Daryl Sams, known professionally as Edgar Allen Floe is a hip hop artist from
North Carolina
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and a member of
Justus League
The Justus League was a hip hop collective from North Carolina founded in 1999. The collective consists of a total of 15 members (8 emcees, 5 producers, 1 DJ, and 1 consultant aka "Minister of Opinion". The emcees are: Cesar Comanche, Chaundon ...
and The Undefined. His name is a
play on words
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of the name of the famous writer,
Edgar Allan Poe
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Biography
Floe's early ambition in hip hop was to become a DJ rather than an MC, but hearing his uncle playing records by the likes of Rakim and Ice Cube led to Floe writing his first lyrics at the age of 14.Proctor, Ryan (2007) Edgar Allen Floe - Redefinition , ''Six Shot'' Mal Demolish, Floe's partner in the group The Undefined, gave him this name in 1996, and Floe stuck with it saying, "Edgar Allan Poe was a well-respected writer and storyteller. I tried to incorporate that into my standpoint. He was a dope writer; I'm trying to be a well respected and dope writer, so it all goes hand in hand." He has released one EP, ''
True Links
''True Links'' is the first EP by the rapper Edgar Allen Floe.
Overview
It contains nine tracks produced by 9th Wonder, Illmind and others. Only one track has guest vocals: L.E.G.A.C.Y. and Median appear on "The Great Adventure". DJ Ethx cons ...
'' (2005) and two mixtapes, ''Floe Almighty'' (2006, with a remixed version released later) and ''The Road to The Streetwise'' (2008). All contain
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from Khrysis and
9th Wonder
Patrick Denard Douthit (born January 15, 1975), better known as 9th Wonder, is a ''Floe Almighty'' received mixed reviews from critics, several frustrated at the delays in releasing his first album.
Floe released his first full-length album, ''The Streetwise LP'', on October 28, 2008, on his own record label, MCEO Records, just as ''True Links'' was. ''The Streetwise LP'' has guest appearances by Median, L.E.G.A.C.Y. and Sean Boog of The Away Team, and was positively received by critics, with one writing, "Floe raps from a pulpit of authority that not many emcees rival." He is planning to release a project with Mal Demolish.Jones, Todd E. (2005) Edgar Allen Floe - “Edgar Allen Floe Is Linking You To Hip-Hop Culture” , ''Hip Hop Elements''
Floe worked as a consultant in Artist development for 9th Wonder's Jamla Records label.
Floe opened his new website, eafloe.com, on his birthday in 2012. The site included Floe's music catalog, as well as articles pertaining to health, wealth, self-knowledge, the music business and other topics. The site was taken down for some time, but has since been revamped and reactivated.
Discography
Solo albums
* ''
True Links
''True Links'' is the first EP by the rapper Edgar Allen Floe.
Overview
It contains nine tracks produced by 9th Wonder, Illmind and others. Only one track has guest vocals: L.E.G.A.C.Y. and Median appear on "The Great Adventure". DJ Ethx cons ...
'' EP (2005) MCEO
* ''Floe Almighty'' (mixtape) (2006) Shaman Work Recordings
* ''Floe Almighty The Remixture'' (2007) MCEO
* ''Road to the Streetwise LP'' (mixtape) (2008)
* ''The Streetwise LP'' (2008) MCEO
* ''Floetry In Motion'' igital(2012) MCEO / Mass Media