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NoClue 
NoClue in Los Angeles, CaliforniaBackground information Birth name Ricky Raphel Brown Also known as NoClue Born January 28, 1985
Seattle, Washington,
United StatesOrigin Central District, Seattle, Washington Genres Hip hop, West Coast hip hop Occupations Rapper Years active 2004–present Labels Killuminati LLC Website http://www.noclueofficial.com Ricky Raphel Brown (born January 28, 1985), known by the stage name NoClue, is an American rapper from Seattle.[1] He is best known for obtaining the title of the world's official “fastest rap MC” by the Guinness World Records, for rapping 723 syllables in 51.27 seconds (14.1 syllables per second) on his track "New West", in January 2005.
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Early life
NoClue in his hometown of Seattle
NoClue grew up in the city of Federal Way, WA. He was reciting raps by the age of four and began writing his own lyrics at age 9. Brown grew up around the music business, as his grandfather was a member of the gospel band, The Singing Galatians, and earned studio experience while attending his grandfather’s every-other-Sunday recording sessions with that band. Brown’s first recordings were overdubs of popular rap beats, made with his cousins while Brown was still in junior high.
Style and Name
NoClue is a hip hop artist influenced by West Coast hip hop. He has established himself as a multi-dimensional lyricist, with a consistent, upbeat energy expressed in each of his songs.
Brown counts rapper Tupac Shakur as an early musical influence. He explains that his stage name NoClue is derived from “the fact that the world had no clue what kind of impact he was about to bring”.[2][3]
Releases
Discography
Cover of NoClue’s new album, The Beginning- The Beginning – EP: (album release date is pending; due to release in 2010, singles are available on noclueofficial.com) via Killuminati LLC label. Tracks (edited and explicit): California Dreamin, Feelin Me, Get Off Me, Ima Mash, Movin Slow, New West
- 4Warning (Free to download off of official website)
Music videos
- Ima Mash, published January 29, 2010, is featured on BET's Ya Heard: Videos of the Month[4]
- Movin Slow is featured on World Star Hip Hop (WSHH), with over 4.3 million views[5]
- Music videos for New West and California Dreamin are available at his website.
Fastest Rapper on the Planet
As a 20-year-old, Brown broke the Guinness World Record in 2005 to become the fastest rapper on the planet. The attempt was recorded at Seattle’s B & G Studios on January 15, 2005 in front of a licensed speech therapist. Brown rapped at a clip of 14.1 syllables per second, beating the previous 12.5 syllable-a-second record set in 1998 by Chicago rapper, Rebel XD. He raps at a total rate of 1050.6 syllables per minute.
This rap was performed by Brown in under 2 seconds:
How fast can you flow?
It’s funny ‘cause they’re digging their own ditches
Thinkin’ they can come against me, let the Lord be my witness.
The feat is recorded in Guinness World Records 2006, released August 2005.[6][7][8]Music Samples
References
- ^ "Profile of Rapper, NoClue". VR Seattle. http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:VNO0B_1LmZMJ:www.vrseattle.com/pages/browse.php%3Fcat_id%3D719+noclue+site:vrseattle.com&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
- ^ "Profile of Rapper, NoClue". VR Seattle. http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:VNO0B_1LmZMJ:www.vrseattle.com/pages/browse.php%3Fcat_id%3D719+noclue+site:vrseattle.com&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
- ^ "Fastest Rapper on the Planet". The Seattle Times. 2005-10-18. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002562275_rapper15.html?syndication=rss. Retrieved 2010-04-14.
- ^ "BET.com- Ya Heard: Videos of the Month". BET. http://www.bet.com/WebApplications/BetSearch/Search.aspx?searchQuery=noclue&searchType=bet&c=all. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
- ^ "Movin Slow World Premiere". WSHH. http://worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshhso7WUxRL53p58ImR. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
- ^ "Fastest Rapper on the Planet". The Seattle Times. 2005-10-18. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002562275_rapper15.html?syndication=rss. Retrieved 2010-04-14.
- ^ "Guinness World’s Fastest Rapper". VR Magazine. http://www.vrmag.org/issue24/GUINNESS_WORLD_S_FASTEST_RAPPER.html. Retrieved 2010-04-14.
- ^ "101 Facts You Never Knew About Music". Music Radar. http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/101-facts-you-never-knew-about-music-part-1-189650/2. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
External links
Categories:- 1985 births
- African American rappers
- African American singers
- American male singers
- Living people
- Underground rappers
- People from Seattle, Washington
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