Editing Eyedea (section)

{{Short description|American rapper (1981–2010)}}
{{for|the defunct photography agency EYEDEA|Rapho (agency)}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name                = Eyedea
| background          = solo_singer
| image               = Eyedea.jpg
| image_size          = 250px
| birth_name          = Micheal David Larsen<ref name="citypages">[http://www.citypages.com/music/eyedeas-death-the-police-report-6635196 Eyedea's death: The police report], citypages.com, 2010-10-20.</ref><!-- His MySpace Twitter & official .com state his name was "Micheal", not "Michael" -->
| alias               = {{flatlist|
*Eyedea
*Oliver Hart
}}
| birth_date          = {{birth date|1981|11|09}}
| origin              = [[Saint Paul, Minnesota]], U.S.
| death_date          = {{death date and age|2010|10|16|1981|11|09}}
| death_place         = [[Saint Paul, Minnesota]], U.S.
| genre               = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]], [[alternative hip hop]], [[rap rock]], [[underground hip hop]], [[psychedelic music|psychedelic hip hop]]
| occupation          = [[Rapping|Rapper]]
| years_active        = 1997&ndash;2010
| label               = {{flatlist|
*[[Rhymesayers Entertainment]]
*[[Crushkill Recordings]]
}}
| associated_acts     = {{flatlist|
*[[Eyedea & Abilities]]
*[[Oliver Hart (musician)|Oliver Hart]]
*[[Sixth Sense(rap group)|Sixth Sense]]
*[[Carbon Carousel]]
*[[Face Candy]]
*[[Atmosphere (music group)|Atmosphere]]
*[[Murs (rapper)|Murs]]
*[[Sage Francis]]
*[[Sadistik]]
*[[Kristoff Krane]]
*[[Blueprint (rapper)|Blueprint]]
*[[Aesop Rock]]
*[[Illogic]]
*[[Carnage the Executioner]]
}}
| website             = [http://www.micheallarsen.com/ MichealLarsen.com]
| <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
}}

'''Micheal David Larsen'''<ref name="citypages"/><!-- His MySpace Twitter & official .com state his name was "Micheal", not "Michael" --> (November 9, 1981 &ndash; October 16, 2010), better known by his stage name '''Eyedea''', was an American [[rapper]]. He was a [[battle rap|freestyle battle]] champion and [[songwriter]] from [[Saint Paul, Minnesota]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bloginity.com/2010/10/eyedea-dead-at-28-michael-larsen-indie-singer-of-rhymesayer|title=Eyedea Dead at 28; Michael Larsen, Indie Singer of Rhymesayer|publisher=Bloginity.com|date=2010-10-17|access-date=2015-04-02}}</ref>

Larsen had appeared as a solo artist under the pseudonym Oliver Hart, and as the [[MC]] half of the duo [[Eyedea & Abilities]] (along with longtime friend and collaborator [[DJ Abilities]]).<ref name=CP>{{cite web|first=Peter S.|last=Scholtes|url=http://www.citypages.com/2001-09-12/music/what-s-the-big-eyedea|title=What's the Big Eyedea?|publisher=City Pages|date=2001-09-12|access-date=2008-07-20|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101023061304/http://www.citypages.com/2001-09-12/music/what-s-the-big-eyedea/|archive-date=2010-10-23}}</ref> He was first signed to [[Slug (rapper)|Slug]]'s independent hip-hop label [[Rhymesayers Entertainment]] before founding his own record label, Crushkill Recordings.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.micheallarsen.com/tag/crushkill-recordings/|title=Crushkill Recordings {{!}} The official site of Micheal "Eyedea" Larsen|website=www.micheallarsen.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-02-15}}</ref>