Sole (hip hop artist)

For the other hip-hop emcee with a similar name, see Solé.
Sole
Birth nameJames Timothy Holland Jr.[1]
Also known asMansbestfriend
Blazefest
Born (1977-09-25) September 25, 1977 (age 47)
Portland, Maine, US
OriginNew York City, New York, United States
GenresUnderground hip hop, conscious hip hop, political hip hop, alternative hip hop, experimental hip hop
Occupation(s)Rapper, producer
Years active1992–present
Labels
Websitewww.soleone.org

James Timothy "Tim" Holland Jr. (born September 25, 1977), better known by his stage name Sole, is an American underground hip hop artist from Portland, Maine. He is one of eight co-founders of the record label Anticon.[2] He has been a member of the groups Northern Exposure, Live Poets, Deep Puddle Dynamics, So-Called Artists, Da Babylonianz, Sole and the Skyrider Band and Waco Boyz.

  1. ^ "sole". www.facebook.com. Archived from the original on 2022-02-26. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  2. ^ Rees, Thomas (February 11, 2010). "sole Ends His Time at anticon". XLR8R. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014.