Tarik Robinson (aka Teekay)
Tarik Robinson (aka Teekay) is the emcee of Dragon Fli Empire. He was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia to Jamaican university students. His family moved to Calgary shortly afterwards and he was raised in the Stampede City. He developed a passion early for creating beats on a Yamaha keyboard in the early ‘90s and started recording rhymes over them at his house while in high school. Encouraged by positive feedback and constructive criticism, he continued to hone his craft. After catching the attention of fellow Aberhart High alumnus DJ Cosm, the two started collaborating, eventually forming as the Dragon Fli Empire crew in 2002. With DFE he has toured across Canada, the United States, Germany, France, Switzerland, Norway and Denmark and shared the stage with many hip hop icons.
Robinson attended Mount Royal University in Calgary, and graduated with a Journalism degree in 2004. He has written for several publications on the hip hop scene, and has interviewed artists like Del tha Funkee Homosapien and Gift of Gab from Blackalicious. He is a producer as well, having made beats for Dragon Fli Empire and other artists. He was also involved in the 2006 Alberta playRITES festival in Calgary as part of the collaborative theatre production “Diplomatic Immunities”. In early 2010, he released the "Sunrise Soirée EP" a selection of jazzy tracks from an unreleased album for a Japanese record label. In 2012 he released the "TKTV Beat Tape" which featured him remixing several classic theme songs from old TV shows into hip hop beats. Look out for more releases from Teekay in 2013!
Robinson attended Mount Royal University in Calgary, and graduated with a Journalism degree in 2004. He has written for several publications on the hip hop scene, and has interviewed artists like Del tha Funkee Homosapien and Gift of Gab from Blackalicious. He is a producer as well, having made beats for Dragon Fli Empire and other artists. He was also involved in the 2006 Alberta playRITES festival in Calgary as part of the collaborative theatre production “Diplomatic Immunities”. In early 2010, he released the "Sunrise Soirée EP" a selection of jazzy tracks from an unreleased album for a Japanese record label. In 2012 he released the "TKTV Beat Tape" which featured him remixing several classic theme songs from old TV shows into hip hop beats. Look out for more releases from Teekay in 2013!
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