Phil Kaplan recently profiled a Wesley Willis-esque Chicago rapper named Sharkula. It's worth checking out:
"Sharkula [1] eats, breathes, and lives hip hop. And he's been doing it in Chicago since 1992. He is to most people, 'that guy who sells discs on the trains."
Sharkula is a semi-homeless rapper, a sort of music vigilante. Despite his apparently marginal lifestyle, his music has connected with some hip hop fans and his most recent record, "Diagnosis of Sharkula," is well-produced and being carried by Reckless Records, among other places."
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