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Future Vintage
''Future Vintage'' is the fifth studio album by American hip hop group ¡Mayday!. Pre-release, Wrekonize illustrated that "This album sums up everywhere we've been and is a link between everything we've done and where we're trying to go." The album was released on September 18, 2015, by Strange Music Strange Music is an American independent record label specializing in hip hop music and founded by Tech N9ne and Travis O'Guin in 1999. History In 2009 Skatterman & Snug Brim fulfilled their commitment to Strange Music and left the label. In .... Singles The first single for Future Vintage, "Fuel To The Fire" was released on July 14, 2015. Two weeks later, on July 28, 2015, the second single "Ten Thirty Three" was released. Just under a month later, on August 26, 2015, "Something In The Air" was released. The final single released before the album was "Against My Better Judgement" on September 9, 2015. Reception The album received generally positive reviews and charted on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
¡Mayday!
¡Mayday! (stylized in all caps as ¡MAYD∀Y!) is an American hip hop group from Miami, Florida. The group comprises rappers Bernardo "Bernz" Garcia and Ben "Wrekonize" Miller, along with producer and percussionist Andrews "NonMS" Mujica. Until 2015, the group also included keyboard player and guitarist Aaron Eckhart (a.k.a. Plex Luthor), drummer Terrel (a.k.a. L T Hopkins), and bassist Gianni Perocapi (a.k.a. Gianni Ca$h). The band was formerly signed to Tech N9ne and Travis O'Guin's Strange Music label. As of May 1, 2022, all future releases will be on their own label Mayday Music distributed by It Goes Up. Career Foundation and Early Days (2003-2009) The group was founded by Plex Luthor and Bernz in Miami, 2003. The band is known for its Miami-underground hit "Quicksand", which earned them a deal with SouthBeat Records, and their first single and 2006 music video "Groundhog Day", featuring Cee-Lo Green (directed by Jokes) which received over 2 million views on the onlin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rap Rock
Rap rock is a fusion genre that fuses vocal and instrumental elements of hip hop with various forms of rock. Rap rock's most popular subgenres include rap metal and rapcore, which include heavy metal and hardcore punk-oriented influences, respectively. Characteristics AllMusic describes rap metal as having "big, lurching beats and heavy, heavy riffs" that "occasionally ... oundas if the riffs were merely overdubbed over scratching and beat box beats", and described rap rock as having a more organic sound, characterizing many songs in the genre as rock songs in which the vocals were rapped rather than sung. AllMusic also states that the rhythms of rap rock are rooted in those of hip hop, with more funk influences than normal hard rock. Hed PE, which fuses punk rock with hip hop, occasionally incorporates reggae and heavy metal influences. According to ''Rolling Stone'' writer Rob Kemp, Incubus' 1997 album '' S.C.I.E.N.C.E.'' "links funk metal to the rap metal". Kottonmout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strange Music
Strange Music is an American independent record label specializing in hip hop music and founded by Tech N9ne and Travis O'Guin in 1999. History In 2009 Skatterman & Snug Brim fulfilled their commitment to Strange Music and left the label. In 2010 Jay Rock signed a multi-album deal with Strange Music. In 2011 Stevie Stone joined the label in March and Prozak in December. In 2012 Strange Music signed the duo CES Cru, made up of rappers Ubiquitous and Godemis, in January and Slumerican rapper Rittz in August. In 2014 Murs signed to Strange Music in February and Kutt Calhoun and Jay Rock left Strange Music in September. In 2016 Chicago-based pop group AboveWaves signed to the label. In 2018 Strange Music announced a new pop music subsidiary Strange Main in February, and Murs left in March after completing his contract.Archived aGhostarchiveand thWayback Machine In 2019 Krizz Kaliko announced his intentions of leaving the label on October 6, then signed a new contract on stag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
¡MursDay!
''¡Mursday!'' is the self-titled debut album by American hip hop group ¡Mursday!, which consists of the group ¡Mayday! and rapper Murs. The album was released on June 10, 2014, by Strange Music. Singles The album's first single "Tabletops" was released on April 21, 2014. On May 1, 2014, the music video for "Tabletops" was released. On June 6, 2014, the music video for "Here" was released. On May 29, 2014, the music video for "Serge's Song" was released. Critical response ''¡MursDay!'' was met with generally positive reviews from music critics. David Jeffries of AllMusic AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databa ... gave the album four out of five stars, saying "If it didn't seem like destiny before, the Strange Music debut from Murs certifies that Tech N9ne's imprint i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Studio Album
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual Phonograph record#78 rpm disc developments, 78 rpm records collected in a bound book resembling a photograph album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl LP record, long-playing (LP) records played at revolutions per minute, rpm. The album was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption from the mid-1960s to the early 21st century, a period known as the album era. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The 8-track tape was the first tape format widely used alongside vinyl from 1965 until being phased out by 1983 and was gradually supplanted by the cassette tape during the 1970s and early 1980s; the populari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stevie Stone
