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Ant (producer)
Anthony Davis (born September 6, 1970), better known by his stage name Ant, is an American hip hop producer. He is best known as being one half of the hip hop group Atmosphere, but has worked with many other artists and projects, mostly with Rhymesayers Entertainment, such as Brother Ali, I Self Devine, Felt and The Dynospectrum. He has also released two solo albums, Melodies and Memories, and Melodies and Memories 85–89. Biography Ant started to become interested in DJing at a very young age. He would watch his father DJ in the army while he would picture himself as Grandmaster Flash. Years later he would start to use producing and DJing as much more than a hobby. The first CD that he worked on was ''Comparison'' by Beyond, later known by Sab the Artist, in 1996. While producing that album, he met Sean Daley (Slug) and they later worked together. With one exception (Lucy Ford: The Atmosphere EPs), Ant has produced every Atmosphere album in full. He also works with various art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atmosphere (music Group)
Atmosphere is an American hip hop duo from Minneapolis, Minnesota, consisting of rapper Slug (Sean Daley) and DJ/ producer Ant (Anthony Davis). Since its formation in 1996, the group has released twelve studio albums and ten extended plays. Members The duo is composed of rapper Slug (Sean Daley) and DJ/ producer Ant (Anthony Davis). With the exception of a few tracks on the album ''Lucy Ford'', Ant has produced every Atmosphere record. A former member and co-founder Spawn (Derek Turner) left the group after the release of the group's first album ''Overcast!''. Mr. Dibbs, a DJ associated with the group, toured with Atmosphere before their ''You Can't Imagine How Much Fun We're Having'' tour, at which point Ant began touring. History Before ''Overcast!'' Sean Daley and Derek Turner met while attending Washburn High School. The pair took the names Slug and D-Spawn, respectively, as rapper names. They initially performed under the name "Mental Subjects", before changing the name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seven's Travels
''Seven's Travels'' is the third studio album by the Minneapolis hip hop group Atmosphere, their first and only for Epitaph. It was released on September 23, 2003. "Trying to Find a Balance" and "National Disgrace" were released as singles and music videos were made for both. Background The original cover features a naked, bare-breasted woman laying in a field. It was changed to a plain white cover resembling The White Album due to the death of Marissa Mathy-Zvaifler, a 16-year-old girl who was murdered by a janitor during an Atmosphere show in Albuquerque, NM on July 16, 2003. The janitor, convicted child sex offender Dominic Akers, had led the girl backstage, claiming he would allow her to meet vocalist Sean Daley (aka Slug). Slug dedicates the album to Zvaifler in the liner notes, and later wrote about the incident and his reaction in a song entitled "That Night, which appears on the 2005 album ''You Can't Imagine How Much Fun We're Having''. Slug would later describe the so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fishing Blues (album)
''Fishing Blues'' is the eighth studio album by American hip hop group Atmosphere. It was released via Rhymesayers Entertainment on August 12, 2016. Critical reception At Metacritic Metacritic is a website that review aggregator, aggregates reviews of films, TV shows, music albums, video games and formerly, books. For each product, the scores from each review are averaged (a weighted arithmetic mean, weighted average). M ..., which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, ''Fishing Blues'' received an average score of 71% based on 6 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Track listing Charts References External links * {{Authority control 2016 albums Atmosphere (music group) albums Rhymesayers Entertainment albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southsiders (album)
''Southsiders'' is the seventh studio album by American hip hop duo Atmosphere. The album was released via Rhymesayers Entertainment on May 6, 2014. The title ''Southsiders'' refers to the south side of Minneapolis. Critical reception Upon its release, ''Southsiders'' was met with generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 70, based on 9 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Commercial performance The album debuted at number eight on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, with first-week sales of 23,159 copies in the United States through the independent hip hop label Rhymesayers Entertainment Rhymesayers Entertainment (sometimes abbreviated RSE) is an American independent hip-hop record label based in Minneapolis. History Rhymesayers Entertainment was co-founded in 1995 by Sean Daley (Slug), Anthony Davis (Ant), Musab Saad (Sab th .... Tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Family Sign
''The Family Sign'' is the sixth studio album by American hip hop group Atmosphere. It was released on Rhymesayers Entertainment on April 12, 2011. The album debuted at number 13 on the ''Billboard'' 200 selling 28,000 copies in its first week. Reception At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, ''The Family Sign'' received an average score of 73% based on 20 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Commenting on Slug's writing on ''The Family Sign'' for ''College Magazine'', Taylor Jaymes wrote that he "is as much a rapper as he is a poet." Track listing Personnel *Slug – Vocals *Ant Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from vespoid wasp ancestors in the Cretaceous period. More than 13,800 of an estimated total of 22 ... – Production *Nate Collis – Guitar *Erick Anderson – Keyboards Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Atmosphere EP's
