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Up Above Records
Up Above Records is an independent hip hop record label based in Long Beach, California, co-founded in 1995 by Doug "Papadoug" Kato and The Visionaries member KeyKool, along with DJ Rhettmatic and Beat Junkies. The label's first release was a 12" single, KeyKool & Rhettmatic's "Can U Hear It". The single's B-side, "E=MC5" featuring Ras Kass, Meen Green, Voodoo, and Visionaries member LMNO, was deemed "an underground classic" by ''Source Magazine'' (Feb. '96). Up Above Records has built a reputation as vinyl record specialists releasing 12-inch singles (the Jay Dee J Dilla hip-hop hit "Fuck the Police"), as well as distributing vinyl releases for Jurassic 5, Legendary Music, and other distinguished artists such as Kool G Rap, The Beatnuts, Tony Touch, Dilated Peoples, DJ Spinna, and Sadat X. Up Above Records has also released four moderately successful albums by the Visionaries, along with numerous albums for artists such as those listed below. Artists * Blend Crafters (DJ Nu-Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KeyKool
Visionaries is an underground hip hop crew from Los Angeles, California. The crew formed in 1995, and have since released four full-length albums on Up Above Records, and their fifth album "V" on their newly re-formed label Visionaries Crew, Inc. The crew's six members have collectively released over fifty solo and side projects. They have collaborated and performed with many other artists, including Wu-Tang Clan, Nas, Common, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Dilated Peoples, De La Soul, Blackalicious, Jean Grae, Psycho Realm, J Dilla, Jurassic 5 and Linkin Park. Members * 2Mex * LMNO * R.ēL.Z.M. a.k.a. "Lord Zen" * Dannu * KeyKool * DJ Rhettmatic Discography * ''Galleries'' (Up Above Records; 1998) * ''Sophomore Jinx'' (Up Above Records; 2000) * ''Pangaea'' (Up Above Records; 2004) * ''We Are the Ones (We've Been Waiting For)'' (Up Above Records; 2006) * ''Est 1995 (Mixtape)'' (2007) * ''V'' (Visionaries Crew) (2021) Solo projects * 2Mex (a.k.a. SonGodSuns) ** (As The Mind Clouders) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DJ Spinna
Vincent E. Williamsbetter known by his stage name DJ Spinna, is an American hip hop and deep house producer from Brooklyn. According to Allmusic, he has "remained strictly an underground artist despite his astonishing talent." Life and career Spinna who is of Panamanian background, began experimenting with turntables at age 11 and is known for combining dance music with hip hop, funk, and soul. He remixed artists such as De La Soul, Mary J. Blige, and Stevie Wonder. He also collaborated with Eminem on songs such as "Three Six Five," "Watch Deez", and "5-Star Generals", before the latter went on to superstardom. His first group, the Jigmastas, was with the emcee Kriminul. He is also a member of Polyrhythm Addicts, an underground hip-hop 'supergroup' composed of him, Apani B. Fly, Mr. Complex, and Shabaam Sahdeeq. The group's album ''Rhyme-Related'' was released in 1999 on Wreck/Nervous Records and featured a song with Pharaohe Monch. Apani B Fly MC was replaced by Tiye Phoenix whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher
Christopher is the English language, English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek language, Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or ''Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Jesus, Christ" or "Anointing, Anointed", and φέρειν (''phérein''), "to bear"; hence the "Christ-bearer". As a given name, 'Christopher' has been in use since the 10th century. In English, Christopher may be abbreviated as "Chris", "Topher", and sometimes "Kit (given name), Kit". It was frequently the most popular male first name in the United Kingdom, having been in the top twenty in England and Wales from the 1940s until 1995, although it has since dropped out of the top 100. The name is most common in England and not so common in Wales, Scotland, or Republic of Ireland, Ireland. People with the given name Antiquity and Middle Ages * Saint Christopher (died 251), saint venerated by Catholics and Orthodox Christians * Christopher (Do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kozmonautz
