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Eyedea
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Also known as Oliver Hart, Micheal Larsen

Micheal David Larsen (November 9, 1981 – October 16, 2010), better known by his stage name Eyedea, was an American rapper. He was a freestyle battle champion and songwriter from Saint Paul, Minnesota.

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Saint Paul
Active from
1981-11-09
Active to
2010-10-17
hip hop

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Eyedea (born Micheal Larsen on November 9, 1981 – October 16, 2010) was a well-known freestyle battle champion and underground hip-hop emcee. His notable wins include the televised Blaze Battle sponsored by HBO (2000) and a victory at Scribble Jam (1999). He had appeared as a solo artist and as the emcee half of the duo Eyedea & Abilities (along with long-time friend and collaborator DJ Abilities). His non-battle rhymes were generally very philosophically or thematically based, and often tell

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Musical artist.name
Eyedea
Musical artist.background
solo_singer
Musical artist.image
Eyedea.jpg
Musical artist.image_size
250px
Musical artist.birth_name
Micheal David Larsen
Musical artist.origin
Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Musical artist.death_place
Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Musical artist.genre
Hip hop, alternative hip hop, rap rock, underground hip hop, psychedelic hip hop
Musical artist.occupation
Rapper
Musical artist.years_active
1997–2010
Musical artist.website
MichealLarsen.com

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Official website
www.micheallarsen.com
Image
Eyedea Scribble Jam.jpg
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date of birth
1981-11-09
date of death
2010-10-16
pseudonym
Eyedea
start of work period
1993-00-00
Commons category
Eyedea
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Contents
  • Career
  • Early life
  • Music career
  • Style and influences
  • Death
  • Legacy
  • Discography
  • Studio albums
  • EPs
  • Mixtapes
  • Live albums
  • Singles
  • Collaboration albums
  • Guest appearances
  • Other media
  • Rap battles
  • References

Micheal David Larsen (November 9, 1981 – October 16, 2010), better known by his stage name Eyedea, was an American rapper. He was a freestyle battle champion and songwriter from Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Larsen had appeared as a solo artist under the pseudonym Oliver Hart, and as the MC half of the duo Eyedea & Abilities (along with longtime friend and collaborator DJ Abilities). He was first signed to Slug's independent hip-hop label Rhymesayers Entertainment before founding his own record label, Crushkill Recordings.

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