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Leak At Will
Leak At Will is a digital EP released by Minneapolis hip hop group Atmosphere. It was released on July 4, 2009 on Rhymesayers Entertainment Rhymesayers Entertainment (sometimes abbreviated RSE) is an American independent hip-hop record label based in Minneapolis. History Rhymesayers Entertainment was co-founded in 1995 by Sean Daley (Slug), Anthony Davis (Ant), Musab Saad (Sab th ... for free to celebrate the launch of Fifth Element's turn to digital music. It is the first digital release for the store. Background According to Atmosphere, this 7-track EP is a "thank you" for the support the fans have given the band. The last track is a reiteration of De La Soul's 1991 track " Millie Pulled a Pistol on Santa/Keepin' the Faith". Track list #"C'mon" #"They Always Know" #"The Ropes" #"White Noise" #"Feel Good Hit of the Summer Part 2" (Queens Of The Stone Age, Part 1) #"Mother's Day" #"Millie Fell Off the Fire Escape" - the continuation of De La Soul's "Millie Pulled a Pisto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold
''When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold'' is the fifth studio album by the Minneapolis hip hop group Atmosphere. It was released on Atmosphere's own Rhymesayers Entertainment label on April 22, 2008. It was praised for Ant's synthesizer-based production and Slug's storytelling rap. The album features a cameo performance by singer-songwriter Tom Waits, who performs guitar and beatboxing on the song "The Waitress". Release The album was released in two different packages: a standard digipak and a limited edition (25,000 copies) 36-page hard-cover book featuring an illustrated children's story written by Slug and a bonus DVD entitled ''Sad Clown Bad Dub 13'' containing over an hour of live footage and extras. Reception At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 68 out of 100 based on 15 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". ''When Life Gives You Lemons, You P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sad Clown Bad Spring 12
This is a comprehensive discography of Atmosphere, a Minneapolis, Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...-based underground hip hop group formed in 1996. Studio albums Extended plays Compilation albums ''Sad Clown/Bad Dub'' series Between major releases, Atmosphere has released various live albums and EPs of unreleased material under the "Sad Clown/Bad Dub" title. * ''Sad Clown Bad Dub'' (1999) * ''Sad Clown Bad Dub II'' (2000) * ''Sad Clown Bad Dub 3'' (2002) * ''Sad Clown Bad Dub 4 DVD'' (2002) * ''Sad Clown Bad Dub 5'' (2003) * ''Sad Clown Bad Dub 6'' (2003) * ''Random Vol. 3/Sad Clown Bad Dub 7'' (2003) * ''Happy Clown Bad Dub 8/Fun EP'' (2006) * ''Sad Clown Bad Summer 9'' (2007) * ''Sad Clown Bad Fall 10'' (2007) * ''Sad Clown Bad Winter 11'' (2007) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strictly Leakage
''Strictly Leakage'' is a mixtape by American hip hop group Atmosphere. It was released as a free download through Rhymesayers Entertainment in 2007. Reception Jordan Selbo of ''City Pages'' gave ''Strictly Leakage'' an unfavorable review, saying, " heonce-bright style Atmosphere became famous for is so established and well-tread that it has now become the status quo they once rebelled so infectiously against." Writing for Impose, Blake Gillepsie wrote that "as much as Atmosphere rewind to simpler times with Strictly Leakage, Slug has a new writing approach, that of a wise elder that alienates him from his predominantly young audience." On January 4, 2008, ''Strictly Leakage'' was listed by ''Wired'' as the "Best Free Download of the Week". On December 19, 2008, it was ranked at number 9 on NPR National Public Radio (NPR, stylized in all lowercase) is an American privately and state funded nonprofit media organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., with its NPR West ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sad Clown Bad Fall 10
This is a comprehensive discography of Atmosphere, a Minneapolis, Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...-based underground hip hop group formed in 1996. Studio albums Extended plays Compilation albums ''Sad Clown/Bad Dub'' series Between major releases, Atmosphere has released various live albums and EPs of unreleased material under the "Sad Clown/Bad Dub" title. * ''Sad Clown Bad Dub'' (1999) * ''Sad Clown Bad Dub II'' (2000) * ''Sad Clown Bad Dub 3'' (2002) * ''Sad Clown Bad Dub 4 DVD'' (2002) * ''Sad Clown Bad Dub 5'' (2003) * ''Sad Clown Bad Dub 6'' (2003) * ''Random Vol. 3/Sad Clown Bad Dub 7'' (2003) * ''Happy Clown Bad Dub 8/Fun EP'' (2006) * ''Sad Clown Bad Summer 9'' (2007) * ''Sad Clown Bad Fall 10'' (2007) * ''Sad Clown Bad Winter 11'' (2007) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sad Clown Bad Summer 9
This is a comprehensive discography of Atmosphere, a Minneapolis, Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...-based underground hip hop group formed in 1996. Studio albums Extended plays Compilation albums ''Sad Clown/Bad Dub'' series Between major releases, Atmosphere has released various live albums and EPs of unreleased material under the "Sad Clown/Bad Dub" title. * ''Sad Clown Bad Dub'' (1999) * ''Sad Clown Bad Dub II'' (2000) * ''Sad Clown Bad Dub 3'' (2002) * ''Sad Clown Bad Dub 4 DVD'' (2002) * ''Sad Clown Bad Dub 5'' (2003) * ''Sad Clown Bad Dub 6'' (2003) * ''Random Vol. 3/Sad Clown Bad Dub 7'' (2003) * ''Happy Clown Bad Dub 8/Fun EP'' (2006) * ''Sad Clown Bad Summer 9'' (2007) * ''Sad Clown Bad Fall 10'' (2007) * ''Sad Clown Bad Winter 11'' (2007) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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