Oh No (rapper)
Encyclopedia
Oh No is an underground hip hop
artist from Oxnard
, California
who has released several albums on Stones Throw Records
.
, son of singer Otis Jackson, and nephew of jazz trumpeter Jon Faddis
. He started performing with his group Kali Wild and was featured on his brother's group Lootpack
's album Soundpieces: Da Antidote
. Oh No was signed to Los Angeles
-based Stones Throw Records
who released his debut album, The Disrupt
, in 2004
. Around this time he also performed on numerous singles by other artists, and began doing freelance production work for labelmates Wildchild, MED (Nickolas Rodriguez) and others. He has gone on to produce for Juggaknots
, De La Soul
, Murs and various other artists.
In August 2006, Oh No released the album Exodus Into Unheard Rhythms
, exclusively sampling the music of Galt MacDermot
and featuring appearances from numerous other rap artists, mostly in the Stones Throw family. The album was well received by critics and established Oh No as one of the leading underground producers in hip-hop. In 2007 he released Dr. No's Oxperiment
to rave reviews. The album was entirely constructed using samples of Turkish, Lebanese, Greek and Italian music.
Oh No remains an avid gamer
, even constructing an entire beat out of video game samples for the track "The Ride" off of The Disrupt
. Also in 2009 Oh No remixed several songs for the soundtrack of the U.S. Limited Edition version for Arc System Work's 2D Fighting Game Blazblue. Oh No released an album, Dr. No's Ethiopium
, in 2009, made entirely of samples of Ethiopia
n music.
Oh No, Roc C & DJ Rhettmatic
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
artist from Oxnard
Oxnard, California
Oxnard is the 113th largest city in the United States, 19th largest city in California and largest city in Ventura County, California, by way of population. It is located at the western edge of the fertile Oxnard Plain, and is an important agricultural center, with its distinction as the...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
who has released several albums on Stones Throw Records
Stones Throw Records
Stones Throw Records is an independent hip hop record label based in Los Angeles, California. It was started in 1996 by DJ/Producer Peanut Butter Wolf in part to release the music he made with Charizma who was killed at the age of 20....
.
Biography
Oh No grew up in a musical family, the younger brother of hip hop artist MadlibMadlib
Otis Jackson Jr. in Oxnard, California, known professionally as Madlib, is a Los Angeles-based DJ, multi-instrumentalist, rapper, and music producer...
, son of singer Otis Jackson, and nephew of jazz trumpeter Jon Faddis
Jon Faddis
Jon Faddis is an American jazz trumpet player, conductor, composer, and educator renowned for both his highly virtuosic command of the instrument and for his expertise in the field of music education...
. He started performing with his group Kali Wild and was featured on his brother's group Lootpack
Lootpack
Lootpack were an American hip hop group signed to Stones Throw Records with members Madlib, Wildchild, and DJ Romes. They made their first appearance on the 1993 debut album by Tha Alkaholiks, 21 & Over....
's album Soundpieces: Da Antidote
Soundpieces: Da Antidote
Soundpieces: Da Antidote is an album by Lootpack, an American hip hop group signed to Stones Throw Records. The entire album was produced by Madlib and features vocals by himself and Wildchild, as well as many West Coast guests....
. Oh No was signed to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
-based Stones Throw Records
Stones Throw Records
Stones Throw Records is an independent hip hop record label based in Los Angeles, California. It was started in 1996 by DJ/Producer Peanut Butter Wolf in part to release the music he made with Charizma who was killed at the age of 20....
who released his debut album, The Disrupt
The Disrupt
The Disrupt is the debut album by Oh No, an American hip hop rapper and producer signed to Stones Throw Records. Oh No produced the majority of this album, however fellow Stones Throw producers Madlib and J Dilla had a few contributions. Some U.S.-manufactured copies of this album are missing the...
, in 2004
2004 in music
See also:* 2004 in music Record labels established in 2004-January:*January 1**The Vienna New Year's Concert is conducted by Riccardo Muti.**Kurt Nilsen wins World Idol....
. Around this time he also performed on numerous singles by other artists, and began doing freelance production work for labelmates Wildchild, MED (Nickolas Rodriguez) and others. He has gone on to produce for Juggaknots
Juggaknots
The Juggaknots is a hip hop group from New York consisting of siblings Breeze Brewin', Queen Herawin, Buddy Slim, and DJ Boo. The group has worked with both Sadat X and Prince Paul. The group’s first album, Clear Blue Skies, released on the vinyl-only New York independent Fondle 'Em Records, is...
