Sole

Sole

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James Timothy "Tim" Holland Jr., better known as Sole, is an American underground hip hop artist born on September 25, 1977, in Portland, Maine. At age 15, he assembled the record label 45 Below Records and released his first demo in 1992. He co-founded Anticon with seven others in 1998, a label that became pivotal in the underground hip hop scene. Sole's debut solo album Bottle of Humans was released on Anticon in 2000. His album Selling Live Water received positive reviews from Pitchfork Media and Metacritic in 2003. In 2010, he left Anticon to pursue independent projects under his own imprint Black Canyon. Notable releases include A Ruthless Criticism of Everything Existing (2012) and No Wising Up No Settling Down (2013). Sole was also part of various groups including Northern Exposure, Live Poets, Deep Puddle Dynamics, So-Called Artists, Da Babylonianz, Sole and the Skyrider Band, and Waco Boyz.

Top tracks

03
Red Lung
Sole
worlds not yet gone
04:55
Writer: James Holland / Composers: James Holland
06
The Scarecrow Speaks
Deep Puddle Dynamics
The Taste of Rain... Why Kneel
05:56
Writer: Brendan Whitney - Adam Drucker - Tim Holland - Sean Daley
03
I'm Ridin'
Sole
MBFX
03:34
Writer: James Holland / Composers: James Holland
02
Poet Of The Void
Sole
worlds not yet gone
03:28
Writer: James Holland / Composers: James Holland
03
Capitalism (Is Tearing Us Apart)
Sole
Nihilismo
03:50
Writer: James Holland / Composers: James Holland
04
Goner
Sole
worlds not yet gone
04:12
Writer: James Holland / Composers: James Holland
01
Home Beyond The Burning Prairie
Sole
worlds not yet gone
03:32
Writer: James Holland / Composers: James Holland
05
Keeper of the Ecosystems
Sole
worlds not yet gone
05:32
Writer: James Holland / Composers: James Holland
01
My Cup
Sole
MBFX
04:36
Writer: James Holland / Composers: James Holland
10
Home Beyond The Burning Prairie (Instrumental)
Sole
worlds not yet gone
03:36
Writer: James Holland / Composers: James Holland
07
I Think I'm Emma Goldman
Sole
No Wising up No Settling Down
03:38
03
tourist trapeze
Sole
bottle of humans
03:11
01
dismantling of sole's ego
Sole
bottle of humans
02:54
01
Da Baddest Poet
Sole
Selling Live Water
04:22
09
Slow, Cold Drops
Sole
Selling Live Water
04:02
04
Surrounded
Sole
eMERGENCY Bars Vol 2
04:21
Writer: Tim Holland / Composers: Pacal Bayley
09
Black
Sole
Plastique
07:31
Writer: Tim Holland - William Ryan Fritch - John Wagner / Composers: Tim Holland - William Ryan Fritch - John Wagner
01
Deep Puddle Theme Song
Deep Puddle Dynamics
The Taste of Rain... Why Kneel
06:54
Writer: Brendan Whitney - Adam Drucker - Tim Holland - Sean Daley
02
Nothing Left To Say
Sole
MBFX
03:10
Writer: James Holland / Composers: James Holland
05
June 26th, 1998
Deep Puddle Dynamics
The Taste of Rain... Why Kneel
06:19
Writer: Brendan Whitney - Adam Drucker - Tim Holland - Sean Daley
06
Pissing in the Wind
Sole
Plastique
04:27
Writer: Tim Holland - William Ryan Fritch - John Wagner / Composers: Tim Holland - William Ryan Fritch - John Wagner
03
Longshots
Sole
Plastique
05:14
Writer: Tim Holland - William Ryan Fritch - John Wagner / Composers: Tim Holland - William Ryan Fritch - John Wagner
02
Ghost, Assassinating Other Ghosts
Sole
