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Artist
Paulie Rhyme
12+ albums
raphip hopHip-HopMellowCanadian
about
PAULIE RHYME (Paul Richardson) is not your typical emcee, but he should be. Raised in the Rustbelt city of Cleveland, OH, RHYME was bred in a dichotomy of struggle and privilege, poverty and wealth, school and streets. Spending time on various sides of the tracks for better and for worse, allowed RHYME to experience various degrees of separation and integration, in a community where color, money, and religion weaved together to define your place in society. This also translated into the musical surroundings where gospel, funk, jazz, rock, and an emerging art form were bringing people together, and keeping people apart. These experiences would shape the viewpoints and creative voice that would turn an inner city college athlete into an aspiring educator (RHYME has his BA in Political Science and Master’s in Adult Education) into a torchbearer for this thing we call, Hip Hop. In 2001, PAULIE RHYME would step to the stage fulltime as a part of the live hip-hop band FINLESS BROWN. FINLESS BROWN gained immediate fanfare through their unorthodox, interactive live shows and open mics, getting nominated for Best Cleveland Band in 2002 and Best Hip Hop Band (Cleveland Scene) in 2003. By 2004, FINLESS BROWN would relocate to the burgeoning BAY AREA,CA scene. While trying out new members, RHYME would record his first international solo release, the Dirt McGirt 12” featuring FELIX (HEIRUSPECS). This would morph into the PDA EP, a more traditional approach to the art form, and see RHYME
