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Bleubird
Jacques Bruna better known by his stage name Bleubird is an American rapper originally from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He is known for his rapid-fire delivery, comic relief, lyrical wit and freestyle ability. Basing most of his career out of Orlando, he toured relentlessly throughout North America and Europe playing shows with Grand Buffet, Deerhoof, Sixtoo, Sole, Shape Shifters, Solillaquists of Sound and others. Bleubird has had production help from artists such as Alias, Astronautalis and Radical Face. Discography ;Albums * ''The Mic Chord Noose Theory'' (2000) (with Cracker Jackson, as S.M.T.H.) * ''Does Man's Short Life Span Make Any Sense'' (2002) * ''Sloppy Doctor'' (2003) * ''Pretty Pretty Please'' (2004) (with Marcus, Nomad, Siaz & Xndl, as Gunporn) * ''From Supercold to Superheat'' (2006) * ''RIP U$A (The Birdfleu)'' (2007) * ''Don't Let Nerds Take Over Your Life'' (2010) (with jayrope, as Prinzenallee) * ''Fuck!'' (2010) (with Edison & Thesis Sahib, as Les Swash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cannonball!!!
''Cannonball!!!'' is a 2012 studio album by American rapper Bleubird, released on Fake Four Inc. Production is handled by Astronautalis and Radical Face. "Time 4real" features a guest appearance from Ceschi. Critical reception Thomas Quinlan of ''Exclaim! ''Exclaim!'' is a Canadian music and entertainment publisher based in Toronto, which features in-depth coverage of new music across all genres with a special focus on Canadian and emerging artists. The monthly Exclaim! print magazine publishes 7 ...'' said, "While not your typical hip-hop album, fans open to experimentation with different genres will find ''Cannonball!!!'' a rewarding, if eclectic, half-hour-plus of music." Brett Uddenberg of '' URB'' called it Bleubird's "most focused and well-rounded" work to date. Track listing References External links * * {{Authority control 2012 albums Bleubird albums Fake Four Inc. albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astronautalis
Charles Andrew Bothwell (born December 13, 1981), better known by his stage name Astronautalis, is an American alternative hip hop artist currently based in Brooklyn, New York. History After gaining some recognition in local circles in Jacksonville, Florida and competing at Scribble Jam, Astronautalis self-released his debut album, ''You and Yer Good Ideas'', in 2003. He eventually signed with Fighting Records and the record was re-released in 2005, followed by his second album, ''The Mighty Ocean and Nine Dark Theaters'', in 2006. He released the third album, ''Pomegranate'', on Eyeball Records in 2008. In winter 2009, he toured with the Canadian indie rock band Tegan and Sara through Europe, and supported them again through the spring of 2010 in Australia. His fourth album, '' This Is Our Science'', was released on Fake Four Inc. in 2011. His latest release, '' Cut the Body Loose'', was released in 2016. Astronautalis is a descendant of James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
K-the-I???
Kiki Ceac, better known by his stage name K-the-I???, is an American rapper and producer based in Los Angeles, California and currently signed to Fake Four Inc. History K-the-I??? began recording in 2002. He released several small-issue records before signing with Mush Records in 2006. His debut for the label, ''Broken Love Letter'', was primarily self-produced. The follow-up, '' Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow'', was produced by Thavius Beck and arrived in 2008. The album was released on Big Dada in the UK. ''Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow'' featured several guest rappers, including Busdriver and Nocando. Plug One, June 5, 2008. Discography Albums * ''Teletron 1'' (2003) * ''Fair ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live From Rome
''Live from Rome'' is a solo studio album by American hip hop artist Sole. It was released on Anticon in 2005. 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 62, based on 9 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Brian Howe of ''Pitchfork'' gave the album a 6.9 out of 10 and said, "Sole's socialist screeds work well when he raps them like he means them instead of couching them in layers of affected irony." Dave Segal of ''XLR8R'' called it "Sole's most accomplished opus yet." Meanwhile, Mike Schiller of ''PopMatters'' gave the album 3 stars out of 10, saying, "One or two songs in, the listener is convinced that Sole has something interesting to say; fifteen songs later, he's just an angry young man shouting about whatever." Track listing Personnel Credits adapted from liner notes. * Sole – vocals, mixing (5, 15, 17) * Jel – additional vocals (1) * P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock Paper Scissors (album)
''Rock Paper Scissors'' is a 2008 studio album by Canadian hip hop artist Noah23, released on Legendary Entertainment and Plague Language. A music video was produced for "Fame". Critical reception Alan Ranta of ''PopMatters'' gave the album 7 stars out of 10, saying: "Regardless of the current state, history will remember Noah23." Addi Stewart of '' Now'' said: "You make your own meanings out of this kind of madman genius rap, and ''Rock Paper Scissors'' is a winner if you are up for investing a little imagination." Track listing References External links ''Rock Paper Scissors''at Bandcamp Bandcamp is an American online audio distribution platform founded in 2007 by Oddpost co-founder Ethan Diamond and programmers Shawn Grunberger, Joe Holt and Neal Tucker, with headquarters in Oakland, California, US. On March 2, 2022, Bandcamp ... * {{Authority control 2008 albums Noah23 albums Albums produced by Factor (producer) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fake Four Inc
