Dead Celebrity Status is a Canadian
rap rock
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group originating in
Sudbury Sudbury may refer to:
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* Sudbury Reef, Queensland
Canada
* Greater Sudbury, Ontario
** Sudbury (federal electoral district)
** Sudbury (provincial electoral district)
** Sudbury Airport
** Sudbury Basin, a meteorite impact cra ...
,
Ontario
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. Rappers
Yas Taalat and
Bobby McIntosh, both former members of the
nu metal
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band
Project Wyze, teamed up with onetime
DMC World Champion DJ Dopey to form Dead Celebrity Status in 2003.
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History
Following the breakup of Project Wyze, Taalat and McIntosh began writing and recording new material under a new label, Bodog Music.
[ Dead Celebrity Status had been created, but the MCs felt that there was a missing component.][ They called upon DJ Dopey, an internationally renowned DJ, to complete the group.][Much Music Dead Celebrity Status
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They partnered with producer Danny Saber
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, who has worked with acts like The Rolling Stones
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, U2, and Busta Rhymes
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.[Bodog Music]
Saber's connections allowed the group to feature high-profile artists on their debut album, '' Blood Music'', which was released in 2006.[ The album features collaborations with artists such as ]Joss Stone
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, Dave Navarro
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, Stephen Perkins
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, Bif Naked
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, Twiggy Ramirez
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, Limore Twena and DJ Lethal
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Early life
Leor Dimant was born to a Latvian- ...
.[ "We Fall, We Fall" was the first single from the album.][Dead Celebrity Status MySpace]
The track features the guitar talents of Dave Navarro and the lyrics address unreal expectations from pop culture
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and the music industry
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.[ "Messiah," a track from ''Blood Music'', was featured on the ]soundtrack
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of the 2005 film '' XXX: State of the Union''.
Dead Celebrity Status was one of the acts featured in the 2006 North American
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Warped Tour
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.[ They were the opening act for ]Tech N9ne
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’s American tour in 2007.[
DCS announced on their website that their second album was scheduled to be released on August 6, 2013.]
Discography
Albums
*'' Blood Music'' (2004)
*''The Throwaway Kids'' (2013)
Music video
*''We Fall'' (2004)
References
External links
MySpace Profile
Much Music Biography
PunkTV.ca Interview with Yas
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Canadian rap rock groups
Canadian musical duos
Musical groups from Greater Sudbury
Musical groups from London, Ontario
Musical groups established in 2003
2003 establishments in Ontario