Frogtoon Music - Genre information for Project-Blowed
The Good Life The Roots Of Project Blowed Can Be Traced Back To The Good Life Cafe A Health Food Center In South Central Los Angeles California. 1 In December 1989 Promoted By Owner B. Hall And Her Son R. Kain Blaze The Good Life Offered A Workshop-Like Atmosphere For Aspiring MCs Poets And Musicians To Hone Their Craft. On Thursday Nights From 8-10pm Artists Were Allowed To Perform One Song In An Attempt To Entertain The Cafe Audience. Artist Had The Option Of Performing Written Songs Or Freestyling. When A Performance Was Not Up To Par The Audience Would Begin A Chant Of "Please Pass The Mic!" And The Performer Was Forced To End The Performance By Passing The Microphone To The Next Artist Scheduled To Perform. One Of The Many Defining Characteristics Of The Goodlife Was The Strict No Profanity Policy. "Young People Needed A Place To Go To Develop Their Own Art. The No-Cussing Policy Wasn’t About Us Being Uptight Church People It Was About Wanting The Atmosphere Of A Serious Arts Workshop. Most Of The Crowd Respected The Rule Some Said It Made Rapping More Challenging That It Created More Respect And Brotherhood." -B. Hall Interview Ice Cube Snoop Dogg And Lenny Kravitz All Reportedly Attended The Open-Mic 2 And Artists Such As The Pharcyde Biz Markie Fat Joe Whose Mic Was Unplugged Because He Broke The No-Cursing Rule Skee-Lo And Kurupt Occasionally Performed There As Well. Good Life Regulars Rebels Of Rhythm And Unity Committee Would Come Together To Form The Better Known Group Jurassic 5. Will.I.Am And Digital Underground Have Both Visited The Good Life And Project Blowed As Well. By 1992 The Weekly Open-Mic Literally Had Crowds Spilling Out Into The Street. From Good Life Regulars Freestyle Fellowship Abstract Rude Chillin Villain Empire Rifleman Ellay Khule Volume 10 Medusa Figures Of Speech Spoon Iodine Ganjah K And Fat Jack To The Weekly Spectators- The Good Life Era Is Regarded By Most Fans As The Golden Age Of Project Blowed. "The Good Life Was A Renaissance Period In Hip Hop." -Cut Chemist Jurassic 5 Interview Edit Project Blowed Workshop In 1994 Hip Hop Artists Aceyalone And Abstract Rude Brought An Open-Mic Aspect To The Pre-Existing String Of Workshops Known As KAOS Network. Founded In 1984 By Cal-Arts Film Professor Ben Caldwell KAOS Network Offered Weekly Classes And Workshops In Video Production Animation Digital Arts And Artist Development In South Central's Leimert Park District. This Newly Established Weekly Open-Mic Workshop Would Operate Thursday Nights And Later Become Known As Project Blowed The West Coast Equivalent Of The Hip Hop Landmark The Lyricist Lounge. Unlike The Good Life Project Blowed Does Not Have A Rule Against Cursing. This Combined With The Nighttime Atmosphere Provided A Much Darker Setting Than Goodlife Era Blowdians Were Accustomed To. "The Blowed Was Darker Than A Motherf*cker Inside. The Moods Changed To A Darker Feeling. You Could Say Whatever You Wanted To Say ." -Ellay Khule Interview Edit Aspects Of The Project Blowed Chanting A Common Aspect Of The Project Blowed Is The "Strength In Numbers" Theory. Although No Individual Audience Member Is Louder Than The Performing Artist The Crowd In Unison Can Completely Drown Out Even The Amplification Of The Microphone Through The Speakers. This Results In One Or More Audience Member S Starting Chants When They Are Not Content With The Given Performance. Common