Sharkula
| Sharkula | |
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Sharkula, 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Brian Wharton |
| Origin | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Recording artist |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1987–Present |
| Website | |
Sharkula a.k.a. Thig a.k.a. Brian Wharton a.k.a. Thigamahjigee is a Chicago-area rapper.[1][2][3][4] 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 flyers 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.[5] He has collaborated with Willis Earl Beal, who looks up to Sharkula for inspiration.[6]
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
- Pyre 2006
- Just For The Wizzard Haters 2006
- The 2006 Mix 2006
- Holy House Of Fuck 2006
- Blizzard Wizzard 2007
- Kim Gee 2007
- Hand Palm Spring Into Action 2007
- Paid Our Dues 2007
- The Universe Hurts 2007
- Flavor 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
- Black He-Manula 2013 [7]
EPs
- Sharkula & Shami EP 2013[8]
DVDs
- Sharkula: Diarrhea of a Madman, 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
Image gallery
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Sharkula holding 2 cassette tapes
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Sharkula on the set of school fools
External links
- Sharkula Diarrhea of a Madman Film Website
- Sharkula in Forbes
- Diarrhea of a Madman Article in Chicago Time Out 2010
- Sharkula.com featuring flyers and music by the artist
- Sharkula .info
- Chicago Reader interview
- Sharkula on WTTW in Chicago
- 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
- Tractor Reactor Retardtar Sauce Music Video
- Break it Down Noun Music Video
- http://chicagostars.bandcamp.com/album/tmnr-ft-sharkula-keter-darker-radius-etc
References
- ↑ http://www.forbes.com/sites/leorgalil/2012/01/16/cult-rapper-sharkula-and-finding-your-audience/
- ↑ http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=37903&print=1
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20061113180608/http://www.punkplanet.com/kaptain_nemo/blog/meet_sharkula_chicagos_craziest_mc
- ↑ http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/sharkula-hip-hop-hustler/Content?oid=915191
- ↑ http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/sharkula-diarrhea-of-a-madman/Film?oid=2214296
- ↑ http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2013/08/14/reader-track-premiere-willis-earl-beal-connects-with-sharkula-for-the-spooky-sad-sam
- ↑ http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2012/12/13/12-oclock-track-sharkula-razorblade-supercuts
- ↑ https://soundcloud.com/shami-sosa-1/sets/sharkula-shami-ep