OneBeLo has performed around the world as a solo artist and a member of the… Read Full Bio ↴OneBeLo has performed around the world as a solo artist and a member of the legendary rap duo Binary Star, but his travels throughout different mindsets and communities have made even more of an impact. Throughout his life, Lo has also assumed the roles of star athlete, convicted felon, Christian, Muslim, and Egyptian residentβand all of these things are reflected in his music.
βWhen I talk about religion, sports, winning, losing, struggle, pain, prison, poverty, crime, womenβthese are the ingredients of OneBeLo, because those are my personalexperiences,β he explains. βI've been a straight-A student, I've been a knucklehead, I've been a heathen, I've been a Christian, I've been a Muslim, I've been a criminal, I've been in the belly of the beast, I've been to the Mecca, I've been to Europe. I've been to the top, I've been to the bottom. I'm talking about everything.β
Lo was adopted in Pontiac, Michigan, where his mother worked as a beautician and his stepfather worked at a plant. As a result, he developed appreciation for women, fashion, working with a variety of different people, discipline, and forgiveness. He busied himself with over a dozen different activities and attended church several times a week with his family. Life changed once his parents divorced when he was 14 years old. With lower supervision and more exposure to new things, he ran the streets with older kids until he went to prison days after his 18th birthday.
While in prison, OneBeLo read extensively and converted to Islam, after seeing it wasn't what he was told it was as a Christian child. He also formed the rap group Binary Star with his partner-in-crime Senim Silla. Despite domestic violence, murder and other drama out of his control happening back home, Lo handled his sentence without losing himself.
βWhen I went to prison, Allah gave me two and half years to get away from all that weed, all that pussy, and all those distractions,β Lo remembers. βI wasn't going to be like the cats in prison that come back when they're 35 years old. β¦ I was behind bars, but I realized that the people in the streets were the ones locked up. My mind was free.β
Upon Loβs release, Binary Star hit the ground running. On their self-released debut Waterworld, they teamed up with future staples like Elzhi, J.U.I.C.E., and Athletic Mic League to exercise creative concepts and deliver substantial messages. Lo formed a production team with Decompoze, who he had recorded with in high school. Binary Star quickly sold out of their initial 1,000 copies as the album was praised as an βinstant classic.β Though Lo had intended to rhyme anonymously as a solo act to revert attention to the music, he was often addressed as OneManArmy because of a line he used in a song. He and Senim Silla would later go their separate ways, and Lo compiled his Subterraneous Records crewβwhich consisted of Malaki The Most High, Decompoze, Kodac, Magestik Legend, DJ Phrikshun and iLLiteβin January 2000.
Lo added extra Senim Silla verses and new songs to a Waterworld re-release entitled Masters of the Universe, and continued to focus on touring with Subterraneous and recording several albumsβ worth of new music. After showcasing his crew with Waterworld Too, he released Project F.E.T.U.S. as a planned prequel to his debut. The disc sold thousands of copies, and he would later complete his next project, S.O.N.O.G.R.A.M.. He approached Fat Beats Records to press a single to help promote the album, and they gave him a different offer.
βThey asked me to send them the song I was thinking about using for the single, and I was like, 'If they're doing the 12-inch, I'll let them pick the song.' So I just sent them the whole album,β Lo remembers. βThey hit me back like, 'We don't want to do a 12-inch. We want to do the whole album.β
Lo signed with Fat Beats for distribution in 2003, and the label asked him to change his name from OneManArmy to avoid legal troubles with a similarly-named punk band. He changed his name to OneBeLo, since he had used that with F.E.T.U.S. He would later go to Saudi Arabia on Mecca, an Islamic tradition to find one's self. Meanwhile, Fat Beats pushed back S.O.N.O.G.R.A.M. until 2005. The album was critically-acclaimed and sold about 12,000 copies within Lo's first few weeks on tour. Shortly afterward he would prepare S.T.I.L.L.B.O.R.N., a 27-track compilation of Lo's released and unreleased guest appearances over original new beats. With two projects in tow, Lo landed tours and major festivals, rocking 160 shows per year between 2005 and 2007.
Continuing his journey to chase the greater good, Lo moved his family to Egypt to expose them to a non-American perspective. Once he saw personnel changes at Fat Beats when he arrived back years later, he worked his way out of his deal and self-released The R.E.B.I.R.T.H.. Eager to collaborate with producers and use a different sound, Lo collaborated with beatmakers like Lab Techs, Jake One, Memo of the Molemen, and others. The album performed well, but Lo again wanted to change his approach. Rather than use his previous method of recording as many songs as possible and compiling what he thought were the best songs, he decided to sit down and focus on one piece of work.
