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  Divine Styler - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Divine Styler is an alternative rapper who first emerged as part of Ice-T's Rhyme Syndicate.
In 1998, Divine Styler hooked up with the Quannum posse, teaming up with his dear friend and fellow Rhyme Syndicate alum Everlast, Styles of Beyond and the Beat Junkies.
Divine Styler is a convert to Sunni Islam after a number of years spent in the Nation of Gods and Earths; he influenced the decision by Everlast to become a Muslim.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Divine_Styler   (321 words)

  
 divine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Divine Styler is the Imam of West Coast hip-hop, preaching the gospel of love and self-awareness--a bona fide legend in hip-hop's underground.
Divine Styler's first solo album, 1989's Wordpower, was a revolutionary document filled with meditations on spirituality, self-awareness, and empowerment.
Divine continues to blur and attack the boundaries between the message of the beat, and the rhythm inside all meaning.
www.myutopiarecordings.com /awaken/pages/divine.html   (144 words)

  
 Exclaim! Canada's Music Authority
Brooklyn-born MC Divine Styler was into hip-hop since “before it was called hip-hop, when it was just a way of life.” But, in 1984 Divine decides that it is time to get more serious with the beats and rhymes.
Divine Styler makes an appearance alongside Rhyme Syndicate partner Ice T on the controversial Iceberg/Freedom of Speech album (Sire) for the track “What Ya Wanna Do?” Everyone is still waiting for more Divine product.
Divine Styler introduces the world to his protégés, Styles Of Beyond, with a guest appearance on their Killer Instinct twelve-inch and spends his own money to travel to London and Toronto, ON to headline the In Search Of … one-year anniversary.
www.exclaim.ca /index.asp?layid=22&csid=1&csid1=151   (1310 words)

  
 Ink 19 :: Divine Styler
The Left Coast's own "Jimi Hendrix of hip-hop," Divine Styler, has been a dark, omnipresent force in urban music since he released his incredibly abstract and psychedelic classic Wordpower in 1989.
This album really brings out Divine Styler's abstracted, futuristic, approach to hip-hop that has made him stand apart from the rest of the rap world.
Divine Styler's rhymes are on point, and as dark and spaced-out as ever.
www.ink19.com /issues/september2000/wetInk/musicCD/divineStyler.html   (152 words)

  
 Eye Weekly - Divine intervention - 08.17.00
Once a member of Ice-T's Rhyme Syndicate, Divine Styler is an astonishing wordsmith whose classic debut, Word Power, was so potent, it forced Fritz and his pals to drop everything (i.e., the 40s of St. Ides they were holding) and start a zine with the specific aim of finding the legend.
A while later, Divine Styler's ex-wife's new husband (got that?) picked up a copy of the mag and showed it to her, and she phoned Fritz, then cashless in Toronto.
Not only was In Search of Divine Styler the catalyst for Divine to return to rap (his Word Power 2: Directrix dropped in '98), but it also gave exposure to underground gems like Medusa and Aceyalone.
www.eye.net /eye/issue/issue_08.17.00/thebeat/divine.html   (803 words)

  
 Uppity Music: Divine Styler: Spiral Walls Containing Autumns of Light (1992)
Divine Styler kicks it super-old school, kinda, with the drums-and-space of “Euphoric Rangers” then stays in outer space with “Aura” where he raps over the sounds of a malfunctioning alien probe ship.
Divine Styler lost his production deal, his record label and eventually his freedom (if not also his tether to the material world).
Divine Styler's "Autumn: album is one of my favorites of all time.
www.uppitymusic.com /2005/08/divine-styler-spiral-walls-containing.html   (618 words)

  
 Ned's Nineties: 132
I forget the combo the Divine Styler was originally a part of, if indeed he was part of one at all, but it got him to an initial level of attention, associated with such radical hip-hoppers as X-Clan and other, deeply and openly Muslim artists.
Maybe Azoff was expecting the next MC Hammer or something, but what he got is one of the most screwy, fascinating, unexpected releases in years.
It’s why the Styler has a crack musical team supporting him, even when you check the credits and realize he did most of the almost on his own, a one-man band who picks and chooses when to incorporate the outside touch at his call.
www.netcomuk.co.uk /~tewing/ned/n132.html   (390 words)

