Louis, Missouri. He appeared on releases from the likes of the One (via a Waajeed remix) and Nato Caliph prior to releasing his conceptual and cerebral first album, The Adventures of Seymour Liberty, in January 2008. Additional featured roles on material from Gotta Be Karim, I, Ced, PPP, and J-1 aka the Deer, along with full-length projects such as Mugpush and Hawthorne Headhunters, preceded his second album. That release, titled Jungle Mumbo Jumbo, was issued on the Plug Research label -- home to Hawthorne Headhunters, as well as fellow soul-rooted, boundary-pushing artists Shafiq Husayn, Bilal, and Anthony Valadez -- in April 2013. ~ Andy Kellman