Justin Evan Warfield (born April 20, 1973) is an American musician and hip hop MC. He is the lead vocalist, guitarist and keyboardist of the

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duo She Wants Revenge, which formed in 2004. In 1993, he released a hip-hop album titled '' My Field Trip to Planet 9'', which featured production from Prince Paul and QDIII. His latest hip hop album, the self-released ''Black Hesh Cult Mixtape'', was released in July 2013. Warfield was the featured vocalist on

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' song " Bug Powder Dust", which reached No. 24 on the UK Singles Chart in 1994. In 2025, he announced a new project under the artist name Warfield, which will release its debut EP on

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Career

Justin Warfield is musically versatile, having been involved in several different genres over the years, and seems to choose his projects based on personal interest rather than career concerns. For example, his debut album was

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, but his next major musical project was a

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band that released one album, ''The Justin Warfield Supernaut''. In 1991, he had a hit single with the song "Season of the Vic," which reached No. 18 on the ''

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'' Hot Rap Singles chart. He was a member of the group

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, which released its only LP, ''Tao of the One Inch Punch'', on

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in 1996. Warfield is one half of the

duo She Wants Revenge, a project different again from any of his previous incarnations. It is a heavily electronic group that is influenced by bands such as

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, New Order,

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, and

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to more contemporary groups such as

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, and

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, cultivating a stylized visual identity in a contemporary analogue to

and

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. His most commercially recognizable track is probably " Bug Powder Dust," in which he was the vocalist on a

release, and he was also featured on another track on its album, '' Clear''. He also appeared as a guest vocalist on the

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song "Spite & Malice" from the album '' Black Market Music'', the

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song "Candyman" from the album '' When I Was Born for the 7th Time'',

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song "Kling to the Wreckage" on the album, '' Divided by Night'',

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' "Not Another Drugstore" from the single "

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", and the

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's "Broadcast Channels" from the album, ''

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''. Additionally, he has done remix work including a remix of "Joel" by

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from its 1995 single "It's Lulu", a remix of "Confide In Me" by

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in 1994 and "

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" by

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. Warfield was on several episodes of ''

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''.

Personal life

Warfield is of

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and Jewish Russian-

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n maternal parentage. He is married to Stefanie King and they have one son.

Discography

References

External links

Christian Hoard for ''Rolling Stone'' OnlineBradley Torreano at Yahoo! Music
* Tao of the One-Inch Punchbr>She Wants RevengeJust In Hell: Justin Warfield's MySpace
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