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Afu-Ra

Afu-Ra is a Brooklyn-born hip hop artist known for his commanding voice, martial arts discipline, and lyrical precision. Born Aaron Phillip, he's a lifelong student of both martial arts and chess, influences that shape his combative, strategic approach to rhyme. He came up through the Gang Starr Foundation alongside Jeru the Damaja, Big Shug, and Group Home, first appearing on Jeru's classic 1994 album The Sun Rises in the East ("Mental Stamina"), then again on 1996's Wrath of the Math ("Physical Stamina"). Afu-Ra stepped out on his own in 1998 with the single "Whirlwind Thru Cities," which cracked the Top 20 on Billboard's Hot Rap Singles chart, followed by "Defeat b/w Mortal Kombat" in 1999