JAMES CIPHURPHACE
(I shout into microphones.)
Alter Egos: R.A.W.thentik, John Diss, Douglas GoodBeard,
DJ GRAPLA
(He abuses plastic.)
Alter Egos: Da Cut Man, Marky East, Joe McPorno
AFFILIATION: THE EFFIN' SUMBODIES
BOOKING INFO:
Effin' Elements Entertainment
ciphurmusic@gmail.com
ARTISTS CIPHURPHACE HAS OPENED UP FOR & ROCKED WITH:
Cypress Hill - Above The Law - DJ Quik - 2nd II None - Too Short - Geto Boys - 3rd Bass - Kid Frost - Mellow Man Ace - The College Boyz - Killarmy - Pharcyde - Raekwon & Ghostface - Fat Joe - Clipse - Ol Dirty Bastard - R.A. the Rugged Man - AWOL One & Daddy Kev and D Styles - Immortal Technique - Poison Pen - Writer's Block (Visionaries Crew) - Chan - Grime - ILL AL the Anglo-Saxon - AOTA crew - One Block Radius - Eligh & PSC (Living Legends) - Antedote - Copywrite - Ras Kass - Toki Wright - Carnage (Hecatomb) - Brad B. & Foundation (Insects) - Jedi Mind Tricks - Outerspace - T.S.O.I. - Aspect-1 (Project Blowed) - Rheteric - Blak Watr - Sirah & DJ Lenny Ducano - Generik - Mine+Us & DJ Hoppa - Sharkey & C Rayz Walz - Evidence - Little Brother - 2Mex - Grieves - Willie Evans Jr. - Mr. Lif
Influences
Kool Keith, Big Daddy Kane, Kool G. Rap, Masta Ace, Rakim, Slick Rick, LL Cool J, Ice-T, Krs-One, Chuck D., Posdnuos, Trugoy, Scarface, Melle Mel, Ice Cube, Lord Finesse, Redman, Nas, Pharoahe Monch, Chino XL, Ras Kass, Killah Priest, GZA, Casual, Del, King Tee, Big L, Tash, C Rayz Walz
..
Sounds Like
Confucius and Shakespeare in the recording booth reciting ill 16's after consuming four Red Bulls.
CIPHUR MERCH
THE EFFIN' SUMBODIES presents
CACTUS STEW
$10.00
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THE EFFIN' SUMBODIES presents
CACTUS STEW
AVAILABLE NOW ON iTunes
CDBABY LINK for JAMES CIPHURPHACE: AN HONEST DAY'S WORK
AN HONEST DAY'S WORK AVAILABLE NOW ON iTUNES
JAMES CIPHURPHACE - An Honest Day's Work
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REDDIRT SPECIMENZ - The Monsoon Cometh: Season Of REDemption
$5.00
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BOMBATOMIK presents Nuclear Holocaust
This project features Ciphurphace collabos with Chino XL, MainFlow, & Copywrite
AVAILABLE NOW ON iTunes
**FREE DOWNLOADS**
JAMES CIPHURPHACE presents ANTIQUE SKIES
CIPHURPHACE - SOUTH 'NotTheDirtySouthEastCoastNotTheWestCoast' WEST'
CHANGE - Hate To Love You Legacy Vol. 1
Change of Blak Watr/Modern Organic Collective presents his debut LP - features Ciphurphace on 'Just Buy The Damn CD'
ARIZONA BEATS - Mixtape Vol. 1
Presented by GahedIndie & ArizonaBeats.com
features 2 tracks from James Ciphurphace
Kiddie Porn: Dumbing Down America & The City Speaks
as well as various other artists reppin' AZ.
*exclusive Ciphurphace track produced by Anew Madrid*
taken from the album: ANEW MADRID - WHILE WE'RE WAITING
AVAILABLE NOW ON CD BABY
AVAILABLE NOW ON CD BABY, iTUNES, AMAZON, RHAPSODY, NAPSTER, & MORE!
DefCiphur - SO DEF IT'S FRESH SO FRESH IT'S HYPE
UPCOMING RELEASES:
CIPHURPHACE - APPLY WITHIN
UPCOMING SPECIAL FEATURES ON:
MANTIS FIST - HIP-HOPPER'S GUIDE TO THE FALLACY
MR. MIRANDA & JIMMY NELSON PRESENT...LET'S GET ON WITH THE MUSIC
HOW TO MC RINGTONE AVAILABLE NOW!
NEW FREE DOWNLOADS AVAILABLE NOW!
HOW TO MC
*New Single off the forthcoming sophomore LP "Apply Within"
CIPHURPHACE & SCORPIOFLO PRESENT TIME & A HALF: THE OVERTIME EP
JAMES CIPHURPHACE - ANTIQUE SKIES REVISITED
KIDDIE PORN: DUMBING DOWN AMERICA
FREE DOWNLOAD AVAILABLE NOW!
