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{{short description|American rapper, hip hop artist}}
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| birth_name = James Timothy Holland Jr.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/bigsole/photos/a.464325626209/10152151478656210/?type=3|title=sole|author=|date=|website=www.facebook.com|accessdate=8 February 2019}}</ref> | birth_name = James Timothy Holland Jr.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/bigsole/photos/a.464325626209/10152151478656210/?type=3 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/59670321209/10152151478656210 |archive-date=2022-02-26 |url-access=limited|title=sole|website=www.facebook.com|access-date=8 February 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
| alias = Mansbestfriend<br>Blazefest | alias = Mansbestfriend<br>Blazefest
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|09|25|mf=yes}} | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|09|25|mf=yes}}
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| occupation = ], ] | occupation = ], ]
| years_active = 1992–present | years_active = 1992–present
| label = ]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>6months<br>45 Below<br>Black Canyon | label = {{hlist|]|]|]|]|6months|45 Below|Black Canyon}}
| associated_acts = ], ], ], ], ], Waco Boyz, 2 guyz one kup, Live Poets, Northern Exposure, Da Babylonianz | associated_acts = ], ], ], ], ], Waco Boyz, 2 guyz one kup, Live Poets/Northern Exposure, Da Babylonianz
| website = | website =
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'''James Timothy "Tim" Holland Jr.''' (born September 25, 1977), better known by his ] '''Sole''', or his stripper name Big Sal, is an American ] artist from ]. He is one of eight co-founders of the record label ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xlr8r.com/news/2010/02/sole-ends-his-time-anticon|title=sole Ends His Time at anticon|publisher=XLR8R|first=Thomas|last=Rees|date=February 11, 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413145912/http://www.xlr8r.com/news/2010/02/sole-ends-his-time-anticon|archivedate=April 13, 2014}}</ref> He has been a member of the groups Northern Exposure, Live Poets, ], So-Called Artists, Da Babylonianz, ] and Waco Boyz. '''James Timothy "Tim" Holland Jr.''' (born September 25, 1977), better known by his ] '''Sole''', is an American ] artist from ]. He is one of eight co-founders of the record label ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xlr8r.com/news/2010/02/sole-ends-his-time-anticon|title=sole Ends His Time at anticon|publisher=XLR8R|first=Thomas|last=Rees|date=February 11, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413145912/http://www.xlr8r.com/news/2010/02/sole-ends-his-time-anticon|archive-date=April 13, 2014}}</ref> He has been a member of the groups Northern Exposure, Live Poets, ], So-Called Artists, Da Babylonianz, ] and Waco Boyz.


==Career== ==Career==
Sole recorded his first demo in 1992. At age 15, he assembled 45 Below Records, which included rappers ], JD Walker, and producer DJ Moodswing9 (then known as Cuz the Highlander). Sole and Moodswing9 released the album ''Mad Skillz and Unpaid Billz'' together as Northern Exposure, selling more than 300 copies. In 1997, Sole released a 12" as Live Poets with JD Walker and Moodswing9. It garnered college radio play and sold a few thousand copies. Later that year Sole and 2 Guyz One Kup released their album “Singing in the tub with two duckies”. This found semi success in the clubs in Croatia. A tour was scheduled to play playgrounds, but was canceled due to the 2 Guyz breaking up. Sole recorded his first demo in 1992. At age 15, he assembled 45 Below Records, which included rappers ], JD Walker, and producer DJ Moodswing9 (then known as Cuz the Highlander). Sole and Moodswing9 released the album ''Mad Skillz and Unpaid Billz'' together as Northern Exposure, selling more than 300 copies. They also released 2 12" singles in 1995 and 1997 respectively and album in 1996 named ''What It All About'' under the name Live Poets. The releases garnered college radio play and sold a few thousand copies.


In early 1998, Sole and rapper ] coined the name ] and together started a collectively owned record label under the name. Later it was set up as a standard corporation with eight shareholders. In the same year, Sole traveled to ] with Alias and ]. They recorded the album '']'' as ] with ] of ]. Sole and Pedestrian moved Anticon to ]. In early 1998, Sole and rapper ] coined the name ] and together started a collectively owned record label under the name. Later it was set up as a standard corporation with eight shareholders. In the same year, Sole traveled to ] with Alias and ]. They recorded the album '']'' as ] with ] of ]. Sole and Pedestrian moved Anticon to ].


