Slug (rapper)
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Sean Michael Daley, better known by his stage name Slug or "'Sep Seven'", is an American
rapper
. He is from Minneapolis, Minnesota
. Slug is best known as one fourth of the hip hop group Atmosphere
, which he founded with Derek Turner (Spawn). He is also one of the founders of the Minnesota Hip Hop record label Rhymesayers Entertainment
.
(then Beyond), and groups Black hole, Phull Surkle, and the Abstract Pack they formed the mid-Nineties crew Headshots, with Slug appearing on the underground tape series HeadShots (1-7) (see Discography below).
Another notable project of Slug's is Felt
, a collaboration with his friend, another underground rapper, Murs. Other projects he has been a part of include The Dynospectrum
, in which he was known as "Sep Se7en", and Deep Puddle Dynamics
. He is a member of a loose collective known as The Orphanage, along with Aesop Rock
, Sage Francis
, Eyedea
, Blueprint
, and Illogic
.
In 2005, Slug and Murs started up Women Records, a record label through which they would release the albums of rock bands that they were friends with. The label was set up as an imprint through Rhymesayers Entertainment.
: it has been said that the "lover" that Slug speaks of is actually an allegory for Hip-Hop.
A character whom Slug refers to as "Lucy", who has been purported to be a symbolisation of a range of different entities, is the most notable of these allegories. In earlier Atmosphere songs, it is believed that Slug used Lucy as a means of writing about ex-girlfriends. Many people also believe that Slug is talking about his cat when he mentions Lucy. Lucy became so prominent that Atmosphere's 2001 album bore her name, Lucy Ford: The Atmosphere EPs
, with the record itself concentrating fairly heavily on women and relationships, in songs such as "Don't Ever Fucking Question That" and "Mama Had A Baby And His Head Popped Off". The song "Fuck You Lucy" from God Loves Ugly has been said to deal with Slug's dependency on Crystal Meth. Slug himself has since said of Lucy that he originally believed "her" to be a representation of the dichotomy between himself and women. He acknowledges now that Lucy became a demonization ("Lucy Ford" being a play on words for Lucifer
) of himself and his dependency on alcohol, drugs, sex and validation.
Slug raps in a very introspective style, as seen on the song "Little Man", in which he confronts the complaints that people have about him by looking at his relationship with his father and son. This introspective style has become less prevalent as of Atmosphere's 2008 album When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold
in which Slug navigates through other people's lives. When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold has been noted to be more of a dark album than previous efforts.
Slug also dislikes some of the songs that he wrote before and does not perform them live, such as "Vampires" from 2002 album God Loves Ugly
. Daley has stated: "[...] when I did get my phase of trying to figure myself out, there was a lot of tug-of-war inside of me between wanting to hate a particular woman and then feeling guilty about that. And there’s certain songs that I won’t perform anymore, because the game of tug-of-war is over and I know where I’m at. Furthermore, Slug has criticised Atmosphere's debut album Overcast!
saying: "It's obvious that I’m trying so fucking hard on Overcast and you can see through it and tell it's not a person it's more of an attempt at trying to fill the niche, it was like I was trying to prove to myself that I was a rapper."
Felt
With Deep Puddle Dynamics
With The Dynospectrum
United States
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rapper
Rapping
Rapping refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". The art form can be broken down into different components, as in the book How to Rap where it is separated into “content”, “flow” , and “delivery”...
. He is from Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...
. Slug is best known as one fourth of the hip hop group Atmosphere
Atmosphere (music group)
Atmosphere is an American hip hop group from Minneapolis, Minnesota. The group is composed of rapper Slug and DJ/Producer Ant...
, which he founded with Derek Turner (Spawn). He is also one of the founders of the Minnesota Hip Hop record label Rhymesayers Entertainment
Rhymesayers Entertainment
Rhymesayers Entertainment is an independent hip hop record label based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, co-founded in 1995 by Sean Daley, Anthony Davis, Brent Sayers and Musab Saad....
.
