In 1999 he released his first demo tape and shopped it around at Scribble Jam, catching the attention of many stalwart figures of the underground hiphop scene such as Sage Francis, Sole and Kevin Beacham. This demo, a collection of songs and sketch interludes that tested the genre's artistic boundaries, acted as a precursor for the official albums that would soon follow.

For the next 4 years Prolyphic attended college, worked a day job, honed his writing skills, and, out of pure necessity, delved into beat production. With not much more than a Gateway PC, an MPC sampler, and some tedious record digging, his first self-produced album, "An Alarm Clock Set For 9:01," was birthed unto the world. It was a 70 BPM baby with blunted, melancholy backdrops. Soon after that Prolyphic linked up with Chicago emcee Robust on a collaboration project called "Stick Figures."

Prolyphic signed to STRANGE FAMOUS RECORDS in 2005 when Sage Francis partnered up the introspective lyricist with his long-time production partner, REANIMATOR. The subsequent album, THE UGLY TRUTH, received critical acclaim even though it didn't quite match the success of the auto-tuned raps it sat beside on the charts that year. That was 2008, and by today's standards that's practically a lifetime ago. 5 years later the snarling, pessimist emcee has emerged once again, this time with eclectic DJ/Producer extraordinaire BUDDY PEACE (London, England,) to answer the question: "Where has Prolyphic been?" The content of this new album makes it abundantly clear; "in the same hell as you."

My new album "WORKING MAN" with Buddy Peace drops April 30, 2013 on Strange Famous Records. Get all details here: www.tinyurl.com/WorkingManSFR

All Prolyphic albums available at www.tinyurl.com/ProlyphicSFR