Creature

Siddiq Booker (born November 10, 1973), better known by his stage name Creature, is a New York City-based independent underground rapper, vocalist, writer and composer who works in the rap, hip hop, and afro-punk genres.

Creature was inspired growing up listening to Grandmaster Flash's "The Message" and fellow Queens residents, Run DMC's, "Sucker MCs" on a boombox at the pool in Corona. He started playing in bands at 15. In high school he met Buc Live and then GED school met Gab Gatcha, both with whom he eventually formed the group, The Triflicts, in 1991. Creature had his first record deal at age 20.

Sky Pimps Rob Sonic, Sonic Sum and Mike Ladd with Creature formed his next collective project, the Sky Pimps in the late 90s. They tell the public that they don't get the full experience of the band's energy until you see them live. They work through new music live and draw inspiration from bands ranging from Public Enemy, Sly and the Family Stone to John Coltrane and Metallica. And wrote a hook for a single from MC Jin's The Rest Is History album in 2003. That same year he was featured on Vaudeville Villain by MF Doom. In 2004 he went on tour with Rob Sonic's Telicatessen debut album tour. Following that Creature had a song with Rob Sonic and Hangar 18 called "Sniper Picnic” that was featured on the Tony Hawk video game. He collaborated with Kool AD on his own album with the song, "Warhol's Wig" that received much acclaim. He has also toured with Angelo Moore and collaborated with Ari Up. Creature performed with Homeboy Sandman and Aesop Rock at Irvin Plaza the summer of 2016.

Before the digital age of music PR, like Percee-P, Lucky & Sdaerd, L.I.F.E.long, and MC Jin, Creature spent many hours selling his independent music, direct, in front of Fatbeats and at clubs on the streets of New York.

Creature created a concert series called The Coffee Grind that featured a mix of under-represented hip hop artists with those more well known like Just Ice, Camp Lo, and Sadat X.

The Underdog's Manifesto In 2006, Creature wrote the book, The Underdog's Manifesto: A Guerilla Artist's Path to Independence, with Dax-Devlon Ross. The book was published by Outskirts Press and reissued in 2008 by Outside the Box Publishing.

Coffee Grind Media Creature has two independent production companies, one called Creaturenomics and one called Coffee Grind Media, LLC.

Personal life Creature, or Siddiq Booker, has two children. 2013: Black Lagoon Radio 2015: Torn Together – featuring Kool AD, Vordul Mega, SavKills, Nutso and Homeboy Sandman. Production by Preservation (Ka & Yasiin Bey) and Omega One. 2020: The day night stood still (Coffee Grind Media / a night on canopy)

Collaborations 1996: Genuine / Don't Make Me Try (single) – (with The Triflicts) 2000: Gun Hill Road – (with The Infesticons) 2010: Bedford Park – (with The Infesticons) 2015: Creature, “Warhol’s Wig” featuring Kool AD, directed by Skila. 2015: Creature, "Sore Eyes" featuring Vordul Mega, produced by Noble Dru.

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