Chants Include "Please Pass The Mic!" Used To Get The Performer Offstage. Also Used In Lieu Of Booing. "What You Gonna Do With That Beat?!" A Challenge Chant Issued When The Instrumental Chosen Is Popular Or Generally Considered To Have Been Used Well Already By Another Artist. Other Aspects Include Ciphering Battling Styling Chopping And A Cappella Rap. Each Year The Project Blowed Holds An Anniversary Show Which Showcases The Blowdian Artists That Were In In Demand Throughout The Year With Many Special Guests And Other Project Blowed Affiliated Artists In Attendance. Edit Project Blowed Collective The Project Blowed Collective Consists Of MCs DJs Producers Artists Dancers Musicians Poets And Various Support Staff Such As Agents Managers And Label CEOs- All Of Which Are "Project Blowdians". It Should Be Noted However That Fans Of This Collective Are Also Commonly Referred To As Blowdians And That Many Of The Initial Membership Still Refer To Themselves And One-Another As "Goodlifers" Or "Goodbrothers". Some Early Blowed Regulars Include Freestyle Fellowship Rifleman Ellay Khule Chillin Villain Empire Abstract Rude Tribe Unique 2mex & Xololanxinxo AWOL One Volume 10 Otherwize Pterradacto Busdriver Pigeon John Subtitle Fat Jack Omid Figures Of Speech Chu Chu J Smoov Badru Umi Medusa Jah Orah Funky Trend The L.A. Breakers And The RTN Crew. 3 An Overwhelming Number Of Groups Are The Direct Product Of Project Blowed With The Individual Members Meeting At The Blowed Workshop Goodlife Cafe Or Under Some Similar Circumstance. Including * Jurassic 5 Formerly Rebels Of Rhythm & Unity Committee * The A-Team Solo Members Aceyalone & Abstract Rude * Haiku D'Etat Solo Member Abstract Rude & Freestyle Fellowship's Aceyalone & Myka 9 * Customer Service Solo Members Kail Psychosiz SP83 Choice JoeSue & The Weird People * Thirsty Fish Solo Members Open Mike Eagle Psychosiz & Dumbfoundead * The SIS Tem Female MC DJ Graffiti Artist & Breaker Union Founded By Project Blowed. Although Project Blowed Releases Albums As A Label Many Blowedians Release Albums Independently Or Under Other Record Labels As Well. The Following Albums Are Generally Regarded As Blowedian Compilations Project Blowed 1994 Various Beneath The Surface 1999 Omid Cater To The DJ 1999 Fat Jack The Good Brothers 2003 Various Cater To The DJ Vol. 2 2004 Fat Jack Project Blowed 10th Anniversary 2005 Various Project Blowed For Dummies 2006 DJ Handprints Blowedians Place A Heavy Emphasis On The Ability To Freestyle. 4 NoCanDo Of Customer Service Was The 2007 Scribble Jam Freestyle Battle Champion 5 . In 1999 P.E.A.C.E. Of Freestyle Fellowship Finished 2nd Place At Scribble Jam. That Same Year Otherwize Defeated Eminem To Win The 1999 Rap Olympics. More Recently Blowedians Such As Busdriver And Thirsty Fish Have Appeared On G4TV's Freestyle 101 With NoCanDo And Dumbfoundead Competting In The World Rap Championships. 6 Many Groups Have Joined The Project Blowed Collective Since Its Initial Inception In The 1980s. Of Mexican Decent Acid Reign Dark Leaf Missing Page Customer Service The Swim Team. With Each Revitilization The Collective Increases In Its Ranks. However Because Leaving The Collective Is Not As Common An Occurrence- The Senior Membership Has Gone Largely Unchanged. Edit Project Blowed Compilation Album In 1994 Aceyalone And Abstract Rude Executive Produced The Original Project Blowed Compilation Album. The Landmark Recording Showcased Wildly Diverse Local