Liquid (rapper)
{{short description|American rapper}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Liquid
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name = Victor Manuel Oquendo
| alias =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|7|10|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| origin = Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
| genre = Christian hip hop, gospel, R&B
| occupation = Singer, songwriter
| years_active = 2005–present
| label = Gotee
| website =
}}
Victor Manuel Oquendo (born July 10, 1979), who goes by the stage name Liquid, is an American Christian hip hop musician and Christian R&B recording artist. His only album, Tales from the Badlands, was released by Gotee Records in 2005.
Biography
Liquid was born Victor Manuel Oquendo,{{cite web|title=Back in the Day Work ID: 880743313 ISWC: T9032302719 |url=https://www.ascap.com/Home/ace-title-search/index.aspx |publisher=American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers |author=American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers |author-link=American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers |accessdate=May 30, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130306032310/https://www.ascap.com/Home/ace-title-search/index.aspx |archivedate=March 6, 2013 }} Back in the Day Work ID: 880743313 ISWC: T9032302719 on July 10, 1979,{{cite news|title=U.S. Public Records Index|year=2009|publisher=Family Search|id=337151595}}{{cite web|title=Victor M Oquendo in Philadelphia, PA|url=http://www.intelius.com/results.php?ReportType=1&formname=name&qf=Victor&qmi=M&qn=Oquendo&qcs=Philadelphia%2C+PA&focusfirst=1|author=Intelius|author-link=Intelius|publisher=Intelius|accessdate=May 30, 2015}} in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.{{cite web|title=Liquid: Latino Hip-Hop And R&B Newcomer|first=Mike|last=Rimmer|publisher=Cross Rhythms|accessdate=May 30, 2015 |date=July 13, 2006 |url=http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/articles/music/Karyn_Williams_The_Nashvillebased_singer_dubbed_this_generations_Amy_Grant/50522/p1/}} He started rapping in the 1990s, when he came up with the stage name Liquid.
His music recording career commenced in 2005, with the album, Tales from the Badlands, and it was released by Gotee Records on December 26, 2005, with a re-release on July 18, 2006.{{cite web|title=Tales from the Badlands – Liquid |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/tales-from-the-badlands-mw0000657714|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=May 30, 2015|date=December 26, 2005}} The album was reviewed by CCM Magazine,{{cite journal|first=Dan |last=MacIntosh |title=Liquid: Tales from the Badlands |url=http://ht.salemweb.net/ccm/ccmmagazine/pdf/200606.pdf |journal=CCM Magazine |accessdate=May 30, 2015 |date=June 1, 2006 |page=58 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510080122/http://ht.salemweb.net/ccm/ccmmagazine/pdf/200606.pdf |archivedate=May 10, 2012 }} Christianity Today,{{cite journal|first=Russ |last=Breimeier |title=Tales from the Badlands |url=http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/reviews/2006/talesfromthebadlands.html |journal=Christianity Today |accessdate=May 30, 2015 |date=July 1, 2006 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090907014947/http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/reviews/2006/talesfromthebadlands.html |archivedate=September 7, 2009 }} Cross Rhythms,{{cite web |first=Tony |last=Cummings |title=Review: Tales From The Badlands – Liquid |url=http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/products/Liquid/Tales_From_The_Badlands/14089/ |publisher=Cross Rhythms |accessdate=May 30, 2015 |date=October 21, 2005}} Jesus Freak Hideout,{{cite web |first=Lauren |last=Summerford |title=Liquid, "Tales From The Badlands" Review |url=http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/TalesFromTheBadlands.asp |publisher=Jesus Freak Hideout |accessdate=May 30, 2015 |date=July 15, 2006 }} and The Phantom Tollbooth.{{cite journal |first=Sarah |last=Verno |title=Tales from the Badlands by Liquid |url=http://www.tollbooth.org/2004/reviews/fusebox.html |journal=The Phantom Tollbooth |accessdate=May 30, 2015 |date=May 31, 2006 }}
He met his wife, in Los Angeles, California, whose Bridget Oquendo, and together they reside in Nashville, Tennessee.
Discography
;Studio albums
- Tales from the Badlands (released, December 26, 2005, re-released, July 18, 2006, Gotee)
References
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Category:20th-century American rappers
Category:American performers of Christian hip-hop
Category:Musicians from Nashville, Tennessee
Category:Rappers from Philadelphia
Category:Rappers from Tennessee
Category:Songwriters from Pennsylvania