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 resident—and all of these things are reflected in his music.
“When I talk about religion, sports, winning, losing, struggle, pain, prison, poverty, crime, women—these are the ingredients of OneBeLo, because those are my personalexperiences,” he explains. “I'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.”
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.
“When 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,” Lo remembers. “I wasn't going to be like the cats in prison that come back when they're 35 years old. … I was behind bars, but I realized that the people in the streets were the ones locked up. My mind was free.”
Upon Lo’s 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 “instant classic.” 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 crew—which consisted of Malaki The Most High, Decompoze, Kodac, Magestik Legend, DJ Phrikshun and iLLite—in 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 albums’ 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.
“They 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,” Lo remembers. “They hit me back like, 'We don't want to do a 12-inch. We want to do the whole album.”
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.
“With this project, I’m staying busy and developing my ideas. I’m going through the pains of L.A.B.O.R. before delivering this B.A.B.Y.,” Lo says. “Don’t let anyone stop you from creating your art.”
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.
“When I talk about religion, sports, winning, losing, struggle, pain, prison, poverty, crime, women—these are the ingredients of OneBeLo, because those are my personalexperiences,” he explains. “I'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.”
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.
“When 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,” Lo remembers. “I wasn't going to be like the cats in prison that come back when they're 35 years old. … I was behind bars, but I realized that the people in the streets were the ones locked up. My mind was free.”
Upon Lo’s 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 “instant classic.” 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 crew—which consisted of Malaki The Most High, Decompoze, Kodac, Magestik Legend, DJ Phrikshun and iLLite—in 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 albums’ 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.
“They 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,” Lo remembers. “They hit me back like, 'We don't want to do a 12-inch. We want to do the whole album.”
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.
“With this project, I’m staying busy and developing my ideas. I’m going through the pains of L.A.B.O.R. before delivering this B.A.B.Y.,” Lo says. “Don’t let anyone stop you from creating your art.”
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.
Here and Now
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(Hed) P. E. Jenny took a trip Now she feels a lot better Get plenty…
(hed) p.e. Here and now (fear me) Here and now We are face to…
(həd) p.e. Here and now We are face to phase Caught in this time…
7Years Right here, right now my loved ones in a prison cell four…
Absurd Minds The here is everywhere and the now is always. Turn round…
Agathocles Here we are and here we stay, we're not gonna change…
Akrobatik I was born son of Cameron brother of Brendon Been through…
Amanda McBroom These aren’t the best of times But they’re the only times…
Amy and Jazz Awaken to your beautiful body to your beautiful mind I know…
Aniela Hmm hmm hmm hmm Ooh hmm ooh ooh ooh Be here, breathe…
athena andreadis SUMMER IS HERE I'M WEAK IN THE KNEES MAY IT NEVER END THIS…
B.D. Lenz Feels like we're losing touch Still taste your lips on mine …
Be The Wolf As daylight was leaving Alone and without a care I wasn'…
Beyond 7 When I look in your eyes There I see Just…
Box of Trash Toxic tribulations of a hippy living hell Happy clapping sym…
Brodie Looking up at the sky on this October night, Your hand…
Burning by Desire If you're waiting for the right time Then you should know…
Cash Cash I hope you're down 'Cause I'm coming to see you And I…
Cash Cash & Kerli I hope you're down 'Cause I'm coming to see you And I…
Cash Cash Kerli I hope you're down 'Cause I'm coming to see you And I…
Chris Delvan Gwamna here I stand before the God of all the earth to…
Christian Bautista You and I may never be the perfect pair The kind…
Client What brought us to this What brought us to life What brought…
CLIENT(project by Jay- Jay Johanson) What brought us to this What brought us to life What broug…
Coleslaw Like a train that is gone Still darkens the sun My former…
Colette Baron-Reid Believe I found an answer In my crystal ball Its not what…
Collection: Marvin Teddy And Luther... A Smooth Urban Jazz Love Letter One look in your eyes and there I see Just what…
Communions Departing through the underground Where treasure chests open…
Copia Never let a choice you've made defeat you As the stars…
D.R.C. 話上手なふりは嫌いさ 君を強く抱きしめた 忘れられないものは 君と夏と僕のブルージーンズ ジェリービーンズ頬ばって ロを…
Darris Sneed Here and now And now and now And now and now And now…
David Mann When I look in your eyes There I see Just what you…
Dean M. Collins Love is here and Oh, my darling, now you're gone Love is…
Del Amitri Hey I'm with you, let me just get you a…
Demise Of Eros Our eyes have seen the worst of oppression And we can't…
Devon Gilfillian Come back baby Come back To the here and now I know it…
Devon Werkheiser Oh what I′ve done Oh what I've done Oh what I′ve done Is…
Doomsday Refreshment Committee Not too hard to see through you And all the stupid…
Down And Outs Cold as the light of day Seems like life slipped away Like…
Dr. Saxlove I See through the Veils, the Ætheric masquerade Lost in your…
Eddie Kirkland We want to be a church where freedom reigns We want…
Ernies The buzz of electric lamplight From down on the sidewalk Y…
F.P.O. Baby pull up to the Eastside Tell me right now Does it…
Fireflight Lonely moonlight guides my eyes right to the door So many…
Fischer-Z A Berkoff play on a television. A goatee beard. She's ging…