Biography
The son of Valerie and Craig Daley, Slug's nickname comes from his father's; his dad was known to his friends as "Sluggo" and thus they began to call Sean "little Sluggo," which he shortened to "Slug", Slug has also been known to be a bacronym for Sean Loves Ugly Girls. Before fully establishing himself as an official artist, Daley spent much time making music with fellow Minnesota rapper Nick Lehnertz. The two worked on projects together, and Daley recognizes Lehnertz as a contributing factor to his success. Lehnertz quit rapping after high school, while Daley went on to pursue a professional career. In Atmosphere's early years, Slug DJ'd behind the scenes and let Spawn handle lyrics. The group eventually formed a strong relationship with Ant (Anthony Davis) and began collaborating on music. Along with solo MC MusabSab the Artist
Musab 'Sab the Artist' Saad is an American recording artist, rapper, song writer, record producer and music executive from Minneapolis, Minnesota, currently residing in Las Vegas, Nevada....
(then Beyond), and groups Black hole, Phull Surkle, and the Abstract Pack they formed the mid-Nineties crew Headshots, with Slug appearing on the underground tape series HeadShots (1-7) (see Discography below).
Another notable project of Slug's is Felt
Felt (rap group)
Felt is a hip hop group consisting of Slug of Atmosphere and Murs of Living Legends. All of their albums are named after actresses , and each of their albums contains 2 songs named after other celebrities: Suzanne Vega, Rick James, Morris Day, Marvin Gaye, Kevin Spacey & Paul Reubens...
, a collaboration with his friend, another underground rapper, Murs. Other projects he has been a part of include The Dynospectrum
Dynospectrum
Conceived by Rhymesayers Entertainment emcee and co-founder Beyond , the Dynospectrum was the only album the "group" released in the history of the label. Including Beyond, the group also consisted of Headshots crew members Slug , Swift aka Mr. Gene Poole and I Self Devine...
, in which he was known as "Sep Se7en", and Deep Puddle Dynamics
Deep Puddle Dynamics
Deep Puddle Dynamics was a collaborative group featuring hip-hop artists Sole, Alias, Doseone and Slug. In 1999, they released their album The Taste of Rain... Why Kneel? on Anticon.-Albums:*The Taste of Rain... Why Kneel?...
. He is a member of a loose collective known as The Orphanage, along with Aesop Rock
Aesop Rock
Ian Matthias Bavitz , better known by his stage name Aesop Rock, is an American hip hop artist and producer. He was at the forefront of the new wave of underground and alternative hip hop acts that emerged during the late 1990s and early 2000s. He was signed to El-P's Definitive Jux label until it...
, Sage Francis
Sage Francis
Paul "Sage" Francis is a hip-hop artist from Providence, Rhode Island.-Biography:Born Paul Francis in Miami, Florida, Sage Francis is a rapper/writer/performer from Providence, Rhode Island. He is the founder and CEO of the independent hip-hop record label Strange Famous Records...
, Eyedea
Eyedea
Micheal Larsen , known by his stage name Eyedea, was a well-known freestyle battle champion and underground rapper. His notable wins included the televised Blaze Battle sponsored by HBO and a victory at Scribble Jam...
, Blueprint
Blueprint (rapper)
Blueprint is an American rapper and hip hop producer from Columbus, Ohio. He is the founder and owner of Weightless Recordings and is also signed to Rhymesayers Entertainment...
, and Illogic
Illogic
Jawhar Glass , better known as Illogic, is an American underground hip-hop artist from Columbus, Ohio. He has releases on both Weightless Recordings and Dove Ink Records...
.
In 2005, Slug and Murs started up Women Records, a record label through which they would release the albums of rock bands that they were friends with. The label was set up as an imprint through Rhymesayers Entertainment.
Lyrical themes
A prominent theme in Slug's lyrics is his allegorical usage of women, especially in his earlier work. A notable use of women by Slug is in the song "Woman with the Tattooed Hands", which Slug has said is "a metaphor for that same stuff that everybody has already made songs about". Further uses come in the form of the song "Abusing of the Rib" from Headshots: SE7ENHeadshots: SE7EN
Headshots: SE7EN is a 2005 remaster of Headshots: Vol.7 by Atmosphere. All songs appearing on the album were recorded on a 4-track by Ant.-Track listing:# "Sep Seven Game Show Theme" – 4:08# "Round and Round" – 3:42# "Tracksmart" Headshots: SE7EN is a 2005 remaster of Headshots: Vol.7 by...
: it has been said that the "lover" that Slug speaks of is actually an allegory for Hip-Hop.
