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{{short description|American rapper (born 1972)}}

{{Infobox musical artist
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| name = Rakaa
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| caption = Rakaa in 2023
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| birth_name = Rakaa Taylor<ref>{{cite web|first=Remco|last=Semaun|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/album-reviews/id.1481/title.rakaa-crown-of-thorns|title=Rakaa - Crown of Thorns|publisher=[[HipHopDX]]|date=July 21, 2010}}</ref>
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| alias = Rakaa Iriscience,<ref>{{cite web|first=Jake|last=Paine|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/interviews/id.1561/title.rakaa-iriscience-eye-know|title=Rakaa Iriscience: Eye Know|publisher=[[HipHopDX]]|date=June 30, 2010}}</ref> Iriscience<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/78054/dilated-peoples-stretch-out|title=Dilated Peoples Stretch Out|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=April 27, 2014}}</ref>
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|06|18|}}
| origin = [[Los Angeles, California]], US<ref name="urb.com">{{cite web|first=Brett|last=Udenberg|url=http://www.urb.com/2010/06/29/rakaa-crown-of-thorns/|title=Rakaa - Crown Of Thorns|publisher=[[URB (magazine)|URB]]|date=June 29, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111118020416/http://www.urb.com/2010/06/29/rakaa-crown-of-thorns/|archive-date=November 18, 2011}}</ref>
| background = solo_singer
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| genre = [[Alternative hip hop]]
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| birth_name = Rakaa Taylor<ref>{{cite web|first=Remco|last=Semaun|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/album-reviews/id.1481/title.rakaa-crown-of-thorns|title=Rakaa - Crown of Thorns|publisher=[[HipHopDX]]|date=July 21, 2010}}</ref>
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| occupation = Rapper
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| years_active = 1998–present
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| label = [[Decon]]
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| alias = Rakaa Iriscience,<ref>{{cite web|first=Jake|last=Paine|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/interviews/id.1561/title.rakaa-iriscience-eye-know|title=Rakaa Iriscience: Eye Know|publisher=[[HipHopDX]]|date=June 30, 2010}}</ref> Iriscience<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/78054/dilated-peoples-stretch-out|title=Dilated Peoples Stretch Out|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=April 27, 2014}}</ref>
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| genre = [[Alternative hip hop]]
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| years_active = 1998-present
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| associated_acts = [[Dilated Peoples]], [[Evidence (musician)|Evidence]], [[DJ Babu]]
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'''Rakaa Taylor''', better known by his stage names '''Rakaa''', '''Rakaa Iriscience''', and '''Iriscience''', is a rapper from [[Los Angeles]], [[California]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Brett|last=Udenberg|url=http://www.urb.com/2010/06/29/rakaa-crown-of-thorns/|title=Rakaa - Crown Of Thorns|publisher=[[URB (magazine)|URB]]|date=June 29, 2010}}</ref> He is a member of [[Dilated Peoples]] alongside [[Evidence (musician)|Evidence]] and [[DJ Babu]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Mark|last=Bozzer|url=http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/HipHop/Rakaa_Iriscience-Crown_of_Thorns|title=Rakaa Iriscience - Crown of Thorns|publisher=[[Exclaim!]]|date=August 2010}}</ref>
'''Rakaa Taylor''' (born June 18, 1972) better known by his stage names '''Rakaa''', '''Rakaa Iriscience''', and '''Iriscience''', is a rapper from [[Los Angeles]], [[California]].<ref name="urb.com"/> He is a member of [[Dilated Peoples]] alongside [[Evidence (musician)|Evidence]] and [[DJ Babu]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Mark|last=Bozzer|url=http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/HipHop/Rakaa_Iriscience-Crown_of_Thorns|title=Rakaa Iriscience - Crown of Thorns|publisher=[[Exclaim!]]|date=August 2010}}</ref>

==Life and career==
His mother was a half Korean adoptee who was born in Korea during the Korean War and came to the United States at an early age.<ref>{{cite web|first=David|last=Lee Sanders|url=https://www.halfkorean.com/?page_id=207|title=Interview with Rakaa "Iriscience" Taylor|publisher=halfkorean|date=February 26, 2010}}</ref>