Visionaries is an underground hip hop crew from Los Angeles, California. The crew formed in 1995, and have since released four full-length albums on Up Above Records, and their fifth album "V" on their newly re-formed label Visionaries Crew, Inc. The crew's six members have collectively released over fifty solo and side projects. They have collaborated and performed with many other artists, including Wu-Tang Clan, Nas, Common, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Dilated Peoples, De La Soul, Blackalicious, Jean Grae, Psycho Realm, J Dilla, Jurassic 5 and Linkin Park. Members * 2Mex * LMNO * R.ēL.Z.M. a.k.a. "Lord Zen" * Dannu * KeyKool * DJ Rhettmatic Discography * ''Galleries'' (Up Above Records; 1998) * ''Sophomore Jinx'' (Up Above Records; 2000) * ''Pangaea'' (Up Above Records; 2004) * ''We Are the Ones (We've Been Waiting For)'' (Up Above Records; 2006) * ''Est 1995 (Mixtape)'' (2007) * ''V'' (Visionaries Crew) (2021) Solo projects * 2Mex (a.k.a. SonGodSuns) ** (As The Mind Clouders) '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Self-Titled
An eponym is a person, a place, or a thing after whom or which someone or something is, or is believed to be, named. The adjectives which are derived from the word eponym include ''eponymous'' and ''eponymic''. Usage of the word The term ''eponym'' functions in multiple related ways, all based on an explicit relationship between two named things. A person, place, or thing named after a particular person share an eponymous relationship. In this way, Elizabeth I of England is the eponym of the Elizabethan era. When Henry Ford is referred to as "the ''eponymous'' founder of the Ford Motor Company", his surname "Ford" serves as the eponym. The term also refers to the title character of a fictional work (such as Rocky Balboa of the ''Rocky'' film series), as well as to ''self-titled'' works named after their creators (such as the album ''The Doors'' by the band the Doors). Walt Disney created the eponymous Walt Disney Company, with his name similarly extended to theme parks such as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camile Velasco
Ciara-Camile "Camile" Roque Velasco (born September 1, 1985) known by her stage name Eli-Mac is a Filipino American singer and came in ninth place on the third season of the reality/talent-search television series, American Idol. She is one-quarter Irish, one-quarter Spanish, and half Filipino. Early life Born in Makati, Philippines, Camile Velasco's family later moved to Haiku, Maui, Hawaii. Prior to American Idol, Velasco was a struggling songwriter/composer who worked at her parents' IHOP Restaurant in Kahului. Career ''American Idol'' 3 contestant In 2003, Velasco auditioned for ''American Idol'' in Honolulu, Oahu and was unanimously accepted by the judges for her rendition of the chorus and bridge of "Ready or Not"—a Delfonics-sampled classic by the Fugees. In the Hollywood round, Velasco sang several songs solo and performed "You Can't Hurry Love" in a group. She was eventually advanced to the Top 32, in the second group of semi-finalists. Before she left the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supernatural (rapper)
Reco Price (born April 23, 1970), better known by his stage name Supernatural (a.k.a. Super Nat or MC Supernatural) is an American rapper best known for his "on-the-spot" freestyle and battle rap abilities. He has been a regular performer and host of the Rock the Bells Music Festival since its beginning in 2004. Biography Born in Marion, Indiana, Supernatural began rhyming at the age of 14. Moving to New York City at the age of 19, Supernatural began to make a name for himself on the hip hop scene and by 1993 he won the New Music Seminar. A week prior he was signed by Elektra Records, where he recorded an album titled "Natural Disasters". His first worldwide known single was "Buddha blessed it". He had landed a radio-show on 98.7 Kiss-FM 1994 where he met KRS-One from the group Boogie Down Productions who became not only a friend but his business manager. He is renowned for his improvisational talents, or freestyle, about which he said in a 1997 interview, "my definition of a fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Oldominion
