No Clue (Ricky Brown)
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Ricky Raphel Brown known by the stage name NoClue, is an American rapper from Seattle. 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.
. 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”.
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.
The feat is recorded in Guinness World Records 2006, released August 2005.
Guinness World Records
Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records , is a reference book published annually, containing a collection of world records, both human achievements and the extremes of the natural world...
, for rapping 723 syllables in 51.27 seconds (14.1 syllables per second) on his track "New West", in January 2005.
Early life
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.Style and Name
NoClue is a hip hop artist influenced by West Coast hip hopWest Coast hip hop
West Coast hip hop is a hip hop music subgenre that encompasses any artists or music that originates in the westernmost region of the United States, as opposed to East Coast hip hop, based originally in New York alone...
. 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
Tupac Shakur
Tupac Amaru Shakur , known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor. Shakur has sold over 75 million albums worldwide as of 2007, making him one of the best-selling music artists in the world...
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”.
Discography
- The Beginning – EPExtended playAn EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
: (album release date is pending; due to release in 2010, singles are available on noclueofficial.com) via Killuminati LLC label. Tracks (edited and explicit): California Dreamin, Feelin Me, Get Off Me, Ima Mash, Movin Slow, New West - 4Warning
Music videos
- Ima Mash, published January 29, 2010, is featured on BETBetBet or BET may refer to:* A wager in gambling* Basic Economics Test * Bet , the second letter in many Semitic alphabets, including Aramaic, Hebrew, Phoenician and Syriac* Brunauer-Emmett-Teller isotherm. See BET_theory...
's Ya Heard: Videos of the Month - Movin Slow is featured on World Star Hip Hop (WSHH), with over 4.3 million views
- Music videos for New West and California Dreamin are available at his website.
Fastest Rapper on the Planet
As a 20-year-old, Brown broke the Guinness World RecordGuinness World Records
Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records , is a reference book published annually, containing a collection of world records, both human achievements and the extremes of the natural world...
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.