Rakaa Taylor, better known by his stage names Rakaa, Rakaa Iriscience, and Iriscience, is a rapper from

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. He is a member of

Dilated Peoples Dilated Peoples is an American hip hop group from Los Angeles, California. They have had little mainstream success in the US, with the exception of the song " This Way", a 2004 collaboration with Kanye West. Better known in the UK, they reached t ...

alongside

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DJ Babu Chris Oroc a.k.a. Melvin Babu (born September 17, 1974), better known as DJ Babu or DJ Babu the Dilated Junkie, is a Filipino-American DJ and producer. He is a member of the hip hop trio Dilated Peoples, with Rakaa Iriscience and Evidence and ...

Career

Rakaa released the solo debut album, ''

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'', on Decon in 2010. It featured vocal contributions from

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, and Fashawn. It was produced by Exile,

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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 ''

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'' (1998) *

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- "Who's Keeping Time?" from ''Beneath the Surface'' (1998) * 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) * 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) *

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- "Verbal Animé" from '' Something Wicked This Way Comes'' (2002) *

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- "Passion" from '' Blazing Arrow'' (2002) *

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- "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 ''

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'' (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) *

- "Perfect Storm" from ''

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'' (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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Marley Marl Marlon Williams (born September 30, 1962), better known by his stage name Marley Marl, is an American DJ, record producer, rapper and record label founder, primarily operating in hip hop music. Marlon grew up in Queensbridge housing projects ...

- "Quality Work" from ''Operation: Take Hip-Hop Back'' (2008) *

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- "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) * 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 Bill Rangi Urale is a New Zealand-Samoan hip-hop artist. Music career He was signed up as an artist with Festival Mushroom Records (NZ). In 2000 he released his critically acclaimed debut album ''Savage Thoughts'', followed by a second album, ...

- "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 Dan Singer (born December 20, 1971), known professionally as Danny Diablo a.k.a. Lord Ezec, is an American hardcore punk and hip hop vocalist. He is a current member of underground hip hop acts The ShotBlockers, KAOS 13 and FTW, and a foundin ...

- "Time Is Money" from ''The Crackson Heights Project'' (2017)

References

External links

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