He's been referred to as "the emcee's emcee". He’s a founding member of the Tunnel Rats crew as well as the group Footsoldiers. Raphi, who now goes by Shames Worthy paid his dues at such legendary spots as The Good Life, Project Blowed, Elements, Unity, The Breaks & Foundation during "the wonder years" of L.A. Hip-Hop. He's been all across the country as well as the UK, Australia & Israel. He has returned with this highly anticipated solo album..."the album". Known for his ever-changing rhyme patterns & impeccable timing, he doesn't disappoint on his stellar new release. However, with more life experience behind his lyrics, he shows his development as an artist writing songs rather than just a bunch of "dope verses". It's not so much Raphi's sophomore LP as it is the debut of Shames Worthy. All songs written, produced, arranged, recorded & mixed by Shames Worthy @ The Caves Worthy lab. beats 2-7, 9, 10, 13 & 15 written & produced by D-ski the illEagle. (illeagle.prod@gmail.com) beats 1 & 12 written & produced by Shames Worthy himself. beats 8 & 14 written & produced by Sojourn. beat 11 written & produced by Peace 586 released on 1/11/11 User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.