Years active 2000–present Also known as Vast Heir Name Vast Aire | Occupation(s) Rapper, producer Role Rapper Instruments Mean Left Hook Genres Hip hop music | |
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Born February 5, 1978 (age 46) ( 1978-02-05 ) Origin Manhattan, New York City, United States Music groups Cannibal Ox, Atoms Family, The Weathermen Albums OX 2010: A Street Odyssey, Look Mom No Hands, The Cold Vein, Blade of the Ronin, A Space Iliad Profiles | ||
Birth name Theodore Arrington III | ||
Take two by vast aire dueces wild album
Theodore Arrington III (born February 5, 1978), better known by his stage name Vast Aire, is an American rapper from New York City. He is one half of the New York hip hop duo Cannibal Ox, which consists of him and fellow rapper Vordul Mega. He is also a member of the rap group Atoms Family. He was born in Mount Vernon, New York, then lived in Jamaica, Queens before moving to Harlem, and became acquainted with the underground rap scene, performing in many clubs while still a teenager. He was once a part of the underground hip hop group The Weathermen.
Contents
- Take two by vast aire dueces wild album
- Vast Aire Look Mom No Hands 2004 Full Album
- Career
- Name
- Studio albums
- Compilation albums
- EPs
- Singles
- Guest appearances
- Compilation appearances
- References
Vast Aire - Look Mom... No Hands (2004) Full Album
Career
Vast Aire's fame increased significantly as part of Cannibal Ox with Vordul Mega. Together with producer El-P, it recorded its debut album, The Cold Vein, and released it in 2001. The album was a critical success. Since then, Vast Aire has pursued solo interests. His first solo album Look Mom... No Hands was released in April 2004. This was followed by The Best Damn Rap Show, a collaborative effort with DJ Mighty Mi from The High & Mighty in 2005. These solo projects did not break Vast Aire from his obligations at Definitive Jux with Cannibal Ox. Vast has since gone on to work with members from the Megahertz crew, and was a member of The Weathermen alongside Copywrite, Yak Ballz, Cage, Aesop Rock, the late Camu Tao, and Tame One. However, he was kicked out of the Weathermen by Camu Tao after allegedly stealing from both Yak Ballz and Tame One. In 2009 he denounced the Weathermen group as a whole. This followed rapper and Weathermen founder Cage writing the song "Nothing Left to Say" about Vast Aire trying to profit from Camu Tao's death and then calling him out on his Myspace page. Vast Aire is also a part of a group called LXG, the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.
Name
When asked about the meaning of his name, Vast Aire explained: "I guess it means mad styles. I think it means a lot of attitude. Vast Aire. I have a very wordy type of style. Vast was given to me by a friend of mine I went to school with and the Aire pretty much came from me being a junior. My name is Theodore Arrington II. I used to spell it proper. H-E-I-R. But, in the past couple of years, I switched it to A-I-R-E."
Studio albums
