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B. Dolan
Bernard Dolan (born March 8, 1981) is an American rapper, spoken word artist, activist, screenwriter, and composer based in Providence, Rhode Island.Strange Famous RecordB. Dolan Biography/ref> History B. Dolan's first performances took place at New York City's Nuyorican Poets Cafe, where he gained respect as part of HBO's ''Def Poetry'' in 2002 and won numerous slam titles.Boston PhoeniB. Dolan Goes Where Few Emcees Have Gone Before/ref> He has since distanced himself from and criticized slam poetry. In 2011, he told the ''Boston Phoenix'':Doing spoken word was the first time I ever tried to present my writing on a stage, and that's what it was good for. It taught me some basic stage tricks that I still use — like how to change my voice and talk to a crowd. But once you've picked up those chops, you need to get the hell out before you become some asshole who wins the poetry slam for the 10th year in a row. After performing at a Def Jam industry party at the Rush Arts Galler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Providence, Rhode Island
Providence is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. One of the oldest cities in New England, it was founded in 1636 by Roger Williams, a Reformed Baptist theologian and religious exile from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He named the area in honor of "God's merciful Providence" which he believed was responsible for revealing such a haven for him and his followers. The city developed as a busy port as it is situated at the mouth of the Providence River in Providence County, at the head of Narragansett Bay. Providence was one of the first cities in the country to industrialize and became noted for its textile manufacturing and subsequent machine tool, jewelry, and silverware industries. Today, the city of Providence is home to eight hospitals and List of colleges and universities in Rhode Island#Institutions, eight institutions of higher learning which have shifted the city's economy into service industries, though it still retains some manufacturin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alias (artist)
Brendon Whitney (April 5, 1976 – March 30, 2018), better known by his stage name Alias, was a producer and rapper from Hollis, Maine. He was a co-founder of the indie hip hop record label Anticon. History Alias originally performed as a rapper with Sole in the group Live Poets. He also produced his own songs, but would still rap over another producer's beats. He moved to California in 1999 to start the label Anticon, as well as to focus on his music. Later on, as Alias began working with Anticon, he produced tracks for the emcees on the label. In 2002, Alias released his first solo album '' The Other Side of the Looking Glass''. He produced and rapped on the album. After that, Alias moved away from rapping to focus solely on production. His production work also moved away from sampling and began to involve more synthesizers and instruments such as guitar. He released his first instrumental album '' Muted'' in 2003. The compilation of his remix works, '' Collected Remixes'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Distraction Pieces
''Distraction Pieces'' is the second solo album by Scroobius Pip, released on 19 September 2011. It entered and peaked at No. 35 on the UK albums chart. Track listing References External links * {{Authority control 2011 albums Scroobius Pip albums Strange Famous Records albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scroobius Pip
David Peter Meads (born 3 August 1981), known professionally and personally as Scroobius Pip (Dave), is an English actor and podcaster as well as a former spoken word poet and hip hop recording artist from Stanford-le-Hope, Essex. He first gained prominence as one half of hip hop duo Dan le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip sparked by their debut single "Thou Shalt Always Kill". He manages his own record label, Speech Development Records. He hosted the award-winning weekly radio show ''The Beatdown'' on XFM in the late 2000s and currently hosts the '' Distraction Pieces Podcast''. In August 2016, he released a book entitled ''Distraction Pieces''. He appears as French Bill, an assistant to Atticus, in the eight-part historical fiction series ''Taboo'' (2017) on BBC One and FX. Early career As a teenager, Scroobius Pip was inspired by punk music to buy a guitar and form various bands with his friends. His musical tastes quickly grew to encompass genres including hip hop and jazz and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death Panel
"Death panel" is a political term that originated during the 2009 debate about federal health care legislation to cover the uninsured in the United States. Sarah Palin, former Republican Governor of Alaska and Vice Presidential Candidate in 2008, coined the term when she charged that proposed legislation would create a "death panel" of bureaucrats who would carry out triage, i.e. decide whether Americans—such as her elderly parents, or children with Down syndrome—were "worthy of medical care". Palin's claim has been referred to as the "death panel myth", as nothing in any proposed legislation would have led to individuals being judged to see if they were worthy of health care. Palin's spokesperson pointed to Section 1233 of bill HR 3200 which would have paid physicians for providing voluntary counseling to Medicare patients about living wills, advance directives, and end-of-life care options. Palin's claim was reported as false and criticized by the press, fact-checkers, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sole (artist)