A character whom Slug refers to as "Lucy", who has been purported to be a symbolisation of a range of different entities, is the most notable of these allegories. In earlier Atmosphere songs, it is believed that Slug used Lucy as a means of writing about ex-girlfriends. Many people also believe that Slug is talking about his cat when he mentions Lucy. Lucy became so prominent that Atmosphere's 2001 album bore her name, Lucy Ford: The Atmosphere EPs
Lucy Ford: The Atmosphere EPs
Lucy Ford: The Atmosphere EPs is a compilation by the Minneapolis hip hop group Atmosphere, released on February 1, 2001 on Rhymesayers Entertainment. The album collects the previously released EPs Lucy, Ford 1 and Ford 2. Its introspective lyrics as well as its unusual beats has made it a...
, with the record itself concentrating fairly heavily on women and relationships, in songs such as "Don't Ever Fucking Question That" and "Mama Had A Baby And His Head Popped Off". The song "Fuck You Lucy" from God Loves Ugly has been said to deal with Slug's dependency on Crystal Meth. Slug himself has since said of Lucy that he originally believed "her" to be a representation of the dichotomy between himself and women. He acknowledges now that Lucy became a demonization ("Lucy Ford" being a play on words for Lucifer
Lucifer
Traditionally, Lucifer is a name that in English generally refers to the devil or Satan before being cast from Heaven, although this is not the original meaning of the term. In Latin, from which the English word is derived, Lucifer means "light-bearer"...
) of himself and his dependency on alcohol, drugs, sex and validation.
Slug raps in a very introspective style, as seen on the song "Little Man", in which he confronts the complaints that people have about him by looking at his relationship with his father and son. This introspective style has become less prevalent as of Atmosphere's 2008 album When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold
When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold
When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold is the fifth studio album by the Minneapolis hip hop group Atmosphere. It was released on Atmosphere's own Rhymesayers Entertainment label on April 22, 2008 to considerable critical acclaim...
in which Slug navigates through other people's lives. When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold has been noted to be more of a dark album than previous efforts.
Slug also dislikes some of the songs that he wrote before and does not perform them live, such as "Vampires" from 2002 album God Loves Ugly
God Loves Ugly
-Track listing:#Onemosphere#The Bass And The Movement#Give Me#Twomosphere#Fuck You Lucy#Happy hours#One Of A Kind#A Girl Named Hope#My Songs#*Contains a sample of "Someting In The Air" by Labelle#Shrapnel- Personnel :Adapted from Allmusic....
. Daley has stated: "[...] when I did get my phase of trying to figure myself out, there was a lot of tug-of-war inside of me between wanting to hate a particular woman and then feeling guilty about that. And there’s certain songs that I won’t perform anymore, because the game of tug-of-war is over and I know where I’m at. Furthermore, Slug has criticised Atmosphere's debut album Overcast!
Overcast!
Overcast! is the debut studio album by Minneapolis hip hop group Atmosphere, released in 1997 on Rhymesayers Entertainment. It's the only Atmosphere album to feature MC Spawn trading verses with Slug...
saying: "It's obvious that I’m trying so fucking hard on Overcast and you can see through it and tell it's not a person it's more of an attempt at trying to fill the niche, it was like I was trying to prove to myself that I was a rapper."
Discography
With Atmosphere- Overcast! EPOvercast! EPOvercast! is Atmosphere's breakthrough EP album, released in 1997.-Track listing:Side A#"Scapegoat "#"Multiples"#"Primer"#"The Outernet"Side B#"Scapegoat "#"Sound is Vibration"#"Brief Description"...
(1997) - Overcast!Overcast!Overcast! is the debut studio album by Minneapolis hip hop group Atmosphere, released in 1997 on Rhymesayers Entertainment. It's the only Atmosphere album to feature MC Spawn trading verses with Slug...
(1997) - Sad Clown Bad Dub IISad Clown Bad Dub IISad Clown Bad Dub II is a 12-track band promoted album originally sold exclusively at Atmosphere concerts with a limited print run of 500 copies. The songs are a set of four track recordings taken over the course of year 2000 and were compiled on the first day of fall: September 21, 2000...
