Sharkula

Sharkula
Sharkula in 2016
Sharkula in 2016
Background information
Born
Brian Wharton
OriginChicago, Illinois, United States
GenresHip hop
OccupationRecording artist
InstrumentVocals
Years active1987–present
Websitesharkula.com

Sharkula (born August 27, 1973)[1] (other alter egos include Thig, Brian Wharton, Thigamahjigee, Sherlock Homeboy,[2] Dirty Gilligan[3]) is a Chicago-area rapper.[4][5][6] His lyrics are known for being scatterbrained, discontinuous, free-associative, non-violent, apolitical and random. He is also known as a flâneur for promoting his music and shows via use of hand-made flyers and stickers scattered around vending boxes in Chicago, and street marketing often with phrases such as "Hey, you like Hip-Hop?".[7] He has appeared on Chic-a-Go-Go and 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.[8]

He has collaborated with Willis Earl Beal, who looks up to Sharkula for inspiration.[9]

in 2016, Sharkula was named runner-up best street character of the year by the Chicago Reader.[10]

Albums

  • Sharkula w/DJ Felix (2002)
  • New 2003 (2003)
  • Roaches on the Eyelid
  • Musik for to Shady Ass Musik for Yo Soul
  • Thank You Chicago
  • Sharkula vs. Dookiehead MCs
  • Spidermania
  • Willo & Thig
  • Thig, The Graduate, and Chuck Sunshine Recorded at 2AM (2004)
  • The 2004 Mix (2004)
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Whopper with Cheese (2004)
  • New 2004 (2004)
  • The Longmix (2005)
  • Lo Fidel Castrol Oil GTX Mixalicious Volume 1 (2005)
  • Put Your Fins in the Air (Live at the Sub-T) (2005)
  • Thig, The Graduate, and Chuck Sunshine 2005 (2005)
  • Session (2006)
  • Pyre (2006)
  • Just for the Wizzard Haters (2006)
  • The 2006 Mix (2006)
  • Holy House of Fuck (2006)
  • Blizzard Wizzard (2007)
  • Kim Gee (2007)
  • Hand Palm Spring into Action (2007)
  • Paid Our Dues (2007)
  • The Universe Hurts (2007)
  • Flavor (2007)
  • Don't Look Around (2007)
  • Don't Look Around / Flavor (2007)
  • The Diagnosis of Sharkula (2007)
  • Drunk Skunks (2007)
  • The Diagnosis of Sharkula (2007, The Secret Life of Sound)
  • Computers & Beers (2007)
  • New 2008 (2008)
  • Awesome Black Mountain (2010)
  • Black He-Manula (2013) [11]
  • Dirty Caviar (2015)
  • Prune City (2019)[12]
  • BBQ Fingaprints (2020)[13]

EPs

  • Sharkula & Shami EP (2013, re-released 2015)[14]

Video

  • Magic Sundays Vol. 1, directed by Joshua Conro
  • Magic Sundays Vol. 2, directed by Joshua Conro
  • Sharkula Special Edition (2008, DVD)
Sharkula and Director Joshua Conro and Producer PJ Sumroc at the premiere of the film at the Gene Siskel Film Center on August 13, 2010
  • Sharkula: Diarrhea of a Madman is a 2010 documentary film[15] directed by Joshua Conro[16][17] about Chicago-based MC Sharkula.[18]

People interviewed in Sharkula: Diarrhea of a Madman

  • PNS of the Molemen
  • J2K of Flosstradamus
  • Roburt Reynolds
  • R-Rock of the Secret Life of Sound
  • Victor Grigas
  • Drunk Odd Kid
  • PJ Sumroc
  • Andrew Barber
  • Polo Jay
  • Graduate
  • Arpad Lep of Jinxremoving Magazine

References

  1. ↑ "Sharkula | Being a serial abstract lyricist, the Chicago hip-hop community, and more". WGN Radio - 720 AM. March 12, 2019. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Homeless man makes music from the streets". mobile.austinweeklynews.com.
  3. ↑ "Best reason to not ditch your CD player". Chicago Reader. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  4. ↑ Galil, Leor. "Cult Rapper Sharkula and Finding Your Audience". Forbes. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Meet Sharkula -- Chicago's craziest MC - Punk Planet dot com". November 13, 2006. Archived from the original on November 13, 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ↑ Mehr, Bob. "Hip-Hop Hustler". Chicago Reader. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  7. ↑ ""Hey, You Like Hip-Hop?" On the streets with Sharkula". Newcity Music. March 30, 2010. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  8. ↑ Mehr, Bob. "The Best Local Releases of 2004". Chicago Reader. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  9. ↑ Galil, Leor. "Reader track premiere: Willis Earl Beal connects with Sharkula for the spooky "Sad Sam"". Chicago Reader. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Best street character". Chicago Reader. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  11. ↑ Galil, Leor. "12 O'Clock Track: Sharkula, "Razorblade Supercuts"". Chicago Reader. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Sharkula x Mukqs - Prune City". Discogs. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  13. ↑ Galil, Leor. "Chicago rapper and cult legend Sharkula focuses his flow on BBQ Fingaprints". Chicago Reader. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  14. ↑ "SoundCloud - Hear the world's sounds". Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
  15. ↑ Conro, Joshua, Sharkula: Diarrhea of a Madman (Documentary, Biography, Music), Andrew Barber, Aaron Getsug, Nicolas Gourguechon, Victor Grigas, retrieved March 8, 2021
  16. ↑ Katzman, Joshua. "Sharkula: Diarrhea of a Madman". Chicago Reader. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  17. ↑ "New documentary Sharkula Diarrhea of a Madman - Time Out Chicago". August 12, 2010. Archived from the original on August 12, 2010. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  18. ↑ "Sharkula: Diarrhea of a Madman" (MP3). March 3, 2016. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
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