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After qualifying locally at an event hosted by Bay Area radio station KMEL , Lock flew mostly under the radar until he made it to the final round to battle Reignman. Controversy erupted following the announcement that Locksmith had finished second to Reignman in internet and phone votes, though the official voting figures were never revealed by MTV.

Locksmith's first solo single "Rare Form" was released in August and gained nationwide attention for a lyric aimed at Kanye West. The song is expected to appear on Locksmith's solo debut, Frank The Rabbit. Locksmith has continued to battle rap on GrindTimeNow. However, Locksmith has recently been on hiatus from battle rapping to work on his upcoming album and making music, produced by EA-Ski.

WorldRaps Wiki Explore. For the greater part of his childhood, he was raised predominantly by his mother's side of his family as his father was the only one from his Iranian side, until he had gotten older when other paternal family-members also arrived. He has four older half-siblings from his mother's previous marriage.

Between the 80s and 90s, his sister, who is a decade his senior, rapped as MC Spice and had opened up for the likes of E, Blackalicious and Digital Underground. In , his mother died. It wasn't until he began his solo career in , he started to cultivate a loyal fan base. Locksmith has toured with Joe Budden , Murs, R. It was slated to be entirely produced by E-A-Ski.

Between and , the duo had released three mixtapes. Locksmith first gained notoriety outside of the Bay Area as a battle rapper. Locksmith was the only contender from the West Coast. The event was the first-ever televised battle rap tournament. Despite his strong performance, he finished as the runner-up in the championship final decided by votes by viewers at home.

The polling numbers and percentages were never shown. Speaking back on the upset, he states "I was a little surprised, but actually I expected it. Everybody kinda felt like there was a bias, which there was. He is half of the former underground duo The Frontline, which pioneered the "New Bay" resurgence movement in the Bay Area in the s. Locksmith has toured with Joe Budden, Murs, R. Career Locksmith released a series of mixtapes from to Recently, his second album, Lofty Goals, was released on June 30, To date, he has battled the likes of Dizaster, Passwurdz, and Jonny Storm.

Locksmith has since retired from battle rapping to focus on music. References 1. July 8, 3. July 7, 4. July 7, 5. July 8, 7. July 8, 8. July 7, 9. July 25, Cerrar sugerencias Buscar Buscar. Saltar el carrusel. Carrusel anterior. Carrusel siguiente. Locksmith Rapper. Cargado por stallone Compartir este documento Compartir o incrustar documentos Opciones para compartir Compartir en Facebook, abre una nueva ventana Facebook.

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