NOT THA ONE

NOT THA ONE is the current evolution of Canadian emcee Evan Tyler (ET). The foundation for all projects ET stem from an expertise in long, seemingly album-length streams of intricate word aerobics, bass guitar + MicroKorg instrumentation. An enormous amount of lyrical content is weaved into both unorthodox and conventional song compositions in part with frequent collaborations with a wide variety of artists. Sonically: garage-core appendage with live multi-analog vocal treatment (as a way to reject the singularity of an emcee’s voice.)

Moving images, drawn lines and vocal multiplicity is the inevitable realm these skills and interests grind up, wounding frequent video mixtapes and audio/visual sketchbook entries. This is a key space where the in-between, raw & vulnerable garage moments get to shine alongside studio-made songs. NOT THA ONE is just that: the unending grimy, garage thought; clawing out the internal shape-show of a prairie-born artist; an assembly of personalities and satellite-kites in the lineage of lexicon bending broadcast agents. Rap brain.

NOT THA ONE is one half of dirt-rap duo MS.GOD as well as one half of the band Lemon-Aids.

Also known as:

ET, EVAN TYLER, UNCLE MATH, Evish Tylow, E Tea,, EV DOG, DOC SPECIAL RANGER ET, THE STUPID BITCH.

Primary emcee influences:

Ira Lee, Mushy, John Dope, CB, Biz Markie, Derek Nimitz, Kurupt, Ghostface Killah, MF DOOM, The Game, Q-Tip, Beck, Kool G Rap, Elzhi, Foxy Brown, Problemz, Scarface, Mayhem Lauren, Yasin Bey, Woodboy Gee, Kool-Rock-Ski, FreddyGibbs, Spice One, Larry June, Guilty Simpson, Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Epic, Nas, this kid I know Keegan, Inspectah Deck, Raekwon, Canibus, WC, Hergerelli, Mystic Journeymen, Craig Mack, Westside Gun, King T, Cassidy, Zack De La Rocha, Master P, Big Hit, Dream Warriors, Digable Planets, Company Flow, Czarface, Snuckle Dee of PARTNERS IN RHYME, Big Daddy Kane, MR.CONSTRIKTUS.