Sharkula
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Sharkula a.k.a. Thig a.k.a Brian Wharton a.k.a. Thigamahjigee is a Chicago
-area rapper
. His lyrics are known for being scatterbrained, discontinuous, free-associative, non-violent, apolitical and random. He is also known as a flâneur
for promoting himself via use of flyer
s and stickers scattered around vending boxes in Chicago. He has appeared on Chic-a-Go-Go
and his album Martin Luther King Jr. Whopper With Cheese was voted by readers of The Chicago Reader as one of the 20 best albums of 2004. Subject of a documentary film, titled Sharkula: Diarrhea of a Madman
, produced by long time friend Joshua Conro, chronicling his life,art,music and struggles along with the many producers and rappers that he has collaborated with over the years.
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
-area rapper
Rapping
Rapping refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". The art form can be broken down into different components, as in the book How to Rap where it is separated into “content”, “flow” , and “delivery”...
. His lyrics are known for being scatterbrained, discontinuous, free-associative, non-violent, apolitical and random. He is also known as a flâneur
Flâneur
The term flâneur comes from the French masculine noun flâneur—which has the basic meanings of "stroller", "lounger", "saunterer", "loafer"—which itself comes from the French verb flâner, which means "to stroll". Charles Baudelaire developed a derived meaning of flâneur—that of "a person who walks...
for promoting himself via use of flyer
Flyer (pamphlet)
__notoc__A flyer or flier, also called a circular, handbill or leaflet, is a form of paper advertisement intended for wide distribution and typically posted or distributed in public place....
s and stickers scattered around vending boxes in Chicago. He has appeared on Chic-a-Go-Go
Chic-a-Go-Go
Chic-a-Go-Go is a Public-access television cable TV children's dance show that airs on Chicago Access Network Television . The show bills itself as "Chicago's Dance Show for Kids of All Ages".-Show description:...
and his album Martin Luther King Jr. Whopper With Cheese was voted by readers of The Chicago Reader as one of the 20 best albums of 2004. Subject of a documentary film, titled Sharkula: Diarrhea of a Madman
Sharkula: Diarrhea of a Madman
Sharkula: Diarrhea of a Madman is a 2010 documentary film directed by Joshua Conro about Chicago-based MC Sharkula.-People Interviewed in the Film:*PNS of the Molemen*J2K of Flosstradamus*Roburt Reynolds*R-Rock of The Secret Life of Sound...
, produced by long time friend Joshua Conro, chronicling his life,art,music and struggles along with the many producers and rappers that he has collaborated with over the years.
Albums
- Sharkula w/DJ Felix 2002
- New 2003 2003
- Roaches On The Eyelid
- Musik For To Shady Ass Musik For Yo Soul
- Thank You Chicago
- Sharkula vs. Dookiehead MCs
- Spidermania
- Willo & Thig
- Thig, The Graduate, and Chuck Sunshine Recorded At 2AM 2004
- The 2004 Mix 2004
- Martin Luther King Jr. Whopper with Cheese 2004
- New 2004 2004
- The Longmix 2005
- Lo Fidel Castrol Oil GTX Mixalicious Volume 1 2005
- Put Your Fins In The Air (Live at the Sub-T) 2005
- Thig, The Graduate, and Chuck Sunshine 2005 2005
- Session 2006
- PyrePyreA pyre , also known as a funeral pyre, is a structure, usually made of wood, for burning a body as part of a funeral rite...
2006 - Just For The Wizzard Haters 2006
- The 2006 Mix 2006
- Holy House Of Fuck 2006
- Blizzard Wizzard 2007
- Hand Palm Spring Into Action 2007
- Paid Our Dues 2007
- The Universe Hurts 2007
- FlavorFlavorFlavor or flavour is the sensory impression of a food or other substance, and is determined mainly by the chemical senses of taste and smell. The "trigeminal senses", which detect chemical irritants in the mouth and throat as well as temperature and texture, are also very important to the overall...
2007 - Don't Look Around 2007
- Don't Look Around / Flavor 2007
- The Diagnosis of Sharkula 2007
- Drunk Skunks 2007
- The Diagnosis of Sharkula 2007 (The Secret Life of Sound) LP
- Computers & Beers 2007
- New 2008 2008
DVDs
- Sharkula: Diarrhea of a MadmanSharkula: Diarrhea of a MadmanSharkula: Diarrhea of a Madman is a 2010 documentary film directed by Joshua Conro about Chicago-based MC Sharkula.-People Interviewed in the Film:*PNS of the Molemen*J2K of Flosstradamus*Roburt Reynolds*R-Rock of The Secret Life of Sound...
, Directed by Joshua Conro - Magic Sundays vol. 1, Directed by Joshua Conro
- Magic Sundays vol. 2, Directed by Joshua Conro
- Sharkula Special Edition DVD 2008
External links
- Sharkula Diarrhea of a Madman Film Website
- Diarrhea of a Madman Article in Chicago Time Out 2010
- Sharkula.com featuring flyers and music by the artist
- Sharkula .info
- Chicago Reader interview
- http://www.wttw.com/main.taf?p=40,2Sharkula on WTTWWTTWWTTW channel 11 is one of three Public Broadcasting Service member public television stations serving the Chicago, Illinois market; the others are WYCC and WYIN. WTTW began broadcasting on September 6, 1955 and it is owned and operated by Window to the World Communications, Inc., a not-for-profit...
in Chicago ] - http://www.punkplanet.com/kaptain_nemo/blog/meet_sharkula_chicagos_craziest_mc
- http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2005/05/what_do_you_thi.html
- http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=37903&print=1
- Sharkula on Flickr
- Army HoDown Music Video