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Rakaa released the solo debut album, ''[[Crown of Thorns (album)|Crown of Thorns]]'', on [[Decon]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|first=Chris|last=Faraone|url=http://thephoenix.com/boston/music/105867-rakaa-crown-of-thorns-2010/|title=Rakaa - Crown of Thorns|publisher=[[The Phoenix (newspaper)|The Phoenix]]|date=July 28, 2010}}</ref> It featured vocal contributions from [[Aloe Blacc]], [[KRS-One]], [[Chali 2na]], [[Evidence (musician)|Evidence]], and [[Fashawn]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Andrew|last=Martin|url=http://www.prefixmag.com/reviews/rakaa-iriscience/crown-of-thorns/40155/|title=Album Review: Rakaa Iriscience - Crown of Thorns|publisher=Prefix|date=May 10, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111028072216/http://www.prefixmag.com/reviews/rakaa-iriscience/crown-of-thorns/40155/|archive-date=October 28, 2011}}</ref> It was produced by [[Exile (producer)|Exile]], [[DJ Babu]], [[Oh No (musician)|Oh No]], [[El-P]], and [[The Alchemist (musician)|The Alchemist]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Ali|last=Elabbady|url=http://potholesinmyblog.com/album-review-rakaa-crown-of-thorns/|title=Album Review: Rakaa – Crown of Thorns|publisher=Potholes in My Blog|date=August 7, 2010}}</ref>
==Career==
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Rakaa released the solo debut album, ''[[Crown of Thorns (album)|Crown of Thorns]]'', on [[Decon]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|first=Chris|last=Faraone|url=http://thephoenix.com/boston/music/105867-rakaa-crown-of-thorns-2010/|title=Rakaa - Crown of Thorns|publisher=[[The Phoenix (newspaper)|The Phoenix]]|date=July 28, 2010}}</ref> It featured vocal contributions from [[Aloe Blacc]], [[KRS-One]], [[Chali 2na]], [[Evidence (musician)|Evidence]], and [[Fashawn]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Andrew|last=Martin|url=http://www.prefixmag.com/reviews/rakaa-iriscience/crown-of-thorns/40155/|title=Album Review: Rakaa Iriscience - Crown of Thorns|publisher=Prefix|date=May 10, 2010}}</ref> It was produced by [[Exile (producer)|Exile]], [[DJ Babu]], [[Oh No (musician)|Oh No]], [[El-P]], and [[The Alchemist (musician)|The Alchemist]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Ali|last=Elabbady|url=http://potholesinmyblog.com/album-review-rakaa-crown-of-thorns/|title=Album Review: Rakaa – Crown of Thorns|publisher=Potholes in My Blog|date=August 7, 2010}}</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==
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===Guest appearances===
===Guest appearances===
* [[Funkdoobiest]] - "Stretchin'" from ''[[The Troubleshooters (album)|The Troubleshooters]]'' (1998)
* [[Omid Walizadeh|Omid]] - "Who's Keeping Time?" from ''Beneath the Surface'' (1998)
* [[Omid Walizadeh|Omid]] - "Who's Keeping Time?" from ''Beneath the Surface'' (1998)
* [[The Mind Clouders]] - "Paranoia Shiek" from ''Fake It Until You Make It'' (1999)
* The Mind Clouders - "Paranoia Shiek" from ''Fake It Until You Make It'' (1999)
* [[DJ Vadim]] - "Friction" from ''U.S.S.R. Life from the Other Side'' (1999)
* [[DJ Vadim]] - "Friction" from ''U.S.S.R. Life from the Other Side'' (1999)
* [[Swollen Members]] - "Counter Parts" from ''[[Balance (Swollen Members album)|Balance]]'' (1999)
* DJ Revolution - "The Revolution" from ''In 12's We Trust'' (2000)
* Runaways - "Pounds 4 Dollars" from ''Progress'' (2000)
* Mykill Miers - "Do the Math" from ''It's Been a Long Time Coming'' (2000)
* Swollen Members - "RPM" from ''[[Bad Dreams (Swollen Members album)|Bad Dreams]]'' (2001)
* [[The Herbaliser]] - "Verbal Animé" from ''[[Something Wicked This Way Comes (The Herbaliser album)|Something Wicked This Way Comes]]'' (2002)
* [[Blackalicious]] - "Passion" from ''[[Blazing Arrow]]'' (2002)
* [[Blackalicious]] - "Passion" from ''[[Blazing Arrow]]'' (2002)
* [[Supernatural (rapper)|Supernatural]] - "Work It Out" from ''The Lost Freestyle Files'' (2003)
* [[Transplants (band)|Transplants]] - "Crash and Burn" from ''[[Haunted Cities]]'' (2005)
* [[Boom Bap Project]] - "Cut Down Ya Options" from ''Reprogram'' (2005)
