ATMOSPHERE
Eleven years after becoming the first hip-hop act to put the Twin Cities on the map, Atmosphere has grown into one of the most accomplished MC/producer duos around. Between Slug and Ant, they’ve released six albums, 11 Sad Clown tour albums and various side-projects like Felt — amounting in well over a million units sold.
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KRS-ONE
KRS ONE is a philosopher, activist, author, lecturer and emcee who has drawn both criticism and worship as he moves steadily with his purpose of peace. Many of those who know their Hip Hop history revere the icon as the guardian of real Hip Hop, while others point out contradictions in his music and life as indications of a mixed intent. But, the Teacha remains focused on his mission with the knowledge that his intention is pure and Hip Hop is a manifestation of divine culture.
MR. DIBBS
Native of Cincinnati, Mr. Dibbs revolutionized the concept of cross genre in turntableism with his series of Turntable Hardcore releases. Other releases such as Turntable Scientifics made a lasting mark in the world of mix tapes, a true soldier in every aspect of Djing; Mr. Dibbs has something for every taste to enjoy.
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BLUEPRINT
Blueprint rhymes. Blueprint does beats. He is from Columbus, OH. He started a label called Weightless Recordings in 1999. They sold tapes. One of the tapes was from his crew Greenhouse Effect. Blueprint rhymes on and produces Greenhouse Effect records. Then he produced three Illogic albums. He's serious about his production. He met a guy named RJD2, who was also from Columbus. RJ did beats too, really good ones. They did music together and started a crew called Soul Position. Soul Position has released three records. Blueprint didnt have to produce any of these records because RJ is good at production. These records all came out on Rhymesayers Entertainment. Blueprint has released one solo record. It's called 1988 because he likes that year. He produced it himself. Blueprint also did an instrumental record called Chamber Music, and a production record called The WeightRoom.
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CHANNEL LIVE
Channel Live has been a multi-dimensional force in the music industry for the past 16 years. Front man, Hakim Green of Channel Live, is an artist, manager, A&R consultant, lecturer, educator and visionary. His group Channel Live, was discovered by the legendary KRS-One and debuted in 1994 with the platinum, Hip Hop anthem "Mad Izm," which was followed with the gold-status album “Station Identification.”
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DJ D-STYLES
D-Styles played a pivotal role in the foundation of the scratch music genre. His first song "Razorblade Alcohol Slide" - featured on the Dj Q-bert LP "Wave Twisters" was composed entirely by scratching and was the first of its kind.[citation needed] As with most scratch music compositions each element of the song was scratched and then layered together simultaneously. For the song, D-Styles sampled the bassline from Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello which was the intro to their song 'Revolver'. Morello has expressed his fondness of DJ-emulated sounds and has always credited the DJ with being a big influence in his guitar playing.
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ABSTRACT RUDE
Abstract Rude stands as one of hip-hop’s most accessible healers. Since first making regular appearances at L.A.’s legendary Goodlife open mic sessions circa 1994, this MC has steadily found the ideal balance of strong lyrical substance and high entertainment value.
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PAST PERFORMERS:
Big Daddy Kane 2006
