Thearthur Readié Washington (born November 3, 1978),[1] better known by the stage name Theory Hazit[2] is an American Christian hip hop artist and record producer from Cincinnati, Ohio.
Theory Hazit | |
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 Washington performing in 2014 | |
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| Birth name | Thearthur Readié Washington IV |
| Born | November 3, 1978 Winchester, Kentucky, US |
| Origin | Cincinnati, Ohio, US |
| Genres | Christian hip hop |
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| Years active | 1996–present |
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History
editThearthur Readie Washington IV was born in Winchester, Kentucky, on November 3, 1978,[1] to Tenecia Jackson[1] and Thearthur Readie Washington III.
At the time his debut album was released in 2007, Hazit had relocated to Cincinnati, Ohio.[3] This album, entitled Extra Credit, was released on July 17, 2007, in the United States by Groove Attack Productions.[3] It featured production from Tony Stone and Re:Flex the Architect.[4] A review of Extra Credit written in Relevant compared Hazit to Kanye West and Common, as both a producer and an MC.[5] Another review of this album, written by Omar Mouallem for Exclaim!, praised the album's song "I Just Wanna Come Home" for having "lyrics as contagious as its soulful hook."[6] The album was also ranked as the 59th best hip hop album of 2007 by Quentin Huff in PopMatters.[7]
Since then, he has released several additional albums, including Thr3e in 2012.[8][9] He has also released another album entitled "Fall of the Light Bearer".[10]
Discography
edit- Extra Credit (2007)
- Lord Fire (2008)
- Modern Marvels (2010) (with Toni Shift)
- Lord Fire 2 (2010)
- The Rock Is Steady (2011)
- Thr3e (2012)
- Monolith Monster (2013)
- The Fall Of The Lightbearer (2015)
- It's Whatever (2017)
- Ravioli & Beatbox (2017)
- Halftime Slow (2017)
- Bless Your Food (2017)
- This Is Damone (2017)
- Uglyface (2017)
- Eye See What You Did There (2017)
- Poor Thing (2017)
- It’s Me, Not You (2017)
- FEELS (2017)
- The Soul Chops (2018)
- I Love It Down Here (2019)
- yall still ain't washin yall hands (2020) (temporarily available)
- The Giraffe Tape (2021)
References
edit- ^ a b c "Thearthur Readie Washington (b. 1978)". Kentucky Birth Records. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
- ^ "700 Club Interactive - Theo Washington". 700 Club. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
- ^ a b Huff, Quentin B. (11 October 2007). "Theory Hazit: Extra Credit". PopMatters. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ Pattison, Louis. "Extra Credit Review". BBC Music. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ "Theory Hazit—Extra Credit". Relevant. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ Mouallem, Omar (October 2007). "Extra Credit Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ Huff, Quentin B. (15 January 2008). "101 Hip-Hop Albums of 2007". PopMatters. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ Weaver, Michael. "Thr3e Review". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ Kincannon, David (7 January 2012). "Thr3e Review". Rapzilla. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ "Theory Hazit returns with 'Fall Of The Light Bearer' set". Cross Rhythms. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.