* The Likwit Junkies - "Dark Ends" from ''The L.J.'s'' (2005)
* The Likwit Junkies - "Dark Ends" from ''The L.J.'s'' (2005)
* [[Planet Asia]] - "Dilated Agents" from ''[[The Medicine]]'' (2006)
* Visionaries - "Need to Learn" from ''We Are the Ones (We've Been Waiting For)'' (2006)
* [[Dan the Automator]] - "Champions" from ''[[Dan the Automator Presents 2K7]]'' (2006)
* [[Planet Asia]] - "Dilated Agents" from ''[[The Medicine (Planet Asia album)|The Medicine]]'' (2006)
* [[The Visionaries]] - "Need To Learn" from ''[[We Are the Ones (We've Been Waiting For)]]'' (2006)
* [[Evidence (musician)|Evidence]] - "Perfect Storm" from ''[[The Weatherman LP]]'' (2007)
* Prince Ali - "The Path (East Bay Remix)" from ''Curb Side Service'' (2007)
* Prince Ali - "The Path (East Bay Remix)" from ''Curb Side Service'' (2007)
* Longevity - "Throwin Up Letters" (2007)
* DJ Revolution - "Casualties of Tour" from ''King of the Decks'' (2008)
* [[Craig G]] & [[Marley Marl]] - "Quality Work" from ''Operation: Take Hip-Hop Back'' (2008)
* [[Looptroop Rockers]] - "Trance Fat" from ''[[Good Things (Looptroop Rockers album)|Good Things]]'' (2008)
* [[Looptroop Rockers]] - "Trance Fat" from ''[[Good Things (Looptroop Rockers album)|Good Things]]'' (2008)
* Collective Elements - "Innervision" from ''Collective Elements'' (2009)
* [[Drunken Tiger]] - "Monster" (English Version) from ''[[Feel gHood Muzik : The 8th Wonder]]'' (2009)
* [[DJ Honda]] - "Let It Out" from ''IV'' (2009)
* [[DJ Honda]] - "Let It Out" from ''IV'' (2009)
* [[Epik High]] - "Rocksteady" from "[[E (Epik High album)]]" (2009)
* [[Epik High]] - "Rocksteady" from ''[[E (Epik High album)|E]]'' (2009)
* Jerome XL - "Zet 'T Blauw" from ''De Laatste Dag'' (2010)
* Chosen Few - "It's Good" from ''New World Symphony'' (2010)
* [[El Da Sensei]] & The Returners - "Knowledge Be the Key" from ''Global Takeover 2: Nu World'' (2010)
* [[El Da Sensei]] & The Returners - "Knowledge Be the Key" from ''Global Takeover 2: Nu World'' (2010)
* [[Evidence (musician)|Evidence]] - "Where You Come From?" from ''[[Cats & Dogs (Evidence album)|Cats & Dogs]]'' (2011)
* Evidence - "Where You Come From?" from ''[[Cats & Dogs (Evidence album)|Cats & Dogs]]'' (2011)
* [[Chino XL]] - "Take It Back" from ''[[Ricanstruction: The Black Rosary]]'' (2012)
* Sirkle of Sound - "The Future" from ''The Awakening'' (2012)
* [[Killa Hakan]] - "Berlin - Los Angeles" from ''Orijinal'' (2012)
* [[Killa Hakan]] - "Berlin - Los Angeles" from ''Orijinal'' (2012)
* ''[[Anarchy Reigns]]'' - Additional voices (2013)<ref name="AR">{{cite web |title=Anarchy Reigns (2013 Video Game) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/video-games/Anarchy-Reigns/ |website=Behind The Voice Actors |access-date=6 June 2021|postscript=. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.}}</ref>
* Vlad Dobrescu (Of CTC) - "Turnul Babel" from ''In Sfarsit'' (2013)
* Vlad Dobrescu - "Turnul Babel" from ''In Sfarsit'' (2013)
* Collective Elements - "Night Write" from ''Nice Vibez'' (2013)
* [[Snowgoons]] - "Nuclear Winter" from ''Black Snow 2'' (2013)
* [[Rebel Diaz]] - "Which Side Are You On?" from ''Radical Dilemma'' (2013)
* [[Rebel Diaz]] - "Which Side Are You On?" from ''Radical Dilemma'' (2013)
* LMNO Of [[The Visionaries]] - "March Madness" from ''After the Fact'' (2013)
* LMNO - "March Madness" from ''After the Fact'' (2013)
* [https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separ Separ] - "Úspech" from ''Pirát'' (2014)
* [[King Kapisi]] - "Crush" form ''Hip Hop Lives Here'' (2013)
* [[Step Brothers (duo)|Step Brothers]] - "Tomorrow" from ''[[Lord Steppington]]'' (2014)
* Separ - "Úspech" from ''Pirát'' (2014)
* Pawz One - "Avalanche Warning" from ''Face the Facts'' (2014)
* Pawz One - "Avalanche Warning" from ''Face the Facts'' (2014)
* Ali a.k.a. Mind - "Nada Nos Para" from ''Mestizo'' (2014)
* [[Apollo Brown]] & [[Ras Kass]] - "H20" from ''Blasphemy'' (2014)
* [[Danny Diablo]] - "Time Is Money" from ''The Crackson Heights Project'' (2017)
* Krazy Race - "Live & Learn" from ''The Rapture'' (2011)
* HIT Rappers (feat. Gorzki, Snoop Dogg, Curtis Young, PMD, Kurtis Blow, Kokane ...) (2018)


