Eyedea
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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
Discography
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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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Key facts
- 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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Saint Paul
- Place of death
- Saint Paul
- Occupation
- rapper
- Genre
- alternative hip-hop
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Rhymesayers Entertainment
- 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
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- Eyedea
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17 sectionsContents
- 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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Eyedea” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.