Time (rapper)

Time
Birth name Chris Steele
Origin Denver, Colorado, United States
Genres Alternative hip hop
Occupation(s) Rapper
Instruments Keyboard
Years active 2000-present
Labels Dirty Laboratory Productions
Associated acts Calm, Awareness, Extra Kool, Damon Jevon, Akira the Don, Sole, Giuseppe
Website thisistime.bandcamp.com

Chris Steele, better known by his stage name Time, is an American indie hip hop artist from Denver, Colorado.[1] He is one of the original members of Dirty Laboratory Productions.[1] He is also one half of the hip hop group Calm.[1] Aside from music, Steele is also an investigative journalist.

Life and career

Time released his first album, Litterture, in 2004.[1] He then went on to release the album, Anti-Smiles, in 2006 under the moniker Calm with producer Awareness.[2] Denver Westword gave the album a favorable review, commenting that "[although] Anti-Smiles reflects the dark side of our collective psyche, it's also a statement of hope in the face of fear and self-doubt."[3] In 2007, he released his solo album, The Fantastic Reality.[4] Benzine Magazine gave the album 3 out of 5.[5]

Time released his solo album, Naked Dinner, in 2009.[6][7] It featured guest appearances from Damon Jevon, Sole, C-Rayz Walz and Extra Kool.[8] The album was described by Denver Westword as "a dark affair tonally reminiscent of There's a Riot Goin' On, with a similar socially critical agenda."[9]

In 2010, Time released 12 EPs in 12 months called the 12 Headed Hydra series for free download.[10] In 2013, he released Newstalgia, an album featuring contributions from the likes of Ceschi, Jake One, Factor, Budo, Man Mantis, and Xiu Xiu.[11]

As a journalist, Chris Steele has written for The Examiner as a progressive politics reporter.[12] He has written on topics ranging from UFO's to the death of Fred Hampton.[13] In 2011, he has received attention for writing in favor of the Occupy Wall Street movement and was interviewed on Mike Feder's XM radio show Occupied Territory.[14]

Style and influences

Time's vocal style has been compared to Josh Martinez, Buck 65, and Sage Francis.[15]

Discography

Albums

EPs

Mixtapes

Guest appearances

Engineering

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Murphy, Tom (October 31, 2013). "Time makes memories with Newstalgia". Denver Westword.
  2. ↑ Selbo, Jordan (December 19, 2006). "Calm :: Anti-Smiles :: Dirty Laboratory Productions". RapReviews.
  3. ↑ Murphy, Tom (April 12, 2007). "Calm - Anti-Smiles - Dirty Laboratory". Denver Westword.
  4. ↑ Jost, Matt (December 4, 2007). "Time :: The Fantastic Reality :: Dirty Laboratory Productions". RapReviews.
  5. ↑ Richard, Benoit (December 20, 2007). "Chroniques Express 45". Benzine Magazine.
  6. ↑ Herrera, Dave (October 6, 2009). "Q&A with Time (1/2)". Denver Westword.
  7. ↑ Herrera, Dave (October 6, 2009). "Q&A with Time (2/2)". Denver Westword.
  8. ↑ Chandler, Justin (September 15, 2009). "Time :: Naked Dinner :: Dirty Laboratory". RapReviews.
  9. ↑ Murphy, Tom (October 8, 2009). "Time - Naked Dinner - Dirty Laboratory". Denver Westword.
  10. ↑ Lamz, Cory (July 14, 2011). "A first look at Time's new video for "Why My Money Ghost" from his 12 Headed Hydra series". Denver Westword.
  11. ↑ Uddenberg, Brett (September 19, 2013). "Premiere: Time Streams 'Newstalgia' LP". URB.
  12. ↑ Eyl, Eryc (February 11, 2011). "The Mile High Makeout: Hip-hop artist Time completes year-long, 12-part opus". Reverb.
  13. ↑ Hubbell, Noah (May 24, 2013). "Listen to "They Call Us the Irish," a new track from Time's forthcoming album, Newstalgia". Denver Westword.
  14. ↑ Feder, Mike (November 30, 2011). "Why are the police out-of-control?". Occupied Territory.
  15. ↑ Fish, Bob Baker (June 8, 2006). "Time – Litterture (Dirty Laboratory)". Cyclic Defrost.
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