Product Description

Lyrics Born (a.k.a. Tom Shimura) has long been known for his innovative beats, creative collaborations, and soulful vocals. Here he takes a giant leap forward in song craft, incorporating elements such as pop, reggaeton, and R&B. It's the rare MC who can bridge the gap between hip-hop and alternative rock, owning the crowd at Bonnaroo and Bumbershoot as easily as he trades rhymes with Charlie 2na. Just remember those can't-get-it-out-of-your-head songs from Nokia and Diet Coke commercials.

Track Listing

1. Intro Tag
2. Don't Change
3. Hott 2 Deff
4. Differences
5. Cakewalk
6. Shoe Hoes Anonymous
7. I'm A Phreak
8. I Like It, I Love it
9. The World Is Calling
10. Top Shelf
11. Is It The Skin I'm In?
12. Homeland Security
13. Do U Buy It?
14. Rules Were Meant To Be Broken (Remix)
15. Whispers
16. I Can't Decide(Everywhere At Once)
17. Re-Intro
18. Let Me In, Let Me Out (Remix)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1504 in Music
• Released on: 2008-04-22
• Number of discs: 1

Album Description
2008 release from the critically successful Hip Hop innovator. Everywhere At Once reveals the full breadth and depth of his skill and vision: minimalist grooves, reimagined electro, East Bay greasy funk, devoluted punk, futurist dancehall, postmodern blues, tomorrow's slappers. He's an artist who is not interested in the limits set by the market or even his past triumphs. Lyrics Born (formerly known as Asia Born, born Tom Shimura in Tokyo in 1972), is a half-Japanese American, half-Italian American Hip Hop rapper. He is one half of the group Latyrx with Lateef the Truthspeaker.

Customer Reviews

Fabulous Hip Hop Album!
I just love this album. The production wins me over big time, but when the lyrical flows settle in the total effect if this album is A+. Beat-seamed between tracks, the album flows together as if well thought-out. Chilling lyrics are understandable and meaningful. Between this and the new Roots I have no room left for dessert.

LB likes AND he loves it
Let the record show that this album could possibly be slowly turning guilty pleasure purely because hip hop isn't as blatant in this album for my taste. I realize of course that hip hop and funk go hand in hand naturally, but R & B? A lot of these tracks have a touch of trilly vocals that I don't care for. Sometime tri-fusions aren't a good thing. It also has a gnarls barkley feel in some places. Guilty pleasures make me uncomfortable in heavy rotation. But I am giving this one a pain-staking while to set in and get cozy. I like it, but I don't love it.

Wow
I've been a fan of Quannum/Solesides going on twelve years probably. Back when Melodica came on the rack and Laytyrx was getting bumped all summer. Although Blackalicious was long the front runner of the crew with Gab drawing the most attention with his elaborate flows and stylings, Lyrics Born has truly come into his own. I was shooken to the core when Later That Day dropped and immediately held LB as a major lyricist to be reckoned with; one that should dominate in years to come, and he delivers again here. Bless this man for making a true hiphop album, keeping you nodding 'til the end. The way The Craft steered left into creative neo-soul and eclectic rhythms, I'm really happy to see a talented rhymer staying close to the party friendly, volume crankin' sounds of plain and simple DOPE HIPHOP. There is nothing wrong with this album!