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York (album)
''York'' (originally titled ''NoYork!'') is the second studio album by American rapper Blu. The album was initially leaked during the Rock The Bells tour in August 2011, and officially released in 2013. Background Blu was still under contract with Sire/Warner Bros in 2011, but as the LA Times noted "the slashing collection of songs was nowhere near commercial enough to ever see major label release". A few weeks later, Barnes was released from his Sire/Warner Bros. contract, although demo copies were pressed. Later officially released through New World Color on March 26, 2013. The album was also released as a vinyl 4-LP set with three additional songs, "Jazmine", "Jazzmen" and "Ronald Morgan". While Blu is the featured artist he was found to be "tapping a cadre of California instrumental hip-hop luminaries (...) of the Los Angeles beat scene". Many of them featured at the Low End Theory music club. These included the performers U-God, Jack Davey, Sa-Ra, Nola Darling, Cashus King ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blu (rapper)
Johnson Barnes III (born April 15, 1983), better known by his stage name Blu, is an American rapper and record producer from Los Angeles, California. He is best known for his group Blu & Exile and their debut album ''Below the Heavens'' (2007). He is a forefront member of the California-based collective, Dirty Science. Blu is also co-CEO of New World Color, a label through which he has released many of his projects. He is recognized for his collaboration albums between him and various producers such as Exile, Mainframe, Ta'Raach, Bombay, Damu the Fudgemunk, Madlib, Nottz, and Union Analogtronics. Musical career By age 19, Blu was selling out local shows at the Knitting Factory, House Of Blues, and headlining once a month at the Rumba Room on Universal City Walk. Back then, he recorded with various rap groups such as the Ill Flava Crew, Infinite Legacy crew, The Untouchable Mob, Glory For The People, The LA Metro Crew and the Bridgetown Steel Crew. He was also a contestant on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Popmatters
''PopMatters'' is an international online magazine of cultural criticism that covers aspects of popular culture. ''PopMatters'' publishes reviews, interviews, and essays on cultural products and expressions in areas such as music, television, films, books, video games, comics, sports, theater, visual arts, travel, and the Internet. History ''PopMatters'' was founded by Sarah Zupko, who had previously established the cultural studies academic resource site PopCultures. ''PopMatters'' launched in late 1999 as a sister site providing original essays, reviews and criticism of various media products. Over time, the site went from a weekly publication schedule to a five-day-a-week magazine format, expanding into regular reviews, features, and columns. In the fall of 2005, monthly readership exceeded one million. From 2006 onward, ''PopMatters'' produced several syndicated newspaper columns for McClatchy-Tribune News Service. By 2009 there were four different pop culture related col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
U-N-I
U-N-I (short for "U-N-I To The Verse") are a hip hop duo from Inglewood, Los Angeles, consisting of Y-O (born Yonas Semere Michael) and Thurzday (born Yannick Koffi).Smith, Camilo (2008)U-N-I will host party at Holy Grail sneaker shop tonight; performance Saturday at the Roxy, ''LA Times'', July 25, 2008Odoh, Meka (2008)DXNext, Underground Rap: U-N-I, ''HipHopDX'' History Y-O and Thurzday met in 1999 at St. Bernard High School in Westchester, California. They were originally part of a four-man group, the Rap-Ture Kamp, along with fellow St. Bernard student Ablaze and local producer Unjust Ant. This crew released two mixtapes, ''Rap-Ture Kamp Unleash, Volume 1'' and ''Jacking Beats''. After graduation in 2006 they split from the Kamp and formed U-N-I, the name inspired by The Roots' 1996 album ''Illadelph Halflife''.Tambara, Kristen (2008)A "Beautiful Day" with U-N-I, ''URB Magazine'' Thurz stated "To us, it's a first person statement. Myself and Y-O, U-N-I-verse, ain't nobody ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Site Anubis
