Lyrics Born live in concert.
ON TOUR

Lyrics Born

5
critic concert reviews
rap

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

73
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Critic Consensus

Based on 5 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Lyrics Born is rated as a watchable live performer, with decent shows overall.

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Latest Release

Heaven and Armageddon - Single (August 30, 2023)

Artist Info

Genre
rap
Origin
Tokyo, Japan (1972) (1972) (1972)
Bio
Lyrics Born (a.k.a. Asia Born) is Tom Shimura (b. 1972), originally from Berkeley, California, though through his childhood he lived in Tokyo, Japan, and Salt Lake City, Utah. He began his hip hop career while at college at UC Davis, where he was a DJ at the college station KDVS.
Has Performed With

Critic Concert Reviews

OC Weekly (USA)

October 20, 2010
%
Orange County, USA

Glide Magazine (USA)

September 5, 2008
%
Lyrics Born faced some heavy competition for attendee attention as he was scheduled right up against The Black Keys and Beck.

Music Feeds (Australia)

September 2, 2008
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This was the third time I’d seen him and each time I think ‘last time was so incredibly awesome I wonder if this one’s going to be as good’.

The Phoenix (USA)

November 5, 2007
%
Even with a 9:15 start time (leaving plenty of time for late-evening Halloween parties) the room looked only half full.

Exclaim (Canada)

February 19, 2007
%
However he did hold off his rapping walk through the crowd until his guest verse during Cut Chemists set.

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