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Audio Perm
Audio Perm was a hip-hop collective based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. History Audio Perm members were largely from Edison High School or South High School in Minneapolis. They started making music together after several members met at a hip-hop class taught by I Self Devine. The name "Audio Perm" originally only applied to the three producers of the group. The three founding producers, Taylor Madrigal, Cory Grindberg, and Julian Fairbanks, started writing beats together in 2009. In 2011, the group established the Audio Perm Block Party as an alternative to the Soundset Music Festival. The inaugural event was held in the parking lot of Shuga Records in Minneapolis. They promoted the event by releasing the free mixtape ''Audio Perm Block Party Compilation''. The group later participated in the 2012 Soundset Music Festival. In the summer of 2012, Audio Perm released ''We Out Chea'', a compilation of previously recorded tracks. They planned to release an official album in 2013 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis () is the largest city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County. The city is abundant in water, with thirteen lakes, wetlands, the Mississippi River, creeks and waterfalls. Minneapolis has its origins in timber and as the flour milling capital of the world. It occupies both banks of the Mississippi River and adjoins Saint Paul, the state capital of Minnesota. Prior to European settlement, the site of Minneapolis was inhabited by Dakota people. The settlement was founded along Saint Anthony Falls on a section of land north of Fort Snelling; its growth is attributed to its proximity to the fort and the falls providing power for industrial activity. , the city has an estimated 425,336 inhabitants. It is the most populous city in the state and the 46th-most-populous city in the United States. Minneapolis, Saint Paul and the surrounding area are collectively known as the Twin Cities. Minneapolis has one of the most extensive public par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taylor Madrigal
Taylor Madrigal, known by the stage name DJ Tiiiiiiiiiip, is a Minneapolis, Minnesota based DJ and promoter. Tiiiiiiiiiip grew up in Minneapolis. His stage name is an alteration of his childhood nickname, Tip. In 2009, he became a founding member of rap collective Audio Perm. He produced beats for the group. He later formed half of the duo Biter Fighters with Unfuh Qwittable of Audio Perm. Tiiiiiiiiiip began DJing in 2010. He joined Thestand4rd on tour in 2014. He became the official DJ of the group and served as one of their producers. He has since collaborated with artists such as Bobby Raps, Allan Kingdom, Spooky Black, Aaron Carter, and Yung Gravy. Tiiiiiiiiiip and Bobby Raps perform together as duo Dequexatron X000. In 2016, Tiiiiiiiiiip contributed to '' Watch the Stove'', a viral mixtape campaign by Hamburger Helper Hamburger Helper is a packaged food product from Eagle Foods. As boxed, it consists of a dried carbohydrate (often pasta or rice), with powdered seasonings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Raps
Robert John Richardson (born December 22, 1992), better known by his stage name Bobby Raps, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He has been a member of Thestand4rd, Audio Perm, and Dequexatron X000. Early life Bobby Raps was born Robert John Richardson on December 22, 1992 in Saint Paul, Minnesota. While in high school, he started rapping and producing beats. He graduated from Saint Paul Central High School. Career In 2011, Bobby Raps released his debut mixtape, ''Gimme Daps''. In 2015, he released a collaborative EP with Corbin, titled ''Couch Potato''. Entirely produced by Bobby Raps, it features a guest appearance from Izell Pyramid. ''City Pages'' described it as "a thoroughly haunting dose of ethereal hip-hop that sounds like if James Blake cut a record with Earl Sweatshirt." The opening song of the EP, titled "Welcome to the Hell Zone", was included on ''Complex''s "Best Songs of the Week" list. The duo's live performances have received favorab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edison High School (Minnesota)
Thomas Edison High School is the only public high school in the Northeast community of Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. It was named after the American inventor Thomas Alva Edison. Located in the Holland neighborhood, the school's academic focus areas are: American Studies, Business Enterprise, Candidate International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme, International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, Personal Care & Therapeutic Services, and Technology & Multi Media. The school opened in 1922. Additions have been made to the rear of the building, and a gymnasium was built across Monroe Street. The track and football field are behind this gym, and the school's baseball/softball field is in adjacent Jackson Square Park. Demographics The demographic breakdown of the 958 students enrolled for 2017-18 was: *Male - 50.0% *Female - 50.0% *Native American/Alaskan - 4.5% *Asian/Pacific islanders - 5.2% *Black - 53.0% *Hispanic - 19.1% *White - 16.7% *Multiracial - 1.5% 72.1% of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minneapolis South High School