''Site Anubis'' is an album by Paul Schütze and Phantom City, released in 1996 through Big Cat Records. It is a concept album in which urban catastrophe is caused by an 800-foot statue of the Egyptian god Anubis. Background and recording Though the album credits all songs as being written by Paul Schütze, Schütze has said that "None of it was written - it was all improvised." The album was recorded through dubbing parts played by musicians who never met in person; bassist Bill Laswell played over Schütze's electronics in New York City, New York, then passed the results to drummer Dirk Wachtelaer in Brussels, who recorded his parts and then passed the music on to the next performer. Several of the album's musicians united for live performances, which are documented on ''Shiva Recoil: Live/Unlive'' (1997). Track listing Personnel ;Musicians *Raoul Björkenheim – guitar *Alex Buess – bass clarinet and contrabass clarinet on "An Early Mutation", "Blue Like P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zonoscope
''Zonoscope'' is the third studio album by Australian electronic music band Cut Copy. It was released on 4 February 2011 by Modular Recordings. Recorded in Melbourne in 2010, the album received generally positive reviews from music critics. ''Zonoscope'' reached number three on the ARIA Albums Chart, becoming the band's second highest-peaking album after ''In Ghost Colours'', which topped the chart in 2008. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2011, ''Zonoscope'' won Best Dance Release and the Artisan Award for Best Cover Art, and was nominated for Album of the Year. It was also nominated for Best Dance/Electronica Album at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards in 2012. Background and recording The album's title and release date were announced exclusively through ''Spin'' magazine on 2 November 2010. In an interview with ''musicOMH'', guitarist Tim Hoey said, "I guess we finished touring ''In Ghost Colours'', and we wanted to strip away what we'd done before and re-imagine sonically with differe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsunehisa Kimura
Tsunehisa Kimura (木村恒久, ''Kimura Tsunehisa''; 1928–2008) was a Japanese artist influential in graphic design. Style Kimura's photomontage imagine a surreal world of ongoing apocalypse and often showcase the encroachment of nature and natural phenomenon on man-made structures and the urban built environment. His most famous ‘Visual Scandals’ series was published in book form by Parco, Tokyo in 1979. In popular culture Kimura provided the cover artwork to Midnight Oil's 1984 album ''Red Sails in the Sunset (album), Red Sails in the Sunset''. Additionally, altered versions of one of his works appear as cover art for Climax Blues Band's 1980 album Flying the Flag and Cut Copy's 2011 album ''Zonoscope''. Cut Copy would eventually go on to win the Artisan Award for Best Cover Art at the ARIA Music Awards of 2011. Design commentators have drawn attention to similarities between Kimura's work and the CGI envisioning of the Tom Cruise film Oblivion (2013 film), Oblivi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pac Div
Pacific Division, better known as Pac Div is an American rap quartet from Southern California. Formed by brothers Like and Mibbs, Pac Div started rapping together in high school. Originally an eleven-member crew, they shrank to three in 2005 when it became apparent a group with that many members wasn't feasible. Career Pac Div's first mixtape, '' Sealed for Freshness: The Blend Tape'', along with their first video, F.A.T Boys, was released in 2006 to critic acclaim. Focusing on their lives as regular, young men growing up in Southern California, their music resonated with youth from all walks of life. This universal appeal was the catalyst for their success and garnered them the real estate in numerous famed magazines, including ''Billboard'', ''Rolling Stone'', ''The Source'', ''VIBE'' and '' XXL''. It also gained the approval of hip-hop hotshots Ludacris, ?uestlove, Pharrell Williams, Talib Kweli, 9th Wonder and more. Their continued success drew international attention as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edan (musician)
Edan Portnoy (born 1978), better known as Edan, is an American hip hop artist from Rockville, Maryland. Early life Born to middle-class parents who immigrated from Israel, Portnoy grew up in Rockville, Maryland. He is Jewish. In high school, he bought his first turntables and started mixing beats. Inspired by his classmate's rhymes, he started writing his own songs. After graduation, he entered Berklee College of Music, where he spent two and a half years. He dropped out of the college to focus on music full time. Career Edan released his first solo studio album, '' Primitive Plus'', on Lewis Recordings in 2002. It was described by ''The A.V. Club'' as "one of the year's most promising debuts". In 2005, he released his second solo studio album, '' Beauty and the Beat''. It features guest appearances from Insight, Percee P, Mr. Lif, and Dagha. It peaked at number 40 on the UK Independent Albums Chart, as well as number 37 on the UK R&B Albums Chart. In 2009, he released a mixtape ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiombe Lockhart