, De La Soul
De La Soul
De La Soul is an American hip hop trio formed in 1987 on Long Island, New York. The band is best known for their eclectic sampling, quirky lyrics, and their contributions to the evolution of the jazz rap and alternative hip hop subgenres...
, Murs and various other artists.
In August 2006, Oh No released the album Exodus Into Unheard Rhythms
Exodus Into Unheard Rhythms
Exodus Into Unheard Rhythms is an album by Oh No, an American hip hop rapper and producer signed to Stones Throw Records. Oh No produced this album using only samples from Galt MacDermot. This album also boasts far greater lyrical performances from Oh No as well as the guests...
, exclusively sampling the music of Galt MacDermot
Galt MacDermot
Galt MacDermot is a Canadian composer, pianist and writer of musical theatre. He won a Grammy Award for the song African Waltz in 1960. His most successful musicals have been Hair and Two Gentlemen of Verona...
and featuring appearances from numerous other rap artists, mostly in the Stones Throw family. The album was well received by critics and established Oh No as one of the leading underground producers in hip-hop. In 2007 he released Dr. No's Oxperiment
Dr. No's Oxperiment
Dr. No's Oxperiment is the third album by hip hop rapper and producer Oh No. The solely instrumental album was released by Stones Throw Records in 2007, and is described as "an audio tour of Turkish, Lebanese, Greek, and Italian psyche funk"....
to rave reviews. The album was entirely constructed using samples of Turkish, Lebanese, Greek and Italian music.
Oh No remains an avid gamer
Gamer
Historically, the term "gamer" usually referred to someone who played role-playing games and wargames. Since they became very popular, the term has included players of video games...
, even constructing an entire beat out of video game samples for the track "The Ride" off of The Disrupt
The Disrupt
The Disrupt is the debut album by Oh No, an American hip hop rapper and producer signed to Stones Throw Records. Oh No produced the majority of this album, however fellow Stones Throw producers Madlib and J Dilla had a few contributions. Some U.S.-manufactured copies of this album are missing the...
. Also in 2009 Oh No remixed several songs for the soundtrack of the U.S. Limited Edition version for Arc System Work's 2D Fighting Game Blazblue. Oh No released an album, Dr. No's Ethiopium
Dr. No's Ethiopium
Dr. No's Ethiopium is the fourth album by hip hop rapper and producer Oh No. The solely instrumental album was released by Stones Throw Records in 2009, and is described as an "album inspired-by and sampled-from rare 60s and 70s Ethiopian funk, jazz, folk, soul and psychedelic rock." The track...
, in 2009, made entirely of samples of Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
n music.
LPs
- 2004: The DisruptThe DisruptThe Disrupt is the debut album by Oh No, an American hip hop rapper and producer signed to Stones Throw Records. Oh No produced the majority of this album, however fellow Stones Throw producers Madlib and J Dilla had a few contributions. Some U.S.-manufactured copies of this album are missing the...
, CD/LP - 2006: Exodus into Unheard RhythmsExodus Into Unheard RhythmsExodus Into Unheard Rhythms is an album by Oh No, an American hip hop rapper and producer signed to Stones Throw Records. Oh No produced this album using only samples from Galt MacDermot. This album also boasts far greater lyrical performances from Oh No as well as the guests...
, CD/LP - 2007: Dr. No's OxperimentDr. No's OxperimentDr. No's Oxperiment is the third album by hip hop rapper and producer Oh No. The solely instrumental album was released by Stones Throw Records in 2007, and is described as "an audio tour of Turkish, Lebanese, Greek, and Italian psyche funk"....
, CD/LP - 2009: Dr. No's EthiopiumDr. No's EthiopiumDr. No's Ethiopium is the fourth album by hip hop rapper and producer Oh No. The solely instrumental album was released by Stones Throw Records in 2009, and is described as an "album inspired-by and sampled-from rare 60s and 70s Ethiopian funk, jazz, folk, soul and psychedelic rock." The track...
, CD/LP - 2010: Gutter WaterGutter Water-Samples:*"Ransom"**"Do the Funky Penguin" by Rufus Thomas**"Keep On Movin' On" by J.J. Johnson*"Breathing Down Yo Neck"**"Bare Knuckles" by Vic Caesar*"Chain Swinging"**"Danube Incident" by Lalo Schifrin*"From Another Orbit"**"Delta Four" by Synergy...
