Un The Rhyme Hustla – Tattooed Tears (Lynnwood, 2011)
- Better World
- Yeah We On It
- Karma Feat. Outrageous
- When It Rains Feat. Dice & Outrageous
- Paid Dues
- In My Life Feat. Carrafa
- Wobble Right Feat. Carrafa
- I’m So Cool Feat. Outrageous
- Intro
UN is short for UNknown originally. UN was changed to UN Tha Rhyme Hustla in 2000. Un The Rhyme Hustla has been a mainstay in the NW hip hop scene for a long time and he’s still going strong. There’s no way I could cover everything he’s done so I’ll give you just a little taste of it here. Just to summarize his career up until now here’s a little “resume” from Un The Rhyme Hustla on the Bandlab website (edited for better flow). 1988: started his career, 1989/90: his first studio recording, 1991: his first rap battle, 1992: 98 underground singles and freestyle champ undefeated from 91-98, 1998-2005: 15 underground singles, 2005-2009: Un quits music, 2012: his comeback and first commercial release “Tattooed Tears“, 2012: Un sets record for attendance at record release party, wins Beat of NW and is interviewed on the radio by Sir Mix-A-Lot, 2014: he signs with Itchy Metal, the same year the label shuts down, 2018: he signs to Es Way, 2019: he starts new genre with moniker M.Shaun.
As far as I can tell Tattooed Tears is his only album, but there are plenty of singles and features. Here’s just a few features (because there are a TON) with other NW artists that Un has done after his Tattooed Tears release:
Mike “G” & M.A.R. – Get Ya Own [Feat. Un The Rhyme Hustla]
Suede & Eddy K – Dr. Henry Jones ft. UN the Rhyme Hustla
Suede & Eddy K – Gone Madden ft. Mic Phenom & UN the Rhyme Hustla
Suede & Eddy K – 93 ’til ft. UN the Rhyme Hustla & Awall
G Lawrentz – Everett featuring Un the Rhyme Hustla (UN) & 206 A$$a$$in
If you like what you hear just hit up any major streaming platform or do a search for Un on YouTube and you’ll have music for days!
And we’ll end with another recent interview (Nov. 2023) with Un The Rhyme Hustla. DJ Peg has a new interview series, Fresh Out Tha Northwest, and he has been dropping some super dope interviews with individuals involved in the NW hip hop scene! Here is the interview with Un, check it out.
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