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Tiye Phoenix

Tiye Phoenix is an emcee and classically trained musician from East Orange, NJ. She began playing piano by ear as a child and studied classical piano between from ages 7 and 13. In the late 90s, Tiye formed S.O.U.L. Food Symphony, a DC-based all female collective with an ethereal sound from emcees, singers, and musicians. SFS performed with Nas, Black Moon, and Gil Scot Heron. Tiye went on to write with Public Enemy and work with classic hip-hop producers Hank & Keith Shocklee. Tiye has toured and performed with soul songstress Tina Marie and the late Rick James, and recorded with the UK group, The Runaways. While signed to Rawkus Records, Tiye worked with Mos Def, The Last Emperor, and appeared on Reflection Eternal’s debut album Train Of Thought. In 2006, Tiye released a self-produced mix CD on the Internet called Black Athena. That same year, Tiye’s producing skills were put to the test as she won the 2006 Meet The Producers All-Female Beat Battle Invitational, and went on to win the championship for 2006, competing as the only female alongside 8 other previous male champions. Also a member of The Polyrhythmaddicts with DJ Spinna, Shabaam Sahdeeq, and Mr. Complex, the group’s album Break Glass released in 2007 with much critical acclaim. In 2012, Tiye released a music video for the single “Skybound” off the upcoming Transit To Illumination EP. The EP will release this year with a full-length album to follow. Support quality hip hop and purchase Tiye Phoenix’s music and be sure to watch “Skybound”.

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Tiye Phoenix Albums

Tiye Phoenix – Transit To Illumination (2012)
Tiye Phoenix – Half Woman Half Amazin’ (2012)
Tiye Phoenix – Black Athena (2012)

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Tiye Phoenix Freestyles

On MTV 2's Sucker Free

» By Latifah Muhammad July 2, 2012

RapperTiye Phoenix took her skills to MTV's Sucker Free, unleashing the furious flow that she's become known for. The “Skybound” MC uses her knack for powerful wordplay and metaphors in the one-minute video. “When the ink from the pen is splattered I kill ‘em with versus that's cinematic/Your logo should be the jacka--/ Democratic,”she rhymes.

Phoenix, also spits on her reputation for raps that may be incomprehensible to the average person. “They say I'm over the head of ninja's can't mentally grasp it, I say I'm doper than you, watch me steal your demographic.”

Check out her entire flow after the jump. 

>via: http://hiphopwired.com/2012/07/02/tiye-phoenix-freestyles-on-mtv-2s-sucker-fr...

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