(The AlchemistThe Alchemist (producer)Alan Daniel Maman , better known as The Alchemist, is an American hip hop producer, DJ and rapper. He hails from Beverly Hills, California...
+ Oh No as GangreneGangrene (group)Gangrene is a California-based hip hop/production duo which is consisted of rapper/producers The Alchemist and Oh No.-Discography:* Sawblade EP * Gutter Water * Greneberg * Vodka & Ayahuasca...
)
EPs
- 2010: Sawblade EPSawblade EP (Gangrene)The Sawblade EP is an EP by hip-hop duo Gangrene, prior to their debut album Gutter Water. The EP consists of 4 non-album tracks as well as the instrumentals...
(The AlchemistThe Alchemist (producer)Alan Daniel Maman , better known as The Alchemist, is an American hip hop producer, DJ and rapper. He hails from Beverly Hills, California...
+ Oh No as GangreneGangrene (group)Gangrene is a California-based hip hop/production duo which is consisted of rapper/producers The Alchemist and Oh No.-Discography:* Sawblade EP * Gutter Water * Greneberg * Vodka & Ayahuasca...
)
Mixtapes
Hosted by Oh No & Mixed by DJ DoubleDose- 2004: The Disrupt Chronicles Vol. 2, CD
- 2005: The Disrupt Chronicles Part 0, CD
Oh No, Roc C & DJ Rhettmatic
- 2006: Turn That Shit Up, CD
Singles
- 2000: "Maximum Adrelanine" b/w "Earthquake" (prod. MadlibMadlibOtis Jackson Jr. in Oxnard, California, known professionally as Madlib, is a Los Angeles-based DJ, multi-instrumentalist, rapper, and music producer...
), 12" (Oh No & Sauna as The Epitome) - 2002: "Check It Out" (feat. Wildchild) b/w "You Wanna Test This", 12" (Oh No & Kazi)
- 2003: "Inna Opus" b/w "Rules Of Engagement" (feat. Wildchild), 12" (Oh No & Infamous MC)
- 2003: "Make Noise" b/w "Chump", 12"
- 2004: "Disruption Massacre" b/w "Put It All Together", 12"
- 2004: "The Ride" (feat. M.E.D.) b/w "Stomp That, V.2" (feat. Cornbread of Kali Wild), 12"*2004: "Last Tango in Oxnard" (#11), 7" (Stones Throw Fan Club 45)
- 2004: "Falling" b/w "Falling" (by Dudley PerkinsDudley PerkinsDudley Perkins is an American rapper and singer from Oxnard, California. He has released records on Stones Throw Records under his own name and the alias of Declaime....
) (#12), 7" (Stones Throw Fan Club 45) - 2005: "Move, Pt. 2" (feat. Roc C & J DillaJ DillaJames Dewitt Yancey , better known by the stage names J Dilla and Jay Dee, was an American record producer who emerged from the mid-1990s underground hip hop scene in Detroit, Michigan...
) (prod. J DillaJ DillaJames Dewitt Yancey , better known by the stage names J Dilla and Jay Dee, was an American record producer who emerged from the mid-1990s underground hip hop scene in Detroit, Michigan...
), 12" - 2006: "Gets Mine" (feat. Buckshot) b/w "Lights Out" (feat. Frank-N-Dank), 12"
- 2006: "It's All The Same", 12" (Otis Jackson & Oh No)
- 2006: "Pandemonium (Twister, Huh, What)" b/w "Louder (Stepson Of The Clapper)", 12" (Oh No & Roc C over tracks from J DillaJ DillaJames Dewitt Yancey , better known by the stage names J Dilla and Jay Dee, was an American record producer who emerged from the mid-1990s underground hip hop scene in Detroit, Michigan...
's DonutsDonuts (album)Donuts is an instrumental hip hop album by producer J Dilla. Donuts was released on February 7, 2006, his 32nd birthday, and only three days before his death...
) - 2006: "Believe" b/w "Fast Drive Fast" (#19), 7" (Stones Throw Fan Club 45)
- 2007: "Ghetto First" (#22), 7" (Stones Throw Fan Club 45)
External links
- Oh No's artist page on Stones Throw Records
- [ Allmusic.com entry]
- URB Magazine review of Dr. No's Ethiopium