BIO:
Do you truthfully promise to be brutally honest? If this question were directed to James Ciphurphace, the response would be an emphatic..."Yes!" Rising from the Segregated Lands Under Mountains and Sun where the scorpions and Gila monsters dwell, a subterranean revolutionary was born. Located between the East and West coast in the desert terra firma of Tucson, Arizona, James Ciphurphace represents the 13th & 3rd letter element with the devotion of a respected Hip-Hop pioneer and the hunger of an underground rhyme warlord. He labels himself as a W.R.I.T.E.R. (Working Realist Illustrating The Everyday Rituals). "If my music had to be classified, it would fall in a category called 100% pure hip-hop laced with raw energy and life," James says with heartfelt conviction.
With over a decade of experience, James Ciphurphace has been honing his skills and creating an original style which is an amalgamation of battle rhymes, punchlines & metaphors, thought-provoking concepts, and lyrical wordplay. To truly comprehend his style, imagine the old school braggadocio of Big Daddy Kane, the witty punchlines of Lord Finesse, and the infectious enthusiasm of Redman. Add a touch of Kool Keith's ludicrous creativity and Chino XL's fierce delivery and you have a bona fide MC named James Ciphurphace. J.C. was one of the founding members of the former Arizona based hip-hop collectives 13 Flok Skrolls & Seec Mellikew...the rebirth of his collective and movement is now known as The Effin' Sumbodies. James strives to build with fellow gifted emcees and eclectic beat professors who all share the same vision of preserving the art form. Teaming up initially with Easta Cali's scratch master DJ Tofu in 2003, it didn't take long for this duo to establish themselves as a force to be reckoned with. Representing the same crew, fellow turntable technician DJ Grapla became Tofu's replacement in 2005 and together they have been wreaking havoc on the hip-hop scene. Grapla's accolades include 1st place Phoenix Guitar Center 2005 battle and 2nd place DMC Phoenix 2004 battle.
In 1999, James (at the time known as R.A.W.thentik) formed a group called Reddirt Specimenz who released an EP entitled The Monsoon Cometh: Season of Redemption. Over 1,000 copies were sold independently in the underground community. They opened up for renowned artists such as the Pharcyde, Raekwon & Ghostface Killah, and Fat Joe. Also voted best Hip-Hop group in southern Arizona, Reddirt Specimenz received an accolade for the 2001 Tammies (Tucson Area Music Awards). Their self-proclaimed underground classic 'Green Evil' was selected for 'The Alpha Project Vol. 1' compilation released by Chris Craft and alphabeats.com which featured the likes of Styles of Beyond and MF Doom.
Two time battle champion of 'The Mic Fights' in Tucson, AZ., this MC has proven to be a Hip-Hop juggernaut crushing everyone in his path. James has represented in ciphers stretching from Killa Cali to the Dirty South up to the Jungles of the East. Ciphur has left his mark at the Good Life Cafe, Nuyorican
Poets Cafe, and End Of The Weak at the Pyramid just to name a few. Throughout his tenure, this assiduous lyricist has also performed on the same bill as Cypress Hill, Too Short, DJ Quik, 3RD Bass, Ol' Dirty Bastard, R.A. the Rugged Man, and the Clipse. Ciphurphace's current releases are: 'An Honest Day's Work' which is his official debut LP and 'Antique Skies' - the prelude. Production comes courtesy of I.C. YOU, Lee Hybrid, Nineteen7D9, Meshack, and Elgn Arts. Antique Skies is James's rendition of hip-hop nostalgia where he transports the listeners back to an era when raw lyricism really meant something. An Honest Day's Work is James's self-proclaimed hip-hop masterpiece that manifests the true essence of artistic integrity. Other current and upcoming releases include: Ciphurphace & Scorpioflo present Time & A Half: The Overtime EP, South 'NotTheDirtySouthEastCoastNotTheWestCoast' West, The Effin' Sumbodies - Cactus Stew, Antique Skies Revisited, Bombatomik presents Nuclear Holocaust which includes collabos with Chino XL, Mainflow, & Copywrite, DefCiphur - So Def It's Fresh So Fresh It's Hype, T.E.S - Straight Outta Tucson, and the highly anticipated sophomore LP Verbal Warning.
"With no sort of gimmicks-I pour the lyrics - murder the whole cipher & leave it haunted with morbid spirits - don't support the critics - who show love for artists who distort their image - pawns of the corporate business" -- World Underground: My Humble Abode (Antique Skies)
"I'm sick of the ignorance - I'm sick of the negligence - It's time we bring it back to the roots and the elements - I've been Ciphurphace from the start makin' my mark - while other emcees keep frontin' - I come straight from the heart" -- Factory Is Open: Just Over Broke (An Honest Day's Work)
So, who is this 13th & 3rd letter? What is the method to James Ciphurphace's madness? What is his modus operandi?...Coexisting in an industry plagued with champagne guzzlers and ice worshippers, this diligent wordsmith is a breath of fresh air, bringing genuine rhymes and originality to the spectrum of Hip-Hop music. James is the quintessential emcee who can infiltrate your soul with a combination of intense flows and spectacular vernacular. His amazing talent to manipulate the English language and transform words into verbal killing machines as well as spoken elixirs sets this Hip-Hop purveyor of scrolls apart from the countless mediocre emcees who have contaminated this industry with redundancy & worthless rhetoric.
CIPHUR VIDEOS
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PRAY FOR FORGIVENESS:
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