Tiombe Lockhart is an American singer-songwriter from Atlanta, Georgia. She is a former member of Cubic Zirconia. Early life Lockhart was born in Atlanta, Georgia. At the age of 12 she moved to Los Angeles and completed the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts. In 1997 she settled in New York City where she graduated from the New School University with the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Vocal Jazz Performance diploma. Career In the early 2000s she performed at various East Coast venues, often as a support for Bilal. After collaborating with MCs from the Living Legends group ( The Grouch, Eligh and Scarub), she began co-operating with the Platinum Pied Pipers. Tiombe was featured on three songs from the group's '' Triple P'' album, which attracted positive reviews and press coverage. The collaboration continued during the group's promotional tour and as a result Tiombe was given an offer to record her debut album on the Bling 47 label, formed by Waajeed of the Platinum Pied Piper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suzi Analogue
Maya Shipman (born August 16, 1987), better known by her stage name Suzi Analogue, is an American recording artist, musician, and songwriter based in New York City. She is a former member of Klipmode alongside Mndsgn, Devonwho, & Knxwledge; with many collaborations between them during the rise of the international beatmaking culture. Suzi credits her name to the alter-ego of RZA, Bobby Digital, one of her favorite hip-hop producers. Her style fuses soul, hip-hop lyrics, and vocal processes characterized by synthesizers and electronic bass instruments. Career In 2012, Suzi Analogue and Tokimonsta collaborated and released an EP under the Moniker "Analogue Monsta ". The Collaborative EP entitled "Boom" was released by Scion Audio/Visual. In 2013, she launched her own record label, 'Never Normal Records''. Her first project released on the Never Normal label "CHILLS + THRILLS" was named ''Best Cassette Of 2014'' by UK's FACT Magazine. She has been featured on BET & MTV, among o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
U-God
Lamont Jody Hawkins (born November 10, 1970), better known as U-God, is an American rapper and member of the hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan. He has been with the group since its inception, and is known for his deep voice and rhythmic flow that can alternate between gruff and smooth. Early life Hawkins was born in Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York City. He moved to Staten Island as a youth. He was originally a beatboxer for Cappadonna, and was friends with future members Method Man, Inspectah Deck and childhood friend of Raekwon. Sometime before the members united, U-God was mentored in rap by Cappadonna. He soon became friends with RZA and Ghostface Killah, and he began rhyming under the alias Golden Arms, based on the Kung-Fu movie ''Kid with the Golden Arm''. Later on he changed his name to U-God (which is short for his Five-Percent Nation righteous name "Universal God Allah"). Career ''Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)'' / ''Wu-Tang Forever'' U-God was convicted on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Low End Theory
Low End Theory was a weekly experimental hip hop and electronic music club night that took place every Wednesday from 2006 to 2018 at The Airliner in Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles, California. History "The Low End Theory" is the second studio album by American hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest, released on September 24, 1991, by Jive Records. The music venue Low End Theory was founded in 2006 by producer and Alpha Pup Records label head Daddy Kev. As the "epicenter" of L.A.'s instrumental hip hop scene, Low End Theory has become one of the most influential venues for the 'beat music' genre. Long-time resident DJs include Daddy Kev, The Gaslamp Killer, Nobody, and D-Styles. "L.A.'s monolithic weekly showcase for uncut beat-driven tracks" has been a launchpad for the success of prolific electronic artists such as The Glitch Mob, Daedelus, Nosaj Thing and Flying Lotus, who describes the club's humble beginnings as a sort of "producer's lounge". The club night "showcases the links be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
