Comanche is one of the founding members of
North Carolina–based The
Justus League. Originally from Jacksonville, North Carolina, he began rhyming in 1994, but did not pursue is as a career until 1996. In that same year, he met producer
9th Wonder, and began performing live and recording songs. He has since performed with
Tha Liks,
The Coup,
Hieroglyphics,
Z-Man,
Dilated Peoples,
Living Legends,
Wordsworth,
Aceyalone, and
O.C. Comanche regularly tours across the globe in many countries including the US, the
UK,
Estonia,
Poland,
Sweden,
Canada,
Germany,
Denmark,
France,
Romania,
Croatia,
Switzerland, and
Austria. He has also appeared on television shows such as
Time Warner Cable's
Music Choice Rap Channel,
NBC's Hip Hop Nation,
WB Network's Distortion 2 Static and
Little Brother's "You Hear It First" segment on
MTV2. He has also been featured in several music videos, including Little Brother's "Speed" and his own "Lamb to Lion" video which won a "Most Creative Atmosphere" award from the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Comanche has independently released two solo albums on his own Defenders of the Free World imprint (2000's
Wooden Nickels and 2002's
Paper Gods) and has appeared on Little Brother's
The Listening LP,
Edgar Allen Floe's
True Links LP, featured in the theme song
This Side of the River of the Princeville, NC Documentary; Away Team; Legacy; and 9th Wonder's
National Mayhem Triple album;
Eternia's ''It's Called Life'' LP, the Justus League's
NC State of Mind Vol. 1 mixtape, and the Hall of Justus'
Singles Files mixtape. During time off from his extensive touring schedule, Comanche is currently recording for his fifth album, tentatively titled,
Die In Your Lap. == Discography ==