Denizen Kane is a poet and musician that was born in Tree City.  He is one of the founders of I Was Born With Two Tongues (1998-2003), a spoken word quartet that independently released an LP entitled Broken Speak.  In 2000, he co-founded Typical Cats, a Chicago-based hip hop collective, and has since released two albums, a self-titled debut and Civil Service.   In Tree City Legends and the forthcoming Tree City Legends, Vol. 2, Kane makes his mark as a solo artist and displays his skills as a precocious lyricist, a style innovator, and a great storyteller-in-the-making.   He has toured from New York to Tokyo to Los Angeles and has done shows with underground hip hop luminaries such as the Visionaries, Living Legends, and J-Live.   His has also performed on three seasons of   HBO's Russell Simmons' Presents Def Poetry.  

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