SoulStice

Ashley Llorens (better known as SoulStice) is a native Chicago emcee, currently based in Washington D.C. He is the founder of Wandering Soul Records, an independent label specializing in the production and distribution of soulful hip hop music. SoulStice obtained a Masters Degree in Electrical Computer Engineering in 2003 from the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana. He currently holds a position with the Department of Defense. In the fall of 2005, SoulStice released his debut album "".

SoulStice has shared stages with artists as diverse as John Legend and Wu-Tang Clan. He has collaborated with AZ of Illmatic fame, Cuban Link, formerly of Terror Squad and many producers, both well-known and up-and-coming. SoulStice documents his long and winding journey from the windy city of Chicago to the nations capitol of Washington, DC, fusing the signature Chicago funk and groove based sound with the thump of classic East Coast boom bap.

Discography

Albums/mixtapes
"North by Northwest", (2003, Wandering Soul)
"North by Northwest: Solid Ground", (2005, Wandering Soul)
"Return of the Kings", (2006, Wandering Soul)
"Dark Water", (2006, Wandering Soul)
"Dead Letter Perfect", (2007, Wandering Soul)

12" Singles
"The Melody", (2003, Wandering Soul)
"Always / The Quickening", (2005, Wandering Soul)
"Rock Solid feat. Cuban Link", (2005, Wandering Soul)
"Speak On It feat. AZ", (2006, Wandering Soul)
"Be Perfect", (2007, Wandering Soul)
"Bird's Eye View feat. Kev Brown", (2008, Wandering Soul)

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/soulstice SoulStice on Myspace]
* [http://www.wanderingsoul.com/ Wandering Soul Records]
* [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/bio/index.jsp?pid=711525 SoulStice on Billboard.com]