Lyrics Born

18th Annual Backbeat JazzFest Series presents Lyrics Born

THIS IS A LATE SHOW THURSDAY MAY 1. 
(Technically this show starts early morning Friday May 2.)
Show 1:00AM
Advance Tickets $20 + Processing Fees & Applicable Taxes at Checkout.
Day of Show $25 + Processing Fees & Applicable Taxes at Checkout.

"For my last album, I wanted to throw the funkiest, freakiest, messiest going away party I could for myself,” declares rap legend LYRICS BORN about his upcoming exit from the music space to further explore other entertainment realms. “I'm saying what I want to say, and then I'm boogie-ing my ass out the door.” Before he waves ‘sayonara’ to his illustrious musical career that stretches over three decades from his start as part of the iconic Northern California hip hop collectives SoleSides and Quannum Projects in the ‘90s to his solo joints in the ‘00s and onward, Lyrics Born will be releasing one final album, Goodbye, Sticky Rice on October 25th, 2024 via his label Mobile Home Recordings.

Starting in the late ‘90s as a vital part of the intensely influential Bay Area hip hop collective Quannum Projects that spawned DJ Shadow, Blackalicious, Lifesavas and Latyrx, of which he was half with Lateef the Truthspeaker, Lyrics Born broke countless “first” barriers as the first Asian-American solo rapper to perform at Lollapalooza, Coachella, release a greatest hits record, to name a few firsts. There was never a glass ceiling that he wasn’t able to break. He has established himself firmly among the upper echelon of indie Hip Hop artists. In 2022, Rolling Stone listed his debut album Later That Day as one of the "200 Greatest Hip-Hop Albums of All Time." He also holds a place in Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest West Coast Hip-Hop Songs of All Time" with his biggest hit to date "Callin' Out."

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All shows are for ages 21 and up. Valid ID required upon entry.