why conscious hip hop?

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Stevey B. Tells of the Early Days of Deadly D., the PNWs Rising Hip Hop Band

How long have you been rapping?

“I started rapping in 2001 as a freshman in high school. What started as writing rhymes in class to make people laugh quickly grew into writing and recording songs. In 2003, I met Michael Pianki, who was on the school's basketball team and discovered he rapped as well. We started working together and formed Deadly Duo, aka Deadly D.”

How did you get started?

“After years of rapping as a hobby, we decided to take it to the next level and pursuit our music professionally. In 2011, we performed our first live show in South Florida and quickly learned this was a viable career option. Since relocating back to Bellingham, WA we have developed into a live band with drums, guitar, trumpet, DJ and a female vocalist. We have played shows across the state, as well as Oregon, Idaho, Montana and British Columbia; numerous festivals, including Seattle's Hempfest in 2014; and have even won a few awards, including the IMEA Award's Hip Hop Duo of the year and their song, “Light Side of the Moon” was nominated for IMEA’s Hip Hop Song of the Year!”

Why Conscious Hip Hop?

“With many different musical influences and interests, our style of hip hop has naturally translated into what some call "conscious." We choose to use our musical platform to do more than just entertain. We make it a point to challenge ourselves by making commercially viable music that provides a positive message as well.”

Who has influenced you musically?

“With so many musical influences to credit, naming them all would be would be almost impossible. We have such a deep appreciation for many different genres of music. As far as hip hop goes, some of the artists that have helped mold us into who we are today would be Pharoahe Monch, Outkast, Atmosphere, Nas, 2Pac, DMX, The Roots, Royce Da 5'9, Zion I, Eminem, Tech N9ne, K'Naan, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony and many, many more.”

Stevey B. ~ Deadly D.

Come see Stevey B/Deadly D and support your local artists who are ready to elevate and bring a “Paradigm Shift” to you. THIS Thursday, April 2, 2015 at The Royal.

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Getting to Know local B’ham Artist Tactic$

How long have you been rapping?

“I wrote my first rap 20 years ago and have been recording for about 12 years.”

How did you get started?

“Buying cassette tapes as a little kid, and once home studios were available I was able to start networking and developing my talent when I was 19 years old.”

Why Conscious Hip Hop?

“I have done hip hop with negative messages and while it may be fun in the moment, the message you portray sticks with you and you're forced to relive it even when you've grown past that, so I figure I may as well write lyrics that benefit me and the fans.”

Who has influenced you musically?

“Bone Thugs, 2Pac, Biggie, Jay Z, DMX, Wu-Tang, Tech N9ne, Krizz Kaliko, Kutt Calhoun, Zion I, Chamillionaire, Blackstreet, Nate Dogg, Warren G, Futuristic, Dizzy Wright, Hopsin, Rittz. I live and breathe hip hop, so I could list artists for days…”

~Tactic$

Peep “Don’t Tell Me,” by SlandeR Slim, Tactic$ and MT$.

PNW come out and support your local Artists and share in their passion for life through their music. THIS Thursday, 4/2/15 9pm at The Royal, Bellingham, WA. Tix $3/pre $5/door @ Avalon Music and online at http://holdmyticket.com/event/200979.

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Getting to Know Local B’ham Hip Hop Artist SlandeR Slim

How long have you been rapping?

“I have always had a passion for all types of music and have been rapping since I was about 13 years old.”

How did you get started?

“I have been a recording artist for about two years. I began recording written verses onto my iphone using Garage Band. I soon realized that professional equipment would be a great investment and decided to begin to build my studio. Now here I am!”

Why Conscious Hip Hop?

“I strive to motivate my listeners in a positive way and give them something to relate to in life. To share my struggles and how I overcome them as a reminder to my listeners, that hope is alive and there if its what you desire for yourself.”

Who has influenced you musically?

“The entire SOULMUZAIC squad for this upcoming show is definitely on point. Underplayed, Stevey B/DeadlyD, Tactic$ are all artists that inspire me. Bone Thugs, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix and Ronnie James Dio and oh so many more.”