Oldominion is an American hip hop collective, consisting of more than twenty members. It was described by Casey Jarman of ''Willamette Week'' as the "Northwest's largest hip-hop crew" which "united the local underground rap scene for the first time". History After Oraclez Creed (Onry Ozzborn, Pale Soul, and Sleep Sleep is a sedentary state of mind and body. It is characterized by altered consciousness, relatively inhibited sensory activity, reduced muscle activity and reduced interactions with surroundings. It is distinguished from wakefulness by a de ...) connected with Frontline (Destro, Nyqwil, and Snafu), Rochester A.P. named the group Oldominion in 1999. The first album, ''One'', was released in 2000. Discography Albums :* '' One'' (2000) :* ''Make Happy'' (2008) EPs :* ''Book of Fury'' (2000) :* ''Oldominion Volume 1'' (2001) :* ''Oldominion Volume 2'' (2001) :* ''Oldominion Volume 3'' (2002) Compilations :* ''Negative One and a Half'' (2004) Singles :* "Don't K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sleep (rapper)
Christopher Tafoya (born June 2, 1975), better known by his stage name Sleep or Sleep of Oldominion, is an American hip hop artist from Farmington, New Mexico, who is currently based in Portland, Oregon. He is a founding member of the Pacific Northwest hip hop collective Oldominion and hip hop duo The Chicharones alongside Josh Martinez. He is signed to Strange Famous Records. Early life Tafoya grew up in the small town community of Farmington, New Mexico. He is of Mexican descent. At the age of five, Sleep was already rapping and b-boying with his friends and relatives in the small town, with himself naming Run DMC as an important influence when he first began. In addition to the hip hop he heard early on, his father was a former bass player for blues musician Gatemouth Brown, and would play a wide array of music, from Mariachi, to Blues, to Rock. Sleep also grew up with seven other brothers who all played musical instruments and had a grandfather who was also a multi in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LMNO (rapper)
Visionaries is an underground hip hop crew from Los Angeles, California. The crew formed in 1995, and have since released four full-length albums on Up Above Records, and their fifth album "V" on their newly re-formed label Visionaries Crew, Inc. The crew's six members have collectively released over fifty solo and side projects. They have collaborated and performed with many other artists, including Wu-Tang Clan, Nas, Common, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Dilated Peoples, De La Soul, Blackalicious, Jean Grae, Psycho Realm, J Dilla, Jurassic 5 and Linkin Park. Members * 2Mex * LMNO * R.ēL.Z.M. a.k.a. "Lord Zen" * Dannu * KeyKool * DJ Rhettmatic Discography * ''Galleries'' (Up Above Records; 1998) * ''Sophomore Jinx'' (Up Above Records; 2000) * ''Pangaea'' (Up Above Records; 2004) * ''We Are the Ones (We've Been Waiting For)'' (Up Above Records; 2006) * ''Est 1995 (Mixtape)'' (2007) * ''V'' (Visionaries Crew) (2021) Solo projects * 2Mex (a.k.a. SonGodSuns) ** (As The Mind Clou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Hill (soul Musician)
Kimberly Allise Hill is an American soul musician, best known for her work with the hip hop group the Black Eyed Peas. Personal life Hill grew up in Camillus, New York, a small suburb outside Syracuse, New York. She was raised by her single mother in a primarily white neighborhood. Hill is divorced and has one son. She also has a brother. Career When Hill moved to Los Angeles, she found work as an extra on television for shows such as ''Living Single''. She joined Black Eyed Peas after meeting them backstage at a BMI showcase in 1995. She also signed to will.i.am's label I Am Music (an imprint of Interscope Records). Hill got to realize her childhood dream of performing on ''Soul Train'' when Black Eyed Peas were asked to perform in 1998.'''' Hill signed a solo deal with Interscope Records in 1998, but she later ended up releasing the record on her own. As the merger of Interscope's parent company Universal Music Group and PolyGram took full effect, Hill resisted pressur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
