SHYHEIM
THE GREATEST STORY NEVER TOLD
With rabble-rousing rapping and wrought-iron beats, Shyheim first burst into our consciousness in 1993. Turning the focus on himself and his gritty ghetto surroundings, this associate of the Wu-Tang swaggered and bounced, brilliantly representing his mandate -- "to rap out the realness in the street." Presenting vivid, high-resolution images from his Staten Island hometown, the five-foot shortie stirred a big buzz. He gained fans and won accolades for his inspired Virgin Records debut, "AKA The Rugged Child," which included smash singles like "On And On" rose to No. 7 on the Billboard R & B Album chart. Shyheim then released a second album in 1996, “The Lost Generation,” in which The Source Magazine says “presents a wise young brother who can now stand on his own...Shyheim is a graduate of the Nas and Raekwon school of criminology rhymes (6/96, p.76).” According to Shyheim, "A lot of kids my age are just about buying a gun, cursin', and getting they blast on. What I'm saying is that we gotta get up off that or we ain't gonna last too long." Shyheim returned to the mic to record his third album “Manchild,” in 2000. Besides developing a rep as a gifted MC - he has also contributed to recordings by Vicious, Jamal, Big Daddy Kane and Ruffa - Shyheim has cultivated an acting career. A cameo role in TLC's award-winning "Waterfalls" video led to a major role in "Original Gangstas," an action-packed urban drama which reunites 'Blaxploitation' stars Fred Williamson, Jim Brown, Pam Grier, Ron O'Neil, Richard Roundtree and Isabel Sanford. Shyheim made his debut film performance as Dink, a clever teenage hustler who sells information to the highest bidder. He also appeared in the Penny Marshall directed Disney film, "The Preacher's Wife," starring Whitney Houston and Denzel Washington. Shyheim says, "They're true superstars. I'm excited about working with them because I grew up watching both of them." Shyheim also appeared in episodes of Robert Townsend’s “The Parent ‘Hood” from 1996-1997. But despite his blossoming film career, Shyheim's first commitment is to elevate himself as a hip hop artist. Rap first engaged Shyheim eight years ago. In the dark-and-scary landscapes of the Stapleton Housing Projects, he became enamored with L.L. Cool J., Slick Rick, Big Daddy Kane and Rakim. As drug deals went down and brothers blasted off like the space shuttle, he rehearsed his flow to recorded raps. Within months he was writing verses of his own. "I kept that quiet for a while," he remembers. "Then, when I was finally satisfied with my skills, I decided to come out of the closet." Shyheim says everything he writes involves his life or the life of someone he knows. Usually he creates at night, while watching old movies or just coolin'. After going public with his talent, the MC battled anybody, anywhere, anytime. He also performed in talent shows and on the block. That's where he met RNS, his first producer. The pair started collaborating in 1991, working on what would become "AKA The Rugged Child." Shyheim says, "I want muthafuckas to know I can hang with the best. I want everybody to just listen to the way I get down." Living on both the East and West coasts, a young-minded rapper’s life living on the fast lane soon caught up with Shyheim in 2001, when he was incarcerated for armed robbery and violating probation. Invaluable lessons were learned during the two and half years he spent in prison. Now at 26, Shyheim who has learned of self-preservation and patience, is ready to take on the world again but this time, can be considered a “rugged child” no more. (Sources: imusic.com, The Source)
Artist: SHYHEIM
Title: The Greatest Story Never Told
01 - The Greatest Story Never Told
02 - 160.15
03 - I''m Back Its Great
04 - The Bottom
05 - Angel
06 - 21 Century Crisis
07 - Carry On
08 - His.story
09 - Pardon The Noise
10 - Ya Not No Killa
11 - New Producers
12 - The Surah
13 - Strip Sumthin Slut
14 - True Story
15 - After All These Years
16 - No Cups
17 - Easy Streeet
18 - Annamette
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Artist SHYHEIM
Title THE GREATEST STORY NEVER TOLD
Label Bottum Up Records, Inc
Category Rap
Street Date July 13, 2004
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US Streetdate: 13/07/2003
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