In 2000, Sole released the first official solo album '']'' on Anticon. As ], he released '']'' with Alias and ] in 2001. Sole's second solo album '']'' was released in 2003 and received positive reviews; ] gave it a 7.3,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/7319-selling-live-water/|title=Sole: Selling Live Water|publisher=Pitchfork Media|first=Chris|last=Dahlen|date=March 26, 2003}}</ref> ] gave it a score of 77 and a user score of 9.5 out of 10.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/selling-live-water|title=Selling Live Water|website=Metacritic}}</ref> In 2000, Sole released the first official solo album '']'' on Anticon. As ], he released '']'' with Alias and ] in 2001. Sole's second solo album '']'' was released in 2003 and received positive reviews; ] gave it a 7.3,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/7319-selling-live-water/|title=Sole: Selling Live Water|publisher=Pitchfork Media|first=Chris|last=Dahlen|date=March 26, 2003}}</ref> ] gave it a score of 77 out of 100.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/selling-live-water |title=Selling Live Water |website=] }}</ref>


Later that year, he moved to ]. Two years later, he released the third solo album '']'' in 2005. Soon after, he moved back to the United States, relocating to ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://madisonhouseinc.com/sole-and-skyrider-band|title=Sole and the Skyrider Band|publisher=Madison House|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515154056/http://madisonhouseinc.com/sole-and-skyrider-band|archivedate=2012-05-15}}</ref> Later that year, he moved to ]. Two years later, he released the third solo album '']'' in 2005. Soon after, he moved back to the United States, relocating to ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://madisonhouseinc.com/sole-and-skyrider-band|title=Sole and the Skyrider Band|publisher=Madison House|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515154056/http://madisonhouseinc.com/sole-and-skyrider-band|archive-date=2012-05-15}}</ref>


In 2007, Sole released '']'' as ]. Its second album '']'' was released in 2009. In 2010, Sole left Anticon, citing a desire to further experiment with his music, independently of the collective, and also due to his belief that the label developed away from what he initially intended it to be.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/37845-sole-leaves-anticon/|title=Sole Leaves Anticon|publisher=Pitchfork Media|first=Tom|last=Breihanon|date=February 9, 2010}}</ref> Sole and the Skyrider Band then released its third album. '']'' was released in 2011 to generally positive reviews. In 2007, Sole released '']'' as ]. Its second album '']'' was released in 2009. In 2010, Sole left Anticon, citing a desire to further experiment with his music, independently of the collective, and also due to his belief that the label developed away from what he initially intended it to be.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/37845-sole-leaves-anticon/|title=Sole Leaves Anticon|publisher=Pitchfork Media|first=Tom|last=Breihanon|date=February 9, 2010}}</ref> Sole and the Skyrider Band then released its third album. '']'' was released in 2011 to generally positive reviews.


Aside from his official releases on Anticon, Sole has also released self-produced albums on his own imprint Black Canyon. These include various compilations of unreleased material, as well as the releases of his Man's Best Friend project, various mixtapes, and collaborations with platinum certified producer DJ Pain 1. As he is no longer with Anticon, Sole currently self-releases his solo records. While he steadily releasing new music, he remains trying to sound like Sage Francis. Aside from his official releases on Anticon, Sole has also released self-produced albums on his own imprint Black Canyon. These include various compilations of unreleased material, as well as the releases of his Man's Best Friend project, various mixtapes, and collaborations with platinum certified producer DJ Pain 1. As he is no longer with Anticon, Sole currently self-releases his solo records.


==Personal life== ==Personal life==
Sole is based in ], ]. He is married to Yasamin Holland, whose name is referenced occasionally in his lyrics. When he moved to Denver he wrote, directed, and acted in his one man screen play “Spinach In My Teeth”. This film was based on the life of vegetables in the mid west. Sole acted out each part as he played the vegetables. Sole has also been active in the Denver outpost of the ] political movement,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/02/sole-denver-based-hip-hop_n_1071946.html|title=Sole, Denver-Based Hip-Hop Artist And Member Of #OccupyDenver, Talks Music And Life As An Occupier|work=The Huffington Post|first=Matt|last=Ferner|date=January 30, 2012}}</ref> various anarchist projects<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soleone.org/news/2015/8/16/in-depth-interview-with-its-going-down|title=In Depth Interview with Its Going Down|author=|date=|website=SOLE|accessdate=8 February 2019}}</ref> and hosts a podcast about revolutionary politics and radical philosophy called "The Solecast <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soleone.org/|title=Soleone.org|author=|date=|website=SOLE|accessdate=8 February 2019}}</ref> Sole is based in ]. He married Yasamin Al-Hussaini on January 1, 2004, and her name is referenced occasionally in his lyrics. While living in Denver, Sole was active in the local outpost of the ] political movement,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/02/sole-denver-based-hip-hop_n_1071946.html|title=Sole, Denver-Based Hip-Hop Artist And Member Of #OccupyDenver, Talks Music And Life As An Occupier|work=The Huffington Post|first=Matt|last=Ferner|date=January 30, 2012}}</ref> various anarchist projects<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soleone.org/news/2015/8/16/in-depth-interview-with-its-going-down|title=In Depth Interview with Its Going Down|website=SOLE|date=16 August 2015 |access-date=8 February 2019}}</ref> and hosts a podcast about revolutionary politics and radical philosophy called "The Solecast."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soleone.org/|title=Soleone.org|website=SOLE|access-date=8 February 2019}}</ref>


