The 49ers The 49ers is a hip-hop duo from Newark, Delaware

Delaware

Delaware is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, and to the north by Pennsylvania...

 and consists of members Jas Mace and Marchitect. They were also the focal members of another hip-hop group called The Outfit. The 49ers are known for their laid-back, jazzy, and soulful hip-hop music.

The Outfit

Jas Mace and Marchitect were introduced to each other through little league baseball in their hometown of Newark, Delaware. It was later realized that the two shared more than just a passion for sports, but also for hip-hop music. They began writing raps and recording music at Marchitect's house, which is also where their group's name was created. The origin of the name is the street address of where the two emcees honed their production and emceeing skills .

Marchitect's older brother, Grouchy Greg Watkins co-CEO of AllHipHop

AllHipHop

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.com, organized a group called The Outfit . The Outfit released three 12" singles and a full length album on Oblique Recordings, a label that was also created by Grouchy Greg Watkins . The first 12" was released in 1995 and featured "Beauty of the Week" b/w "3 Mics, 2 Marks, and 1 Jas." In 1997, The Outfit released their second 12" that featured the songs "Why I Don't Know"/"Day In, Night Out" b/w "The Outfit Presents"/"Rise and Shine." Their final 12" release was in 1999 and featured the singles "Outta Sight" b/w "The Telephone." The 49ers were featured on all three of these releases. In 1999, The Outfit finally released their first and only full length album called The Soundtrack to Life.

The 49ers

The members of The Outfit eventually went their separate ways, but The 49ers continued recording. In 2007, they released their first full length album called Equilibrium. The underground success of this album caught the ears of the Japanese record label Goon Trax. This led to their first Goon Trax album called State of the Art. The album included few new songs from The 49ers, and consisted mostly of previously released songs from The Soundtrack to Life and Equilibrium. Included on the album was the 12" single that featured the songs "Breath of Fresh Air", "Champagne", and "Music." The 12" single also included a remix of "Breath of Fresh Air" that was produced by DJ Chika of Cradle Orchestra

Cradle Orchestra

Cradle Orchestra is a Japanese Jazz/Hip Hop band which mixes live orchestral instrumentation with the flows of underground rappers. They have produced two albums.-Discography:*2006: Attitude*2009: Velvet Ballads*2009: Aurora Collection...

. In 2009, Goon Trax released The 49ers' second album in Japan called The Ultrasound.

In 2006, The 49ers were featured in, and produced the Portobello Film Festival

Portobello Film Festival

The Portobello Film Festival is an independent international film festival based in London, which annually premiers over 700 new films, including features, shorts, documentaries, music films and animation. Additionally, workshops and talks with top film directors are also featured. Admission to...

 award winning documentary Guilty or Innocent of Using the N Word

Guilty or Innocent of Using the N Word

Guilty or Innocent of Using the N Word is a 2006 documentary directed by British director, Bhavna Malkani, in Warsaw, capital of Poland.The documentary explores questions and issues surrounding the word "nigger" that many feel constrained to discuss, as is often categorized as a taboo word...

. Since 2007, The 49ers have been featured on many albums and compilations released in Japan

Japan

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. Their most successful release is titled "Imagine" and was featured on Re:plus' album called Everlasting Truth. "Image" peaked as the #2 song on Japan's iTunes hip-hop song charts. In 2010, The 49ers' song "Running Out of Time," which was featured on Incise's album Daily Methods, charted at #72 on Japan's iTunes hip-hop song charts. The 49ers returned on the iTunes top 100 Hip-Hop charts in 2011 peaking at #97 with their song "Music Plays On," which was featured on Thomas Prime's album Waiting for Tomorrow and the compilation album In Ya Mellow Tone Vol. 6.

The Outfit

• (1999) 12" Outta Sight b/w The Telephone
• (1999) The Soundtrack to Life
• (1997) 12" Why I Don't Know/Day In, Night Out b/w The Outfit Presents/Rise and Shine
• (1995) 12" Beauty of the Week b/w 3 Mics, 2 Marks, and 1 Jas

The 49ers

• (2011) Musaic
• (2009) The Ultrasound
• (2006) Equilibrium
• (2006) State of the Art
• (2006) 12" Breath of Fresh Air b/w Champagne / Music
• (2005) Marchitect – Fresh Out the Lab

