DEFARI Rare Poise LP BUMPED FROM 4/13 KEY SELLING POINTS • Entirely produced by Evidence (Dilated Peoples) • Features Evidence, Rakaa Iriscience, Phill tha Agony, Krondon and Brew • A member of the Likwit Crew alongside King T, Tha Alkaholiks, and Xzibit DESCRIPTION ARTIST: Defari A member of the Likwit Crew alongside King T, Tha Alkaholiks, and TITLE: Rare Poise Xzibit, rapper Defari was born in Santa Monica, CA. He began DJing CATALOG: L-DEF5001 / CD-DEF5001 in 1982, moving on to MCing five years later. Music remained only a LABEL: Defari hobby, however, and after earning a sociology degree at the University GENRE: Hip-Hop/Rap BARCODE: 659123100816 / 659123100823 of California at Berkeley he went on to receive a master’s degree in FORMAT: LP / CD history and education at Colombia, accepting a high school teaching HOME MARKET: Los Angeles position upon graduating. In 1994, Defari recorded his first demo, soon RELEASE: 3/2/2018 after meeting Alkholiks producer E-Swift; together they recorded the track LIST PRICE: $17.98 / CH / $11.98 / AK “Big Up,” which appeared on the 1995 compilation Next Chapter: Strictly Underground. A single, “Bionic,” followed a year later before Defari signed TRACKLISTING (Click Tracks In Blue To Preview Audio) with Tommy Boy Records to issue his full-length debut Focused Daily in 1. Acknowledgement Feat. Evidence 1999. A career spanning nearly 20 years resumes with his latest release 2. It’s Like I’m You Rare Poise. Entirely produced by Evidence, Rare Poise sees a physical 3. Take Me Away Feat. Brew release on CD/vinyl through Fat Beats Distribution. 4. Church Piano 5. Break Wide Feat. Krondon 6. Rare Poise 7. Steeple Chase 8. Occupations Feat. Rakaa Iriscience 9. Mount Up 10. Who God Bless No One Curse 11. Champion Sound 12. Ralito’s Way 13. T.M.W. Interlude 14. Dedicated Feat. Phill tha Agony PROUDLY DISTRIBUTED BY FAT BEATS DISTRIBUTION | 8920 ETON AVE. CANOGA PARK, CA 91304 | DISTRIBUTION.FATBEATS.COM.