LYRICAL / ALFLUENT
ALFLUENT
Hip-hop artist and co-founder of Lyrical Opposition, part of its story since 2010.
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Neck of the Woods, San Francisco
October 31, 2014 · Lyrical Opposition hip-hop set with OD the Wordsmith and S.V. One
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February 22, 2014 · San Francisco · Lyrical Opposition’s first event, presented with SF Arts Collective
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Metaphor Mansion: Atrium
EP · May 15, 2012 · Lyrical Opposition, with Cross Allan, OD the Wordsmith and Son the Gifted · Alfluent on “Cloud 9 Flow” and “Obliteration”
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At a Lyrical Assembly Sunday gathering at The New Parkway in Oakland, with Oak Life Church.
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Alfluent (Alex Osborne) joined Lyrical Opposition on April 5, 2010, turning the original duo of Cross Allan and KritaCal into a group. By 2011 he was in its rap group with Cross Allan and OD the Wordsmith, and by 2014 he was both an artist and an admin. He was a co-founder when Lyrical Opposition was incorporated as an organization on June 12, 2015, joined its Board of Directors in 2020, and co-hosted Lyrical Ones, its official podcast.
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Biography
Alfluent is a San Francisco hip-hop artist and one of the voices that shaped Lyrical Opposition. He joined on April 5, 2010, turning the original duo of Cross Allan and KritaCal into a group, and by 2011 was rapping alongside Cross Allan and OD the Wordsmith. He recorded “Cloud 9 Flow” and “Obliteration” on the collective’s 2012 EP Metaphor Mansion: Atrium, and performed at Project Bayview, the first UNDIVIDED, Neck of the Woods, Paradigm Rhymes and UNDIVIDED X.
Off the mic, Alex Osborne has served Lyrical Opposition as an admin, co-founded the nonprofit at its 2015 incorporation, joined its Board of Directors in 2020, and co-hosted Lyrical Ones, its official podcast. Outside music he works in fitness and wellness, driven by the belief that “there is no greater pursuit than the journey toward individual balance.”