R.J. and Technique team up with Schedule One and Katie Kesling to offer the first official music video trailer for their album, "Crash Sanaa." Behind the Stevo produced "Dilla Dog," the visuals provide a deeper connection with the artists as well as showcasing the beauty of Chicago, while paying their respects to the late great James Yancey. Official video coming soon.
Check out R.J. & Technique's album "Crash Sanaa" here:
From his seminal 2010 album "Democrazy Now!", available for sale at the Midtowne Market and the Pure Gas Station, support the artist!
Steve B.I.K.O Thomas (Backward-Never-Publishing (ASCAP) grew up in one of Harrisonburg's many working-class neighborhoods, he is a titanic talent in Virginia's underground hip-hop scene and a courageous voice of revolution.
Remember when hip-hop had meaning and substance? When hip-hop was political, thought provoking, and a party all at the same time? Some may feel the genre has lost it’s touch, some even consider the genre "dead.” Hip-hop isn’t dead it never lef, and that revival is known as POLITICAL ANIMALS. Stampeding their way out of New Haven, CT the group is composed of Sotorios Fedeli on vocals, Jen Harper on bass, and Trenton Wright on drums.
Covering a wide range of topics, POLITICAL ANIMALS make sure their music can be enjoyed by any and every fan of hip-hop. "Wannabe MCs,” is a song which calls out all the artists who follow the latest trends rather than their heart. The tribute song to the hip-hop artists who came before them, "Read Between The Lines” is a song any "old school” hip-hop fan can appreciate. The fan favorite "Sensory Deception” can only be described as "haunting” and "chilling.”
In an era where the majority of hip hop artists "press play” and hit the stage POLITICAL ANIMALS stand out by bringing out the raw sound of hip-hop with a completely live sound. No pre-recorded music, no background beats, just pure hip-hop. Laced with funk grooves, break beats, the power of rock, and classic hip-hop, their sound is unlike anything you‘ve heard before.
Currently recording their 5 song debut EP be prepared for the POLITICAL ANIMAL stampede. POLITICAL ANIMALS will be sure to be playing in your town sooner than you think, because when the animals come through they turn the party into a zoo. This is more than music this is a movement.
Billy Leblanc, better known as Rellik, is an emcee from Edmonton, Alberta. He got into Hip Hop at 11, started D.Jing and rapping at 14 and was producing by 16. Throughout his career he has rapped alongside Talib Kwali, RA the Rugged Man and Kardinal Offishall also proudly shared the stage with some childhood heroes such as Run DMC, Casual and the Hieroglyphics.Co-founder of one of Edmonton's longest running rap groups 118 which released two albums Project 118: Return to Edlantis in 1999 and Dirty Boulevard in 2005. He has been performing live shows and recording tracks for nearly a decade. Rellik is a gifted wordsmith known for his quick witted and gritty punch-lines. No stranger to adversity he has transcribed his experiences growing up in low income housing to getting custody of his boys, into hard hitting lyrics skillfully spit with emotion and determination. Raised on Cree principles, Rellik is of Irish and Sioux descent and does not feel the need to write exclusively about either. “While I am still in touch with my aboriginal roots,I feel I need to write material that all hip hop listeners can relate to regardless of their ethnic background or experiences.
Plex is an award winning hip hop artist and producer originally from Edmonton, Alberta. He now makes his home in Toronto where he runs New Leaf Entertainment, an independent record label. He has been emceeing and composing music for 15 years, has a number of acting credits to his name and was the producer and host of the award winning national radio program "The Plex Show" for two years.
Plex released his debut solo album Brainstorm in April 2009 introducing a new sound to the Hip Hop genre. His provocative lyrics and unique instrumentation continue to wow audiences across North America and have garnered international and critical acclaim. Tracks from Brainstorm can be heard on over 75 internet radio stations across the US as well as the Canadian College Radio Charts.
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