Minneapolis South High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in the Corcoran neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota. A member of the Minneapolis Public Schools district, it is both the oldest and largest public high school in the city of Minneapolis. The interim principal is Michael Luseni. History Origins Minneapolis South High School was founded in 1885 inside of four rooms in the attic of the old Adams School at Franklin Avenue and Sixteenth Avenue. The small student body began publishing the ''South High Observer'', the direct predecessor to the current school paper, ''The Southerner''. South High Theater presented its first play, '' Cox, and Box,'' in 1892. The school's first graduation included 27 students. Within several years, South had outgrown the Adams School and the Minneapolis School Board began a search to find a new, larger location for the school. The building was completed on or around January 1, 1892, and in 1893, the 250 students ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Self Devine
Chaka Mkali (born 1972), better known by his stage name I Self Devine, is an American hip hop musician based in Minneapolis. He has been a member of groups such as The Dynospectrum, Micranots, and Semi.Official. In 2012, '' City Pages'' described him as "one of the most influential voices in Minnesota hip hop." Early life I Self Devine was born in Los Angeles, California and moved to Minnesota with his mother when she was accepted to the University of Minnesota's social work master's program. He says, "The first time that I became aware of hip-hop was in 1979, when my mom gave me The_Sugarhill_Gang">/nowiki>The_Sugarhill_Gang's.html" ;"title="The_Sugarhill_Gang.html" ;"title="/nowiki>The Sugarhill Gang">/nowiki>The Sugarhill Gang's">The_Sugarhill_Gang.html" ;"title="/nowiki>The Sugarhill Gang">/nowiki>The Sugarhill Gang's'Rapper's Delight,' the 12-inch." He experimented with graffiti writing, freestyling, DJing, and breakdancing before starting to invest lots of time into ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soundset Music Festival
Soundset Music Festival was a hip-hop music festival held yearly in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul area over Memorial Day, Memorial Day weekend. Since Soundset began in the Metrodome parking lot in 2008, attendance has grown from 12,000 to over 30,000 consistently since 2014. Over 280,000 fans have traveled from fifty U.S states, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Africa, Europe, Asia, South America, Australia and New Zealand to experience Soundset in Minnesota. Rhymesayers Entertainment’ artists are the foundation of Soundset, with Atmosphere (music group), Atmosphere performing every year since the beginning. Since 2008, Soundset has had over 400 different non-repeat performers. Soundset cancelled its concert in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Minnesota, COVID-19 pandemic. Origin Two years after Rhymesayers Entertainment was first founded they hosted an event with over three dozen local underground emcees, DJs, and b-boys in a South Minneapolis warehouse. Two years lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shuga Records
Shuga Records is a Chicago-based record store and record label specializing in new and vintage rock, punk, indie, hip-hop, EDM, Shoegaze, Psychedelic, Noise, Metal, Neo Soul, collectible, and obscure vinyl records, cassettes and CDs. History Retail operations The first retail location of Shuga Records opened in 2004 in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. In 2007 Shuga Records moved its retail location to Minneapolis, Minnesota, where it operated until 2012. Shuga Records currently operates its retail store and mail-based shipping business in the Wicker Park neighborhood of Chicago. The Chicago location opened for business in February 2015. Shuga Records maintains an extensive warehouse and retail presence with over half a million records. In May 2016 Shuga Records expanded into a second story loft apartment which is used as a warehouse space for online operations. Record label The "Shuga Records" record label was started in 2016. The debut release for the label was a self-ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prof (rapper)
Jacob "Jake" Anderson (born April 29, 1984), better known by his stage name Prof, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He released his first full-length album, ''Project Gampo'', in 2007 and has since released five additional albums and three EPs. In 2012, '' City Pages'' named Prof on their list of Minnesota's 20 best rappers. He was formerly signed to Rhymesayers Entertainment. Early life Jacob "Jake" Anderson was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and grew up in the city's Powderhorn neighborhood. His mother, Colleen, had a rocky relationship with his father (who suffered from bipolar disorder and was physically abusive) whom she would later divorce and move away from, taking Anderson's three older sisters with her. In his teenage years, he developed a "comedic, dirty-mouthed rap persona" he named Gampo after a childhood friend. Anderson graduated from Minneapolis South High School in 2002. Music career In 2010, Prof was part of Rhymes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tumblr
Tumblr (stylized as tumblr; pronounced "tumbler") is an American microblogging and social networking website founded by David Karp in 2007 and currently owned by Automattic. The service allows users to post multimedia and other content to a short-form blog. Users can follow other users' blogs. Bloggers can also make their blogs private. For bloggers, many of the website's features are accessed from a "dashboard" interface. , Tumblr hosts more than 529 million blogs. History Development of Tumblr began in 2006 during a two-week gap between contracts at David Karp's software consulting company, Davidville. Karp had been interested in tumblelogs (short-form blogs, hence the name Tumblr) for some time and was waiting for one of the established blogging platforms to introduce their own tumblelogging platform. As none had done so after a year of waiting, Karp and developer Marco Arment began working on their own platform. Tumblr was launched in February 2007, and within two weeks ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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