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 14:31, 23 October 2024

Rakaa
Rakaa in 2023
Rakaa in 2023
Background information
Birth nameRakaa Taylor[1]
Also known asRakaa Iriscience,[2] Iriscience[3]
Born (1972-06-18) June 18, 1972 (age 52)
OriginLos Angeles, California, US[4]
GenresAlternative hip hop
OccupationRapper
Years active1998–present
LabelsDecon

Rakaa Taylor (born June 18, 1972) better known by his stage names Rakaa, Rakaa Iriscience, and Iriscience, is a rapper from Los Angeles, California.[4] He is a member of Dilated Peoples alongside Evidence and DJ Babu.[5]

Life and career

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His mother was a half Korean adoptee who was born in Korea during the Korean War and came to the United States at an early age.[6]

Rakaa released the solo debut album, Crown of Thorns, on Decon in 2010.[7] It featured vocal contributions from Aloe Blacc, KRS-One, Chali 2na, Evidence, and Fashawn.[8] It was produced by Exile, DJ Babu, Oh No, El-P, and The Alchemist.[9]

Discography

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See also: Dilated Peoples discography

Albums

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EPs

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  • The Delilah EP (2010)

Singles

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  • "Pay Attention" (2001)
  • "End to Means" (2003)
  • "New Maps" (2012)

Guest appearances

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References

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  1. ^ Semaun, Remco (July 21, 2010). "Rakaa - Crown of Thorns". HipHopDX.
  2. ^ Paine, Jake (June 30, 2010). "Rakaa Iriscience: Eye Know". HipHopDX.
  3. ^ "Dilated Peoples Stretch Out". Billboard. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  4. ^ a b Udenberg, Brett (June 29, 2010). "Rakaa - Crown Of Thorns". URB. Archived from the original on November 18, 2011.
  5. ^ Bozzer, Mark (August 2010). "Rakaa Iriscience - Crown of Thorns". Exclaim!.
  6. ^ Lee Sanders, David (February 26, 2010). "Interview with Rakaa "Iriscience" Taylor". halfkorean.
  7. ^ Faraone, Chris (July 28, 2010). "Rakaa - Crown of Thorns". The Phoenix.
  8. ^ Martin, Andrew (May 10, 2010). "Album Review: Rakaa Iriscience - Crown of Thorns". Prefix. Archived from the original on October 28, 2011.
  9. ^ Elabbady, Ali (August 7, 2010). "Album Review: Rakaa – Crown of Thorns". Potholes in My Blog.
  10. ^ "Anarchy Reigns (2013 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 6 June 2021. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
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