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Sole (hip-hop artist)

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For the other hip-hop emcee with a similar name, see Solé.
Sole
Also known asMansbestfriend
Blazefest
Born
James Timothy Holland Jr.[1]

(1977-09-25) September 25, 1977 (age 48)
Portland, Maine, US
OriginNew York City, New York, United States
GenresUnderground hip hop, conscious hip hop, political hip hop, alternative hip hop, experimental hip hop
Occupation(s)Rapper, producer
Years active1992–present
Labels
Websitewww.soleone.org

James Timothy "Tim" Holland Jr. (born September 25, 1977), better known by his stage name Sole, is an American underground hip hop artist from Portland, Maine. He is one of eight co-founders of the record label Anticon.[2] He has been a member of the groups Northern Exposure, Live Poets, Deep Puddle Dynamics, So-Called Artists, Da Babylonianz, Sole and the Skyrider Band and Waco Boyz.

Career

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In 2000, Sole released his first official solo album Bottle of Humans on Anticon. As So-Called Artists, he released Paint by Number Songs with Alias and DJ Mayonnaise in 2001. Sole's second solo album Selling Live Water was released in 2003 and received positive reviews; Pitchfork Media gave it a 7.3,[3] Metacritic gave it a score of 77 out of 100.[4]

Later that year, he moved to Barcelona. Two years later, he released the third solo album Live from Rome in 2005. Soon after, he moved back to the United States, relocating to Flagstaff, Arizona.[5]

In 2007, Sole released Sole and the Skyrider Band as Sole and the Skyrider Band. Its second album Plastique was released in 2009. In 2010, Sole left Anticon, citing a desire to further experiment with his music, independently of the collective, and also due to his belief that the label developed away from what he initially intended it to be.[6]

Personal life

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Sole is based in Brunswick, Maine. He married Yasamin Al-Hussaini on January 1, 2004, and her name is referenced occasionally in his lyrics. While living in Denver, Sole was active in the local outpost of the Occupy Wall Street political movement,[7] various anarchist projects[8] and hosts a podcast about revolutionary politics and radical philosophy called "The Solecast."[9] He is an anarchist.[10]

Selected discography

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Main article: Sole discography

Sole

Sole & DJ Pain 1

  • Death Drive (Black Canyon, 2014)
  • Nihilismo (Black Box Tapes, 2016)
  • No God nor Country (Black Box Tapes, 2019)
  • Post American Studies (eMERGENCY hEARTS, 2022)[11]

Sole and the Skyrider Band

Whitenoise (Sole with Yasamin Holland)

  • No More Dystopias (Black Canyon, 2013)
  • Ruins (Black Box Tapes, 2015)

Other collaborations

References

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  1. ^ "sole". www.facebook.com. Archived from the original on 2022-02-26. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  2. ^ Rees, Thomas (February 11, 2010). "sole Ends His Time at anticon". XLR8R. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014.
  3. ^ Dahlen, Chris (March 26, 2003). "Sole: Selling Live Water". Pitchfork Media.
  4. ^ "Selling Live Water". Metacritic.
  5. ^ "Sole and the Skyrider Band". Madison House. Archived from the original on 2012-05-15.
  6. ^ Breihanon, Tom (February 9, 2010). "Sole Leaves Anticon". Pitchfork Media.
  7. ^ Ferner, Matt (January 30, 2012). "Sole, Denver-Based Hip-Hop Artist And Member Of #OccupyDenver, Talks Music And Life As An Occupier". The Huffington Post.
  8. ^ "In Depth Interview with Its Going Down". SOLE. 16 August 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  9. ^ "Soleone.org". SOLE. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  10. ^ Patrin, Nate (October 20, 2016). "Sole's Second Act as a Rapper, Podcaster, and Political Theorist". Bandcamp Daily. Retrieved October 23, 2025. I identify as an anarchist.
  11. ^ "Sole Processes Parenting During the Pandemic on New Cut with DJ Pain 1 "Surrounded"".
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