Artist description Rook Infinite (pronounced Infinity) is one of Youngstown's premiere lyricists. He has been dropping it since 1990, where he started out in Dallas,Texas, then moved back to his native land of Youngstown, Ohio (born in Mariel, Cuba and migrated to the US in 1987), and experienced life through the streets, making kids, getting education, going through all sorts of things, all while developing himself as an audio and visual artist. His style was heavily influenced by Rakim's multi-syllable rhyming structure, further pioneerend by Kool G. Rap, GURU, Grand Daddy I.U. Big Daddy Kane, ect...He became uninterested with the studio gangster rap style that was popular among the artists of his late teenage years, and stuck with the substantial lyricists even though he was living the street life. He first became introduced to the studio by a cousin named Jere Beulah, and rapped over certain tracks by his camp, then grew into producing his own tracks after meeting up with Cle Jones (now a long time friend)of Sharon PA, and later on with Padrone, also from Youngstown. Rook Infinite began staying close with these two producers and complied a massive collection of songs and demos. Rook Infinite is a lyricist that is HIGHLY introspective, poetic in his style, contemplative of the world's ways, tied in with nature, science, and philosophy (religion) as well as human sentiment. he is a "human's rapper" or self-dubbed "The People's Rapper"

Music Style Innovative Hip Hop (as far from the regular as possible) adhering to the founding intergity of the blessed culture

Musical Influences Life experiences, I know it sounds cliche. At times I wont write for a month or more, then travel or experience something substantial and write about it... or I will just be thinking of words and phrases that rhyme, write 'em down, and make sentences after I have compiled about a month worth of

Similar Artists I dont think any, but content wise, there's AZ, Cormega,Nas, Mos Def, Ice Cube (vintage 'Cube), Eightball&MJG, Field Mob, Talib Kweli (but not soft like him), GZA, KRS-ONE, GURU, Rakim, Scarface..ect.

Artist History In and out of rap groups, relationships, talent shows, concerts, studios...all over the social map.

Group Members Rook Infinite (pronounced INFINITY)

Instruments Voice box, paper, pens, pencils (at times a crayon) tracks produced by .the woody wood sound., Padrone, and Cle Jones, along with associate musicians, Complexion from Cleveland, soLETERNITY from Chicago, Noviss from Seattle, and others who I think have ill tracks.

Albums Self-titled album finished to be relased soon

Press Reviews Ziotablue.com, Youngstown Pulse, Youngstownscene.com, Sharon Herald, The Vindicator, The Buckeye Review, The Jambarr...

Location Youngstown, Ohio - USA

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