Julio Francisco Ramos (born July 24, 1981), better known as Ceschi Ramos, or simply as Ceschi
New Haven, Connecticut
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.[ He won the Connecticut Music Awards for Best Hip Hop in 2014.]
Life and career
Ceschi released his first solo album, ''Fake Flowers'', in 2004.[
In 2008, Ceschi and his brother David Ramos founded the record label Fake Four Inc.][
In 2010, Ceschi was arrested and pleaded guilty to a 100-pound marijuana shipment that he accepted at the home of his grandfather in New Haven.
Ceschi released '' The One Man Band Broke Up'', a collaborative album with German producer DJ Scientist, in July 2010. It was described by ]Tiny Mix Tapes
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as "music for the saddest party in recorded human history."
In 2014, Ceschi won the Connecticut Music Awards for Best Hip Hop.[ He released ''Broken Bone Ballads'', a collaborative album with Canadian producer Factor Chandelier, in April 2015.]
Codefendants
In 2021, Ramos formed his newest project Codefendants, alongside fellow punk rock musicians Fat Mike
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of NOFX
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and Sam King of Get Dead. The group seeks to break genre
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barriers and produces a mix of hip hop music
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, new wave, and punk rock
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, which they call "crime wave". The group has opened for NOFX on their farewell tour, and shared the stage with notable punk rock acts, including Lagwagon
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, Pennywise, and Circle Jerks
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. Codefendants released their debut album, ''This is Crime Wave'' on March 24, 2023.
Discography
Solo studio albums
* ''Fake Flowers'' (Beyond Space, 2004)
* ''They Hate Francisco False'' (Net31, 2006)
* '' The One Man Band Broke Up'' ( Fake Four Inc., 2010)
* ''Broken Bone Ballads'' (Fake Four Inc., 2015)
* ''Sad, Fat Luck'' (Fake Four Inc., 2019)
* ''Sans Soleil'' (Fake Four Inc., 2019)
* ''This Guitar Was Stolen Along with Years of Our Lives'' (Fake Four Inc., 2021)
* ''Bring Us the Head of Francisco False (Part 1)'' (Fake Four Inc., 2024)
* ''Bring Us the Head of Francisco False (Part 2)'' (Fake Four Inc., 2024)
B-side / demo albums
* ''Fake Flowers R.I.P. 1'' (2005)
* ''Fake Flowers R.I.P. 2'' (2005)
* ''Fake Flowers R.I.P. 3'' (2005)
* ''Forgotten Forever'' (Cooler Than Cucumbers, 2014)
* ''Elm St. Sessions'' (Fake Four Inc., 2018)
Toca
* ''Dancing with Skeletons'' (2003)
* ''Toca'' (Two Tone Elephants, 2007)
Dead by Wednesday
* ''Democracy Is Dead'' (Stillborn, 2005)
* ''The Killing Project'' (Eclipse, 2008)
* ''The Last Parade'' (Eclipse, 2011)
Other collaborations
* ''Anonymous Inc.'' (Anonymous Inc., 2001)
* ''A.O.K.'' (Anonymous Inc., 2003)
* ''Knuck Feast'' (Grimm Image, 2007)
* ''Ceschi / Pat the Bunny'' (DIY Bandits, 2016)
* ''This Is Crime Wave'' (Bottles to the Ground, 2023)
Singles
* "Count on It" b/w "Bad Jokes" (2008)
* "Same Old Love Song" (2009)
References
External links
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1981 births
21st-century American rappers
East Coast hip-hop musicians
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
Rappers from Connecticut