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alongside

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Life and career

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. Rakaa released the solo debut album, ''

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, and The Alchemist.

Discography

Albums

* ''

'' (2010)

EPs

* ''The Delilah EP'' (2010)

Singles

* "Pay Attention" (2001) * "End to Means" (2003) * "New Maps" (2012)

Guest appearances

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- "Stretchin'" from '' The Troubleshooters'' (1998) *

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- "Who's Keeping Time?" from ''Beneath the Surface'' (1998) * The Anonymous - "Dr. EZ's Cool Fantastic Part II" from ''Green and Gold'' * The Mind Clouders - "Paranoia Shiek" from ''Fake It Until You Make It'' (1999) *

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- "Friction" from ''U.S.S.R. Life from the Other Side'' (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 Blackalicious was an American hip-hop duo from Sacramento, California, made up of rapper Gift of Gab and DJ/producer Chief Xcel. They are noted for Gift of Gab's often tongue-twisting, multisyllabic, complex rhymes and Chief Xcel's soulful pr ...

- "Passion" from ''

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'' (2002) *

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- "Work It Out" from ''The Lost Freestyle Files'' (2003) *

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- "Crash and Burn" from ''

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'' (2005) *

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- "Cut Down Ya Options" from ''Reprogram'' (2005) * The Likwit Junkies - "Dark Ends" from ''The L.J.'s'' (2005) *

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- "Champions" from '' Dan the Automator Presents 2K7'' (2006) *

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- "Need To Learn" from '' We Are the Ones (We've Been Waiting For)'' (2006) *

- "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) *

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- "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 Epik High () is a South Korean hip-hop trio formed in 2001, composed of rapper and songwriter Tablo, rapper and lyricist Mithra Jin, and DJ and record producer DJ Tukutz. Based in Seoul, the trio first met in 2001 before signing with Woollim ...

- "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) * Krazy Race - "Live & Learn" from ''The Rapture'' (2011) * Evidence - "Where You Come From?" from '' Cats & Dogs'' (2011) *

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- "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) * 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 Rebel Diaz is a political hip hop duo out of New York City and Chicago consisting of the Chilean brothers Rodrigo Venegas (known as RodStarz) and Gonzalo Venegas (known as G1). Rebel Diaz uses their music as an organizing tool and to spread kno ...

- "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 Erik Vincent Stephens (born June 20, 1980), better known professionally as Apollo Brown, is an American record producer from Detroit, Michigan, United States. He is a member of the hip hop group Ugly Heroes (alongside Red Pill and Verbal Kent) an ...

Ras Kass John R. Austin II (born September 26, 1973), better known by his stage name Ras Kass, is an American rapper. He is a member of the hip hop Supergroup (music), supergroup The Hrsmn, along with Canibus, Killah Priest, and Kurupt in 2014. He is als ...

- "H20" from ''Blasphemy'' (2014) *

Danny Diablo Dan Singer (born December 20, 1971), known professionally as Danny Diablo and Lord Ezec, is an American hardcore punk and hip hop vocalist based in New York City. He is currently a member of underground hip hop acts The ShotBlockers, KAOS 13 an ...

- "Time Is Money" from ''The Crackson Heights Project'' (2017) * HIT Rapper (2018) * Evidence - "Wonderful World" (2018)

References

External links

* * {{Authority control Rappers from Los Angeles Living people 21st-century American rappers 1972 births American musicians of Korean descent