Awol One
Anthony Martin, better known by his stage name Awol One, is an alternative hip hop artist and graphic designer based in Los Angeles, California. Discography Albums Awol One * ''Souldoubt'' (2001) (with Daddy Kev) * ''Number 3 on the Phone'' (2002) (with Daddy Kev) * ''Speakerface'' (2002) (with Mike Nardone) * '' Slanguage'' (2003) (with Daddy Kev) * ''Self Titled'' (2004) * ''The War of Art'' (2006) * ''Only Death Can Kill You'' (2007) (with Factor) * ''Owl Hours'' (2009) (with Factor) * ''The Landmark'' (2011) (with Factor) * ''The Child Star'' (2011) (with Nathaniel Motte) * ''The Mombie'' (2013) * ''Feo'' (2016) *Primer (2019) The Shape Shifters (Awol One with Akuma, Circus, Die Young, DJ Rob One, Existereo, LA Jae, Life Rexall & Radioinactive) * ''Planet of the Shapes'' (1998) * ''Adopted by Aliens'' (2000) * ''Know Future'' (2000) * ''The Shape Shifters Was Here'' (2004) Three Eyed Cowz (Awol One with Digit 6, DJ ESP, Gel Roc, Origin, Regret, Syndrome 228 & Vyrus) * ''Th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world's most populous megacities. Los Angeles is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With a population of roughly 3.9 million residents within the city limits , Los Angeles is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic and cultural diversity, being the home of the Hollywood film industry, and its sprawling metropolitan area. The city of Los Angeles lies in a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the west and extending through the Santa Monica Mountains and north into the San Fernando Valley, with the city bordering the San Gabriel Valley to it's east. It covers about , and is the county seat of Los Angeles County, which is the most populous county in the United States with an estim ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Existereo
The Shape Shifters are an underground hip hop collective based in Los Angeles, California. It consists of Akuma, Awol One, Circus, Die Young, Existereo, LA Jae, Life Rexall, Perk One, and Radioinactive. The group prevented the Shapeshifters, another act from the United Kingdom, from using the name in the United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie .... That resulted in the latter changing its name to Shape:UK, but for the United States only. Discography Albums * ''Planet of the Shapes'' (1998) * ''Know Future'' (1999) * ''Adopted by Aliens'' (2000) * ''Soul-Lows'' (2002) * ''Soulows Two'' (2004) * ''The Shape Shifters Was Here'' (2004) Singles * "Triple Threat" (1998) * "2012" (1999) * "Circuit City" (2004) References External links Shape Shifterson Myspace ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Blue Sky Black Death
Blue Sky Black Death (abbreviated BSBD) was a production duo based in the San Francisco Bay Area. It consisted of Ryan Maguire, better known by his stage name Kingston, and Ian Taggart, better known by his stage name Young God, or, later, Televangel. They are known principally for their hip hop and instrumental music, made with a mixture of live instrumentation and sampling. Their name is "a skydiving phrase alluding to beauty and death." History Kingston and Young God met and began collaborating on music in 2003. Young God, working under the name Rev. Left, began creating beats to rap over, but abandoned rapping and started producing exclusively around 2000. Kingston, working under the name Orphan, began his solo producing career collaborating with rapper Noah23 and the Plague Language collective (to which Young God also contributed production). Kingston contributed production to Noah23's debut album ''Cytoplasm Pixel'' in 1999, and the two collaborated closely until ''Jupit ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Young Dangerous Heart (Subtitle Album)
''Young Dangerous Heart'' is the first studio album by American rapper Subtitle. It was released on Gold Standard Laboratories on February 22, 2005. Production Initially, Subtitle created the other version of the album that he solely produced. In a 2020 interview, he recalled, "The dudes from Gold Standard weren't into it because it went all over the place, production-wise and they needed a more cohesive project to release on a semi-large scale." He released that version himself, under the title ''Lost Love Stays Lost''. For two thirds of ''Young Dangerous Heart'', he got an outside production. He recalled, "As a result, I wrote better songs and the outside production made me step my beat game up, which gave me some type of credibility as a producer of some sort." His main sonic influences for the album were Slum Village's '' Fan-Tas-Tic (Vol. 1)'', Sonic Youth's ''Washing Machine'', and Kanye West's '' College Dropout'', as well as the Mars Volta. Critical reception Stefan Brai ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Subtitle (rapper)
