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Lyrics Born
Solo artist Tokyo United States
Lyrics Born is an artist from Tokyo. Lyrics Born has 3 chart appearances on 3 radio countdowns from 2 stations on RockLists, spanning 2004–2008. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Callin' Out”, which appears on 1 list with a best position of #25. The station that charted Lyrics Born most often is Live 105 (San Francisco, CA), with 2 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2004.
Lyrics Born, the Tokyo-born Japanese-American rapper, singer and producer born Tsutomu William "Tom" Shimura in 1972, first went by Asia Born and made his name as one half of the duo Latyrx, alongside Lateef the Truthspeaker. Working out of the Quannum Projects camp, he stepped out on his own with Later That Day... in 2003, a loose-limbed alternative hip-hop record whose "Callin' Out" rides a fat, funky bounce and a voice that can growl, croon and rattle off rhymes in the same breath.
The Bad Dreams EP, put together as a limited edition for an Australian tour, followed in 2005 with "I'm Just Raw", and Everywhere at Once arrived in 2008 carrying "I Like It, I Love It". Three records in, he'd proven he could sing as well as he rapped, and that the party was always welcome in his music.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Lyrics Born on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Callin' Out | 1 | #25 | – | 2004 | |
| 2 | I'm Just Raw | 1 | #73 | – | 2005 | |
| 3 | I Like It, I Love It | 1 | #98 | – | 2008 |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Year-end chart timeline
Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 98 | I Like It, I Love It | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2008 |
| 2005 | 73 | I'm Just Raw | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2005 |
| 2004 | 25 | Callin' Out | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2004 |
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