Stephen Lewis Williams (born July 28, 1981), better known by his stage name Stevie Stone, is an American rapper from Columbia, Missouri. He was signed to Tech N9ne's Strange Music record label from 2011 to 2021 and has since founded his own record label Ahdasee Records. He has released seven studio albums including ''Black Lion'', with his most recent being ''Raising The Bar'' in April 2022. Career Stone grew up in Columbia, Missouri, and is based in St. Louis. He discovered a love of music through his mother, a singer and choir director who introduced the rapper to gospel, blues, and soul at an early age. As he grew up, Stone had his feet in the worlds of music and sports, pursuing a basketball career and playing piano and drums. Though he received an offer to play ball for a junior college in Iowa, he was asked to open at a show just weeks before he would leave for school, and he chose to focus on his rap career. In 2007, Stone signed with Ruthless Records, which released hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seven (producer)
Michael Summers , known professionally as Seven, is an American hip hop record producer from Kansas City, Missouri. Seven is best known for his music production work with independent recording artists Tech N9ne, XV, and Mac Lethal. Production discography 2006 *Tech N9ne - ''Everready (The Religion)'' 2007 *Tech N9ne - ''Misery Loves Kompany'' *Mac Lethal - '' 11:11'' 2008 *Krizz Kaliko - ''Vitiligo'' *Prozak - ''Tales from the Sick'' *Tech N9ne - ''Killer'' *Skatterman & Snug Brim - '' Word On Tha Streets'' *Kutt Calhoun - ''Feature Presentation'' 2009 *Tech N9ne - ''Sickology 101'' *Krizz Kaliko - ''Genius'' *Tech N9ne - '' K.O.D.'' *Big Scoob - ''Monsterflik'' 2010 *Brotha Lynch Hung - ''Dinner and a Movie'' *Kutt Calhoun - ''Raw and Un-Kutt'' *Tech N9ne - ''The Gates Mixed Plate'' *Krizz Kaliko - ''Shock Treatment'' *Tech N9ne - ''Seepage'' (EP) *Tech N9ne - ''The Lost Scripts of K.O.D.'' (EP) 2011 *Brotha Lynch Hung - ''Coathanga Strangla'' *Big Scoob - '' Damn Fool'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Femi Kuti
Olufela Olufemi Anikulapo Kuti (born 16 June 1962), popularly known as Femi Kuti, is a Nigerian musician born in London and raised in Lagos. He is the eldest son of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti and a grandchild of political campaigner, women's rights activist and traditional aristocrat Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti. Femi Kuti began his musical career playing in his father's band, Egypt 80. In 1986, Femi started his own band, Positive Force, establishing himself as an artist independent of his father's legacy. Biography Femi Anikulapo Kuti was born in London to Fela and Remilekun (Remi) Ransome-Kuti (née Taylor; 1941-2000), and grew up in the former Nigerian capital, Lagos. His mother soon left his father, taking Femi to live with her. In 1977, however, Femi chose to move in with his father. Femi started playing the saxophone at the age of 15 and eventually became a member of his father's band. He studied at Baptist Academy and Igbobi College. Like his father, Femi has made commitme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ces Cru
Ces Cru (often stylized as CES Cru) is an American rap duo from Kansas City, Missouri, signed to independent record label Strange Music. The duo currently consists of members Donnie "Godemis" King and Mike "Ubiquitous" Viglione, but has had numerous members throughout the years. Ces Cru released their debut album ''Capture Enemy Soldiers'' in 2004. They went on to release ''Cesphiles, Vol. 1 Codename:irongiant'' (2008) and ''The Playground'' (2009). In 2010, the duo signed to Tech N9ne's record label Strange Music and have released the EP '' 13'' (2012) and ''Recession Proof'' (2015). Their first two studio albums on the label are ''Constant Energy Struggles'' (2013), and '' Codename: Ego Stripper'' (2014). The most recent release from Ces Cru is their sixth studio album ''Catastrophic Event Specialists'', released in February 2017. In 2021, both artists have since departed from the label. Biography The group went through a number of different group members before becoming the tri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tech N9ne
Aaron Dontez Yates (born November 8, 1971), better known by his stage name Tech N9ne (pronounced "tech nine"), is an American rapper. In 1999, he and business partner Travis O'Guin founded the record label Strange Music. He has sold over two million albums and has had his music featured in film, television, and video games. In 2009, he won the Left Field Woodie award at the mtvU Woodie Awards. His stage name originated from the TEC-9 semi-automatic handgun, a name given to him by rapper Black Walt due to his fast-rhyming chopper style. Yates later applied a deeper meaning to the name, stating that it stands for the complete technique of rhyme, with "tech" meaning technique and "nine" representing the number of completion. Despite minimal mainstream success himself, he has featured many mainstream artists on his albums including E-40, Ice Cube, Three 6 Mafia, B.o.B., Twista, Busta Rhymes, Kendrick Lamar, Lil Wayne, T-Pain, Snoop Dogg, The Game, Wiz Khalifa, CeeLo Green, T. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murs (rapper)
Nicholas Neil Carter (born March 16, 1978), better known by his stage name Murs, is an American rapping, rapper. His name is an acronym (or backronym) for which he himself has created multiple meanings, such as "Making the Universe Recognize and Submit" or "Making Underground Raw Shit." Murs is a former member of the rap group Living Legends (group), Living Legends, along with Luckyiam, Sunspot Jonz, The Grouch (rapper), The Grouch, Scarub, Eligh, Aesop, Bicasso and Arata. He is currently a member of several groups: 3 Melancholy Gypsys (along with Scarub and Eligh), Felt (hip hop group), Felt (along with Slug (rapper), Slug), and Melrose (along with Terrace Martin). He is also a vocalist in The Invincibles, along with Whole Wheat Bread (band), Whole Wheat Bread. On October 13, 2016, Murs set a Guinness World Record for rapping for 24 hours non-stop during a live stream on Twitch (service), Twitch. On June 11, 2013, Murs released an album as lead vocalist of a band called The W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