That piece was entitled B.A.B.Y. (Being A Black Youth). Much of the album, which features the likes of Freeway, Phonte Coleman, Devin the Dude and others, was lost when thieves broke in and stole studio equipment. Additionally, the label he had signed with, MYX Music Label, dissolved before the record could drop. Lo stashed his latest sessions and began to work on his upcoming album, L.A.B.O.R. from scratch. The new project takes metaphorical inspiration from animals and occupations, jumpstarts a new Waterworld movement with the LABORhood, and lays the foundation to a crop of other conceptual records.
βWith this project, Iβm staying busy and developing my ideas. Iβm going through the pains of L.A.B.O.R. before delivering this B.A.B.Y.,β Lo says. βDonβt let anyone stop you from creating your art.β
Despite L.A.B.O.R. being his fifth solo release, Lo is just getting started. With a continuous repertoire of new travels, new experiences and world events, OneBeLo will always have the music to reflect it.
βWhen I talk about religion, sports, winning, losing, struggle, pain, prison, poverty, crime, womenβthese are the ingredients of OneBeLo, because those are my personalexperiences,β he explains. βI've been a straight-A student, I've been a knucklehead, I've been a heathen, I've been a Christian, I've been a Muslim, I've been a criminal, I've been in the belly of the beast, I've been to the Mecca, I've been to Europe. I've been to the top, I've been to the bottom. I'm talking about everything.β
Lo was adopted in Pontiac, Michigan, where his mother worked as a beautician and his stepfather worked at a plant. As a result, he developed appreciation for women, fashion, working with a variety of different people, discipline, and forgiveness. He busied himself with over a dozen different activities and attended church several times a week with his family. Life changed once his parents divorced when he was 14 years old. With lower supervision and more exposure to new things, he ran the streets with older kids until he went to prison days after his 18th birthday.
While in prison, OneBeLo read extensively and converted to Islam, after seeing it wasn't what he was told it was as a Christian child. He also formed the rap group Binary Star with his partner-in-crime Senim Silla. Despite domestic violence, murder and other drama out of his control happening back home, Lo handled his sentence without losing himself.
βWhen I went to prison, Allah gave me two and half years to get away from all that weed, all that pussy, and all those distractions,β Lo remembers. βI wasn't going to be like the cats in prison that come back when they're 35 years old. β¦ I was behind bars, but I realized that the people in the streets were the ones locked up. My mind was free.β
Upon Loβs release, Binary Star hit the ground running. On their self-released debut Waterworld, they teamed up with future staples like Elzhi, J.U.I.C.E., and Athletic Mic League to exercise creative concepts and deliver substantial messages. Lo formed a production team with Decompoze, who he had recorded with in high school. Binary Star quickly sold out of their initial 1,000 copies as the album was praised as an βinstant classic.β Though Lo had intended to rhyme anonymously as a solo act to revert attention to the music, he was often addressed as OneManArmy because of a line he used in a song. He and Senim Silla would later go their separate ways, and Lo compiled his Subterraneous Records crewβwhich consisted of Malaki The Most High, Decompoze, Kodac, Magestik Legend, DJ Phrikshun and iLLiteβin January 2000.
Lo added extra Senim Silla verses and new songs to a Waterworld re-release entitled Masters of the Universe, and continued to focus on touring with Subterraneous and recording several albumsβ worth of new music. After showcasing his crew with Waterworld Too, he released Project F.E.T.U.S. as a planned prequel to his debut. The disc sold thousands of copies, and he would later complete his next project, S.O.N.O.G.R.A.M.. He approached Fat Beats Records to press a single to help promote the album, and they gave him a different offer.
βThey asked me to send them the song I was thinking about using for the single, and I was like, 'If they're doing the 12-inch, I'll let them pick the song.' So I just sent them the whole album,β Lo remembers. βThey hit me back like, 'We don't want to do a 12-inch. We want to do the whole album.β
Lo signed with Fat Beats for distribution in 2003, and the label asked him to change his name from OneManArmy to avoid legal troubles with a similarly-named punk band. He changed his name to OneBeLo, since he had used that with F.E.T.U.S. He would later go to Saudi Arabia on Mecca, an Islamic tradition to find one's self. Meanwhile, Fat Beats pushed back S.O.N.O.G.R.A.M. until 2005. The album was critically-acclaimed and sold about 12,000 copies within Lo's first few weeks on tour. Shortly afterward he would prepare S.T.I.L.L.B.O.R.N., a 27-track compilation of Lo's released and unreleased guest appearances over original new beats. With two projects in tow, Lo landed tours and major festivals, rocking 160 shows per year between 2005 and 2007.
