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Artist
Verb T
12+ albums
UK hip-hopunderground hip-hopHip-Hophip hopunderground rap
about
Verb T has been very productive since putting out his first record in 1999...... Verb t has been writing raps since he was 8 years old. Along the way he has worked with most of the biggest names in UK hip hop including Jehst, Sway, Harry Love and many more, as well super producer William Orbit and Edwin Collins. Verbs has a unique style and lyrical outlook not often found in hip hop music. Heavily influenced by artists such as Slick Rick, Al Green, De La Soul, and Jimi Hendrix Verbs began developing a conversational style of rapping, covering topics of social awareness, paranoia, drug addiction and self improvement. In the late 90’s an underage Verbs hit open mic nights across London while also recording his 1st demo songs with friend and producer Harry Love. After his debut single (Ill Behaviour, ape man records 1999) and numerous appearances on mix tapes by dj’s such as M.K (kiss fm) Verbs started gaining a reputation for his “story raps” and humorous skits which showcase his deep and slightly twisted sense of humour. In 2002 Verb t had his first release on the UK’s best known and arguable most credible hip hop label Low life records again with Harry Love (showbitchness, 2002, lowlife records). Happy with Verbs’ drive and work ethic Low Life owner Braintax invited Verb t to start recording a full length project with rapper Kashmere with whom Verbs had just started touring. The result was the critically acclaimed Backhand slap talk album (lowlife 2002) which took Verb t a