~SlandeR Slim

Listen to “The Path We Choose,” SlandeR Slim, Hype and Tactic$

Support your local Bellingham and Seattle artists. Get your tickets presale $3/$5 at door. 10pm showtime!

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Getting to know Hype of Underplayed

How long have you been rapping?

“I began rapping when I was around15 years old to pass the time in math class because I couldn't draw! I was unaware of my talents and didn't begin to take this seriously as a career until I was about 19. Taylor (T-James) and I have been together the whole time and I owe much of my success to his motivation and reassurance along the way! I could never have done this without him!”

Check out “Unglued,” by Underplayed on soundcloud

How did you get started?

“The first time that I remember rapping in front of people with a microphone was my senior year of high school. There was a lady who I was highly fond of and I wrote a little rap to ask her to prom while at a party Taylor and I threw down in his basement! I cannot remember one line of that rap, but I remember my nerves were overwhelming. And she said YES! Haha.”

Why Conscious Hip Hop?

“I consider myself a kid, with many opinions, beliefs and struggles. I just developed the means to deliver them musically. To quote Eminem, "Music is a reflection of self." I make the music that I want to make, if that happens to be considered "conscious," then so be it. I cannot predict the future or what I may feel in ten years, but I can promise I will still be making music my way! I guess we can thank my parents and the values that they instilled in me as a youngster for this music that is now being called "conscious."

Who has influenced you musically?

“My initial musical influence was classic rock! I grew up on a job site rocking out with my dad to bands like The Eagles, AC-DC, Tom Petty, The Beatles, etc.”

“The first CD I purchased with my own money was "The Eminem Show" and I remember listening to it on the way home from the Tacoma Mall with my dad. We made it through about three songs when he said, "That's enough!" and he ejected it from the deck and my life. (I still remember the exact verse from the rap that made him say this). Other musical influences are Rakim, Brother Ali, Brotha Lynch Hung, Krizz Kaliko and Tech N9ne along with Tupac, Biggie Smalls, of course Eminem to name a few.”

“As hip hop grew into, "my type of music," I began to study the game and learn as much as possible from those who came before me. I remember when Taylor played the artist Atmosphere, there was one line specifically, when I heard that man rhyme the words “invisible" with "till was full;"  THAT was when we said to ourselves, "WE CAN DO THIS!”

~Hype

Support your local artists get your tix to see Underplayed, Stevey B./Deadly D, SlandeR Slim and Tactic$ as they take us on a “Paradigm Shift.” THIS Thursday, April 2, 2015 at The Royal. Get your $3 tix @Avalon Music on Railroad or online at http://holdmyticket.com/event/200979; $5 at the door.

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Getting to Know T-James of Underplayed

(“Paradigm Shift” at The Royal, Bellingham, WA on Thursday, April 2, 2015)

I asked each of our Artists from our upcoming show these four questions:

How long have you been rapping? How did you get started? Why Conscious Hip Hop? Who has influenced you musically?

We are excited about our new relationship in working with these young and evolving artists who do their thing and flow with such passion. Passion is a key ingredient that we look for.

Start to get to know them along with us as we hear first from T-James of Underplayed! (below left) http://underplayedrecords.com/home/

How long have you been rapping?

“I have been rapping since I was a junior in high school, spittin’ rhymes to honeys that I wanted to be mine.”

How did you get started?

“It all started in English Literature class, writing poems for a poetry anthology project and I figured out I was pretty damn good at this rhyming thing. I loved music, but couldn’t read music, so this was the closest I could come to making my own.”

Why Conscious Hip Hop?

“Conscious hip-hop because if you're not awake then you're asleep. I want to wake these people that are sleeping on what's truly important in life, in music, and art in general.“

Who has influenced you musically?

“Atmosphere, Tech N9NE, and Eminem. They all put their hearts and souls into their music and that is something that I strive to do with my own.”

~ T. James

https://soundcloud.com/underplayed/got-it-in-my-soul

TOMORROW! April 2, 2015 at The Royal. Support your local artists Underplayed, Stevey B./Deadly D, SlandeR Slim and Tactic$ as they take us on a “Paradigm Shift.” Get your $3 tix @Avalon Music on Railroad or online at http://holdmyticket.com/event/200979; $5 at the door.

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