(2000) - Lucy Ford: The Atmosphere EPsLucy Ford: The Atmosphere EPsLucy Ford: The Atmosphere EPs is a compilation by the Minneapolis hip hop group Atmosphere, released on February 1, 2001 on Rhymesayers Entertainment. The album collects the previously released EPs Lucy, Ford 1 and Ford 2. Its introspective lyrics as well as its unusual beats has made it a...
(2001) - God Loves UglyGod Loves Ugly-Track listing:#Onemosphere#The Bass And The Movement#Give Me#Twomosphere#Fuck You Lucy#Happy hours#One Of A Kind#A Girl Named Hope#My Songs#*Contains a sample of "Someting In The Air" by Labelle#Shrapnel- Personnel :Adapted from Allmusic....
(2002) - Seven's TravelsSeven's Travels-Track listing:#"History"#"Trying To Find A Balance"#"Bird Sings Why The Caged I Know"#"Always Coming Home To You"#"The Keys To Life Vs 15 Minutes"#"Apple"#"Suicidegirls"#"Lifter Puller"#"Shoes"#"National Disgrace"#"Devermolorado"#"Liquor Lyles Cool July"...
(2003) - Headshots: SE7ENHeadshots: SE7ENHeadshots: SE7EN is a 2005 remaster of Headshots: Vol.7 by Atmosphere. All songs appearing on the album were recorded on a 4-track by Ant.-Track listing:# "Sep Seven Game Show Theme" – 4:08# "Round and Round" – 3:42# "Tracksmart" Headshots: SE7EN is a 2005 remaster of Headshots: Vol.7 by...
(2005) - You Can't Imagine How Much Fun We're HavingYou Can't Imagine How Much Fun We're HavingYou Can't Imagine How Much Fun We're Having is the fourth studio album by the Minneapolis hip hop group Atmosphere, released on October 4, 2005 through Rhymesayers Entertainment. It was met with favorable reviews, receiving a score of 77 from 15 reviews on music review aggregator Metacritic....
(2005) - Happy Clown Bad Dub 8/Fun EPHappy Clown Bad Dub 8/Fun EPHappy Clown Bad Dub Eight/Fun EP" is a 2006 Atmosphere release.Originally released as a promo CD for the Rhymesayers based label, 7th Street Entry, this CD contains all the tracks that never made it to the final production cut of the album You Can't Imagine How Much Fun We're Having...
(2006) - Sad Clown Bad Summer 9Sad Clown Bad Summer 9Sad Clown Bad Summer 9 is a 5-track EP that was released in the summer of 2007 by Minneapolis hip hop group Atmosphere on the label Rhymesayers Entertainment.. This EP was released to hold listeners over while Slug and Ant put the finishing touches on their LP When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint...
(2007) - Sad Clown Bad Fall 10Sad Clown Bad Fall 10Sad Clown Bad Fall 10 is a 5-track EP that was released in October 2007 by Atmosphere. This EP was released to hold listeners over while producers Slug and Ant put the finishing touches on their LP When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold, that was released in 2008.- Track listing :#...
(2007) - Sad Clown Bad Winter 11 (2007)
- Strictly LeakageStrictly LeakageStrictly Leakage is an unofficial album by the Minneapolis hip hop group Atmosphere, released as a free download in December 2007 through Rhymesayers Entertainment.-Track listing:#"YGM" – 4:10#"Little Math You" – 2:46#"Full Moon" – 3:45...
(2008) - Sad Clown Bad Spring 12Sad Clown Bad Spring 12Sad Clown Bad Spring 12 is a 5-track EP that was released in April 2008, by Atmosphere. The EP was digitally leaked by the group on April Fools Day after listeners were directed to a link for what the group claimed to be a leaked download for When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold.The...
(2008) - When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit GoldWhen Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit GoldWhen Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold is the fifth studio album by the Minneapolis hip hop group Atmosphere. It was released on Atmosphere's own Rhymesayers Entertainment label on April 22, 2008 to considerable critical acclaim...
( 2008) - Leak At WillLeak at WillLeak At Will is a digital EP released by Minneapolis hip hop group Atmosphere. It was released on July 4, 2009 on Rhymesayers Entertainment for free to celebrate the launch of Fifth Element's turn to digital music. It is the first digital release for the store. According to Atmosphere, this...
