Lucipher The Great has listened to Hip-Hop his whole life and began writing in his early teens. In the halls of his high school, Lucipher The Great participated in ciphers and battles while passing around his mixtapes. Starting as a hype-man, Lucipher The Great performed in cafes, open mics, and local talent shows. In 2004 Lucipher was a two-time Challenger and one-time Champion on Blazing 98.9 FM's Freestyle Showdown.
Musically, LTG is driven towards the direction of the Industrial/Rock sounds of Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson, and Linkin Park that are delivered with a minimalistic Synthesized/Electronica/Ambient style. Lyrically, Lucipher The Great's word-oriented, rhyme-focused flow is inspired by Eminem, Nas, Rakim, and Big L; while his multi-syllabic, rapid-fire delivery is similar to Big Pun, Canibus, Chino XL, and Papoose.
Lucipher The Great's debut, self produced, independently released album, One Thousand Bars: Proton 1, is a compilation of ten 100-bar tracks, composing a 1,000 bar verse.
Lucipher The Great's sophomore underground CD, Proton 2, will be released on Tuesday October 31st 2006.
Lucipher The Great's followup his sophomore effort, Lyricist: Proton 3, will be released Tuesday November 28th 2006.