Rakaa

American rapper

Rakaa
Birth name	Rakaa Taylor^[1]
Also known as	Rakaa Iriscience,^[2] Iriscience^[3]
Born	(1972-06-18) June 18, 1972 (age 51)
Origin	Los Angeles, California^[4]
Genres	Alternative hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper
Years active	1998-present
Labels	Decon

Musical artist

Rakaa Taylor, better known by his stage names Rakaa, Rakaa Iriscience, and Iriscience, is a rapper from Los Angeles, California.^[4] He is a member of Dilated Peoples alongside Evidence and DJ Babu.^[5]

Life and career

His mother was a half Korean adoptee who was born in Korea during the Korean War and came to the United States at an early age.^[6]

Rakaa released the solo debut album, Crown of Thorns, on Decon in 2010.^[7] It featured vocal contributions from Aloe Blacc, KRS-One, Chali 2na, Evidence, and Fashawn.^[8] It was produced by Exile, DJ Babu, Oh No, El-P, and The Alchemist.^[9]

Discography

Albums

Crown of Thorns (2010)

EPs

The Delilah EP (2010)

Singles

"Pay Attention" (2001)
"End to Means" (2003)
"New Maps" (2012)

Guest appearances

Funkdoobiest - "Stretchin'" from The Troubleshooters (1998)
Omid - "Who's Keeping Time?" from Beneath the Surface (1998)
The Mind Clouders - "Paranoia Shiek" from Fake It Until You Make It (1999)
DJ Vadim - "Friction" from U.S.S.R. Life from the Other Side (1999)
Swollen Members - "Counter Parts" from Balance (1999)
DJ Revolution - "The Revolution" from In 12's We Trust (2000)
Runaways - "Pounds 4 Dollars" from Progress (2000)
Mykill Miers - "Do the Math" from It's Been a Long Time Coming (2000)
Swollen Members - "RPM" from Bad Dreams (2001)
The Herbaliser - "Verbal Animé" from Something Wicked This Way Comes (2002)
Blackalicious - "Passion" from Blazing Arrow (2002)
Supernatural - "Work It Out" from The Lost Freestyle Files (2003)
Transplants - "Crash and Burn" from Haunted Cities (2005)
Boom Bap Project - "Cut Down Ya Options" from Reprogram (2005)
The Likwit Junkies - "Dark Ends" from The L.J.'s (2005)
Visionaries - "Need to Learn" from We Are the Ones (We've Been Waiting For) (2006)
Dan the Automator - "Champions" from Dan the Automator Presents 2K7 (2006)
Planet Asia - "Dilated Agents" from The Medicine (2006)
The Visionaries - "Need To Learn" from We Are the Ones (We've Been Waiting For) (2006)
Evidence - "Perfect Storm" from The Weatherman LP (2007)
Prince Ali - "The Path (East Bay Remix)" from Curb Side Service (2007)
Longevity - "Throwin Up Letters" (2007)
DJ Revolution - "Casualties of Tour" from King of the Decks (2008)
Craig G & Marley Marl - "Quality Work" from Operation: Take Hip-Hop Back (2008)
Looptroop Rockers - "Trance Fat" from Good Things (2008)
Collective Elements - "Innervision" from Collective Elements (2009)
Drunken Tiger - "Monster" (English Version) from Feel gHood Muzik : The 8th Wonder (2009)
DJ Honda - "Let It Out" from IV (2009)
Epik High - "Rocksteady" from E (2009)
Jerome XL - "Zet 'T Blauw" from De Laatste Dag (2010)
Chosen Few - "It's Good" from New World Symphony (2010)
El Da Sensei & The Returners - "Knowledge Be the Key" from Global Takeover 2: Nu World (2010)
Evidence - "Where You Come From?" from Cats & Dogs (2011)
Chino XL - "Take It Back" from Ricanstruction: The Black Rosary (2012)
Sirkle of Sound - "The Future" from The Awakening (2012)
Killa Hakan - "Berlin - Los Angeles" from Orijinal (2012)
Anarchy Reigns - Additional voices (2013)^[10]
Vlad Dobrescu - "Turnul Babel" from In Sfarsit (2013)
Collective Elements - "Night Write" from Nice Vibez (2013)
Snowgoons - "Nuclear Winter" from Black Snow 2 (2013)
Rebel Diaz - "Which Side Are You On?" from Radical Dilemma (2013)
LMNO - "March Madness" from After the Fact (2013)
King Kapisi - "Crush" form Hip Hop Lives Here (2013)
Step Brothers - "Tomorrow" from Lord Steppington (2014)
Separ - "Úspech" from Pirát (2014)
Pawz One - "Avalanche Warning" from Face the Facts (2014)
Ali a.k.a. Mind - "Nada Nos Para" from Mestizo (2014)
Apollo Brown & Ras Kass - "H20" from Blasphemy (2014)
Danny Diablo - "Time Is Money" from The Crackson Heights Project (2017)
Krazy Race - "Live & Learn" from The Rapture (2011)
HIT Rappers (feat. Gorzki, Snoop Dogg, Curtis Young, PMD, Kurtis Blow, Kokane ...) (2018)

References

^ Semaun, Remco (July 21, 2010). "Rakaa - Crown of Thorns". HipHopDX.
^ Paine, Jake (June 30, 2010). "Rakaa Iriscience: Eye Know". HipHopDX.
^ "Dilated Peoples Stretch Out". Billboard. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
^ ^a ^b Udenberg, Brett (June 29, 2010). "Rakaa - Crown Of Thorns". URB. Archived from the original on November 18, 2011.
^ Bozzer, Mark (August 2010). "Rakaa Iriscience - Crown of Thorns". Exclaim!.
^ Lee Sanders, David (February 26, 2010). "Interview with Rakaa "Iriscience" Taylor". halfkorean.
^ Faraone, Chris (July 28, 2010). "Rakaa - Crown of Thorns". The Phoenix.
^ Martin, Andrew (May 10, 2010). "Album Review: Rakaa Iriscience - Crown of Thorns". Prefix. Archived from the original on October 28, 2011.
^ Elabbady, Ali (August 7, 2010). "Album Review: Rakaa – Crown of Thorns". Potholes in My Blog.
^ "Anarchy Reigns (2013 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 6 June 2021. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)