(2009) - To All My Friends, Blood Makes The Blade Holy: The Atmosphere EP's (2010)
- The Family SignThe Family SignThe Family Sign is the sixth studio album by the Minneapolis hip hop group Atmosphere. It was released on Atmosphere's own Rhymesayers Entertainment label on April 12, 2011...
(2011)
Felt
- Felt: A Tribute to Christina RicciFelt: A Tribute to Christina RicciFelt: A Tribute to Christina Ricci is the first album by Felt, a side project made up of Slug and Murs. It is entirely produced by Living Legends member The Grouch and it contains scratches provided by Mr. Dibbs. The album is dedicated to actress Christina Ricci because when the two first met they...
(Rhymesayers Entertainment, 2002) - Felt, Vol. 2: A Tribute to Lisa BonetFelt, Vol. 2: A Tribute to Lisa BonetFelt, Vol 2: A Tribute to Lisa Bonet is the second tribute album from Murs and Slug, the two members of rap group Felt. This time the dedication is to former The Cosby Show and A Different World star Lisa Bonet...
(Rhymesayers Entertainment, 2005) - Felt 3: A Tribute To Rosie PerezFelt 3: A Tribute To Rosie Perez- External links :* at Discogs* at Metacritic...
(Rhymesayers Entertainment, 2009)
With Deep Puddle Dynamics
- Taste of Rain, Why Kneel?Deep Puddle DynamicsDeep Puddle Dynamics was a collaborative group featuring hip-hop artists Sole, Alias, Doseone and Slug. In 1999, they released their album The Taste of Rain... Why Kneel? on Anticon.-Albums:*The Taste of Rain... Why Kneel?...
(Anticon, 2000)
With The Dynospectrum
- The DynospectrumDynospectrumConceived by Rhymesayers Entertainment emcee and co-founder Beyond , the Dynospectrum was the only album the "group" released in the history of the label. Including Beyond, the group also consisted of Headshots crew members Slug , Swift aka Mr. Gene Poole and I Self Devine...
(Rhymesayers Entertainment, 1998)
Musical collaborations
| Song | Album | Artist | Year | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "B.L.A.K. Culture" and "Unaligned Sperms" | Comparison | Beyond | 1996 | Rhymesayers Entertainment |
| "Pea King" | Hank Mobley's Sound of Love | Casino Royale | 1996 | Anal Log Music |
| "I'll Be OK" | Float | Aesop Rock Aesop Rock Ian Matthias Bavitz , better known by his stage name Aesop Rock, is an American hip hop artist and producer. He was at the forefront of the new wave of underground and alternative hip hop acts that emerged during the late 1990s and early 2000s. He was signed to El-P's Definitive Jux label until it... |
1999 | Mush Records Mush Records Mush Records is an independent record label that has released albums for many independent artists and was started by Robert Curcio and Cindy Roché.Mush Records is an electronic based record label... |
| "Never" | World Premier World Premier (album) World Premier is a 2002 album by Unknown Prophets.-Track listing:#"A Lil' Q&A"#"Ready"#"World Premier"#"The Wrong Route f/ DJ Abilities"#"Without my existence f/ Brother Ali#"The Robbery"#"This One"#"Take it There"#"Human"#"With Who?"... |
Unknown Prophets Unknown Prophets The Unknown Prophets, are an American Hip hop group from Minneapolis, Minnesota.-History:Big Jess and MaD SoN are both graduates of Edison High School in Northeast, Minneapolis, where they met and began playing music together. After high school, the duo played at the Bon Appetit in Dinkytown in... |
2000 | Unknown Prophets |
| "Slug & Sage Freestyle parts I & II" | Still Sick... Urine Trouble Still Sick... Urine Trouble Still Sick… Urine Trouble is the second mixtape in Sage Francis' "Sick of" mixtape series . It is currently out of print, and will most likely remain that way... |
Sage Francis Sage Francis Paul "Sage" Francis is a hip-hop artist from Providence, Rhode Island.-Biography:Born Paul Francis in Miami, Florida, Sage Francis is a rapper/writer/performer from Providence, Rhode Island. He is the founder and CEO of the independent hip-hop record label Strange Famous Records... |
2000 | Strange Famous Records Strange Famous Records Strange Famous Records is an underground hip-hop music label based in Providence, Rhode Island, started by Sage Francis. Artists on its roster include B... |