Flannel Graph one day i will fill my lungs with pollutants and oxygen ther…
Forest Gateau Elke keer als ik naar benden ga ooohhggelke keer als…
Garden Variety --------------- Today I found a nickel And I held it in my…
Genuflect You started it, started the whole world turning You wanted …
Gilberto Gil Here and now, I still can find I belong Here and…
Godgiven A great past And peerless experience But stuck with us in th…
Graeme James Tom and I sit on the hill wondering where to…
Great Big Sea The sun must set to rise The light will leave your…
Hypernova I'm in a Bubble all alone You're in another on your…
Indica No sound, only silence breaking down all these walls Two so…
Jacob & Phil Fill Oh I’ve been searching And I’ve been wondering Oh I’ve been …
JamisonParker Friday night, here come the crowds And we're swallowed whole…
Jana Stanfield It always seems there's so much space between Where I am…
Janelle Loes All your life You had heard that time was a funny thing But…
Jazzamor let us stay at this moment of time see a special…
Jehro HOLD ME NOW, MY ONLY LOVE AND TAKE ME AWAY FROM THE…
Jo Deep Your heart oh God is what I have When Your heart…
Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers My daddy worked this land like his dad and his…
Jose Mari Chan You and I may never be the perfect pair The kind…
Julie Verse 1 Skies spin their dance Within Your breath Time runs…
Katrina Carlson Heaven knows if I were given one more day At the…
Keenan Cahill Intro} cant feel life i don't wanna be falling out of time …
Kenny Chesney Seen the skyline in New York City Fireflies in Tennessee Sip…
Kerli I hope you're down 'Cause I'm coming to see you And I…
Kevin M. Thomas Spacing on amphetamine All emotions dead to me Mental state …
Kid \'n Play Randy James: Yuh. This the moment you been waiting for? Weir…
Kim Normal You're real as me But what you say I cannot hear As…
Leanne Pearson Locked the apartment door last suitcase in the truck Backing…
LEAV/E/ARTH Jenny took a trip Now she feels a lot better Get plenty…
Letters to Cleo Just living on a Sunday morning, got my toast and…
Lizz Wright Don′t leave me behind You got inside me A place a space…
Luka Bloom When the tide goes out This beach is never the same I…
Lutha I was fighting off the blackness The emptiness the slacknes…
Luther Vandross One look in your eyes and there I see Just what…
Luther+Vandross When I look in your eyes There I see Just what you…
Mark Erelli Cobblestone pillow, newspaper sheets Ten below zero, sleepin…
Mark Maxwell When I look in your eyes There I see Just…
Matt Monro Here and now I feel the rhythm starting I want to…
Me Me Me Got a lonely week waiting for me, the last one No…
Melanie C I walked the line so carefully I took my time, I…
Michael Fairbrother Alone, remember you and day collide Shaking together with al…
Missing Persons Here we are in the here and now All I can…
Obscenity Trial The clock is turning round Staring at the wall Still heari…
Ofln - Staind You, you always said That I'm better when I'm not trapped…
Orange Blue How many times we say I'm with you But too many…
Pale Crow Drone on the streets Till my toes start to freeze Granny's h…
Paradise This guys got lots of friends and everyone thinks that…
Paul Baloche Chorus 1: Here and now, here in this moment Here and now…
Petra Berger Feel deep within your sense of being See your own true…
Phil Keaggy Keaggy Here they as one take their stand Two lives joine…
potsu Wait, what′d you say? What's the uh, one movie where Tim…
Praiz Hold my hand Coz never ever wanna leave you Till the end Is…
Raymond Jones When I look in your eyes There I see Just…
Rebecca's Empire Yesterday I had a dream about tomorrow Ice was melting…
Richard Berman When I look in your eyes There I see Just…
Richard Elliot When I look in your eyes There I see Just…
Ride The bridge holds back the sky Can't hold back what's inside …
Ryan Sheridan I left the light on in the hall so I…
Seether This fear has me chilled down to the bone And I…
Seph Cove We’re here and now We’re here and now We’re here and now We’…
Sevendust Send somebody, somebody soon I'm feeling tired All torn up a…
Skout Sky been burning red from the War that lies ahead Thoughts o…
Sounds of Red Bull Don′t wait For it You know The time is now So look around S…
Sousa - T Music In our darkness In our sickness In our suffering You came to…
Spirit Fox Here and now I don't want to think about you and…
Starsound Orchestra Steve Faison One look in your eyes and there I see Just what…
Steps [Chorus] Here and now I want to be the one for…
Steve Vai Here we stand As time keeps turning Near and far The fires a…
Steve Wingfield When I look in your eyes There I see Just…
Strain Here and now I wanna be the one for you…
Superbutt Let's make it last just a little bit longer It's here…
Sweet Surrender When I look in your eyes There I see Just…
Swing Out Sister Cold as the light of day Seems like life slipped away Like…
Tara MacLean There is nothing that I can do All the words…
Tenside Come on One life, one spirit, not afraid of what comes…
Terry Steele When I look in your eyes There I see Just…
The Ernies The buzz of electric lamplight From down on the sidewalk Y…
The Hit Crew When I look in your eyes There I see Just…
The Steps [Chorus] Here and now I want to be the one for…
Tim Guy Verse 1 Skies spin their dance Within Your breath Time runs…
Tony Lewis If I lived my world in colour Tell me what you…
Tony22 Surrender Only now The Egoic Self Nor the pain body Can surv…
Trace Balin She's standing near the waterfall of youth She's seeking for…
Tytania At this point in time, there's no place to be But…
Vai Here we stand As time keeps turning Near and far The fires a…
Venus Ain't got no aim Ain't got no shame Ain't got no need To…
Wency Cornejo Do you wanna see me crying Do you wanna see me…
Wingtips Disconnected from the truth forevermore And so I can't recal…
ZOEgirl Here and now And now and now And now and now And now…
Seether This fear has me chilled down to the bone And I…
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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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