  
 Divine Styler MP3 Downloads - Divine Styler Music Downloads - Divine Styler Music Videos
Arguably the most undeservedly ignored hip-hop release of the early '90s, Spiral Walls is a mind-blowing, astonishing album that glitters like a dark jewel, equally nightmarish and astonishingly beautiful.
Regardless of the work Styler did before or since, here he completely resisted categorization throughout -- and even more amazingly, he did so on a disc released via a major label, thanks to über-manager Irving Azoff's Giant Records.
As for what Styler has to say, it can be everything from over-the-top raging alienation, as on the harrowing "Love, Lies and Lifetimes' Cries," to evocative, heartfelt praise and love for Allah.
www.mp3.com /albums/49514/summary.html   (434 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Wordpower, Vol. 2: Directrix: Music: Divine Styler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Long a phantom of the underground hip-hop scene, Divine Styler has been met with extreme anticipation upon his return.
Yet where others are didactic, the Styler speaks of conviction without alienating rap's core audience--he still sounds as raw and insightful as he did in years past.
The album opens with "Al-Ahdan," an Islamic prayer; a later track, "Hajji," relates the tale of Styler's own haj, the pilgrimage to Mecca that is a cornerstone of the Islamic faith.
www.amazon.ca /Wordpower-Vol-Directrix-Divine-Styler/dp/B00000FXKC   (179 words)

  
 : [UA Journal review]
Divine Styler obsessives may know the history behind the man's recording career (there's actually a newsletter named after him in Canada).
In 1992 Styler moved to Giant/Reprise/Warner Bros. His release was another obscure one, considering the major label status.
Styler is back in the game preparing for the release of his third release.
www.uajournal.com /?rev=60   (442 words)

  
 House of Pain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Like Cypress Hill, who, with House of Pain, were a part of the loosely-affiliated Soul Assassins posse, they found urban radio airplay an increasingly closed path, which affected album sales.
House of Pain abruptly broke up in 1996 during the release of their third album, Truth Crushed To Earth Shall Rise Again, which featured guest appearances by Brand Nubian's Sadat X, as well as rappers Guru, Divine Styler and Cockni O'Dire.
On the release date of their final album, House of Pain was disbanded when Everlast announced his leave during a show that night.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/House_of_Pain   (1089 words)

  
 Divine Styler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Then, for the better part of the decade, he worked behind the scenes, producing, mixing, and guesting on various West Coast artists' joints, including Swollen Members' debut.
"Make it Plain," an inspiring blend of late '90s rap with early '70s Stevie Wonder-style funky soul that revisits the Islam-inspired spirituality of Divine Styler's '93 single "Grey Matter," is taken from the No Mayo compilation The Funky Precedent.
The track also appears on Divine Styler's 1999 solo LP Word Power 2 on Mo' Wax.
www.epitonic.com /artists/divinestyler.html   (234 words)

  
 MudScout - Online Store
Styler's hands, and inspire him to record and release music again.
The magazine title also reflected the content of the magazine, representing all of the creative, inspired, forward-thinking, and ultimately slept-on artists in the rising independent underground hip-hop scene of the mid- to late-'90s.
This is the story of Divine Styler Magazine, told by its creator, with contributions from many of the people who were somehow involved or affected by it.
www.prestostore.com /cgi-bin/pro15.pl?ref=muddymudscout&ct=&pd=287041   (440 words)

  
 Slanguistics: Word Power (Seattle Weekly)
Since the mid-'80s, Divine Styler's been on a wild ride that epitomizes, perhaps more than the experiences of any artist, rap's trials during those tumultuous years.
By the time of his second album, Divine was eminently less concerned with conventional hip-hop excellence than with the expansion of his own mind, and he made Spiral Walls a bizarre testament to the powers of religion over tracks that mixed Hendrix-esque guitars with atmospheric dub.
Rumor has it that Divine was completely clean—of drugs and crime—when he made Spiral Walls, but his verse is so dense, his music so obscure, that it's almost impossible to imagine anyone sober making it.
www.seattleweekly.com /music/0035/slanguistics-caramanica.php   (704 words)

