Otherwize
Otherwize | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Alex Harris |
Origin | Los Angeles, California |
Genres | Underground hip hop, battle rap |
Occupation(s) | Rapper |
Years active | 1996-present |
Website | www |
Otherwize is a rapper from Los Angeles, California affiliated with Project Blowed and Blak Forest. Otherwize is most notable for defeating Eminem in a battle rap tournament at the '97 Rap Olympics.[1][2][3]
Battle Rap
MC Juice and Otherwize are the only two battle rappers to defeat Eminem in official tournaments.[4] Otherwize placed 3rd at Scribble Jam '99, losing to the winner of the tournament, Eyedea. His reign as battle champion at Club Elements in Los Angeles is covered in the documentary Where We're From: The Elements Documentary. In Where We're From, rapper Seefor Yourself stated, "Otherwize was that top dude in LA."
Film
Otherwize is featured in the documentaries Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme and Where We're From: The Elements Documentary.
Publications
Otherwize was featured in Riddlore's Born a Villain, which includes an oral history of the '97 Rap Olympics.[5]
Discography
Studio albums
Solo
- Disturbing the Peace (2001) (with Longevity)
- C.U.N. Traffic (2003)
- Burnt Out Bizness (2003) (with DJ Obi)
- Point of View (2010) (with Jizzm High Definition)
- Alex (2016)
- Run Black Man Run (2017)
- One Day Theory (2018) (with DJ JahBluez)
- In the Mix Collection (2022) (with DJ JahBluez)
- Next Day Theory (2023) (with DJ JahBluez)
- Skabz (2023)
Group Albums
- Hip Hop Kclan – Kclandestine Kclas'sicz (2000)
- Cobra LA – 18 Ways (2003)
- Blak Forest – Without Further Adieu... (2003)
Guest appearances
- Chillin Villain Empire – Declassified (1998)
- OD – Beneath the Surface (1998)
- Fat Jack – Cater to the DJ (1999)
- Various – Project Blowed 10th Anniversary (2005)
References
- ^ Mathers, Marshall “Eminem” (2009). The Way I Am. Plume.
- ^ Eustice, Kyle (Sept 7, 2021). "How Eminem's Loss at 1997 Rap Olympics Ultimately Led to Dr. Dre Deal". hiphopdx.com.
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(help) - ^ Fu, Eddie (March 23, 2020). "Eminem Recalls Being Evicted the Day Before the Rap Olympics Loss that Helped Him Get Signed". genius.com.
- ^ Fruchter, Alexander (August 2, 2021). "The Legend of MC Juice". rockthebells.com.
- ^ Owens, Hamadi “Riddlore” (2023). Born a Villain. Parker Pubs Press.