Sole

James Timothy Holland, Jr. is a Portland-based hip-hop artist who creates music under the moniker Sole. A mainstay in the city's underground community, he has worked in various hip-hop groups including Northern Exposure, Live Poets, Deep Puddle Dynamics and his own outfit, Sole and the Skyrider Band. Known for his dense lyrics and use of abstract metaphors and dark sarcasm, he rejects traditional hip-hop themes and instead opts to offer his own stream of conscious poetry through his music.