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NoClue in Los Angeles, California |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ricky Raphel Brown |
| Also known as | NoClue |
| Born | January 28, 1985 Seattle, Washington, United States |
| Origin | Central District, Seattle, Washington |
| Genres | Hip hop, West Coast hip hop |
| Occupations | Rapper |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Killuminati LLC |
| Website | http://www.noclueofficial.com |
Ricky Raphel Brown (born January 28, 1985), known by the stage name NoClue, is an American rapper from Seattle.[1] He is best known for obtaining the title of the world's official “fastest rap MC” by the Guinness World Records, for rapping 723 syllables in 51.27 seconds (14.1 syllables per second) on his track "New West", in January 2005.
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NoClue grew up in the city of Federal Way, WA. He was reciting raps by the age of four and began writing his own lyrics at age 9. Brown grew up around the music business, as his grandfather was a member of the gospel band, The Singing Galatians, and earned studio experience while attending his grandfather’s every-other-Sunday recording sessions with that band. Brown’s first recordings were overdubs of popular rap beats, made with his cousins while Brown was still in junior high.
NoClue is a hip hop artist influenced by West Coast hip hop. He has established himself as a multi-dimensional lyricist, with a consistent, upbeat energy expressed in each of his songs.
Brown counts rapper Tupac Shakur as an early musical influence. He explains that his stage name NoClue is derived from “the fact that the world had no clue what kind of impact he was about to bring”.[2][3]
As a 20-year-old, Brown broke the Guinness World Record in 2005 to become the fastest rapper on the planet. The attempt was recorded at Seattle’s B & G Studios on January 15, 2005 in front of a licensed speech therapist. Brown rapped at a clip of 14.1 syllables per second, beating the previous 12.5 syllable-a-second record set in 1998 by Chicago rapper, Rebel XD. He raps at a total rate of 1050.6 syllables per minute.
| This rap was performed by Brown in under 2 seconds: How fast can you flow? It’s funny ‘cause they’re digging their own ditches Thinkin’ they can come against me, let the Lord be my witness. |
The feat is recorded in Guinness World Records 2006, released August 2005.[6][7][8]