Thirstin Howl III

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Thirstin Howl the 3rd
Birth nameVictor DeJesus
Origin Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York, New York, U.S.
GenresHip hop
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • Music Producer
  • Author
  • Fashion Entrepreneur/Designer
Years active1997–present
Labels
  • Skillionaire Enterprises
  • LandSpeed Records
Website Thirstin Howl The 3rd

Victor DeJesus, better known by his stage name Thirstin Howl the 3rd, is an American rapper, producer, author and entrepreneur from Brownsville, Brooklyn. [1] Howl owns and operates his own label, Skillionaire Enterprises. [2] He is also a founding member of the Lo Lifes. [3]

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Lo Lifes

In 1988, Thirstin Howl the 3rd and Rack-Lo co-founded the Lo Lifes, a Ralph Lauren Polo "boosting" (shoplifting) crew that formed from the union of two smaller crews: Ralphie's Kids from Crown Heights and Polo USA (United Shoplifters Association) from Brownsville. [3] In the original 2016 edition [4] of Howl's book Bury Me With the Lo On (a second edition was released in 2017), [5] Howl writes:

"Every day was a fashion show and a shoplifting spree throughout upstate malls and Manhattan stores." [3]

Howl has also stated of the Lo Lifes:

“We were like fight club meets the runway. It feels accomplished to us, we feel like we did something instead of being looked at as hoodlums and thieves in the past. Through that, we see something we created live longer than we’re actually gonna live or live beyond our time and passed down for generations and it’s become traditional." [6]

Bury Me With the Lo On takes its name from the lyrics of Howl's song, "The Polo Rican" ("When I die, bury me with the Lo on / Official to the death, all eternity and so on"), as well as a photo that appears in the book of a Lo Life member wearing a Polo ski sweater in his coffin. [7]

In August 2015 Howl launched a Lo Life clothing line inspired by vintage Ralph Lauren, in partnership with Willie Esco of Coogi. [8]

Music career

Howl was first recognized by music publications in 1997, when he was profiled in The Source's Unsigned Hype column, but continued to exercise creative control by producing his own music and videos. [9] His music has been featured on Lyricist Lounge, Volume One (“Bathroom Cipher”) and Soundbombing II (“Brooklyn Hardrock”). [10]

Of Puerto Rican descent, Howl is bilingual and is known for rapping in both Spanish and English. [11] With his catalogue including tracks about topics as various as living with his mom, Hanna-Barbera character Penelope Pitstop, and Ralph Lauren Polo, he has been described by Nate Patrin of Stereogum as "one of the least-precedented, never-imitated voices in underground hip-hop." [11]

Discography

Studio albums

Mixtapes

Compilations

Singles

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