  
 Divine Sin Music Favorite Songs Lyrics From
These Divine Songs may be a pleasant and proper matter for their...
The fear of sin often stems from the fact that the so called divine laws are languaged, and thus, in constant need of interpretation.
gravely contrary to the divine law is a mortal sin...
www.lyricsfrom.com /artists/d/Divine-Sin.html   (1433 words)

  
 John Tejada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tejada has released several recordings with Arian Leviste over the span of 15 years.
He is also a frequent collaborator with Divine Styler.
More recently, Tejada has teamed up with Takeshi Nishimoto (a pupil of Pepe Romero) to form I'm Not A Gun.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Tejada   (192 words)

  
 Styles Of Beyond - Interviews - The Elements - Your One Stop For Hip Hop and Rap Music
Ryu: Actually Divine Styler and Everlast used to live over at Tak’s house because his older brother Bilal used to produce Divine, Def Jef and Everlast.
They’re friends with Fritz the Cat (from In Search of Divine Styler Magazine and Vice) so he was in search of Divine and he looked through the phone book and found him.
So Divine Styler asked if he could bring his boys.
www.hiphop-elements.com /article/read/6/5249/1   (3094 words)

  
 Raw Produce Discussion   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Except for some write-ups on a few blogs and copies floating around on Ebay, most people have forgotten about Divine Styler's debut album, fully produced by Bilal Bashir and his Scheme Team.
Divine Styler soldiered in Ice-T's Rhyme Syndicate and somehow remained in the shadow of other crew members Donald D, Everlast, Low Profle and chief in executive operations, Ice-T himself.
The up-tempo, James Brown-ressonating 'Get Up On It', the cool vibes of 'It's A Black Thing', the crazy and versatile 'Koxistin Dazi' and the hardcore 'Tongue Of Labyrinth' perfectly hold their strength even without Divine Styler rhyming on it.
www.rawproduce.com /forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=732   (650 words)

  
 Synthesis : Music : Wordpower 2 : Divine Styler : Review : Divine Styler : Wordpower 2   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
You may not know his name, but odds are you favorite hip-hopper know exactly who Divine Styler is. This old-school rapper has managed to constantly stay in the now-school by making beats and rhymes that pander not to the masses, but to the hardcore next-level heads.
And odds are that your favorite hip-hopper as spent a fair amount of time studying the work of this revolutionary artist.
On Wordpower 2: Directrix, Divine Styler takes things to yet another level, incorporating tribal yet futuristic sounding beats and rhythms with rhymes that expound theories of things spiritual and millennial.
www.synthesis.net /music/story.php?type=band&id=117   (435 words)

  
 Browse by Artist: DIVINE STYLER
MW 122 CD "Last heard from in 1991 on his Spiral Walls Containing Autumns of Light, Divine Styler returns, finally quelling rumors that he had moved to Mecca, done too much acid etc. in his absence even spawning a zine in Canada called In Search of Divine Styler.
From the muezzin call that starts off the record that goes on just a little too long, the twists and turns of this record are like the labyrinth of a great walled city, and what's around the next corner one can only guess.
Features original version, Divine Remix, Indopepsychics Remix, Dem 2 Vocal Mix, Dem 2 Dub mix, Optical Remix.
www.forcedexposure.com /artists/divine.styler.html   (185 words)

  
 CD Baby: BILAL BASHIR: Word Power (The Instrumentals
From that point on Bilal was producing for the who’s who of West Coast hip hop, from working with Ice-T, Divine Styler, Everlast King T, 7A3, Cypress Hill, Mello Man Ace, Tha Alkaholiks, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Donald D and many more.
The first project from Dr. Bashir will be the instrumental version of Divine Styler’s classic debut “Word Power” that was entirely produce by Bilal.
After this, expect much more from Bilal Bashir as he will be producing for more artists as well as working on more music of his own to release.
cdbaby.com /cd/bilalbashir   (436 words)

  
 Midheaven Mailorder | Browse by Artist: BASHIR, BILAL AND DIVINE STYLER   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
To order, click the white checkbox[es] to the left of the "Artist" field, then scroll to the bottom of the page and click the box marked "add checked item".
***From theÊbeatsmithÊwho’sÊproduced manyÊclassicsÊforÊIce-T, Divine Styler, Everlast, King T, Styles of Beyond, 7A3, Cypress Hill, Mello Man Ace, Tha Alkaholiks, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Donald DÊand many more, brings you the instrumental version of his long time musical partner DIVINE STYLER’s debut album Word Power.
This hip hop classic was originally released in 1989 andÊentirely produced by BILAL BASHIR.
www.midheaven.com /artists/bashir.bilal.and.divine.styler.html   (178 words)