Sole & The Skyrider Band
05:28
01
Bottle of Humans
Sole
Bottle Of Humans
06:33
01
A Sad Day for Investors
Sole
Sole & The Skyrider Band
04:25
02
Battlefields
Sole
Plastique
04:33
Writer: Tim Holland - William Ryan Fritch - John Wagner / Composers: Tim Holland - William Ryan Fritch - John Wagner
05
A Hundred Light Years and Running
Sole
Sole & The Skyrider Band
03:49
11
Progress Trap
Sole
Hello Cruel World
03:55
Writer: Tim Holland - William Ryan Fritch / Composers: Tim Holland - William Ryan Fritch
01
Generation Fucked
Sole
Nihilismo
04:12
Writer: James Holland / Composers: James Holland
04
Nothing, Pt. 2
Sole
Plastique
03:55
Writer: Tim Holland - William Ryan Fritch - John Wagner / Composers: Tim Holland - William Ryan Fritch - John Wagner
03
Nothing is Free
Sole
Sole & The Skyrider Band
03:31
08
Heavy Ceiling
Deep Puddle Dynamics
The Taste of Rain... Why Kneel
05:29
Writer: Brendan Whitney - Adam Drucker - Tim Holland - Sean Daley
02
Shoot The Messenger
Sole
Selling Live Water
03:23
07
Plutonium
Sole
Selling Live Water
04:53
03
Thought vs. Action
Deep Puddle Dynamics
The Taste of Rain... Why Kneel
03:50
Writer: Brendan Whitney - Adam Drucker - Sean Daley - Tim Holland
11
Pawn in the Game Pt. 2
Sole
Selling Live Water
03:16
12
The Priziest Horse
Sole
Selling Live Water
04:05
02
The Candle
Deep Puddle Dynamics
The Taste of Rain... Why Kneel
05:53
Writer: Brendan Whitney - Adam Drucker - Tim Holland - Sean Daley
05
Respect Pt. 3
Sole
Selling Live Water
04:13
07
I Am Hip Hop (Move the Crowd)
Deep Puddle Dynamics
The Taste of Rain... Why Kneel
05:59
Writer: Brendan Whitney - Adam Drucker - Tim Holland - Sean Daley
03
Salt On Everything
Sole
Selling Live Water
03:22
08
Sebago
Sole
Selling Live Water
04:38
10
Pawn in the Game Pt. 1
Sole
Selling Live Water
02:30
04
I Hope You Like My Stupid Painting
Sole
Selling Live Water
00:30
04
The Bridges, Let Us Down
Sole
Sole & The Skyrider Band
03:23
06
Tokyo
Sole
Selling Live Water
03:49
01
Children of Privilege
Sole
Plastique
03:32
Writer: Tim Holland - William Ryan Fritch - John Wagner / Composers: Tim Holland - William Ryan Fritch - John Wagner
04
Where the Wild Things Are
Deep Puddle Dynamics
The Taste of Rain... Why Kneel
05:23
Writer: Brendan Whitney - Adam Drucker - Tim Holland - Sean Daley
09
June 26th, 1999 - Slight
Deep Puddle Dynamics
The Taste of Rain... Why Kneel
05:53
Writer: Brendan Whitney - Adam Drucker - Tim Holland - Sean Daley
12
Mothers of Invention
Deep Puddle Dynamics
The Taste of Rain... Why Kneel
03:04
Writer: Brendan Whitney - Adam Drucker - Tim Holland - Sean Daley
10
June 26th, 1999 - Exist
Deep Puddle Dynamics
The Taste of Rain... Why Kneel
03:04
Writer: Brendan Whitney - Adam Drucker - Tim Holland - Sean Daley
11
year of the $exxx $ymbol
Sole
bottle of humans
04:10
02
i don't rap in bumper stickers
Sole
bottle of humans
02:43
04
famous last words
Sole
bottle of humans
04:42
13
Bottle of Humans
Various Artists
Anticon Label Sampler 1999 - 2004
02:44
Writer: Tim Holland
13
Stupid Things Implode on Themselves
Sole
Sole & The Skyrider Band
05:29
06
man and woman
Sole
bottle of humans
01:49
08
Magnum
Sole
Sole & The Skyrider Band
04:24
11
June 26th, 1999 - Purpose
Deep Puddle Dynamics
The Taste of Rain... Why Kneel
03:26
Writer: Brendan Whitney - Adam Drucker - Tim Holland - Sean Daley
