Boom Bap Project
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Boom Bap Project is an underground hip hop
group formed in Seattle, Washington, currently signed to Rhymesayers record label. The group recently relocated to the San Francisco Bay area after lifetimes spent in the Pacific Northwest. The group's core members are Karim, DJ Scene
, and Destro. Karim, a University of Oregon graduate, grew up in San Francisco. He then went to the University of Oregon
, where Zach Johnson (future Stuck Records founder) met him, bringing him to Seattle and introducing him to oldominion and specifically Destro; then known as Dom. DJ Scene, a renowned turntablist in the Seattle scene, replaced original DJ Tre; a nice guy who was talented but just didn't fit in with the proudly self-proclamed "Dickheads" of Karim and Destro. The group claims "The Boom Bap Project stands for one thing...preservation of true hiphop music and culture." They have worked with producer Jake One
, and collaborated with such rappers as L'Roneous, Gift of Gab
, Rakaa Iriscience, and Pep Love
.
Underground hip hop
Underground hip hop is an umbrella term for hip hop music outside the general commercial canon. It is typically associated with independent artists, signed toindependent labels or no label at all....
group formed in Seattle, Washington, currently signed to Rhymesayers record label. The group recently relocated to the San Francisco Bay area after lifetimes spent in the Pacific Northwest. The group's core members are Karim, DJ Scene
DJ Scene
DJ Scene is a producer and nightclub DJ who has surfaced as one of the most consistent traveling DJs in the United States. Scene has performed with a wide variety of different artists, some of which include 50 Cent, Ludacris, Nas, Busta Rhymes, Jurassic 5, The Roots, De La Soul, DJ Premier, DJ AM,...
, and Destro. Karim, a University of Oregon graduate, grew up in San Francisco. He then went to the University of Oregon
University of Oregon
-Colleges and schools:The University of Oregon is organized into eight schools and colleges—six professional schools and colleges, an Arts and Sciences College and an Honors College.- School of Architecture and Allied Arts :...
, where Zach Johnson (future Stuck Records founder) met him, bringing him to Seattle and introducing him to oldominion and specifically Destro; then known as Dom. DJ Scene, a renowned turntablist in the Seattle scene, replaced original DJ Tre; a nice guy who was talented but just didn't fit in with the proudly self-proclamed "Dickheads" of Karim and Destro. The group claims "The Boom Bap Project stands for one thing...preservation of true hiphop music and culture." They have worked with producer Jake One
Jake One
Jacob Dutton, better known as Jake One, is an American hip hop record producer from Seattle, Washington.-Biography:Dutton grew up in Capitol Hill and moved to the North End of Seattle when he was 15. He started making music on a Casio keyboard in 1992. He attended the University of Washington and...
, and collaborated with such rappers as L'Roneous, Gift of Gab
Gift of Gab (rapper)
Gift of Gab is an American MC best known for performing in the Bay Area hip-hop duo Blackalicious with DJ Chief Xcel...
, Rakaa Iriscience, and Pep Love
Pep Love
Paulo Peacock , better known by his stage name, Pep Love, is an American hip hop artist and motivational speaker. He is also one of the founding members of the Oakland, California-based underground hip hop collective Hieroglyphics....
.
Discography
- Circumstance Dictates, (Stuck Records, 2001)
- Reprogram, (Rhymesayers, 2005)
- The Shake Down, (Rhymesayers, 2007)