Features and Compilations

• (2011) Kondor - Peace of Soul
  • "A New Day"
• (2011) V.A. - In Ya Mellow Tone 6
  • "Music Plays On"
• (2011) Inherit - Pledge to the Music
  • "Midnight Mirage"
• (2011) Thomas Prime – Waiting for Tomorrow
  • "Music Plays On"
  • "International Night"
  • "Iron Mask"
• (2011) Seasons’ End – Moments in Life
  • "Running on Karma"
  • "One of Those Days"
• (2010) V.A. - Digi Jazz Chill City Vol. 1
  • "Crazy"
• (2010) Nicholas Wonder – My Thesis
  • "Good Feeling"
• (2010) Vans Cal – Miedlev
  • "Now & Then"
• (2010) SoulChef – Escapism
  • "Wanted"
  • "Blind Man See"
  • "Franki Valli"
• (2010) SoulChef – Remember When
  • "K.M.A."
• (2010) DJ Ezasscul – Jazz Meditation
  • "Time Passes"
• (2010) V.A. – In Ya Mellow Tone 5
  • "Running Out Of Time"
• (2010) Am 7- Am 7
  • "Money Talks"
  • "Imagine (Remix)"
• (2010) Navid B – Subtle Waters
  • "H2O"
• (2010) Kondor – Peace of Body
  • "Four Corners"
• (2010) Incise – Daily Methods
  • "Running Out of Time
• (2010) Elfer - Hip-Hop’s Taking Over My Mind b/w What Ya Life Like?
  • "Hip-Hop's Taking Over My Mind"
  • "What Ya Life Like?"
• (2010) V.A. – Jazz City Series
  • "Something New"
• (2010) Re:plus – Everlasting Truth
  • "Imagine"
• (2010) V.A. – In Ya Mellow Tone 4
  • "My Girlfriend's Best Friend"
• (2009) Think Twice & David Ryshpan – Jazz Carnival
  • "Bye-Bye"
  • "Get Away"
  • "When The Smoke Clears"
• (2009) DJ Motora – Ill Communication
  • "88 Ways to Die"
• (2009) V.A. – In Ya Mellow Tone Official Bootleg Vol. 1 Mixed by Re: Plus
  • "Imagine"
  • "It's My Thing"
  • "Music"
  • "Sophisticated Freaks"
• (2009) V.A. – In Ya Mellow Tone Official Bootleg Vol. 2 Mixed By Robert de Boron
  • "In Love With Two Women"
  • "Promise Me"
  • "Universal Language"
• (2009) V.A. – In Ya Mellow Tone 3
  • "In Love With Two Women"
• (2009) V.A. – In Ya Mellow Tone 2.5
  • "Traveling Man"
  • "I Don't Want No"
• (2009) Stilla-mode – Lovexperience
  • "Far East, Far West"
• (2008) V.A. – In Ya Mellow Tone 2
  • "Half Drunk"
• (2008) V.A. – In Your Mellow Tone
  • "Champagne"
• (2008) 12" Inherit – Up The River
  • "Traveling Man"
• (2008) Incise – Nobody’s Story
  • "Move Rhymes"
  • "In Love With Two Women"
• (2008) 12" Incise – Scorpion Tail
  • "In Love With Two Women"
• (2008) Cradle Orchestra
  Cradle Orchestra
  Cradle Orchestra is a Japanese Jazz/Hip Hop band which mixes live orchestral instrumentation with the flows of underground rappers. They have produced two albums.-Discography:*2006: Attitude*2009: Velvet Ballads*2009: Aurora Collection...
  
  – Magical Journey
  • "Champagne"
  • "Music"
  • "Breath of Fresh Air"
• (2008) Think Twice – Rock to this Beat
  • "They Don't Know"
• (2008) South Hill Productions – Soul Session Vol. 2
  • "Running Up"
• (2007) V.A. – Jazz Flava Lesson 2 Mixed by DJ 411
  • "Champagne"

Accomplishments

• 2011 The 49ers reach #97 on Japan's iTunes top 100 hip-hop song charts with Thomas Prime's "Music Plays On (feat. The 49ers)"
• 2010 The 49ers reach #72 on Japan's iTunes top 100 hip-hop song charts with Incises's "Running Out of Time (feat. The 49ers)"
• 2010 The 49ers reach #2 on Japan's iTunes top 100 hip-hop song charts with Re:plus' "Imagine (feat. The 49ers)"
• 2007 The 49ers were voted as Delaware's best hip-hop group in Out & About Magazine
• 2006 The 49ers were featured in Allhiphop.com's breeding ground showcase
• 2006 The 49ers were featured in and produced the award winning documentary Guilty or Innocent of Using the N Word

External links

• The 49ers Official Site
• The 49ers Discography
• Goon Trax
• The 49ers Performing at AllHipHop.com's Breeding Ground
• Delaware Today interview with Marchitect