Giovanni Marks (born October 2, 1978), better known by his stage name Subtitle, is a rapper and producer based in Los Angeles, California. He is one half of the duo Lab Waste alongside Thavius Beck. He has also collaborated with other artists such as K-the-I???, Busdriver and Islands. Career Subtitle released an EP entitled ''I'm Always Recovering from Tomorrow'' in 2003 and an album entitled '' Young Dangerous Heart'' in 2005, both on the label Gold Standard Laboratories. His group Lab Waste (with Thavius Beck) released an album, '' Zwarte Achtegrond'', at the beginning of that year. October 2006 saw the release of ''Terrain to Roam'', an album which featured production from Daddy Kev, Daedelus, Thavius Beck, Omid, Nobody, Paris Zax, Madlib, Dntel, Crunc Tesla, and Small Is Beautiful among others. Discography Albums * ''Analog Gut'' (1998) * ''How 2 Beat the Beat 1 & 2'' (1998) * ''Weekend Science 1 & 2'' (1999) (with Mum's the Word) * ''Delete the Elite'' (2001) * '' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Look At All The Love We Found
''Look at All the Love We Found'' is a tribute album by various artists dedicated to Sublime (band), Sublime, released on June 21, 2005. The title comes from a lyric in the song "S.T.P." on Sublime's ''Robbin' the Hood'' album. Track listing # "Badfish (song), Badfish"/"Boss D.J." - Jack Johnson (musician), Jack Johnson # "What I Got" - Michael Franti & Spearhead (band), Spearhead featuring Gift of Gab (rapper), Gift of Gab # "Date Rape (song), Date Rape" - Fishbone # "Get Out!" - Bargain Music # "Santeria (song), Santeria" - Avail # "DJs" - No Doubt *Live Track # "Paddle Out" - The Ziggens # "Work That We Do" - Mike Watt and Petra Haden with Stephen Perkins # "Get Ready" - Filibuster (band), Filibuster featuring Half Pint # "Greatest Hits" - Garrett Dutton, G Love # "Doin' Time" - The Greyboy Allstars # "Garden Grove" - Camper Van Beethoven # "April 29, 1992 (Miami)" - Ozomatli # "Waiting for My Ruca" - Awol One/Abstract Rude/Josh Fischel/Transducer (band), Transducer # "Same ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Andre Afram Asmar
Andre Afram Asmar is an American hip hop producer from Los Angeles, California. Career Andre Afram Asmar released the solo album, ''Race to the Bottom'', on Mush Records in 2003. He released ''Gawd Bless the Faceless Cowards'', a collaborative album with rapper Circus, on Mush Records in 2004. Discography Albums * ''The Living Zombeats'' (2000) * ''Race to the Bottom'' (2003) * ''Gawd Bless the Faceless Cowards'' (2004) with Circus * ''Harmonic Emergency'' (2011) EPs * ''Asmar Beats Vol. 1'' (1998) * ''Transmigration'' (2003) References External links Andre Afram Asmaron Mush Records Mush Records is an American independent record label. It was founded by Robert Curcio and Cindy Roché in 1997. History Originally known as Dirty Loop Music, Mush Records started out as a recording studio in Cincinnati, Ohio, with the label form ... * {{DEFAULTSORT:Asmar, Andre Afram Alternative hip hop musicians American hip hop record producers Musicians from California People from L ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Cosmic Cleavage
''Cosmic Cleavage'' is a studio album by American rapper Busdriver. It was released on Big Dada in 2004. The cover depicts an action figure of the ''Mazinger Z'' robot Aphrodite A firing its breast missiles. Critical reception Chris Dahlen of ''Pitchfork'' gave the album an 8.0 out of 10, saying: "With no breaks or gasps for air between the tracks, ''Cosmic Cleavage'' is Busdriver's tightest, most consistent album." However, he added, "it might not be the best starting place for new listeners." Paul Clarke of BBC gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, describing it as "'acid jazz' in a literally hallucinogenic sense". Track listing Personnel Credits adapted from liner notes. * Busdriver – vocals * Daddy Kev – production * James Morris – bass guitar * D-Styles – turntables * Awol One – vocals (3) * Abstract Rude Aaron Pointer, better known by his stage name Abstract Rude, is a rapper from Los Angeles, California. He is the MC of Abstract Tribe Unique, alongside dan ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Abstract Rude