==Selected discography== ==Selected discography==
{{Main|Sole discography}} {{Main|Sole discography}}
'''Sole''' '''Sole'''
:* '']'' (], 2000) * '']'' (], 2000)
:* ''uck rt'' (2001) * ''uck rt'' (2001)
* '']'' (Anticon, 2003)
:* ''Mansbestfriend'' (2002)
:* '']'' (Anticon, 2003) * '']'' (2003)
:* '']'' (2003) * '']'' (Anticon, 2005)
:* '']'' (Anticon, 2005) * ''Mansbestfriend Pt. 3: Myownworstenemy'' (2005)
* '']'' (Anticon, 2007)
:* ''Mansbestfriend Pt. 3: My Own Worst Enemy'' (2005)
:* '']'' (Anticon, 2007) * ''Desert Eagle'' (2008)
* '']'' (Black Canyon, 2012)
:* ''Desert Eagle'' (2008)
:* '']'' (Black Canyon, 2012) * '']'' (Black Canyon, 2013)
:* '']'' (Black Canyon, 2013) * ''Crimes Against Totality'' (Black Canyon, 2013)
:* ''Crimes Against Totality'' (Black Canyon, 2013) * ''Mansbestfriend 7'' (Black Box Tapes, 2015)
:* ''Mansbestfriend 7'' (Black Box Tapes, 2015) * ''Let Them Eat Sand'' (Black Box Tapes, 2018)
:* ''Let Them Eat Sand'' (Black Box Tapes, 2018) * ''Destituent'' (Black Box Tapes, 2019)
:* ''Destituent'' (Black Box Tapes, 2019) * ''MBFX'' (Black Box Tapes, 2021)


'''Sole & DJ Pain 1''' '''Sole & DJ Pain 1'''
:* '']'' (Black Canyon, 2014) * '']'' (Black Canyon, 2014)
:* ''Nihilismo'' (Black Box Tapes, 2016) * ''Nihilismo'' (Black Box Tapes, 2016)
:* ''No God Nor Country'' (Black Box Tapes, 2019) * ''No God nor Country'' (Black Box Tapes, 2019)
* ''Post American Studies'' (eMERGENCY hEARTS, 2022)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://floodmagazine.com/97235/sole-dj-pain-1-surrounded-premiere/|title = Sole Processes Parenting During the Pandemic on New Cut with DJ Pain 1 "Surrounded"}}</ref>


''']''' ''']'''
:* '']'' (Anticon, 2007) * '']'' (Anticon, 2007)
:* '']'' (], 2009) * '']'' (], 2009)
:* '']'' (Fake Four Inc., 2011) * '']'' (Fake Four Inc., 2011)


'''Whitenoise''' <small>(Sole with Yasamin Holland)</small> '''Whitenoise''' <small>(Sole with Yasamin Holland)</small>
:* ''No More Dystopias'' (Black Canyon, 2013) * ''No More Dystopias'' (Black Canyon, 2013)
:* ''Ruins'' (Black Box Tapes, 2015) * ''Ruins'' (Black Box Tapes, 2015)


'''Other collaborations''' '''Other collaborations'''
:* ''What's It All About'' (45 Below, 1996) <small>(with JD Walker & Moodswing9, as Live Poets)</small> * ''What's It All About'' (45 Below, 1996) <small>(with Moodswing9, as Live Poets)</small>
:* '']'' (Anticon, 1999) <small>(with ], ] & ], as ])</small> * '']'' (Anticon, 1999) <small>(with ], ] & ], as ])</small>
:* ''Paint by Number Songs'' (], 2001) <small>(with Alias & ], as So-Called Artists)</small> * ''Red Dawn: A Baybridge Epic'' (2001) <small>(with ], as Da Babylonianz)</small>
* ''Paint by Number Songs'' (], 2001) <small>(with Alias & ], as So-Called Artists)</small>


==References== ==References==
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American rapper, hip hop artist For the other hip-hop emcee with a similar name, see Solé.
Sole
Birth nameJames Timothy Holland Jr.
Also known asMansbestfriend
Blazefest
Born (1977-09-25) September 25, 1977 (age 47)
Portland, Maine, US
OriginNew York City, New York, United States
GenresUnderground hip hop, conscious hip hop, political hip hop, alternative hip hop, experimental hip hop
Occupation(s)Rapper, producer
Years active1992–present
Labels
Websitewww.soleone.org
Musical artist

James Timothy "Tim" Holland Jr. (born September 25, 1977), better known by his stage name Sole, is an American underground hip hop artist from Portland, Maine. He is one of eight co-founders of the record label Anticon. He has been a member of the groups Northern Exposure, Live Poets, Deep Puddle Dynamics, So-Called Artists, Da Babylonianz, Sole and the Skyrider Band and Waco Boyz.

