About Being Unique
How Rapper Unique crafts Life Into Lyrics
by Alicia R Thomas
You've heard his tracks on iTunes. You've seen his videos on YouTube. You've purchased his albums and admired the cover art, even learned the lyrics. Maybe you've even seen him peform. Idryis Muhammad, known as Unique, is one of the very few flourishing rappers Harrisburg can claim as it's own. He worked with artisits like 12'o'Clock, Prodigal Sun, and Rza, making music that was a mixture of rap, soul, hip-hop and R&B. "a li'l bit of everything," Unique said. He created two music videos, each at least year long projects, for the songs "Someones at the Door"and "Get off Me" both of which are now up for public view online. And even as his rap career skyrocketed, Unique stayed grounded, performing for his home community; he and the other half of his rap duo Secret Society wrote inspiring lyrics at the Harrisburg AIDS Prevention Society, using music as an educational tool to inform younger people of the risks of HIV and AIDS. Unique was swept up in the rap game, recording in four states and eight studios to put out his first album "Sharplikasword" with five of his major tracks. He started modeling for companies like Converse, American All-Star and CK1. he even went on tour with Wu Tang Forever, a member of which is a relative of his. everything he had been searching for, was finally within his reach. and he loved every second of the lifestyle that he had created for himself. Unique was on top, no doubt about it. Then, Seemingly just as all of his dreams were coming to fruition, they were shattered.
On June 28 his life changed forever. Unique was paralyzed in a car accident that took him from stardom to congestive heart failure. but his music brought him back. On the way home from a concert in North Carolina,Unique was in a gruesome five-car pile-up. He died at the scene. Somehow he was resuscitated and was taken by helicopter to a hospital. Upon arrival, Unique was hit with the aftermath of...