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Blair Michael Homes (born Feburary 20, 1999), better known by his stage name Lyrikile Trife is an Canadian hip hop recording artist, dj, record Producer, actor and entrepreneur. The son of Angela Holmes, Lyrikile Trife has released 3 studio albums and has sold over 100 thousand worldwide on ITunes, Apple Music, Spotify and more. He is also an entrepreneur through his own record label.

His musical career began in 2013, Recording songs at the age of 13. His debut album Neighborhood Sickness (2018) Received underground acclaim from both critics and the Hip Hop community and is frequently ranked as the greatest underground Hip Hop albums of all time. Lyrikile Trife’s follow-up The World Is Yours debuted at #1 on the billboard200, stayed on top for 3 consecutive weeks, went triple platinum with in 2 months, and made lyrikile Trife internationally known.

Early life

Blair Michael Holmes was born on Febuwary 20, 1999, in St. Catharine’s, Ontario His father, Jeff Robitaille (born Jeffry Robitaille), is a Bell telephone pole worker, from Ontario. His mother, Angela Holmes, was a Waitress at Donut Diner from Ontario. He is an only child but has cousins in his family too.

As a young child, Lyrikile Trife and his family relocated to different houses in the area, Then moved to The Roehampton houses in the North Side of St. Catharine’s, Ontario. His father influenced him into rapping when he gave him all his cd’s. His parents divorced in, and he got kicked out of school after the 10th grade. He got put into different programs until he could go back to school again. In his early years after listening to his dads music he began writing his own rhymes.

Career

Late 2000’s-2018: Underground beginnings and album debut

Further information: Neighborhood Sickness

As a teenager, Lyrikile Trife enlisted his best friend Won Aze as his rhyming partner. Lyrikile Trife initially went by the nick name “Jroc” before adopting his more commonly known alias "Da Murderous” on the single “Can’t Touch The Flow” from his debut album Neighborhood Sickness. Called the new Eminem, his rhyming skills attracted a significant amount of attention within the hip-hop community.

In 2018, Lyrikile Trife’s debut album, Neighborhood Sickness, was finally released. It was awarded best album of 2018 by underground critics. It also was all produced by Lyrikile Trife himself, as well as guest appearances from Nas’s friend Won Aze. The album spawned several singles, including “Dark Tomorrow”, "Can’t Touch The Flow”, and “Keep It Moving”.