  
 Divine Styler - sputnik7.com and epitonic.com present: Hi Quality Free MP3 Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Divine Styler - sputnik7.com and epitonic.com present: Hi Quality Free MP3 Music
Divine Styler - [ Mo Wax Records/Beggars Group ]
Divine Styler is the Imam of West Coast hip hop, preaching the gospel of love and self-awareness.
www.sputnik7.com /artists/divinestyler.html   (65 words)

  
 Black Eyed Peas, Apl, Divine Styler, King Britt 'Awaken' To 5.1 Surround Sound @ Top40-Charts.com - 40 Top 20 & Top 40 ...
Black Eyed Peas, Apl, Divine Styler, King Britt 'Awaken' To 5.1 Surround Sound
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts) - Black Eyed Peas member Apl, Divine Styler, King Britt featuring Rob Life, Rabbit In The Moon, and other respected members of the electronic music world have taken part in Awaken, the genre's first 5.1 DVD surround-sound effort.
The project, a 12-track combination CD and DVD, is scheduled to be released November 6 on Electromatrix Records.
top40-charts.com /news.php?nid=1027   (326 words)

  
 Divine vinyl/CDs/downloads/MP3s
ASSOCIATES, The feat DILATED PEOPLES/T-LOVE/KEY-KOOL/SHAYDIE OF THE URBANITES/DIVINE STYLER
Evidence, Mad Child, Everlast, Divine Styler - "Bottle Rocket"
SOUL CENTRAL presents DIVINE RITE feat DIANA WAITE
www.juno.co.uk /artists/Divine   (238 words)

  
 Domination Recordings
Bilal Bashir and Divine Styler: Word Power (The Instrumentals) 2006
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Bilal Bashir and Divine Styler - Word Power (The Instrumentals)
www.dominationrec.com /releases/bashir_wordpower.html   (83 words)

  
 The Angel soundclash: artist, producer, composer The Angel
Released in 2001 with a stellar line-up of guest vocalists; Tre Hardson, Mystic, MC Navigator, Cokni O'Dire and Divine Styler.
The songs on the album feature long time collaborators; Mystic, Tre Hardson, Navigator, Cokni O'Dire and Divine Styler.
A short EP released in March 1999 as a follow-up to "Tuned In Turned On." Featues Angel's first released collaboration with Tre Hardson of The Pharcyde and London MC, Navigator.
www.theangelsoundclash.com /music.htm   (367 words)

  
 D - CDjunkie.com - Dick Dale, Dead Kennedys, Dead Orchestra, Death, Dee Lite, Def Jef, Deftones, Deicide, Depeche Mode, ...
Such is the case of The Divine Styler, all I know is that Ice-T co-produced this fully digital recording.
At the time, this was a pretty decent disc, but now I'm not so impressed.
Divine Styler - Spiral Walls Containing Autumns of Light - 68:58 - 1992
www.cdjunkie.com /pages/d.html   (4476 words)

  
 Domination Recordings
This hip hop classic was originally released in 1989 and entirely produced by Bilal Bashir.
Who are some of the artists that you have produced for?
Def Jef, Divine Styler, Everlast, Styles of beyond, Ice T, 7A3, Cyress Hill, Mello Man Ace, King Tee, Tha Alkoholiks, Ice Cube, Dr Dre, Donald D, Salt n pepa.
www.dominationrec.com /archives/2006_03_01_dominationrec_archive.html   (1117 words)

  
 Bilal Bashir & Divine Styler "Word Power (The Instrumentals)" CD - SOHH.com Global Forum
Bilal Bashir and Divine Styler "Word Power (The Instrumentals)" CD - SOHH.com Global Forum
Bilal Bashir and Divine Styler "Word Power (The Instrumentals)" CD
Bilal Bashir and Divine Styler "Word Power (The Instrumentals)" CD in stores now!!!
forums.sohh.com /showthread.php?t=699230   (522 words)

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