| "Atmosphere Exclusive" | For Persons With DJ Abilities | DJ Abilities DJ Abilities DJ Abilities is a Minnesota-based hip-hop DJ affiliated with Rhymesayers Entertainment. With his emcee partner, the late Eyedea, he formed the group known as Eyedea & Abilities, also known as E&A... |
2000 | Rhymesayers Entertainment |
| "Frisbee" | P.A.I.N.T. | Abstract Rude Abstract Rude Abstract Rude is an American rapper, from Los Angeles, CA. He is the MC for the hip hop group Abstract Tribe Unique , alongside dancers Zulu Butterfly Prince and Irie Lion Locks, Turntablist DJ Drez, and Underground Hip Hop producer, Fat Jack... |
2001 | Battle Axe Records |
| "Forget Me" | The Many Faces of Oliver Hart The Many Faces of Oliver Hart The Many Faces of Oliver Hart or How Eye One the Write Too Think is an album recorded and entirely produced by Eyedea, released under the pseudonym Oliver Hart.-Track listing:#"The Many Faces of Oliver Hart"#"Weird Side"#"Song About a Song"... |
Eyedea Eyedea Micheal Larsen , known by his stage name Eyedea, was a well-known freestyle battle champion and underground rapper. His notable wins included the televised Blaze Battle sponsored by HBO and a victory at Scribble Jam... |
2001 | Rhymesayers Entertainment |
| "Night Prowler" and "Nothing Less" | Almost Famous Almost Famous (Living Legends album) Almost Famous is an album released by Living Legends.-Track listing:... |
Living Legends Living Legends Living Legends is a rap group composed of eight hip hop artists from California. Beginning in the early 1990s, the crew garnered a following by recording, promoting, and performing their music independently... |
2001 | Legendary Music |
| "Uncle Sam" | Second Nature Second Nature Second Nature may refer to:*Second Nature *Second Nature *"Second Nature" *"Second Nature" *Second Nature , a short film by Colin Blackshear... |
All Natural | 2001 | All Natural Inc. |
| "Days Grow Old", "Orphanage Freestyle Parts 1 & 2" | Sick Of Waiting Tables | Sage Francis | 2001 | Strange Famous Records |
| "Put Your Quarter Up" | Ritual of the Molemen | Molemen Molemen Molemen is a trio of Hip Hop producers from Chicago, Illinois, consisting of Panik , Memo and PNS. The trio runs Molemen Records, which features a stable of affiliated artists, including Vakill, DJ Presyce, Scheme, Astonish, Decay, and Longshot... |
2001 | Molemen Records |
| "In Regrets" | Small Steps | Heiruspecs Heiruspecs Heiruspecs is a live rap/hip hop band based in Saint Paul, Minnesota, specifically the Midway neighborhood. The band's name is based on a deliberate misspelling of haruspex.Their album, 10 Years Strong, was released in December of 2007... |
2002 | Interlock |
| "Gotta Love 'Em" | Search And Rescue | DJ Murge | 2002 | Battle Axe Records |
| "Lambslaughter" | Madman (single) | Prime | 2002 | Molemen Records |
| "Embarrassed" | Sick Of Waging War | Sage Francis | 2002 | Strange Famous Records |
| "Unsatisfied and Fuck Heros" | Luckiam.PSC | Eligh Eligh -Early career:An outside-of-the-box MC and producer, Eligh was an important contributor to the development of Cali's hip-hop underground in the mid- to late '90s as he helped construct the sound of his crew, the Living Legends, with his productions... |
2002 | Living Legends Living Legends Living Legends is a rap group composed of eight hip hop artists from California. Beginning in the early 1990s, the crew garnered a following by recording, promoting, and performing their music independently... |
| "Edie Brikell" | USSR: The Art of Listening | DJ Vadim DJ Vadim DJ Vadim is a prolific DJ and producer, born in Leningrad, USSR , raised in London and currently residing in both New York and Berlin, whose music combines hip hop, soul, reggae and electronica... |
2002 | Ninja Tune Ninja Tune Ninja Tune is a London-based independent record label started by DJs Matt Black and Jonathan More, better known as Coldcut and managed by Peter Quicke. The label has a strong leaning towards mostly Electronic Music... |
