[3] Shimura was born in Tokyo and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah[6] and Berkeley, California.

[9] Shimura changed his stage name from Asia Born to Lyrics Born in 1995, citing the desire to ensure that he won fans based on his merits as a rapper rather than his ethnicity.

[10] His first studio album, Later That Day, was released on Quannum Projects in 2003.

[11] In an article published by Rolling Stone in 2022, Later That Day was listed as one of the "200 Greatest Hip-Hop Albums of All Time.

"[13] In 2023, Lyrics Born's most popular song "Callin' Out" was mentioned as one of the "100 Greatest West Coast Hip-Hop Songs of All Time" by Rolling Stone.