Isaiah Toothtaker

Isaiah Philip Camacho (born 1981), known professionally as Isaiah Toothtaker, is an American rapper, tattoo artist, and designer.[1] He is the co-founder of the hip hop collective Machina Muerte.[2]

Isaiah Toothtaker
Birth nameIsaiah Philip Camacho
Born1981 (age 41–42)
Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
GenresHip hop
Occupation(s)
Years active2008–present
Labels

Biography

Isaiah Toothtaker was born Isaiah Philip Camacho in 1981.[3] He is of Mexican and Native American heritage.[4] He grew up in Tucson, Arizona.[5] At the age of 11, he was kicked out of home.[4] At age 15, he started rapping.[6] He learned tattooing from the then-president of the local Hells Angels.[7]

In 2011, he released a solo album, Illuminati Thug Mafia.[8] In 2012, he released a the Hood Internet-produced collaborative EP with Max B, titled Toothy Wavy,[9] a Harry Fraud-produced collaborative EP with Rapewolf, titled Rob Zombie,[10] and a Sixtoo-produced solo EP, titled Sea Punk Funk.[11] In 2013, he released a solo album, Illmatic 2.[12]

In 2014, he published a book of emoji art, titled That's Not Relevant.[13]

In 2020, Tucson Weekly took down their 2013 interview with him in response to behavioral allegations.[14] The New York Times investigated the charges and claims of sexual assault against him in a 2022 article.[15]

Discography

Studio albums
  • Wroten (2003) (with Perversion 2.0)
  • Yiggy (2010)
  • Illuminati Thug Mafia (2011)
  • Sea Punk Funk (2012)
  • Illmatic 2 (2013)
  • Nothing (2013)
  • Your Majesty (2014)

EPs
  • Toothy Wavy (2012) (with Max B)
  • Rob Zombie (2012) (with Rapewolf)
  • Everybody's Enemy (2015) (with Mestizo)

Guest appearances
  • Astronautalis - "I'm Never Right" from You and Yer Good Ideas (2005)
  • Mestizo - "Lead the Way" from Elecholo (2010)
  • Awkward - "Rare Form" from Grand Prize (2010)
  • Rapewolf - "Deathborg" from Rape Wolf in Compton (2011)
  • Factor - "Tried So Hard" from Club Soda Series 1 (2011)
  • Sole and the Skyrider Band - "Vaya Con El Diablo" from Hello Cruel World (2011)
  • Astronautalis - "This Is Our Science" from This Is Our Science (2011)
  • Ryan Hemsworth - "Hyperbolic Chamber Music" (2012)
  • Cadalack Ron + Briefcase - "Dead Horse" "Wasted" from Times Is Hard (2012)
  • Mestizo - "In My Car" from De'Nir (2012)
  • Demon Queen - "Despise the Lie" from Exorcise Tape (2013)

Publications
  • That's Not Relevant (2014)

References
  1. Millard, Drew (August 8, 2014). "Thank You Based God, There Are Now Lil B Emojis". Vice. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  2. Martins, Chris (January 10, 2011). "Antoine Dodson's "Bed Intruder Song" Remixed as a Bizarre Gangsta Warning to Snitches". LA Weekly. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  3. "Surviving Toothtaker". Toothtaker. Archived from the original on March 7, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  4. Future, Kidd (September 6, 2013). "The Futurist: Isaiah Toothtaker Knuckles Up". The Boombox. Archived from the original on October 15, 2013. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  5. Muyskens, Luke (March 10, 2011). "Isaiah Toothtaker". UGSMAG. Archived from the original on March 15, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  6. Zio (February 23, 2014). "Isaiah Toothtaker :: Deux Ex Machina Muerte". The Hundreds. Archived from the original on September 30, 2020. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  7. Roos, Brandon E. (April 5, 2011). "Rap, Ink: Hip Hop's First National Emcee With A Tattoo Parlor". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on May 14, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  8. "The best music of January 2011". Impose. February 2, 2011. Archived from the original on December 1, 2015. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  9. Woodbury, Jason P. (December 24, 2012). "10 Best Things I Heard in 2012". Phoenix New Times. Archived from the original on November 30, 2018. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  10. Future, Kidd (June 5, 2012). "Free EP: Isaiah Toothtaker & Rapewolf – Rob Zombie (Prod. By Harry Fraud)". The Source. Archived from the original on August 17, 2018. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  11. Ollman, Jonah (July 27, 2012). "Isaiah Toothtaker EP Released For Free". CMJ. Archived from the original on August 4, 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  12. Bottai, Sean; Levine, Joshua; Swedlund, Eric (January 2, 2014). "Top Releases in '13". Tucson Weekly. Archived from the original on April 16, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  13. Messina, Irene (August 7, 2014). "That's Not Relevant". Tucson Weekly. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  14. Nintzel, Jim (July 3, 2020). "Tucson Weekly Removes Isaiah Toothtaker Profile from Website". Tucson Weekly. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  15. Watkins, Ali (May 4, 2022). "'A Monster in Our Midst': How a Tattoo Industry #MeToo Case Collapsed". The New York Times. Retrieved May 19, 2022.

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