Time (rapper)
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Time, born Chris Steele, is an American independent hip hop
artist, who was brought up in north Denver, Colorado
. He is one of the original members of Dirty Laboratory Productions. He is also one half of the hip hop group Calm.
Alf started playing Time and his group Calm.
on KTCL station 93.3. Time released his first album Litterture in 2004. He then went on to release his album Anti-Smiles in 2006 under the moniker Calm. with producer AwareNess. In 2007, he released his third release under the name Time titled The Fantastic Reality.
Aside from local Dirty Laboratory Productions receiving acclaim in Denver it has also received praise from around the world. Time was called "Hip-hop's prodigy" and "The future of independent hip-hop" in a French review. Other international praise comes from Benzine Mag from Time's album "The Fantastic Reality." Time was also interviewed in Switzerland and Australia. Time's album Naked Dinner features appearances from Damon JeVon, Sole
, C-Rayz Walz
and Extra Kool http://blogs.westword.com/backbeat/2009/10/qa_with_time.php#more
Time has also worked closely with "at risk" students at Littleton High School's Freshman Academy program in Littleton, Colorado. His lyrics are studied in an extensive poetry unit in Language Arts classes. Time, along with producer Awareness, have performed on numerous occasions for the students of this program, and they have donated countless cds to these students.
In 2010, Time appeared on the musical artist Sole's
mixtape Nuclear Winter: Volume One on the song "Put On For Denver.". Time released 12 albums in 12 months called the Hydra Collection all for free download in 2010. He has also worked closely with Minnesota-born rapper and producer Domain, collaborating for the song "Conspiracy" in Domain's sophomore album "Jetpack Music." Time announced that his new album will feature Xiu Xiu
and producer Jake One
(((The Denver Post))) .
Hip hop
Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...
artist, who was brought up in north Denver, Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
. He is one of the original members of Dirty Laboratory Productions. He is also one half of the hip hop group Calm.
Calm (music group)
Calm. is a hip hop duo composed of rapper Time and AwareNess. They released their first album, Anti-Smiles, in 2006. They are currently working on their second album, Ain't We Music.-Bio:The duo of Time and AwareNess met in Denver, Colorado...
Rap career
As a youth Chris Steele was most known for playing basketball. He wrote a book when he was in second grade. At age 13, he started writing songs and poems. This eventually progressed to recording and writing whole albums. He caught attention from local MC battles and local shows.Alf started playing Time and his group Calm.
Calm (music group)
Calm. is a hip hop duo composed of rapper Time and AwareNess. They released their first album, Anti-Smiles, in 2006. They are currently working on their second album, Ain't We Music.-Bio:The duo of Time and AwareNess met in Denver, Colorado...
on KTCL station 93.3. Time released his first album Litterture in 2004. He then went on to release his album Anti-Smiles in 2006 under the moniker Calm. with producer AwareNess. In 2007, he released his third release under the name Time titled The Fantastic Reality.
Aside from local Dirty Laboratory Productions receiving acclaim in Denver it has also received praise from around the world. Time was called "Hip-hop's prodigy" and "The future of independent hip-hop" in a French review. Other international praise comes from Benzine Mag from Time's album "The Fantastic Reality." Time was also interviewed in Switzerland and Australia. Time's album Naked Dinner features appearances from Damon JeVon, Sole
Sole (artist)
Tim Holland, known as Sole, is an alternative hip hop artist and a co-founder of the Anticon collective/label. Sole is known for his dense and often dark stream-of-consciousness style of rapping. His verses are often filled with abstraction, metaphor and sarcasm while avoiding or deconstructing...
, C-Rayz Walz
C-Rayz Walz
Waleed Shabazz, better known by his stage name C-Rayz Walz, is an MC from The Bronx, New York. He is currently a member of the Legendary NY hip hop Syndicate Stronghold. C-Rayz Walz has been a fixture in the New York hip-hop scene for years. He hosts many hip-hop shows and events, has appeared on...
and Extra Kool http://blogs.westword.com/backbeat/2009/10/qa_with_time.php#more
Time has also worked closely with "at risk" students at Littleton High School's Freshman Academy program in Littleton, Colorado. His lyrics are studied in an extensive poetry unit in Language Arts classes. Time, along with producer Awareness, have performed on numerous occasions for the students of this program, and they have donated countless cds to these students.
In 2010, Time appeared on the musical artist Sole's
Sole (artist)
Tim Holland, known as Sole, is an alternative hip hop artist and a co-founder of the Anticon collective/label. Sole is known for his dense and often dark stream-of-consciousness style of rapping. His verses are often filled with abstraction, metaphor and sarcasm while avoiding or deconstructing...
mixtape Nuclear Winter: Volume One on the song "Put On For Denver.". Time released 12 albums in 12 months called the Hydra Collection all for free download in 2010. He has also worked closely with Minnesota-born rapper and producer Domain, collaborating for the song "Conspiracy" in Domain's sophomore album "Jetpack Music." Time announced that his new album will feature Xiu Xiu
Xiu Xiu
Xiu Xiu is an American avant-garde group originally from San Jose, California. The band is the brainchild of singer-songwriter Jamie Stewart, who has been its only constant member since its inception in 2002. His current bandmate is Angela Seo...
and producer Jake One
Jake One
Jacob Dutton, better known as Jake One, is an American hip hop record producer from Seattle, Washington.-Biography:Dutton grew up in Capitol Hill and moved to the North End of Seattle when he was 15. He started making music on a Casio keyboard in 1992. He attended the University of Washington and...
(((The Denver Post))) .
Albums
- Litterture (Dirty Laboratory Productions - 2004)
- Anti-Smiles (Dirty Laboratory Productions - 2006)
- The Fantastic Reality (Dirty Laboratory Productions - 2007)
- Naked DinnerNaked DinnerNaked Dinner is the third full-length album by Denver hip hop artist Time, released on August 25, 2009 on Dirty Laboratory Productions in association with Hip Hop Vinyl. It features appearances from C-Rayz Walz of Def Jux and Sole of Anticon. In early 2010 Naked Dinner charted at #19 in the...
(Dirty Laboratory Productions - 2009)
EP's
- 2010: 1 Headed Hydra: Nutty Castle
- 2010: 2 Headed Hydra: Unusual Flying Ostriches
- 2010: 3 Headed Hydra: Scarlet Corpse
- 2010: 4 Headed Hydra: They Got Legs
- 2010: 5 Headed Hydra: The Good Disease
- 2010: 6 Headed Hydra: 152
- 2010: 7 Headed Hydra: Third Eye Glaucoma
- 2010: 8 Headed Hydra: My Delorean Summer
- 2010: 9 Headed Hydra: Nine of Spades
- 2010: 10 Headed Hydra: Coffins and Cadillacs
- 2010: 11 Headed Hydra: The Great Coffee Experiment
- 2010: 12 Headed Hydra: Fly-Fi
Mix CD's
- 2007: The Beautiful Benchwarmers
- 2008: The Roasted Like Eva Freestyle Mixtape
- 2008: The Nevermind Mixtape