08
furthermore
Sole
bottle of humans
03:48
09
save the children
Sole
bottle of humans
04:23
09
The Bones of My Pets
Sole
Sole & The Skyrider Band
04:10

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  • Discography
Albums
MBFX
â„— 2021 Black Box Tapes
20-02-2021
MBFX
01
My Cup
Sole
MBFX
04:36
Writer: James Holland / Composers: James Holland
02
Nothing Left To Say
Sole
MBFX
03:10
Writer: James Holland / Composers: James Holland
03
I'm Ridin'
Sole
MBFX
03:34
Writer: James Holland / Composers: James Holland
04
Phantom Fury
Sole
MBFX
04:01
Writer: James Holland / Composers: James Holland
05
Adrift
Sole
MBFX
02:37
Writer: James Holland / Composers: James Holland
06
Haunted
Sole
MBFX
03:40
Writer: James Holland / Composers: James Holland
07
Fragmentation
Sole
MBFX
03:01
Writer: James Holland / Composers: James Holland
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Best of Mansbestfriend
â„— 2021 Black Box Tapes
01-01-2021
Best of Mansbestfriend
01
firefish
Sole
Best of Mansbestfriend
01:34
Writer: James Holland / Composers: James Holland
02
Never Suffer Fools
Sole
Best of Mansbestfriend
03:02
Writer: James Holland / Composers: James Holland
03
ix. (I Don't Want Your Bloody Throne)
Sole
Best of Mansbestfriend
03:36
Writer: James Holland / Composers: James Holland
04
Numb
Sole
Best of Mansbestfriend
02:22
Writer: James Holland / Composers: James Holland
05
Byrons Old New Pen
Sole
Best of Mansbestfriend
03:32
Writer: James Holland / Composers: James Holland
06
If I had Won
Sole
Best of Mansbestfriend
02:54
Writer: James Holland / Composers: James Holland
07
Cell Memory
Sole
Best of Mansbestfriend
02:06
Writer: James Holland / Composers: James Holland
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worlds not yet gone
â„— 2020 Black Box Tapes
03-04-2020
worlds not yet gone
01
Home Beyond The Burning Prairie
Sole
worlds not yet gone
03:32
Writer: James Holland / Composers: James Holland
02
Poet Of The Void
Sole
worlds not yet gone
03:28
Writer: James Holland / Composers: James Holland
03
Red Lung
Sole
worlds not yet gone
04:55
Writer: James Holland / Composers: James Holland
04
Goner
Sole
worlds not yet gone
04:12
Writer: James Holland / Composers: James Holland
05
Keeper of the Ecosystems
Sole
worlds not yet gone
05:32
Writer: James Holland / Composers: James Holland
06
Keeper of the Ecosystems (Instrumental)
Sole
worlds not yet gone
05:51
Writer: James Holland / Composers: James Holland
07
Goner (Instrumental)
Sole
worlds not yet gone
04:14
Writer: James Holland / Composers: James Holland
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No God Nor Country
â„— 2019 Black Box Tapes
18-11-2019
No God Nor Country
01
FTL
Sole
No God Nor Country
03:00
Writer: James Holland / Composers: Sole - DJ Pain 1
02
Extremist
Sole
No God Nor Country
03:19
Writer: James Holland / Composers: Sole - DJ Pain 1
03
Enough
Sole
No God Nor Country
05:28
Writer: James Holland / Composers: Sole - DJ Pain 1
04
Outsiders
Sole
No God Nor Country
04:56
Writer: James Holland / Composers: Sole - DJ Pain 1
05
The World Ain't Yours
Sole
No God Nor Country
02:58
Writer: James Holland / Composers: Sole - DJ Pain 1
06
Wrong Side of the Law
Sole
No God Nor Country
03:12
Writer: James Holland / Composers: Sole - DJ Pain 1
07
D.T.A.