| "Blah Blah Blah" and "Missing Teeth" | Shadows on the Sun | Brother Ali Brother Ali Ali Newman , better known by the stage name Brother Ali, is an American hip hop artist signed to Rhymesayers Entertainment.-Personal life:... |
2003 | Rhymesayers Entertainment |
| "Fallen" | The Darkest Cloud The Darkest Cloud The Darkest Cloud is the debut album by Chicago rapper Vakill, released May 5, 2003 on Molemen Records []. The album came eight long years after the rapper's 1995 debut EP Who's Afraid? []. The album drew acclaim from underground fans and critics alike, due to its dark production and advanced... |
Vakill Vakill Vakill is an American rapper from Chicago, Illinois. Vakill is known through his association with Chicago Hip Hop collective The Molemen, and for his literate, witty, punch line-filled lyricism and detailed story-telling.-Early years:Raised on the South side of Chicago on 119th Street, Vakill was... |
2003 | Molemen Records |
| "Sex And More" | Phobia Of Doors 12 | Fred Ones | 2004 | Traffic Entertainment Group |
| "The Great Debate" | Fahrenheit 69 | Blowfly Blowfly (artist) Blowfly is the stage name and alternate persona of Clarence Reid , who was a songwriter for many hit R&B acts in the 1960s and 1970s. As Blowfly, he has recorded numerous albums, mostly of sex-based parodies of other songs, as well as original raps themed around sex... |
2004 | Alternative Tentacles |
| "Doomage" | Sickly Business Sickly Business Sickly Business is the fifth mixtape in Sage Francis' "Sick of" mixtape series. It is currently out of print, and will most likely remain that way. Sage chose to discontinue this mixtape along with Still Sick..... |
Sage Francis | 2004 | Strange Famous Records |
| "(Even) More Human Than Human" | Revolutions Revolutions (X-Ecutioners album) Revolutions is the third studio album by hip hop group, The X-Ecutioners. The album was released on June 8, 2004 for Sony Records and was produced by the three members of the X-Ecutioners. The album was semi-successful making it to #118 on the Billboard 200 and #50 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. ... |
X-Ecutioners | 2004 | Sony Records |
| "You're A Bitch Too" | You're A Bitch Too (single) | D-Tension | 2005 | Brick Records |
| "Track 05" | Block in the Box (promo CD) | Blockhead Blockhead (music) Blockhead is an American Hip hop producer based in Manhattan, New York. Aside from his solo efforts released on the Ninja Tune label, he is most associated with producing for Aesop Rock, a rapper for the Definitive Jux independent hip hop label. He has also previously worked with rappers C-Rayz... |
2005 | |
| "My Alien Girlfriend" | Killing Fields Killing Fields (album) Killing Fields is an album by the American production triplet called the Molemen. The album boasts a wide variety of guests from New York as well as the midwest.-Track listing:# "Intro"#* Performed by DJ Presyce#* Produced by DJ Presyce... |
Molemen Molemen Molemen is a trio of Hip Hop producers from Chicago, Illinois, consisting of Panik , Memo and PNS. The trio runs Molemen Records, which features a stable of affiliated artists, including Vakill, DJ Presyce, Scheme, Astonish, Decay, and Longshot... |
2006 | Molemen Records |
| "Bleeding Hearts Club (MPLS Chapter)" and "Bush League Psyche-Out Stuff" | Audition Audition (album) Audition is the second album from Minneapolis hip hop artist P.O.S, following his first album Ipecac Neat, and is likewise heavily punk-inspired... |
P.O.S. P.O.S. Stefon Alexander, better known by his stage name P.O.S, is an American rapper, singer and multi-instrumentalist from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is currently signed to Rhymesayers Entertainment and is a founding member of the label/collective Doomtree... |
2006 | Rhymesayers Entertainment |
| "The League of Extraordinary Nobodies" | I'll Sleep When You're Dead I'll Sleep When You're Dead -Credits:*Executive Producers: El-P and Amaechi Uzoigwe*Mastering: Michael Sarsfield*Mixing, engineering: Joey Raia*Layout and design: Brad Smith*Photography: Timothy Saccenti*Project Manager: Jesse Ferguson-External links:***... |