Career

Sole recorded his first demo in 1992. At age 15, he assembled 45 Below Records, which included rappers Alias, JD Walker, and producer DJ Moodswing9 (then known as Cuz the Highlander). Sole and Moodswing9 released the album Mad Skillz and Unpaid Billz together as Northern Exposure, selling more than 300 copies. They also released 2 12" singles in 1995 and 1997 respectively and album in 1996 named What It All About under the name Live Poets. The releases garnered college radio play and sold a few thousand copies.

In early 1998, Sole and rapper Pedestrian coined the name Anticon and together started a collectively owned record label under the name. Later it was set up as a standard corporation with eight shareholders. In the same year, Sole traveled to Minneapolis with Alias and Doseone. They recorded the album The Taste of Rain... Why Kneel? as Deep Puddle Dynamics with Slug of Atmosphere. Sole and Pedestrian moved Anticon to Oakland, California.

In 2000, Sole released the first official solo album Bottle of Humans on Anticon. As So-Called Artists, he released Paint by Number Songs with Alias and DJ Mayonnaise in 2001. Sole's second solo album Selling Live Water was released in 2003 and received positive reviews; Pitchfork Media gave it a 7.3, Metacritic gave it a score of 77 out of 100.

Later that year, he moved to Barcelona. Two years later, he released the third solo album Live from Rome in 2005. Soon after, he moved back to the United States, relocating to Flagstaff, Arizona.

In 2007, Sole released Sole and the Skyrider Band as Sole and the Skyrider Band. Its second album Plastique was released in 2009. In 2010, Sole left Anticon, citing a desire to further experiment with his music, independently of the collective, and also due to his belief that the label developed away from what he initially intended it to be. Sole and the Skyrider Band then released its third album. Hello Cruel World was released in 2011 to generally positive reviews.

Aside from his official releases on Anticon, Sole has also released self-produced albums on his own imprint Black Canyon. These include various compilations of unreleased material, as well as the releases of his Man's Best Friend project, various mixtapes, and collaborations with platinum certified producer DJ Pain 1. As he is no longer with Anticon, Sole currently self-releases his solo records.

Personal life

Sole is based in Brunswick, Maine. He married Yasamin Al-Hussaini on January 1, 2004, and her name is referenced occasionally in his lyrics. While living in Denver, Sole was active in the local outpost of the Occupy Wall Street political movement, various anarchist projects and hosts a podcast about revolutionary politics and radical philosophy called "The Solecast."

Selected discography

Main article: Sole discography

Sole

Sole & DJ Pain 1

  • Death Drive (Black Canyon, 2014)
  • Nihilismo (Black Box Tapes, 2016)
  • No God nor Country (Black Box Tapes, 2019)
  • Post American Studies (eMERGENCY hEARTS, 2022)

Sole and the Skyrider Band

Whitenoise (Sole with Yasamin Holland)

  • No More Dystopias (Black Canyon, 2013)
  • Ruins (Black Box Tapes, 2015)

Other collaborations

References

  1. "sole". www.facebook.com. Archived from the original on 2022-02-26. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  2. Rees, Thomas (February 11, 2010). "sole Ends His Time at anticon". XLR8R. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014.
  3. Dahlen, Chris (March 26, 2003). "Sole: Selling Live Water". Pitchfork Media.
  4. "Selling Live Water". Metacritic.
  5. "Sole and the Skyrider Band". Madison House. Archived from the original on 2012-05-15.
  6. Breihanon, Tom (February 9, 2010). "Sole Leaves Anticon". Pitchfork Media.
  7. Ferner, Matt (January 30, 2012). "Sole, Denver-Based Hip-Hop Artist And Member Of #OccupyDenver, Talks Music And Life As An Occupier". The Huffington Post.
  8. "In Depth Interview with Its Going Down". SOLE. 16 August 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  9. "Soleone.org". SOLE. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  10. "Sole Processes Parenting During the Pandemic on New Cut with DJ Pain 1 "Surrounded"".

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