Sole
No God Nor Country
03:30
Writer: James Holland / Composers: Sole - DJ Pain 1
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Destituent
â„— 2019 Black Box Tapes
22-02-2019
Destituent
01
Battle Rap Against Oblivion
Sole
Destituent
03:55
Writer: James Holland / Composers: James Holland
02
The Spectacle Is The Territory
Sole
Destituent
04:23
Writer: James Holland / Composers: James Holland
03
Shipwreckers II
Sole
Destituent
04:42
Writer: James Holland / Composers: James Holland
04
Destituent
Sole
Destituent
03:28
Writer: James Holland / Composers: James Holland
05
Measuring My Cage
Sole
Destituent
03:22
Writer: James Holland / Composers: James Holland
06
No Reset Button
Sole
Destituent
03:25
Writer: James Holland / Composers: James Holland
07
No God Nor Country
Sole
Destituent
03:42
Writer: James Holland / Composers: James Holland
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Let Them Eat Sand
â„— 2018 Black Box Tapes
02-02-2018
Let Them Eat Sand
01
Life Is Ill
Sole
Let Them Eat Sand
04:00
Writer: James Holland / Composers: James Holland
02
All Your Bases
Sole
Let Them Eat Sand
04:57
Writer: James Holland / Composers: James Holland
03
Railing Gainst The Ether
Sole
Let Them Eat Sand
03:02
Writer: James Holland / Composers: James Holland
04
War On The Real, Pt. 1-3
Sole
Let Them Eat Sand
06:19
Writer: James Holland / Composers: James Holland
05
I'm Not A Real Journalist
Sole
Let Them Eat Sand
04:48
Writer: James Holland / Composers: James Holland
06
Yeah
Sole
Let Them Eat Sand
04:55
Writer: James Holland / Composers: James Holland
07
Plague Doctor
Sole
Let Them Eat Sand
03:41
Writer: James Holland / Composers: James Holland
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Nihilismo
â„— 2016 Black Box Tapes
22-04-2016
Nihilismo
01
Generation Fucked
Sole
Nihilismo
04:12
Writer: James Holland / Composers: James Holland
02
Too Small to Fail (DIY)
Sole
Nihilismo
03:11
Writer: James Holland / Composers: James Holland
03
Capitalism (Is Tearing Us Apart)
Sole
Nihilismo
03:50
Writer: James Holland / Composers: James Holland
04
Flood
Sole
Nihilismo
03:38
Writer: James Holland / Composers: James Holland
05
Extinction Event
Sole
Nihilismo
03:46
Writer: James Holland / Composers: James Holland
06
Hostage Crisis
Sole
Nihilismo
04:01
Writer: James Holland / Composers: James Holland
07
National Bird
Sole
Nihilismo
03:10
Writer: James Holland / Composers: James Holland
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mansbestfriend 7
â„— 2015 Black Box Tapes
04-09-2015
mansbestfriend 7
01
i.
Sole
mansbestfriend 7
02:19
Writer: James Holland / Composers: James Holland
02
ii.
Sole
mansbestfriend 7
03:10
Writer: James Holland / Composers: James Holland
03
iii.
Sole
mansbestfriend 7
01:43
Writer: James Holland / Composers: James Holland
04
iv.
Sole
mansbestfriend 7
01:11
Writer: James Holland / Composers: James Holland
05
v.
Sole
mansbestfriend 7
01:53
Writer: James Holland / Composers: James Holland
06
vi.
Sole
mansbestfriend 7
01:44
Writer: James Holland / Composers: James Holland
07
vii.
Sole
mansbestfriend 7
02:32
Writer: James Holland / Composers: James Holland
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Crimes Against Totality
05-11-2013
Crimes Against Totality
01
Dark Matter
Sole
Crimes Against Totality
02:32
02
Class War
Sole
Crimes Against Totality
05:24
03
Blood Oath 2
Sole
Crimes Against Totality
03:14
04
Simple Man
Sole
Crimes Against Totality
03:18
05
Coffee and Spilled Wine
Sole
Crimes Against Totality
03:08
06
Feed Us or Shoot Us
Sole
Crimes Against Totality
03:30
07
Lord of the Flies
Sole
Crimes Against Totality
03:05
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No Wising up No Settling Down
30-04-2013
No Wising up No Settling Down
01
Introfukyallall
Sole
No Wising up No Settling Down
03:39
02
The Trap
Sole
No Wising up No Settling Down
04:07
03
Civil War
Sole
No Wising up No Settling Down
05:16
04
Insurgent Rap
Sole
No Wising up No Settling Down
03:14
05
My Veganism
Sole
No Wising up No Settling Down
03:29
06
People Piss Me Off
Sole
No Wising up No Settling Down
03:59
07
I Think I'm Emma Goldman
Sole
No Wising up No Settling Down
03:38
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A Ruthless Criticism Of Everything Existing
13-11-2012
A Ruthless Criticism Of Everything Existing
01
Non Workers of the World (feat. William Ryan Fritch)
Sole
A Ruthless Criticism Of Everything Existing
02:40
02
Young Sole
Sole
A Ruthless Criticism Of Everything Existing
03:29
03
Denver Nights
Sole
A Ruthless Criticism Of Everything Existing
04:10
04
Assad Is Dead (written by Pedestrian)
Sole
A Ruthless Criticism Of Everything Existing
03:14
05
Never Work
Sole
A Ruthless Criticism Of Everything Existing
03:22
06
Last Earth (feat. William Ryan Fritch)
Sole
A Ruthless Criticism Of Everything Existing
02:46
07
The Untouchables (feat. Green Carpeted Stairs)