Aaron Pointer, better known by his stage name Abstract Rude, is a rapper from Los Angeles, California. He is the MC of Abstract Tribe Unique, alongside dancers Zulu Butterfly and Irie Lion King, turntablist DJ Drez and producer Fat Jack. He is also a member of Haiku D'Etat along with Myka 9 and Aceyalone and The A-Team along with Aceyalone. History Aaron Pointer is one of the original spawns of L.A.'s historical Good Life Cafe, a renowned open mic venue. Pointer would practice his rapping every Thursday night at Good Life. He is also a member of Project Blowed. In 2009, Abstract Rude released the album ''Rejuvenation'' on Rhymesayers Entertainment. It was entirely produced by Vitamin D. Discography Albums Solo * ''Rejuvenation'' (2009) * ''Keep the Feel: A Legacy of Hip Hop Soul'' (2015) Abstract Tribe Unique (Abstract Rude, DJ Drez & Fat Jack) * ''Underground Fossils'' (1996) * ''Mood Pieces'' (1997) * ''South Central Thynk Taynk'' (1998) * ''P.A.I.N.T.'' (2001) * ''Sho ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2Mex
Alejandro Ocana, better known by his stage name 2Mex, is a rapper from Los Angeles, California. He is a member of The Visionaries and Of Mexican Descent. He has collaborated with underground hip hop artists such as Jel, Omid, Thavius Beck, Factor, Radioinactive, and Isaiah "Ikey" Owens. He is a member of the Project Blowed crew, and he is affiliated with Shape Shifters. History 2Mex attended the Good Life Cafe open mic nights in 1992. Around that time, he founded Of Mexican Descent with Xololanxinxo. In 1998, he released his first album with The Visionaries as well as the first Of Mexican Descent album, and he was featured on the OD (Omid) compilation album ''Beneath the Surface''. In 1999, he was featured (with Xololanxinxo as Of Mexican Descent) on the Fat Jack compilation album ''Cater to the DJ'', and he released his first solo album ''Fake It Till You Make It'' as The Mind Clouders with producer Mums the Word. In 2000, he was featured (as a member of the Afterlife Crew) on ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Weather (Busdriver & Radioinactive Album)
''The Weather'' is a collaborative studio album by Busdriver & Radioinactive with Daedelus. It was released on Mush Records on February 18, 2003. Daedelus released a reworking instrumental version of the album, titled ''Rethinking the Weather'', on Mush Records on June 10, 2003. Critical reception Julianne Shepherd of ''Pitchfork'' praised the album, writing, "''The Weather'' is smart but not pretentious, skeptical but not misanthropic, and it proves avant-hiphop doesn't have to be avant-crappy." Meanwhile, Fredrick Thomas of ''Stylus Magazine'' criticized the album's consistency, writing: "It's not that any track on the album is actually bad when compared to artists doing similar work – it's just that it does nothing to differentiate them from the pack." Eric K. Arnold of ''East Bay Express'' said, "Busdriver and Radioinactive's rhyming cadences owe a debt to both Freestyle Fellowship and Latyrx, while Daedelus' lo-fi Casio tones could qualify him for at least a charter membe ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Daedelus (musician)
Alfred Darlington (born Alfred Weisberg-Roberts, October 31, 1977), better known by their stage name Daedelus, is an American record producer based in Los Angeles, California. They are a part of the groups The Long Lost and Adventure Time. They are affiliated with the internet radio station Dublab. Early life Daedelus attended the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music studying Jazz on Double Bass. Career A teenage obsession with Greek mythology led them to adopt the stage name Daedelus—a tribute to the artist, inventor, and craftsman (spelled Daedalus). In 1999 they began DJing Dublab.com's ''Entropy Sessions'' and releasing their own early demo productions. This got the attention of Carlos Niño (of Ammoncontact), who featured Daedelus tracks on two compilations. Subsequently, Daedelus released a studio album, ''Invention'', on Plug Research in 2002. ''The Household EP'' was released on Eastern Developments in 2003. They also released '' The Weather'', a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |