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Wordsworth (born Vinson Jamel Johnson) is an underground hip hop MC from Brooklyn, best known for his freestyle rap. Wordsworth grew up in Brooklyn.〔"(MVRemix interview: Wordsworth )", MVRemix, 2004〕 A graduate of the State University of New York College at Old Westbury, Wordsworth recorded with his partner Punchline (they worked as "Punch 'N' Words") on A Tribe Called Quest's ''The Love Movement'' and on Mos Def and Talib Kweli's ''Black Star''.〔"(Wordworth )", Hip-Hop Elements, May 3, 2004〕〔Reeves, Mosi (2004) "(Bush Bash )", Miami New Times, September 23, 2004〕 Wordsworth and Punchline were featured heavily on Connecticut rapper Apathy's mixtapes, and collaborated with fellow Demigodz member, Rise. He was also involved in the critically acclaimed MTV comedy sketch series ''Lyricist Lounge''.〔〔Ketchum, William, III (2004) "(Wordsworth Interview )", RapReviews, August 3, 2004〕 He made his solo debut in September 2004 with ''Mirror Music''. He also featured in a Slam Bush music video in which he is hip hop "battling" a nervous George W. Bush (or at least footage of him taken from other videos).〔 Words is a member of the supergroup eMC, alongside Masta Ace, Punchline and Strick. He was the vocalist on Prince Paul's Bubble Party for ''The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie'' soundtrack. He also appears in the Kevin Fitzgerald film ''Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme''.〔 Wordsworth is also featured on the debut album ''Series Premiere'' from Toronto hip-hop duo, Perfeck Strangers in the track "Dreams". He announced a new album, ''The Photo Album'', that was released in June 2012. ==Albums== *''Punch N' Words'' EP (with Punchline, 2000) *''Mirror Music'' (2004) *''Mirror Music: Deluxe Edition'' (2006) *''The Show'' (with eMC, 2008) *''Baby Loves Hip Hop'' by Dino 5 *''The Photo Album'' (2012) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wordsworth (rapper)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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