Sharkula | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Brian Wharton |
Origin | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
Genres | Hip hop |
Occupation(s) | Recording artist |
Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Years active | 1987–present |
Website | sharkula.com |
Sharkula (born August 27, 1973)[1] (other alter egos include Thig, Brian Wharton, Thigamahjigee, Sherlock Homeboy,[2] Dirty Gilligan[3]) is a Chicago-area rapper.[4][5][6] His lyrics are known for being scatterbrained, discontinuous, free-associative, non-violent, apolitical and random. He is also known as a flâneur for promoting his music and shows via use of hand-made flyers and stickers scattered around vending boxes in Chicago, and street marketing often with phrases such as "Hey, you like Hip-Hop?".[7] 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.[8]
He has collaborated with Willis Earl Beal, who looks up to Sharkula for inspiration.[9]
in 2016, Sharkula was named runner-up best street character of the year by the Chicago Reader.[10]
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