When: November 29, 2005

Where: Common Sence Studios, Seattle.

What: World’s Fastest Rapper Ricky Brown, aka “No Clue”.
Twenty year-old Seattle rapper Ricky Brown, aka "No Clue", now holds the official Guinness world record as the world's fastest rapper, breaking the previous record by Chicago rapper Rebel XD, which had stood for seven years. No Clue broke the record by rapping 723 syllables in 41.27 seconds on his track “No Clue” on January 15, 2005, in front of a licensed speech therapist.

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This panorama was shot in Seattle at Common Sence Studios where No Clue was working on his debut album. The VR features a segment of his track "New West".

Why: “Whether you are into rap or not, to hear this guy in action is really amazing” says photographer Bohonus. “And now he is quite possibly the first rapper to have his own VR!”

After looking through the Guinness book of World Records and seeing that it had a "Fastest Rapper" category, Ricky realized that was all he needed to skyrocket his dream of stardom. So in January 2005 Ricky laid down the winning Guinness Book Of World Records fastest rap at Seattle’s B & G Studios. This accomplishment is exactly what Brown needed to gain recognition. But Brown has proven that above all talent and ambition is all he needs to succeed. He has done it on his own. "I’m not waiting to get signed. I’m doing it on my own ‘cause I’m smart. I knew the attention that the world record would bring to me and its just what I needed." states Brown in an recent interview with the Seattle Times newspaper. Brown has undoubtedly proven this to be true, with his website getting more than 80,000 hits a month, representatives from "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" courting him, and the numerous record deals on the table, Ricky Brown aka NO CLUE is just about there. "Me, I don’t wait on help from nobody. I feel like if I’m gonna do it, best way is myself."

Check No Clue Music to hear No Clue's music, which includes a rapid-fire collaboration with DPG alum Bad Azz.