Intelligent Hoodlum), is an American rapper and record producer.Chapman hails from the Queensbridge Housing Projects in Queens, New York City, [2] and helped spawn other hip hop artists such as Mobb Deep, Capone-N-Noreaga, Nas.
Poor Righteous Teachers was a hip hop group from Trenton, New Jersey, founded in 1989. [1] Often referred to as PRT by its fans, Poor Righteous Teachers was known as a socially and politically conscious hip hop group, with musical content inspired by the teachings of the Nation of Gods and Earths. Wise Intelligent, as the lead MC, was the most ...
Intelligent Hoodlum is the debut studio album by the American rapper Intelligent Hoodlum, later known as Tragedy Khadafi. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was released on A&M Records in 1990. It peaked at number 52 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
Stewart Mason of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, saying, "Wise Intelligent uses modern-day production styles and his own, undiminished, old-school flow to create a rapprochement between hip-hop's present and past, and the combination works perfectly." [1] Jordan Selbo of City Pages called it "one of the hottest releases this summer ...
Ugly Duckling is known for humorous and intelligent lyrics, [2] "lampooning the excesses of modern hip hop", [6] such as its obsession with sex and materialism. [ 6 ] In live shows, the group's DJ Young Einstein employs complex scratching routines with vinyl instrumental records to provide the musical backdrop for the rappers unlike many modern ...
DB spoke with LA Weekly about the rapper, saying "He was very driven, very ambitious. You couldn't deny his work ethic", going on to say, "Underneath that shell is a very intelligent man." [15] He looked up to Northside Houston rappers from label Swishahouse, who were blowing up around that time, including Paul Wall, Chamillionaire and Slim Thug.
Billboard initially created a list of the 10 greatest rappers of all time in November 2015, with the top position held by The Notorious B.I.G. [1] The publication revised their rankings in 2023, via a partnership with Vibe, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip hop. The updated list, published in stages between January 11 and February 8 ...