Legends 7 Whose Common Bond Was A Desire To Expand The Musical Thematic And Lyrical Horizons Of Hip-Hop. Originally Circulated Independently The Limited Run CD Was Subsequently Purchased And Traded By Fans Internationally- Becoming Something Of A Cult Classic. The Album Would Later Achieve An Even Greater Status Amongst Fans And Collectors Alike As Many Of The Artists Featured Aceyalone Volume 10 Freestyle Fellowship Abstract Rude Etc. Would Go On To Have Varying Levels Of Mainstream Success. Edit Project Blowed CD 1. Jurassick - Aceyalone Spoon Iodine C.V.E. produced By Home Grown Beatz 2. Who's There? - Self-Jupiter Of Freestyle Fellowship 3. Strength Of A.T.U. - Abstract Rude Of ATU produced By Digiak 4. What A Pity - Riddlore & Ngafsh C.V.E. Produced By DJ Wolf 5. Don't Get It Twisted - Jyant & Eve Of Figures Of Speech Produced By Digiak 6. Hot - Freestyle Fellowship Horace Tapscott Underground Railroad produced By JMD. 7. Once Upon A Freak - Tray Loc Of C.V.E. Produced By CV Shack Productionz 8. Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood - Dolla Holla produced By J-Sumbi 9. Solo Is So Low - DK Toon & B Cartoon produced By Fat Jack 10. This Evening - Interlude 11. Heavyweights Round 2 - Peace T-Love A.C. Nefertiti Self-Jupiter BJ Ganjah K Medusa Ko Ko Myka Nyne Volume 10 Produced By Mathmattics 12. Funky Commercial Break - Funky Trend produced By Digiak 13. Second Chance - Interlude 14. I Don't Know - Abstract Rude Of ATU Aceyalone Riddlore Of CVE produced By Fat Jack 15. Yeh Man - Abstract Rude Of ATU produced By Digiak 16. Narcolepsy - C.V.E. Rifleman Ellay Khule Of Hip Hop Klan produced By Cee Vee Beat Down & Hip Hop Kclan 17. I Think? - Aceyalone produced By Aceyalone 18. Maskaraid Part 1 & 2 - Abstract Rude & Aceyalone produced By Fat Jack 19. Treble And Bass - Aceyalone & Abstract Rude produced By Vic Hop Edit Project Blowed 10th Anniversary Compilation Album In 2005 To Commemorate The 10 Year Anniversary Of The First Project Blowed Compilation Album- Project Blowed/Decon Records Released A Follow Up Album Packaged With A DVD. The Project Blowed 10th Anniversary CD And DVD Was Executive Produced By Aceyalone & Peter Bittenbender With Badru Umi Also Executive Producing The DVD. Edit Project Blowed 10th Anniversary CD 1. "4343 Leimert Blvd. L.A. CA 90008" 2. "Enter The Kaos" - Aceyalone Busdriver Longevity NgaFsh produced By Riddlore 3. "Who The F*ck Is You?" - Aceyalone Riddlore Abstract Rude Busdriver Rifleman Ellay Khule produced By PMG 4. "Live @ The Blowed" - Customer Service produced By Longevity 5. "Villains" - C.V.E produced By CVE 6. "The People" - Sach Pigeon John Rifleman Ellay Khule produced By Omid 7. "Sound Boy Murderers" - Abstract Tribe Unique produced By Fat Jack 8. "Too Underground" - Busdriver produced By Kenny Segal 9. "Sounds Like" Hip Hop Clan - Rifleman Ellay Khule And Pterradacto produced By Nobody 10. "What's Your Aim?" - Acid Reign produced By Re.4m 11. "Cray Crazy" - Aceyalone Busdriver NoCanDo Subtitle produced By Thavius Beck 12. "Jazzy Girl" Freestyle - Myka 9 Busdriver Xololanxinxo And Toca produced By Toca 13. "Astro Pimp" - Cypher 7 produced By JB 14. "How You Been?" Homegirl - Otherwize produced By R. Leon Jizzm High Definition 15. "What It Do?" - Medusa Mr. Perkins Black Silver Volume 10 produced By PMG 16. "Do Unto Others" - Aceyalone produced By Beat Science 17. "13th Month" - Abstract Rude Busdriver Phoenix Orion produced By Kenny Segal 18. "Mama & Pappa Raised Right" - Pterradacto Aceyalone Jah Orah NoNsToP produced By DJ Drez 19. "Battle Prone" - Myka 9 Power Tung Wreek One produced By Myka 9 20. "Ruff Rhymes" - Aceyalone Longevity produced By Longevity 21. "Doing What We Love" - Jah Orah produced By Beat Science Edit Project Blowed 10th Anniversary DVD The Packaged DVD That Accompanied The 10th Anniversary CD Included Footage From The 10th Anniversary Concert Itself With Performances By Freestyle Fellowship Hip Hop Clan Rifleman Ellay Khule And Pterradacto Busdriver Phoenix Orion & Sunfire Medusa Haiku D'Etat 2Mex And A Collective Posse Cut Featuring Freestyles And Flows By Aceyalone Abstract Rude Chu Myka 9 P.E.A.C.E. And Rifleman Ellay Khule. Also Included On The DVD Was A 15-Minute Documentary About The Project Blowed Open Mic Consisting Of Interviews With Veteran Blowdians Such As Aceyalone Newer Blowdians Such As Kail Of Customer Service And Influential Figures Such As Ben Caldwell Founder Of "KAOZ Network" Where The Project Blowed Workshop Is Held Every Thursday. The DVD Also Featured The Following Music Videos * "Mic Check" By Aceyalone * "Calistylics" By C.V.E * "Knownots" By Haiku D'Etat * "I Think " By Aceyalone * "Moonlit Skies" By Aceyalone * "Give It Here" By Aceyalone Ahmad And Pep Love * "All Day" By Abstract Rude * "My Mamma Raised A G" By Medusa. Edit Project Blowed Expansion With The Expansion Of The Blowdian Roster To Include Newer Groups Such As Customer Service Thirsty Fish And The SIS Tem Project Blowed Has Since Opened An Additional Workshop In California's Inland Empire To Accompany Its Primary Location In South Central Los Angeles' Lemert Park District. Edit Original Location * Los Angeles California Hosted By J-Smoov Edit Expansion Location * Inland Empire California Hosted By Ganjah K Edit Additional Locations * Las Vegas Nevada Hosted By Phoenix Orion * Austin Texas Hosted By Tray Loc C.V.E Edit Legacy & Influence * Rock & Roll Band Rage Against The Machine Has A Cover Version Of Volume 10's "Pistol Grip Pump" On Their 2000 Cover Album Renegades. * Project Blowdians Are Prominently Featured In Numerous Video Games Including Tony Hawk's Underground The ESPN NBA 2K Series And All Pro Football 2K8. * Aceyalone Appears As A Playable Character In ESPN NBA 2K6. * Project Blowed Was Used As A Recurring Filming Location In The 90's Sitcom Moesha Starring Los Angeles Singer & Entertainer Brandy. * Project Blowed & Project Blowedians Have Been Featured In Numerous Documentaries And Reality Television Shows Including MTV's True Life Starring Chris "CP" Phillips And Paris Hilton's The Simple Life Featuring Carmella . * The 2006 Movie "Camjackers" Stars Phoenix Orion And Several Blowdians Make Cameos Throughout The Film. * Ava DuVernay's 2007 Film "This Is The Life" Documents The Goodlife Era Of Project Blowed. 8 Project-Blowed Every artist, every band, and every song you can imagine, from the newest to the oldest, are easily accessible through Frogtoon Music. Get ready to indulge yourself and allow the music to enrich your soul, ignite your passion, awaken your emotions, and bring back some beautiful memories. The following is a directory of top artists and bands from Project Blowed: As you visit their pages, you will be presented with a list of popular videos, top tracks, recommended mixes, and music from all the albums they released. In addition, within each page, you can access and discover music from similar artists and bands.