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Solitary Confinement (Rhyme Asylum Album)
''Solitary Confinement'' is the second and final studio album by British hip hop group, Rhyme Asylum. The guests included Crooked I, Ill Bill, DarkStar and Rhyme Asylum longtime collaborator Reain aKa Whasisface. Track listing #Solitary Confinement (4:32) #For the Hate (4:38) #This is Where (3:42) #Divine Right of Kings (3:51) #Next Level (4:05) #Event Horizon (feat. Crooked I) (5:13) #Axe of Violence (2:39) #I Know (5:30) #Strange Deranged (feat. Reain) (3:34) #The 'N' Word (2:05) #The Art of Raw (3:41) #Returmination (3:58) #Who Goes There (4:11) #Don't Wanna Be (4:02) #Straight Jacket Immortals (3:45) #Broken Window (4:59) #Open Mic Surgery (feat. DarkStar and Ill Bill William Braunstein (born July 14, 1972), known by his stage name Ill Bill, is an American rapper and record producer from Brooklyn, New York City. Having gained fame in the underground hip hop group Non Phixion, Ill Bill is known for his diver ...) (4:14) #Life Support (3:51) Production *Tracks 1 & 11 Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhyme Asylum
Rhyme Asylum was an English, London-based hip hop group formed in 2002 by MCs Possessed, Psiklone and Skirmish. Leatherface and Plazma (who did not return for the second album) joined in 2004. The group are known for their vivid imagery, complex wordplay and intricate rhyme schemes. Despite remaining unsigned, they have amassed a growing cult following. Biography Their recognition originates from the Deal Real open mic sessions between 2004 and 2005. Their debut album '' State of Lunacy'' was released in June 2008 and featured US rappers Copywrite and Diabolic. Both Plazma and Leatherface left the group shortly after the release of '' State of Lunacy''. Their second album ''Solitary Confinement'' was released in April 2010 featuring Crooked I, Ill Bill and frequent collaborator Reain. For the first time, Rhyme Asylum recruited outside producers. Later in 2010, the group released ''Solitary Confinement: The Overdose EP'' on 12" vinyl. The EP contains eight songs from ''Solita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Hip Hop
British hip hop, also known as UK hip hop or UK rap, is a genre of music, and a culture that covers a variety of styles of hip hop music made in the United Kingdom. It is generally classified as one of a number of styles of R&B/Hip-Hop. British hip hop can also be referred to as Brit-hop, a term coined and popularised mainly by '' British Vogue'' magazine and the BBC. British hip hop was originally influenced by the dub/toasting introduced to the United Kingdom by Jamaican migrants in the 1950s–70s, who eventually developed uniquely influenced rapping (or speed-toasting) in order to match the rhythm of the ever-increasing pace and aggression of Jamaican-influenced dub in the UK. Toasting and soundsystem cultures were also influential in genres outside of hip hop that still included rapping – such as grime, jungle, and UK garage. In 2003, ''The Times'' described British hip hop's broad-ranging approach: ..."UK rap" is a broad sonic church, encompassing anything made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crooked I
Dominick Antron Wickliffe (born September 23, 1976), better known by his stage names Crooked I and Kxng Crooked, (stylised as KXNG Crooked and pronounced "King Crooked") is an American rapper from Long Beach, California. He is best known as a former member of the hip hop supergroup Slaughterhouse with other members Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz and Royce da 5'9". He is CEO of his own record labels, Dynasty Entertainment and C.O.B. Digital as well as Senior Vice President of Treacherous Records. Before starting his own label, he was also signed to Virgin Records and Death Row Records. He is currently one half of the rap duo Crook and Joell with his former Slaughterhouse bandmate, Joell Ortiz. Together, they released three studio albums. Career Virgin Records Era Around the age of seventeen, Crooked I started an independent record company called Muscle Records with professional football players also from Long Beach, Chucky Miller and Leonard Russell. It's not known how many songs we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ill Bill
William Braunstein (born July 14, 1972), known by his stage name Ill Bill, is an American rapper and record producer from Brooklyn, New York City. Having gained fame in the underground hip hop group Non Phixion, Ill Bill is known for his diverse lyrics and as the producer, founder and CEO of Uncle Howie Records. His brother Ron is rapper and producer Necro. Collaboration work/groups Non Phixion In late 1994, MC Serch took his protégé Sabac Red and teamed him up with DJ Eclipse and Ill Bill, thereby creating the group known as Non Phixion. Within six months Goretex, a childhood friend of Ill Bill, had joined the crew after freestyling for MC Serch. Non Phixion released a studio album titled ''The Future is Now'' in 2002, numerous singles and two compilations albums. Much of the production work was done by Necro. Circle of Tyrants Circle of Tyrants was an underground hip hop group consisting of Necro, Ill Bill, Mr Hyde and Goretex. The group released a self-titled s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chemo (musician)
David L. G. Webb, formerly known as Chemo and formally called Dangerous Dave, and now is known as Forest DLG is an English music producer and DJ. He has also released several albums under the pseudonym ‘Telemachus’. As a sound engineer he has worked at the forefront of the British Hip Hop scene, acting as chief engineer for YNR Productions and High Focus Records. Chemo was recognised by the Guardian newspaper as a man who “has helped British music move along more than most people will ever know”. Career 2004 – 2011 Named after a fictional DC Comics supervillain, Chemo first started as a producer and DJ for London Hip Hop group 'Frontline'. He helped found legendary Hip Hop night ‘Speakers Corner’ in Brixton. Off the back of Speakers Corner, Chemo worked on albums for Verb T, Kyza, Kashmere, Manage, Jehst, Triple Darkness and others. In 2007, Chemo produced a compilation album titled '' Squirrelz With Gunz'', alongside World DMC champion DJ Skully. A second com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
