Sharkula
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Sharkula a.k.a. Thig a.k.a Brian Wharton a.k.a. Thigamahjigee is a Chicago-area rapper. His lyrics are known for being scatterbrained, discontinuous, free-associative, non-violent, apolitical and random. He is also known for promoting himself via use of flyers and stickers scattered around vending boxes in Chicago. His album Martin Luther King Jr. Whopper With Cheese was voted by readers of The Chicago Reader as one of the 20 best albums of 2004.
[edit] Albums
- Martin Luther King Jr. Whopper with Cheese 2004
- The Diagnosis of Sharkula 2007
- Sharkula vs. DeNardo
[edit] External links
- Sharkula.com featuring flyers and music by the artist
- Sharkula .info
- Chicago Reader interview
- School Fools Music Video
- Sharkula on WTTW in Chicago
- http://www.punkplanet.com/kaptain_nemo/blog/meet_sharkula_chicagos_craziest_mc
- http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2005/05/what_do_you_thi.html
- Short Documentary on Sharkula
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upiAm6JO7yo
- http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=37903&print=1