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Education of a Felon: The Life and Times of Thief Sicario
MIC MC and Thief Sicario Photo Credit: Touch (www.ogsickflicks.com)
Education of a Felon: The Life and Times of Thief Sicario
Education of a Felon: The Autobiography of Thief Sicario
Born from the gang and drug infested Sick Side streets and varrios of the Inland Empire on the anniversary of the deaths of rock legends and pioneers Robert Johnson and Elvis it seems as though Thief Sicario was destined to make his mark either in crime or music. He would go on to do a little of both. Simultaneous to this a new form of music and urban expression was created and the two would grow together.
The son of a teen mother, Thief Sicario was raised in the midst of drugs, gangs, prostitutes, exotic dancers, and violence which inevitably led him to foster homes, group homes, and ultimately prison for aggravated assault and firearms use. These experiences would influence what started as neighborhood rhymes and evolved into highly developed lyricism. But it wouldn't be until he was sentenced to ten years did he begin to take his music serious. Around 1996 Thief Sicario and other incarcerated Chicano rappers founded the notorious Brown Recluse becoming the first Chicano/Latino rap group to record an album (Arachnophobia) while in prison. Seen as a threat they were blamed for inciting riots, staging strikes, assaulting officers, and promoting security threat groups. Prison officials broke up the group and seized their masters but it was too late, cassettes were being distributed up and down the West Coast and getting airplay on radio stations from Portland to San Diego.
During this period Thief Sicario spent a lot of time in the hole giving him the opportunity to write thousands of songs. Upon release from prison Thief Sicario hooked up with long time friends and collaborators Santotzin and Trafek and began doing shows and recording an album that would be stalled and set back due to Thief Sicario's continued legal problems that landed him in jail twice for parole violations. Much of Education of a Felon was recorded while he was on the run. Persecuted by law enforcement and right wing groups such as the Minutemen for the Revolutionary messages and politics in his music and continued alleged gang affiliation did nothing but fuel Thief Sicario's drive to create a classic.
Education of a Felon, his 2007 solo debut, has been hailed by many notable Chicano and Latino hip hop legends as a Sick Side classic with it's thought provoking lyrical masterpieces such as "Numbers" and "Amerika" and for it's nearly flawless production by Trafek and Spain's Elespecialista of Verbal System. Thief Sicario subsequently hooked up with Sick Side underground legend Krazy Race to finish his album making it the first release on Krazy Race's Realizm Rekords.
Gritty tales of gangs and prison interpreted from the first person criminal perspective in relation to ancient Mesoamerican history, Chicano culture, and Revolution are the themes of Education of a Felon which was named after the autobiography of the late famed convict turned novelist Edward Bunker. Like the books of Bunker, Thief Sicario spins a masterpiece of hip hop literature over dark beats that evoke a mid-nities classic vibe comparable to Psycho Realm, Immortal Technique, Mobb Deep, and Wu Tang Clan. As seen at the Latin Rap Conference and heard on Divine Forces Radio, Thief Sicario is staying prolific with Education of a Felon now available and a series of mixtapes set to drop. Let the Realizm begin.
TRACKLISTING:
1.Veteranz Day (Thief Sicario, Trafek)
2.We Ain't Playin' ft. Trafek, Sawb-1 (Thief Sicario, Trafek, Sawb-1)
3.Never Hide ft. Santotzin, Maldito Villa (Thief Sicario, Santotzin,
Maldito Villa)
4.Bring The Gunz (Thief Sicario, Trafek)
5.Peace Time Vets (Thief Sicario, Somnolence)
6.A Dedication to La Raza (Thief Sicario, Trafek)
7.Sounds From The Cohete (Thief Sicario, Trafek)
8.The Ventriloquest (Thief Sicario, Trafek)
9.Fifth Sun Eclipse (Thief Sicario, Elespecialista)
10.Lyrical Heavyweights ft. Trafek (Thief Sicario, Trafek)
11.Numbers (Thief Sicario, Elespecialista)
12.Kill The Rage (Thief Sicario, Trafek)
13.Adopted By The streets (Thief Sicario, Elespecialista)
14.In Prison and War (Thief Sicario, Shadow of Mankind)
15.Fifth Sun Eclipse II ft. Truth (Thief Sicario, Truth, Elespecialista )
16.Enemies Mourn You ft. Bad News (Thief Sicario, Bad News, Elespecialista)
17.Amerika (Thief Sicario, Trafek)
18.Se Acabo ft. Krazy Race, Mic Mc (Thief Sicario, Krazy Race, Mic Mc,Trafek)
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