La Excepción
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La Excepción que Confirma la Regla (The Exception That Proves The Rule; often shortened to La Excepción) is a rap band from Madrid
, composed of two MCs: El Langui (Juan Manuel Montilla) and Gitano Antón (Antonio Moreno), and DJ La dako style (Javier Ibañez).
hip-hop scene, opening new doors with a very self-assured and personal style that integrates flamenco
, Cheli
slang, and a lot of humor, without losing the social critique so central to hip-hop. They have made, from a very local identity, a universal rap that has become popular around the whole country and has achieved rankings not normally held by hip-hop. They won Best Disc of the Year in Rolling Stone
Magazine for their first work “”Cata Cheli”” and Best New Group from PEMOC (Group of Musical Journalists)please cite the source information.
They have known each other since childhood
, and began testing the waters with the rest of their friends in “”Amenaza Criminal””, in a totally amateur way. With time, only the actual members of the group continued in the world of hip-hop, completing the formation of La Excepción. They discovered they could make rap using their own gypsy slang and they continued to polish their style in small concerts. In one of these they met the ubiquitous MC and producer Frank T, who decided to speed their journey, making first their single “En tu carro paio!” (2002) and then their first record, “”Cata Cheli””, as well as interpreting with them the song "El negro, el cojo y el gitano". In addition to the basis provided by Frank T, they relied upon the Frenchman, Super Jeff Dominguez to mix their first CD. Their success among critics and sales has led them to act in the main festivals of the country, like Viña Rock, the Monegros Desert Festival or the Urban Culture de Madrid. All this brought about the re-release of the disc with a DVD and two new tracks.
La Excepcion follows a responsibly policy towards alcohol (don't try it) and drug use (a “”taste”” every once in a while). Their lyrics distil a commitment to “”El Barrio”” (the hood), happiness, and a positive attitude towards life and its hardships. Much of their music has tones of "el Langui", that in "Zapato ortopédico" ("Orthopedic Shoe"), jeers at the misfortunes that had been supposed to be his fate (to have paralysed arms and legs due to a lack of oxygen), and the Gypsy Anton, that in "Nos late fuerte" ("It Barks At Us Loudly"), and with the help of Antonio Carmona de Ketama
also comments ironically on the bad reputation of the Gypsies.
In may of 2006, their second disc was released, produced by Frank T and Óscar "Acción Sánchez", called “”Aguantando el Tiron”” ("Withstanding The Pull"), with collaborations like that of MC Randy. Recently they won a prize Best Spanish Group at the MTV
Europe Music Awards.
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, composed of two MCs: El Langui (Juan Manuel Montilla) and Gitano Antón (Antonio Moreno), and DJ La dako style (Javier Ibañez).
Biography
They started a small revolution in the SpanishSpain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
hip-hop scene, opening new doors with a very self-assured and personal style that integrates flamenco
Flamenco
Flamenco is a genre of music and dance which has its foundation in Andalusian music and dance and in whose evolution Andalusian Gypsies played an important part....
, Cheli
Cheli
Cheli, according to the Royal Spanish Academy, is the jargon with elements of certain traditional working class districts of Madrid, Spain, such as Lavapiés and Atocha in the southern part of the old city , together with marginal and counter-cultural elements.Cheli, mainly a juvenile jargon,...
slang, and a lot of humor, without losing the social critique so central to hip-hop. They have made, from a very local identity, a universal rap that has become popular around the whole country and has achieved rankings not normally held by hip-hop. They won Best Disc of the Year in Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
Magazine for their first work “”Cata Cheli”” and Best New Group from PEMOC (Group of Musical Journalists)please cite the source information.
They have known each other since childhood
Childhood
Childhood is the age span ranging from birth to adolescence. In developmental psychology, childhood is divided up into the developmental stages of toddlerhood , early childhood , middle childhood , and adolescence .- Age ranges of childhood :The term childhood is non-specific and can imply a...
, and began testing the waters with the rest of their friends in “”Amenaza Criminal””, in a totally amateur way. With time, only the actual members of the group continued in the world of hip-hop, completing the formation of La Excepción. They discovered they could make rap using their own gypsy slang and they continued to polish their style in small concerts. In one of these they met the ubiquitous MC and producer Frank T, who decided to speed their journey, making first their single “En tu carro paio!” (2002) and then their first record, “”Cata Cheli””, as well as interpreting with them the song "El negro, el cojo y el gitano". In addition to the basis provided by Frank T, they relied upon the Frenchman, Super Jeff Dominguez to mix their first CD. Their success among critics and sales has led them to act in the main festivals of the country, like Viña Rock, the Monegros Desert Festival or the Urban Culture de Madrid. All this brought about the re-release of the disc with a DVD and two new tracks.
La Excepcion follows a responsibly policy towards alcohol (don't try it) and drug use (a “”taste”” every once in a while). Their lyrics distil a commitment to “”El Barrio”” (the hood), happiness, and a positive attitude towards life and its hardships. Much of their music has tones of "el Langui", that in "Zapato ortopédico" ("Orthopedic Shoe"), jeers at the misfortunes that had been supposed to be his fate (to have paralysed arms and legs due to a lack of oxygen), and the Gypsy Anton, that in "Nos late fuerte" ("It Barks At Us Loudly"), and with the help of Antonio Carmona de Ketama
Ketama
Ketama are a Spanish flamenco group in the fusion flamenco style. The leaders of what has been called New Flamenco, they brought a style that was somewhere between flamenco and pop salsa onto the musical scene that drew as much criticism as praise, but which has won over the young public and has...
also comments ironically on the bad reputation of the Gypsies.
In may of 2006, their second disc was released, produced by Frank T and Óscar "Acción Sánchez", called “”Aguantando el Tiron”” ("Withstanding The Pull"), with collaborations like that of MC Randy. Recently they won a prize Best Spanish Group at the MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
Europe Music Awards.
Discography
- "En tu carrino paio" (Zona BrutaZona BrutaZona Bruta is a Spanish hip hop record label in Madrid founded in 1996. It’s the first Spanish hip hop specialised label, and the most important...
, 2002) - "Cata cheli" (Zona bruta, 2003)
- "Aguantando el tirón" (DRODro RecordsDro Records is a Spanish record label founded in 1982 by the band Aviador Dro. During the 80s Dro became the most important independent record label from Spain publishing artists that would define the decade....
/Zona bruta, 2006)
Collaborations
- “Tenemos que hablar”, with Presuntos ImplicadosPresuntos ImplicadosPresuntos Implicados is a Spanish pop band, created in March 1983 in Yecla, Murcia.- About the band :The band was originally composed of the siblings Sole and Juan Luis Giménez, and their friend Pablo Gómez. In the same year 1983, they won a radio contest and their first recording, Danzad, Danzad...
- “El negro el cojo y el gitano” with Frank T
- “Gorrión Bernardino” with Kultama
- “Nos late fuerte” with Antonio Carmona
- “Alma de molino” with Las Sister Bautista
- “Tres chaborros y un destino” with Rachid Kamikaze Baggasse
- “Hoy” with Aqeel
- "Quijote Hip Hop" (with ZenitZenit-People:* Zenit Đozić, a Bosnian actor, humorist and television producer.* Zenit , a Spanish MC.* Jose Roberto Zenit Camacho, a prominent researcher at the materials research institute , rheologist, Baltasar Mena Iniesta student....
, Korazón Crudo y Artes, musical direction by Frank T) - “Pirata del Estrecho”, with Los Delinqüentes
- “Horizontes”, with Rosendo
- “Ruido”, with Muchachito Bombo Infierno
- “Rap Contra El Racismo”, El Chojin and others