caption website years_active birth_name image_size article_title background instrument genre image origin name occupation
sharkula in 2015 in wicker park -lsb- http://www.sharkula.com] 1987 -- present brian wharton 250 sharkula
 solo_singer vocals hip hop sharkula in chicago in 2015.jpg chicago , illinois , usa sharkula recording artist
sharkula

sharkula a.k.a. thig a.k.a. brian wharton a.k.a. thigamahjigee is a chicago-area rapper .
his lyrics are known for being scatterbrained , discontinuous , free-associative , non-violent , apolitical and random .
he is also known as a flâneur for promoting his music and shows via use of hand-made flyers and stickers scattered around vending boxes in chicago , and street marketing often with phrases such as `` hey , you like hip-hop ? '' .
he has appeared on chic-a-go-go and his album martin luther king jr. .
whopper with cheese was voted by readers of the chicago reader as one of the 20 best albums of 2004 .
subject of a documentary film , titled , produced by long-time friend joshua conro , chronicling his life , art , music and struggles along with the many producers and rappers that he has collaborated with over the years .
he has collaborated with willis earl beal , who looks up to sharkula for inspiration .
