{{short description|American rapper (born 1978)}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Theory Hazit | image = Theory Hazit.jpg | caption = Washington performing in 2014 | birth_name = Thearthur Readié Washington IV | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|11|03}} | birth_place = Winchester, Kentucky, US | origin = Cincinnati, Ohio, US | genre = Christian hip hop | occupation = {{hlist|Rapper|songwriter|record producer}} | years_active = 1996–present | label = {{hlist|Groove Attack Productions|Hip Hop Is Music}} }}
'''Thearthur Readié Washington''' (born November 3, 1978),<ref name="KENTUCKY">{{cite web |title=Thearthur Readie Washington (b. 1978) |url=http://birth-records.mooseroots.com/l/47668716/Thearthur-Readie-Washington |publisher=Kentucky Birth Records|accessdate=February 24, 2015}}</ref> better known by the stage name '''Theory Hazit'''<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cbn.com/tv/1697421555001 | title=700 Club Interactive - Theo Washington | work=The 700 Club | accessdate=23 October 2014}}</ref> is an American Christian hip hop artist and record producer from Cincinnati, Ohio.
==History== Thearthur Readie Washington IV was born in Winchester, Kentucky, on November 3, 1978,<ref name="KENTUCKY"/> to Tenecia Jackson<ref name="KENTUCKY"/> and Thearthur Readie Washington III.
At the time his debut album was released in 2007, Hazit had relocated to Cincinnati, Ohio.<ref name=popmatters>{{cite web | url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/theory-hazit-extra-credit/ | title=Theory Hazit: Extra Credit | work=PopMatters | date=11 October 2007 | accessdate=19 October 2014 | author=Huff, Quentin B.}}</ref> This album, entitled ''Extra Credit'', was released on July 17, 2007, in the United States by Groove Attack Productions.<ref name=popmatters/> It featured production from Tony Stone and Re:Flex the Architect.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/qzn8/ | title=Extra Credit Review | work=BBC Music | access-date=19 October 2014 | author=Pattison, Louis}}</ref> A review of ''Extra Credit'' written in ''Relevant'' compared Hazit to Kanye West and Common, as both a producer and an MC.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.relevantmagazine.com/culture/music/reviews/3580-theory-hazitextra-credit | title=Theory Hazit—Extra Credit | work=Relevant | accessdate=19 October 2014}}</ref> Another review of this album, written by Omar Mouallem for ''Exclaim!'', praised the album's song "I Just Wanna Come Home" for having "lyrics as contagious as its soulful hook."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/HipHop/theory_hazit-extra_credit | title=Extra Credit Review | work=Exclaim! | date=October 2007 | accessdate=19 October 2014 | author=Mouallem, Omar}}</ref> The album was also ranked as the 59th best hip hop album of 2007 by Quentin Huff in PopMatters.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.popmatters.com/column/101-hip-hop-albums-of-2007/ | title=101 Hip-Hop Albums of 2007 | work=PopMatters | date=15 January 2008 | accessdate=21 October 2014 | author=Huff, Quentin B.}}</ref>
Since then, he has released several additional albums, including ''Thr3e'' in 2012.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/Thr3e.asp | title=Thr3e Review | work=Jesus Freak Hideout | accessdate=19 October 2014 | author=Weaver, Michael}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rapzilla.com/rz/features/reviews/4016-review-theory-hazit-thr3e | title=Thr3e Review | work=Rapzilla | date=7 January 2012 | accessdate=19 October 2014 | author=Kincannon, David}}</ref> He has also released another album entitled "Fall of the Light Bearer".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/articles/news/Theoretical_HipHop/55751/p1/ | title=Theory Hazit returns with 'Fall Of The Light Bearer' set | work=Cross Rhythms | date=30 March 2015 | accessdate=30 August 2015}}</ref>
== Discography == * ''Extra Credit'' (2007) * ''Lord Fire'' (2008) * ''Modern Marvels'' (2010) <small>(with Toni Shift)</small> * ''Lord Fire 2'' (2010) * ''The Rock Is Steady'' (2011) * ''Thr3e'' (2012) * ''Monolith Monster'' (2013) * ''The Fall Of The Lightbearer'' (2015) * ''It's Whatever'' (2017) * ''Ravioli & Beatbox'' (2017) * ''Halftime Slow'' (2017) * ''Bless Your Food'' (2017) *''This Is Damone'' (2017) * ''Uglyface'' (2017) * ''Eye See What You Did There'' (2017) * ''Poor Thing'' (2017) * ''It’s Me, Not You'' (2017) * ''FEELS'' (2017) *''The Soul Chops'' (2018) *''I Love It Down Here'' (2019) *''yall still ain't washin yall hands'' (2020) <small>(temporarily available)</small> * ''The Giraffe Tape'' (2021)
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== External links == * [https://theoryhazit.bandcamp.com Theory Hazit] at Bandcamp * [https://www.discogs.com/artist/474833-Theory-Hazit Theory Hazit] at Discogs
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hazit, Theory}} Category:1978 births Category:Musicians from Cincinnati Category:Rappers from Cincinnati Category:Underground rappers Category:American performers of Christian hip-hop Category:Living people Category:21st-century American rappers Category:21st-century American male rappers