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Lyrics Born

Tokyo, Japan • b. 1972-09-02

Lyrics Born is credited on 246 releases across 68 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1995–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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246

Pressings credited

68

Albums

4

Decades active

107

In collections

Biography

Tsutomu William "Tom" Shimura (born September 2, 1972), better known by his stage name Lyrics Born (formerly Asia Born), is a Japanese-American rapper, singer, and producer. He is one half of the duo Latyrx with Lateef the Truthspeaker.

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Credited work

246 releases · 68 albums · active 1995–2026

  • Performance · 372
  • Production · 186
  • Engineering · 65
  • Other credits · 52

Studios: The Glue Factory · Live Oak Studios · Pajama Recording Studios · The Hut, Oakland

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