El-P | 2007 | Definitive Jux Definitive Jux Definitive Jux is an independent record label based in New York City, United States. It was co-founded in 1999 by Jaime Meline and Amaechi Uzoigwe. The label was initially known simply as Def Jux, but in 2001, popular hip hop label Def Jam Recordings sued Def Jux over the name similarity... |
| "Line Of Scrimmage" | The Weatherman LP The Weatherman LP The Weatherman LP is the first album by Dilated Peoples member Evidence, released March 20, 2007 by ABB.- Background :Besides Evidence, other rappers on the album include Phonte, Planet Asia, Rapper Big Pooh, Defari and Slug. The album also features vocals by Noelle Scaggs, Res and Kobe... |
Evidence Evidence (artist) Michael Perretta, better known as Evidence , is an American hip hop artist, producer, and member of the rap group Dilated Peoples. Evidence is a native of Venice, Los Angeles and was born to an Italian father and a Russian-American mother... |
2007 | ABB Records |
| "The Office" | Bloody Radio | Grayskul | 2007 | Rhymesayers Entertainment |
| "Dance With Me" | Sweep the Leg | Hangar 18 | 2007 | |
| "Don't Leave (When the Winter Comes)" | Strange Journey Volume One Strange Journey Volume One Strange Journey Volume One is the third mixtape from Southern hip hop group CunninLynguists, released on March 24, 2009. The release features guest appearances from Killer Mike, Khujo of Goodie Mob, Skinny DeVille and Fish Scales of Nappy Roots, Slug of Atmosphere, Tonedeff, PackFM, Substantial,... |
CunninLynguists Cunninlynguists CunninLynguists are a hip hop trio from Lexington, Kentucky and Atlanta, Georgia. The group currently consists of Deacon the Villain, Kno, and Natti... |
2009 | QN5 Music QN5 Music QN5 Music is an independent hip-hop record label that was founded by the rapper Tonedeff. The label was originally launched on May 5, 1997 as a multi-genre label and the first release was Tonedeff's 'Monotone EP'. The label was relaunched in 2000 as one focusing on hip-hop with a small roster of... |
| "We Made It" | Survival Skills Survival Skills Survival Skills is the collaborative album from MC KRS-One and Buckshot. The album was released on September 15, 2009 on Duck Down Records. It is the 18th album for KRS-One, and the fourth for Buckshot.The first single, ROBOT, was released on May 5, 2009... |
Krs-One KRS-One Lawrence Krisna Parker , better known by his stage names KRS-One , and Teacha, is an American rapper... and Buckshot |
2009 | |
| "Supervillainz" | Born Like This Born Like This Born Like This is an album by American hip hop artist MF DOOM, released under the shortened pseudonym DOOM on Lex Records on March 24, 2009. It debuted at #52 on the Billboard Chart, having sold 10,895 copies as of March 29. In addition to tracks produced by Doom, the album includes production by... |
DOOM Daniel Dumile Daniel Dumile is a hip hop artist who has taken on several stage names in his career, most notably MF DOOM, where the "MF" stands for metal face, and for tracks he has produced, metal fingers... |
2009 | Lex |
| "!BOOM!" | SAY G&E | The Grouch & Eligh | 2009 | Legendary Music |
| "In Your Soul" | Who the F@%k Are You? | C-Rayz Walz C-Rayz Walz Waleed Shabazz, better known by his stage name C-Rayz Walz, is an MC from The Bronx, New York. He is currently a member of the Legendary NY hip hop Syndicate Stronghold. C-Rayz Walz has been a fixture in the New York hip-hop scene for years. He hosts many hip-hop shows and events, has appeared on... |
2009 | Definitive Jux Records |
| "Work" | Picking Flowers Next to Road Kill | Kristoff Krane Kristoff Krane Kristoff Krane is a multi-genre recording artist, author, and teacher from the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis, MN. In addition to releasing a number of his own works, he has served as an emcee/vocalist for Abzorbr, Face Candy, Saturday Morning Soundtrack, and Puppy Dogs and Ice Cream... |
2010 | |
| "Buzzkill" | Girls Like Me | Intuition | 2010 | |
| "Hip-Hop" | Everything's A Gamble Vol. 2 | King Magnetic | 2010 | King Mag Music/Fat Beats |