Sole
A Ruthless Criticism Of Everything Existing
05:33
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Hello Cruel World
2011 Fake Four, Inc.
19-07-2011
Hello Cruel World
01
Napoleon
Sole
Hello Cruel World
04:17
Writer: Tim Holland - William Ryan Fritch / Composers: Tim Holland - William Ryan Fritch
02
D.I.Y.
Sole
Hello Cruel World
03:47
Writer: Tim Holland - William Ryan Fritch / Composers: Tim Holland - William Ryan Fritch
03
Hello Cruel World
Sole
Hello Cruel World
04:29
Writer: Tim Holland - William Ryan Fritch / Composers: Tim Holland - William Ryan Fritch
04
Fire
Sole
Hello Cruel World
02:51
Writer: Tim Holland - William Ryan Fritch / Composers: Tim Holland - William Ryan Fritch
05
Bad Captain Swag
Sole
Hello Cruel World
05:02
Writer: Tim Holland - William Ryan Fritch / Composers: Tim Holland - William Ryan Fritch
06
We Will Not Be Moved
Sole
Hello Cruel World
04:58
Writer: Tim Holland - William Ryan Fritch / Composers: Tim Holland - William Ryan Fritch
07
Possimism
Sole
Hello Cruel World
03:15
Writer: Tim Holland - William Ryan Fritch / Composers: Tim Holland - William Ryan Fritch
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Plastique
2009 Fake Four Music
13-10-2009
Plastique
01
Children of Privilege
Sole
Plastique
03:32
Writer: Tim Holland - William Ryan Fritch - John Wagner / Composers: Tim Holland - William Ryan Fritch - John Wagner
02
Battlefields
Sole
Plastique
04:33
Writer: Tim Holland - William Ryan Fritch - John Wagner / Composers: Tim Holland - William Ryan Fritch - John Wagner
03
Longshots
Sole
Plastique
05:14
Writer: Tim Holland - William Ryan Fritch - John Wagner / Composers: Tim Holland - William Ryan Fritch - John Wagner
04
Nothing, Pt. 2
Sole
Plastique
03:55
Writer: Tim Holland - William Ryan Fritch - John Wagner / Composers: Tim Holland - William Ryan Fritch - John Wagner
05
More
Sole
Plastique
04:25
Writer: Tim Holland - William Ryan Fritch - John Wagner / Composers: Tim Holland - William Ryan Fritch - John Wagner
06
Pissing in the Wind
Sole
Plastique
04:27
Writer: Tim Holland - William Ryan Fritch - John Wagner / Composers: Tim Holland - William Ryan Fritch - John Wagner
07
Bait
Sole
Plastique
04:59
Writer: Tim Holland - William Ryan Fritch - John Wagner / Composers: Tim Holland - William Ryan Fritch - John Wagner
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Desert Eagle
22-03-2008
Desert Eagle
01
Shock
Sole
Desert Eagle
04:17
02
My Concept
Sole
Desert Eagle
04:11
03
This Old World Don't Need Hope
Sole
Desert Eagle
02:50
04
The Owners Of The World
Sole
Desert Eagle
04:42
05
Tar On Tar
Sole
Desert Eagle
03:30
06
The Roaring 80's
Sole
Desert Eagle
01:05
07
The Numbers
Sole
Desert Eagle
02:25
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Sole & The Skyrider Band
23-10-2007
Sole & The Skyrider Band
01
A Sad Day for Investors
Sole
Sole & The Skyrider Band
04:25
02
Ghost, Assassinating Other Ghosts
Sole
Sole & The Skyrider Band
05:28
03
Nothing is Free
Sole
Sole & The Skyrider Band
03:31
04
The Bridges, Let Us Down
Sole
Sole & The Skyrider Band
03:23
05
A Hundred Light Years and Running
Sole
Sole & The Skyrider Band
03:49
06
The Shipwreckers
Sole
Sole & The Skyrider Band
03:49
07
Sound of Head on Concrete
Sole
Sole & The Skyrider Band
03:16
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