Sharkula

Sharkula
Sharkula in 2016
Background information
Birth name Brian Wharton
Origin Chicago, Illinois, United States
Genres Hip hop
Occupation(s) Recording artist
Instruments Vocals
Years active 1987–Present
Website

Sharkula (other alter egos include Thig, Brian Wharton, Thigamahjigee, Sherlock Homeboy,[1] Dirty Gilligan[2]) is a Chicago-area rapper.[3][4][5] 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?".[6] 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.[7]

Subject of a documentary film, titled Sharkula: Diarrhea of a Madman, produced by long-time friend Joshua Conro, chronicling his life, art, music and struggles along with the many producers and rappers that he has collaborated with over the years.[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) LP
  • Computers & Beers 2007
  • New 2008 2008
  • Black He-Manula 2013 [11]
  • Dirty Caviar 2015

EPs

  • Sharkula & Shami EP 2013 (re-released 2015)[12]

DVDs

  • Sharkula: Diarrhea of a Madman, Directed by Joshua Conro
  • Magic Sundays vol. 1, Directed by Joshua Conro
  • Magic Sundays vol. 2, Directed by Joshua Conro
  • Sharkula Special Edition DVD 2008

References

  1. ↑ "Homeless man makes music from the streets". mobile.austinweeklynews.com.
  2. ↑ "Best reason to not ditch your CD player". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
  3. ↑ Galil, Leor. "Cult Rapper Sharkula and Finding Your Audience". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
  4. ↑ "Meet Sharkula -- Chicago's craziest MC - Punk Planet dot com". 13 November 2006. Archived from the original on 13 November 2006.
  5. ↑ Mehr, Bob. "Hip-Hop Hustler". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
  6. ↑ ""Hey, You Like Hip-Hop?" On the streets with Sharkula". Newcity Music. 2010-03-30. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
  7. ↑ Mehr, Bob. "The Best Local Releases of 2004". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
  8. ↑ Katzman, Joshua. "Sharkula: Diarrhea of a Madman". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
  9. ↑ Galil, Leor. "Reader track premiere: Willis Earl Beal connects with Sharkula for the spooky "Sad Sam"". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
  10. ↑ "Best street character". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
  11. ↑ Galil, Leor. "12 O'Clock Track: Sharkula, "Razorblade Supercuts"". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
  12. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-10-25.
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