Deacon the Villain

Deacon the Villain
Birth nameWillis Garnett Polk II[1]
Also known asDeacon Da Villain
Born (1979-05-21) May 21, 1979 (age 45)
OriginVersailles, Kentucky
Genres
Occupations
Years active2000-present
Labels

Willis Garnett Polk II, better known by his stage name Deacon the Villain, is an American hip hop recording artist and record producer from Versailles, Kentucky.[2][3] He is a founding member of the hip hop group CunninLynguists.[4] Deacon has produced for the likes of KRS-One,[5] King Tee, and J-Ro from Tha Liks, among others. Deacon the Villain has been featured in notable journalism sources such as XXL,[6] Pop Matters,[7] HipHopDX,[8] and Exclaim!,[9] among others.

  1. ^ "A BETTER PLACE". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  2. ^ "Clever wordsmiths". Creative Loafing Atlanta. Archived from the original on March 5, 2017. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  3. ^ "CunninLynguists | Songs | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  4. ^ Inc, BandPage. "CunninLynguists - BandPage". BandPage. Retrieved 2017-03-05. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ Michael, John (2008) "Cunninlynguists - Extraordinary Gentlemen", Sixshot.com, January 1, 2008, retrieved 2010-04-12
  6. ^ "CunninLynguists Look Back on 'A Piece of Strange' Album 10 Years Later - XXL". XXL Mag. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  7. ^ "CunninLynguists, Alliteration, and a Strange Journey". PopMatters. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  8. ^ "CunninLynguists' Deacon The Villain Joins Revalation For "Born To Win"". HipHopDX. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  9. ^ "CunninLynguists Dirty Acres". Retrieved 2017-03-05.