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A freestyle master who first started rhyming in 1988, TopR burst onto the San Francisco scene in 1993 as Top Ramen. Quickly gaining notoriety in battle circles, he consistently embarrassed the competition with his quick-witted lyrics and scathing delivery.
TopR joined the the hip-hop collective Earthlings in 1996 alongside local favorites Safahri, Boac and D.J. Bootleg, he helped build the crews reputation as dynamic live performers opening up for such hip hop legends as KRS ONE, LL Cool J, De La Soul, Kool Keith, Goodie Mob, Mix Master Mike, Z-Trip and many others.
The Earthlings also toured as an opening act on national tours with Living Legends, Hieroglyphics and Xecutioners as well as participating in many large hip hop festivals such as the Broke Ass Summer Jam, I.T.F., Lyricist Lounge and headlining their own F*ck Pop Convention.
TopR proved his freestyle abilities time and time again, opening up unassisted for Latryx, Rakim, Organized Konfusion, Eminem, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Pharaoh Monch, Xzibit, The Liks and many more.
He has appeared on the soundtrack and in the graffiti inspired feature film Quality of Life as well as the graffiti documentary Piece By Piece, and recently released his video for “Security Security with PxP producer Nic Hill (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zY9iFYcleSA).
Past releases include Donut Hustlers w/ DJ NonPhenom, Burning the Candle at Both Ends and Legalize Murder; and Cheap Laughs for Dead Comedians.
The Marathon of Shame is the 5th album by the Bay Area hip-hop luminary and graffiti artist, and will hit the streets in May 2008. TopR will also hit the streets, on tour with DJ Quest (Peeping Tom/Sacred Hoop/Space Travelerz/Livehuman), DJ ATM (Gurp City), Foul Mouth Jerk (GFE) and beatmaster-producer Dick Nasty in support of the album.
