A Lighter Shade of Brown (LSOB) was a Mexican American hip hop duo from Riverside, California best known for their 1990 hit single “On a Sunday Afternoon”, a success in the U.S., written by songwriters/musicians David Dunson & Micah Carson…
“We are all born and raised from the south east side of Chicago. We are a new group on the rise trying to get the right ears to hear our music. “Real Hip-Hop” is a soulful song which will display our influences and passion for the game.” – John Robinson of Dope Fantasy
Ugly Duckling (Young Einstein, Dizzy Dustin and Andy Cooper) began in Long Beach, California in 1993.
They released 6 albums, embarked on countless tours, and developed a worldwide fanbase. In 2003 they even squeaked into the UK and German charts with their song A Little Samba. Labels have come and gone but fan support has remained solid. Ugly Duckling’s music has always been of the highest quality and their live show is a large part of their identity.
5KIEM has been a beatmaker since 1994 influenced by artists such as A Tribe Called Quest, Pete Rock and J Dilla.
In the begining he collaborated with several french musicians, like the musical collective “Steus”, and participated in some mixtapes as well.
Handsome Boy Modeling School was a collaborative project between renowned hip hop producers Dan the Automator (Gorillaz, Dr. Octagon, Deltron 3030) and Prince Paul (Stetsasonic, De La Soul, Gravediggaz, A Prince Among Thieves).
Strange Fruit Project is an underground hip hop group from Waco, Texas, which consists of producer and emcee Symbolyc One, his cousin emcee Myth and emcee Myone.
NYC Live Throw Down is a collection of live recordings of early live Hip Hop shows from ’79 to ’85.
This Old School collection contains performances from pioneers like Grandmaster Flash, Kool Moe Dee, Busy Bee, The Force MCs, Treacherous Three, Cold Crush 4 MCs and much more. You will also find 21 vintage NYC show flyers and artwork in this set.
DJ Mako is a DJ and producer from São Paulo, Brasil.
His productions are influenced by Jazz, Funk, Soul and Brazilian grooves from the 60s and 70s…
Dr. Dundiff: “Yo! I’m a local hip-hop producer from Louisville ky. All vinyl sampling and analog equipment such as MPC 2000XL and SP303. Drop a beat tape every month as well as many other different projects. Just dropped my second installment ‘Sheet Beats’ beat tape. Check it out, just trying to get that sound out there. Much love!”