James Timothy "Tim" Holland Jr. (born September 25, 1977), better known by his stage name Sole, is an American underground hip hop artist from Portland, Maine. He is one of eight co-founders of the record label Anticon. He has been a member of the groups Northern Exposure, Live Poets, Deep Puddle Dynamics, So-Called Artists, Da Babylonianz, Sole and the Skyrider Band and Waco Boyz. Career Sole recorded his first demo in 1992. At age 15, he assembled 45 Below Records, which included rappers Alias, JD Walker, and producer DJ Moodswing9 (then known as Cuz the Highlander). Sole and Moodswing9 released the album ''Mad Skillz and Unpaid Billz'' together as Northern Exposure, selling more than 300 copies. In 1997, Sole released a 12" as Live Poets with JD Walker and Moodswing9. It garnered college radio play and sold a few thousand copies. In early 1998, Sole and rapper Pedestrian coined the name Anticon and together started a collectively owned record label under the name. Later it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sick Of Wasting
Sage Francis discography. Studio albums ''Sick of'' Mixtapes * ''Sick of Waiting...'' (1999) * ''Still Sick... Urine Trouble'' (2000) * ''Sick of Waiting Tables'' (2001) * ''Sick of Waging War'' (2002) * ''Sickly Business'' (2004) * ''Still Sickly Business'' (2005) * ''Sick of Wasting'' (2009) * ''Sick to D(eat)th'' (2013) Live albums * ''Dead Poet Live Album'' (2004) * ''Road Tested (2003–2005)'' (2005) EPs * ''Bounce / Drop Bass'' (1999) as Non-Prophets * ''All Word, No Play'' (2000) as Non-Prophets * '' Sage Frenchkiss'' (2002) * ''Climb Trees'' (2002) * ''Makeshift Patriot'' (2003) * ''Damage'' (2004) as Non-Prophets * '' Slow Down Gandhi'' (2004) * ''Sea Lion'' (2005) DVDs * ''Life Is Easy'' (2005) Guest appearances * Sixtoo - "Testimony" from ''A Work in Progress'' (2001) * Sixtoo - "When Freedom Rings" from ''Songs I Hate (And Other People Moments)'' (2001) * Sole - "My Head Hurts" from "Salt on Everything" (2002) * Double Deez - "Try Your Best" from ''Swedish Ish EP ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ugly Truth (album)
''The Ugly Truth'' is a collaborative studio album by Prolyphic & Reanimator. It was released on Strange Famous Records in 2008. It features guest appearances from Macromantics, B. Dolan, Alias, and Sage Francis. Critical reception Bob Gulla of '' The Phoenix'' described the album as "a blissed-out merger of Prolyphic's smart rap/poetry and Reanimator's perfectly complementary beats and motifs." Matt Rinaldi of AllMusic wrote, "Prolyphic lays his heartfelt verses over Reanimator's inventive beatwork, which combines loops, samples, and live instrumentation." Alan Ranta of ''PopMatters'' commented that "The beats are glowing with live instrument samples and boom-bap drums, easily on par with the finest yet released by the man, while the words glide as if born to those sounds." Track listing Personnel Credits adapted from liner notes. * Prolyphic – vocals * Reanimator – production, mixing (15) * Macromantics – vocals (4) * Sandrine – additional backing vocals (4) * J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reanimator (producer)
Ryan Bowersock, better known by his stage name Reanimator, is an alternative hip hop producer from Wisconsin operating out of Chicago, Illinois. Career Reanimator released the solo debut album, ''Music to Slit Wrists By'', in 2004. He released ''The Ugly Truth'', a collaborative album with the rapper Prolyphic, on Strange Famous Records in 2008. He has also produced tracks for the rapper Sage Francis. Discography Albums * ''Music to Slit Wrists By'' (2004) * ''The Ugly Truth'' (2008) with Prolyphic Singles * "Artist Goes Pop" (2008) with Prolyphic Productions * Sage Francis - "The Strange Famous Mullet Remover" from '' Personal Journals'' (2002) * Sage Francis - "Hey Bobby (Reanimator Remix)" from "Slow Down Gandhi" (2004) * Sage Francis - "The Buzz Kill" "Sun vs. Moon" "Lie Detector Test" "Slow Down Gandhi" from ''A Healthy Distrust'' (2005) * Sage Francis - "The Buzz Kill (Reanimator Remix)" from '' Unsound'' (2006) * Sage Francis - "Hoofprints in the Sand" from '' Human ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prolyphic
Alfred Schoeninger (born June 16, 1981), better known by his stage name Mopes, and formerly Prolyphic, is an American hip hop musician from Rhode Island. He is one half of the duo Stick Figures along with Robust and is currently signed to Strange Famous Records. Musical career Prolyphic first became known in 1999 when he had recorded a demo tape and shopped it around Scribble Jam, which caught the attention of artists such as Sage Francis, Sole and Scribble Jam founder Kevin Beacham. Following this, he and Sage Francis continued trading demo tapes and became more familiar with each other through the local Rhode Island hip hop circuit. They continued to stay friends and Sage Francis eventually signed Prolyphic to his label, Strange Famous Records. He became the second artist signed to the label, after B. Dolan. In 2005, he released Stick Figures' self titled debut album. The same year, he was introduced by Sage Francis to hip hop producer Reanimator. Together, the two released ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Human The Death Dance
''Human the Death Dance'' is the third solo studio album by American rapper Sage Francis. It was released on Epitaph Records on May 8, 2007. It peaked at number 97 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart. Critical reception At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 77, based on 16 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". David Jeffries of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying, "''Human the Death Dance'' may be his most personal effort, but it's also an incredibly well-built full-length -- even when it borrows from a handful of genres -- and it's arguably his best lyrical effort, undoubtedly his best production-wise." Roque Strew of ''Pitchfork'' gave the album a 7.9 out of 10, saying, "'Going Back to Rehab' weaves allusions to the greats, Nas and Biggie, into a six-minute tapestry that encompasses everything great about Sage Francis's strongest album to date: Its neon rai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
