Sharkula

Sharkula

Sharkula in 2016
Background information
Birth name Brian Wharton
Origin Chicago, Illinois, United States
Genres Hip hop
Occupation(s) Recording artist
Instruments Vocals
Years active 1987–Present
Website
An example of a flyer created by Sharkula. The artist typically leaves flyers like these in public vending boxes around Chicago.
Sharkula showing a flyer he created.
Sharkula with tape recorder, CDs and backpack.
a sticker of Sharkula found on Fullerton ave in Chicago

Sharkula (other alter egos include Thig, Brian Wharton, Thigamahjigee, Sherlock Homeboy,[1] Dirty Gilligan[2]) is a Chicago-area rapper.[3][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]

Subject of a documentary film, titled Sharkula: Diarrhea of a Madman, produced by long-time friend Joshua Conro, chronicling his life, art, music and struggles along with the many producers and rappers that he has collaborated with over the years.[9] He has collaborated with Willis Earl Beal, who looks up to Sharkula for inspiration.[10]

in 2016, Sharkula was named runner-up best street character of the year by the Chicago Reader[11]

Albums

EPs

DVDs

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References

  1. ↑ http://mobile.austinweeklynews.com/News/Articles/7-4-2007/Homeless-man-makes-music-from-the-streets/
  2. ↑ http://m.chicagoreader.com/chicago/reason-to-not-ditch-your-cd-player/BestOf?oid=18028582
  3. ↑ http://www.forbes.com/sites/leorgalil/2012/01/16/cult-rapper-sharkula-and-finding-your-audience/
  4. ↑ http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=37903&print=1
  5. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20061113180608/http://www.punkplanet.com/kaptain_nemo/blog/meet_sharkula_chicagos_craziest_mc
  6. ↑ http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/sharkula-hip-hop-hustler/Content?oid=915191
  7. ↑ http://music.newcity.com/2010/03/30/hey-you-like-hip-hop-on-the-streets-with-sharkula/
  8. ↑ http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/the-best-local-releases-of-2004/Content?oid=917582
  9. ↑ http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/sharkula-diarrhea-of-a-madman/Film?oid=2214296
  10. ↑ http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2013/08/14/reader-track-premiere-willis-earl-beal-connects-with-sharkula-for-the-spooky-sad-sam
  11. ↑ http://m.chicagoreader.com/chicago/best-street-character/BestOf?oid=22613143
  12. ↑ http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2012/12/13/12-oclock-track-sharkula-razorblade-supercuts
  13. ↑ https://soundcloud.com/shami-sosa-1/sets/sharkula-shami-ep
  14. ↑ https://soundcloud.com/shami-sosa-1/sets/sharkula-shami
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