Eprhyme | |
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| Birth name | Eden Daniel Pearlstein |
| Also known as | ePHRYME |
| Born | February 19, 1980 Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| Origin | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Jewish hip hop, alternative hip hop, hipster hop, conscious hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, producer |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | Shemspeed K |
| Website | eprhyme |
Eden Daniel Pearlstein (born February 19, 1980), better known by his stage name Eprhyme (pronounced "E-Prime"), is an American Jewish rapper and producer based in Brooklyn, New York. While attending The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, he became involved with the Olympia music scene as half of the hip hop duo Saints of Everyday Failures, with which he released two albums. According to Nic Leonard of the Weekly Volcano, Eprhyme "played a major roll [sic] in the creation of the Olympia hip-hop scene."[1] He was noticed by local independent label K Records, who released his first two singles, "Punklezmerap" and "Shomer Salaam". He then released his debut album, Waywordwonderwill (2009), through Shemspeed Records, before returning to K Records for his follow-up, Dopestylevsky (2011). He is currently part of the alternative hip hop groups Darshan, with vocalist Basya Schechter, and Ruthless Cosmopolitans, with Jon Madof.