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Lyrics Born (born Tsutomu "Tom" Shimura in 1972), is a Japanese American rapper. He is one half of the group Latyrx with Lateef the Truthspeaker.
Through his childhood, Shimura lived in Tokyo, Japan, Salt Lake City, Utah[2], and Berkeley, California[3]. He is the son of Japanese author, Takao Shimura, and an Italian/Jewish-American union organizer, Charlotte Arzio-Shimura. Shimura's parents were divorced by age 2, at which point he moved with his mother from Tokyo to Salt Lake City, Utah, and then finally to Berkeley California.
In 1993, Lyrics Born released his first single "Send Them", under the moniker "Asia Born", on the independent record label Solesides. In 1996 he formed the group "Latyrx", with Solesides label mate and fellow Bay-Area native, Lateef The Truthspeaker. Latyrx is a combination of the names, "Lateef" and "Lyrics". In 1997 Latyrx released the seminal album, "Latyrx-The Album". The album was well-received and is often regarded as a classic within underground circles. 1 year later Solesides was disbanded and reformed as the current Quannum Projects label. In 1999, to commemorate the transformation of Solesides to Quannum, the label released "Quannum Spectrum", a label compilation executive-produced by Lyrics Born. The album spawned the international hit single and video, "I Changed My Mind". This would also signify Lyrics Born's first collaboration with German Funk group, The Poets of Rhythm, whom he would later executive produce for the Quannum label.

Lyrics Born released his first solo LP on Quannum Projects, Later That Day, in October 2003, which spawned the hit single, "Callin' Out".
The album features guests such as Cut Chemist of Jurassic 5, Gift of Gab, Lateef the Truthspeaker and Born's wife Joyo Velarde.
In April 2005, he released a remix album, Same !@#$ Different Day which was again released on his own Quannum Projects label.
The album features remixes of five songs from Later That Day along with a number of new tracks which feature guests such as Bay Area legend E-40, hip-hop icon KRS-One, Stereo MCs, Casual of Hieroglyphics, Evidence of Dilated Peoples, DJ Shadow and Joyo Velarde.
Also in 2005, Born released The Lyrics Born Variety Show: Season One CD, which was essentially an old-school mix tape vibe with remixes and blends of his studio albums as well as guest appearances on other artist's songs in addition to exclusive tracks.
(Wiky)

from the album: Later that day (2003)




Discography

* "Latyrx-The Album" (1997, Solesides)
* "Latyrx-The Muzapper's Remixes" (1998, Solesides)
* Later That Day (2003, Quannum Projects)
* Lyrics Born Variety Show Season One (2005, Mobile Home Recordings)
* Same !@#$ Different Day (2005, Quannum Projects)
* Lyrics Born Variety Show Season Two (2006, Mobile Home Recordings)
* Overnite Encore: Lyrics Born Live (2006, Quannum Projects)
* Lyrics Born Variety Show Season Three (2008, Mobile Home Recordings)
* Everywhere at Once (2008, Epitaph Records)
* Lyrics Born Variety Show Season Four (2009 Mobile Home Recordings)
* As U Were (2010)