Lyrikill

One of the most respected underground lyricists from the South, emcee Lyrikill, views a different future for the music of a generation than today’s commercial variety suggests. Many restless natives of hip-hop believe the radio is dead; magazine coverage matters little; and the television couldn’t be less of a concern. With his debut album, The Canvas, Lyrikill begins to repaint hip-hop as the incomparable medium for expression that it is and restore conscious artistry to hip-hop.

In his youth, "Kill" had roots in rural Louisiana, also spending significant time in Houston and Dallas, Texas. Lyrikill eventually called New Orleans, Louisiana, home and completed studies in Fine Arts and Management at Dillard University. Upon relocating to the Crescent City, Lyrikill formed close bonds with several fellow emcees and established the underground hip-hop and mixtape crew Eupham. Through original elements of hip-hop culture - social awareness, fellowship, lyrical style, and flow friendly production - Eupham represents the principle that hip-hop is more than music, it’s art.

Lyrikill insists upon a viewing his music as a means of fellowship. He maintains close ties with producer 3M from Washington, D.C., and Eupham representatives from across the United States. In fact, Lyrikill formed an extension of Eupham—the Euphonetiks—a crew that achieved its own underground and mixtape successes.

In preparing his first solo projects for wide-release, ‘Kill decided to tackle three of his passions—hip hop, shoes, and art. The first of these is a mixtape titled, KILLmatic, a collage of tracks that pays homage to a hip-hop classic. Lyrikill is also debuting a major, international mixtape dedicated to another love—sneaker collecting. The artist will be featured on the Washington, DC swing of the Dunkxchange Sneaker Showcase in September 2008. For more information visit dunkxchange.com

When Lyrikill is not penning classic lines, he is developing manuscripts to uplift his misguided brethren and to highlight positive and creative hip-hop. He has graced stages alongside Mos Def, Dilated Peoples, Zion I, Camp Lo, Heiroglyphics, Living Legends, and Jurassic 5 among others. His Euphonetiks crew has achieved notoriety through the release of mixtapes and a debut album which received good rating from various magazine and internet sites. He is prepping collaborations with various "middle-ground" emcees and readying the release of Statik Selektah's Down Bottom/Up Top series of which he is the lead off feature.

Lyrikill's debut solo album on the Eupham imprint is due early 2009.

For additional information, please visit: Lyrikill's Website or [http://www.elevatedmindsmusic.com/distribution/lyrikill/artist_lyrikill.html Lyrikill @ EMMG]

Visit Lyrikill on MySpace: Lyrikill on MySpace

Check out a radio interview featuring Lyrikill (88.5 WUSM Radio).

You may like Lyrikill if you like: Talib Kweli, Little Brother, Nas, Lupe Fiasco, MF Doom, Royce the 5-9, Joe Budden and Ghostface Killah.

Other Lyrikill Performances: Heiroglyphics, Jurassic 5, Mos Def, Living Legends, Murs, Camp Lo, Jurassic 5, Slum Village, Planet Asia, Dilated Peoples, Zion I, Louis Logic and Cee-Lo.
Lyrikill Collaborations: Living Legends, Statik Selektah, Truth Universal, MFNtertainment, El Sherriffo, Caligula, Professional Navigators and others.
Lyrikill won the 2002 Mic Check Battle (New Orleans) and has been featured in XXL Magazine, Jive Magazine, www.allhiphop.com, www.rapreviews.com, and NOLA.com.

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