Fake Four is an independent record label based in New Haven, Connecticut. It was founded by brothers Ceschi and David Ramos in 2008. According to an interview with Ceschi on Ugsmag.com, the Ramos brothers started Fake Four with help from Grimm Image Records in San Bernardino, California and Squids Eye Recording Collective in Dayton, Ohio as an outlet to release and distribute their personal music projects and those of their friends. Since the initial release ''This Up Here'' by David Ramos, Fake Four Inc. has been a self-sufficient label. Style Fake Four Inc. does not adhere to genre specifications. Brett Uddenberg of URB praised the label for pushing the boundaries of indie rap. Chris Faraone of The Phoenix wrote: "you heard it here first: Fake Four is the most important label in progressive hip-hop right now." History The first full-length release on Fake Four Inc. came with ''This Up Here'' by David Ramos on May 20, 2008. It is a self-published album by co-founder of the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ceschi
Julio Francisco "Ceschi" Ramos (born July 24, 1981), better known as Ceschi Ramos, or simply as Ceschi (pronounced "chess-key"), is an American hip hop musician based in New Haven, Connecticut. He is a co-founder of Fake Four Inc. 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. ''They Hate Francisco False'' followed in 2006. 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 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sixtoo
Sixtoo was the main project of Canadian underground hip hop DJ, producer and rapper Vaughn Robert Squire between 1996 and 2007. He has since retired the Sixtoo name, and is pursuing other directions in electronic music, with a large genre shift from experimental hip hop to deeper club sounds of various tempos. He has also released music as Speakerbruiser Rob, and Prison Garde. History Sixtoo rose to prominence in the mid-1990s underground hip hop scene, initially as half of Halifax, Nova Scotia hip hop duo Sebutones, along with Buck 65. During that time, he worked with Sage Francis, Moka Only, Mr. Dibbs and other members of Anticon. In 2000, Sixtoo moved to Montreal where he signed on with UK-based record label Vertical Form. Soon after came the release of ''Antagonist Survival Kit'', a synth-based sample album that showcased both sides of his skills: on the mic and on the sampler. In 2003, Sixtoo signed to Ninja Tune. His debut album on the label, ''Chewing on Glas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shape Shifters (band)
The Shape Shifters are an underground hip hop collective based in Los Angeles, California. It consists of Akuma, Awol One, Circus, Die Young, Existereo, LA Jae, Life Rexall, Perk One, and Radioinactive. The group prevented the Shapeshifters, another act from the United Kingdom, from using the name in the United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., federal district, five ma .... That resulted in the latter changing its name to Shape:UK, but for the United States only. Discography Albums * ''Planet of the Shapes'' (1998) * ''Know Future'' (1999) * ''Adopted by Aliens'' (2000) * ''Soul-Lows'' (2002) * ''Soulows Two'' (2004) * ''The Shape Shifters Was Here'' (2004) Singles * "Triple Threat" (1998) * "2012" (1999) * "Circuit City" (2004) References External links Shape Shifterson Myspace ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solillaquists Of Sound
Solillaquists of Sound, often shortened to Solilla, is an American hip-hop quartet based in Orlando, Florida. Its line up currently consists of MCs Alexandrah and Swamburger, poet Tonya Combs and producer/composer Divinci. Solillaquists utilize elements of melody and harmony in their vocals. The two lead vocalists also frequently employ a style of delivering many punctuated syllables in rapid succession sometimes in tight synchronicity. Most of their song lyrics feature socially conscious content based on life-affirming, justice oriented views held by the group. They have attracted a dedicated following in underground Hip Hop for their sophisticated musical compositions as well as their unique vocal delivery and politically aware lyrics. History The group formed in August 2002 in Orlando, Florida. Swamburger and Divinci met through a mutual friend and began recording tracks together. Swamburger had known and collaborated musically with Alexandrah in Chicago and often spo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Fort Lauderdale () is a coastal city located in the U.S. state of Florida, north of Miami along the Atlantic Ocean. It is the county seat of and largest city in Broward County with a population of 182,760 at the 2020 census, making it the tenth largest city in Florida. Along with Miami and Pompano Beach, Fort Lauderdale is one of the three principal cities that comprise the Miami metropolitan area, which had a population of 6,166,488 in 2019. Built in 1838 and first incorporated in 1911, Fort Lauderdale is named after a series of forts built by the United States during the Second Seminole War. The forts took their name from Major William Lauderdale (1782–1838), younger brother of Lieutenant Colonel James Lauderdale. Development of the city did not begin until 50 years after the forts were abandoned at the end of the conflict. Three forts named "Fort Lauderdale" were constructed including the first at the fork of the New River, the second at Tarpon Bend on the New River bet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pittsburgh Hearts
''Pittsburgh Hearts'' is the third and last in the Trilogy of Terror, a series of three EPs by Pittsburgh alternative hip hop duo, Grand Buffet. It's the first release on which they're credited by their real names. On previous releases, they had used a variety of stage names. The credits of back of the album's artwork, Jarrod announces that he has a daughter named Sugar Marie Weeks. The final track "Thank You. Goodbye. We'll Die." is an outro. It is where they discuss the album and diss various business. They manage to use the word "fuck" 47 times in a little under 3 minutes. This was first album in the trilogy, to not have a hidden track. It is also their last album to have a parental advisory label on the front cover. Track listing Music videos A video for "Cool As Hell" appears on the CD/DVD release, ''Five Years of Fireworks 5 is a number, numeral, and glyph. 5, five or number 5 may also refer to: * AD 5, the fifth year of the AD era * 5 BC, the fifth year before t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