Continuing his journey to chase the greater good, Lo moved his family to Egypt to expose them to a non-American perspective. Once he saw personnel changes at Fat Beats when he arrived back years later, he worked his way out of his deal and self-released The R.E.B.I.R.T.H.. Eager to collaborate with producers and use a different sound, Lo collaborated with beatmakers like Lab Techs, Jake One, Memo of the Molemen, and others. The album performed well, but Lo again wanted to change his approach. Rather than use his previous method of recording as many songs as possible and compiling what he thought were the best songs, he decided to sit down and focus on one piece of work.
That piece was entitled B.A.B.Y. (Being A Black Youth). Much of the album, which features the likes of Freeway, Phonte Coleman, Devin the Dude and others, was lost when thieves broke in and stole studio equipment. Additionally, the label he had signed with, MYX Music Label, dissolved before the record could drop. Lo stashed his latest sessions and began to work on his upcoming album, L.A.B.O.R. from scratch. The new project takes metaphorical inspiration from animals and occupations, jumpstarts a new Waterworld movement with the LABORhood, and lays the foundation to a crop of other conceptual records.
βWith this project, Iβm staying busy and developing my ideas. Iβm going through the pains of L.A.B.O.R. before delivering this B.A.B.Y.,β Lo says. βDonβt let anyone stop you from creating your art.β
Despite L.A.B.O.R. being his fifth solo release, Lo is just getting started. With a continuous repertoire of new travels, new experiences and world events, OneBeLo will always have the music to reflect it.
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Apteka Ty z poΕudniowej dzielnicy bracie Masz nawet zagraniczne ga…
CXRPSE I remember back at home when The snow would fall Getting fuc…
D.I.D. ΠΠ° ΠΌΠ΅Π½Ρ ΡΠ΅ ΠΎΠ΄Π½Π° ΡΡΡΠΊΠ°, Ρ Π² ΠΊΠ°ΡΠΌΠ°Π½Ρ Π»Π΅ΠΆΠΈΡΡ ΡΡΡΠΊΠ° Π‘Π»ΡΠ΄ΠΊΡΡ…
Dr. Demento You want any sauce with that Ketchup Mustard Alright have a …
Fieh For a long time I tried to cook up something…
Ghali Ehi, dammi il tuo cuore, ci farΓ² un falΓ² Dammi una…
Guillaume Depardieu Plus rien quβune rage sourde Impossible Γ hurler Lβhorribl…
Kim Normal Every Thursday night, I drive my beat up car I drive…
Nadine Shah Recycling old loves New ones wait their turn She's much to l…
Not Available I heard a voice inside me It told me that…
Pete Townshend Fast food, feed me fast I've been waiting for an aeon And…
Quarto Fechado Queremos tudo ao mesmo tempo Num fast food intelectual Tento…
Rasmentalism Nie muszΔ ciΔ znaΔ, ΕΌeby znaΔ ciΔ Odpowiadam tylko wiem, wid…
RayBurger I be that dude I like, I like fast food Always order…
Richard Thompson Big Mac, small mac, burger and fries Sheve 'em in boxes…
RYTHEM Heya no BEDDO TV keshite Anata no soba ni yori sou Tashikame…
TWENTY24FOUR Multi till I die like BK No hamburgers But you know as…
ΡΠ³Π°Π΄Π°ΠΉΠΡΠΎ ΠΡΠ»ΠΈ Ρ ΠΈΠ΄Ρ ΠΏΠΎΡ Π°Π²Π°ΡΡ β Π² ΡΠ°ΡΡ ΡΡΠ΄Π΅ sold out Π―…
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Anybody [Intro One.Be.Lo] {*Beatboxing*} Aight, I'm ready How y'al…
Axis {*"Man it's a trip"*} {*"Man it's a trip"*} (turn) {*"Man it…
Can't Get Enough feat. Magestik Legend Beny Ahhhh spbshiiiiah Nino Brown ahh ha benny look at ya…
Deceptacons [Chorus] Some things change, some things stay the same Feeli…
Hip Hop Heaven Yo, yo, last night it was dead I feel asleep early,…
Oggie [OneBeLo] This is dedicated to the third George, aiyyo I mi…
Pigs When the Street Lights come on And the Darkness sets in…
Propaganda [Chorus] Who got the props? Who got the props? Magazines a…
The Future [Female] What are you thinkin about right now? [Verse 1 -…
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