Atmosphere (formerly Urban Atmosphere) is an American underground hip hop group that was formed in 1994, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Image File history File links Atmospherepromo. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This article is about the city in Minnesota. ... Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Area  Ranked 12th  - Total 87,014 sq mi (225,365 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 400 miles (645 km)  - % water 8. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Alternative hip hop is hip hop music that is artistically different from mainstream hip hop typified by pop rap and gangsta rap. ... Hip hop music is a style of popular music. ... See also: 1993 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1993 Record labels established in 1993 other events of 1993 list of years in music 1990s in music // January 8 - The U.S. Postal service issues an Elvis Presley stamp. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Official Logo Rhymesayers Entertainment is an underground hip-hop music label based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, co-founded in 1995 by Slug, a member of the group Atmosphere. ... Epitaph Records is a Hollywood, California based record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. ... Slugs latest release. ... Ant is a hip hop producer, whose full name is Anthony Davis. ... Alternative hip hop is hip hop music that is artistically different from mainstream hip hop typified by pop rap and gangsta rap. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... Nickname: City of Lakes Motto: En Avant (French: Lets go!) Location in Hennepin County and the state of Minnesota. ...

Members

Slug (Sean Daley)

Slug was a member of a loose group known as The Rhymesayers Collective prior to the formation of Atmosphere. Its other members were Stress (Siddiq Ali) and Spawn (Derek Turner). Slug DJed behind the scenes and let Stress and Spawn handle lyrics. Later calling themselves Urban Atmosphere and garnering some underground notoriety, the group eventually formed a strong relationship with Ant (Anthony Davis) and began collaborating on music. Along with MC Musab (then Beyond), rapper Mr. Gene Poole, and the Abstract Pack they formed the mid-Nineties crew Headshots, with Slug appearing on the underground tape series HeadShots (1-7) (see Discography below). Every HeadShots volume allowed a member of the clique to showcase their talent, and HeadShots Vol. Seven was Slug's tour de force. Slugs latest release. ... Official Logo Rhymesayers Entertainment is an underground hip-hop music label based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, co-founded in 1995 by Slug, a member of the group Atmosphere. ... View of Jupiters active atmosphere, including the Great Red Spot. ...

Ant (Anthony Davis)

Ant produced his first CD, an album titled Comparison, for Musab (formerly known as Beyond). He has contributed to every Atmosphere album and has also produced albums for several members of the Rhymesayers Entertainment label. The only Atmosphere album featuring guest producers, including Jel and Moodswing 9, was Lucy Ford: The Atmosphere EPs. More recently, Ant released a two-part mixtape series titled Melodies and Memories featuring remixes of songs made in the late '70s and throughout the '80s. Ant is a hip hop producer, whose full name is Anthony Davis. ... Official Logo Rhymesayers Entertainment is an underground hip-hop music label based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, co-founded in 1995 by Slug, a member of the group Atmosphere. ... Memories and Melodies is a one-hour mixtape of hip-hop from 1979-1985 remixed by Minneapolis based DJ Anthony Davis, a. ...

Spawn (Derek Turner)

Spawn left the group following the release of Overcast!. He is now known as Rek The Heavyweight.

Mr. Dibbs

Mr. Dibbs (never officially a part of Atmosphere) was the off-and-on touring DJ for Atmosphere. Mr. Dibbs is now the DJ for hip hop artist El-P. Brad Forste,[1] better known as Mr. ... El-Producto or El-P (born Jaime Meline) is well known in underground hip hop circles as a pioneer whose work with the trio Company Flow (El-P, Big Jus and Mr. ...

Touring

Pour Me Another Tour (2005)

As of 2005's 'Pour Me Another' tour, Atmosphere is accompanied by a live band, featuring Nate Collis on guitar, Brett Johnson on bass, Erick Anderson on keyboards, and Brian McLeod on drums. Slug talks about the live band in terms of a 'challenge', wherein he has to 'do more vocally'.^{[citation needed]} The live setup brings a jazzy, more improvisational feel to Atmosphere's sound. Along with the band, Mr. Dibbs is listed as touring DJ, but Ant is also touring for the first time in Atmosphere's history. Image File history File linksMetadata Atmosphere_Admats_Pour_Me_Another. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Atmosphere_Admats_Pour_Me_Another. ... Brad Forste,[1] better known as Mr. ...

Lyrical content

Slug raps in an intensely personal, often introspective style, acting as a kind of storyteller relating his own experiences to his audience. Many of Atmosphere's recordings are considered to be "conscious rap". Slug's songs often deal with his difficult and destructive relationships with women, whom he generally labels "Lucy". It is proposed that this article be deleted, because of the following concern: This is copied directly from Alternative hip hop. ...

Slug also raps about "slice of life moments", where he documents a police man's struggles with power (Lucy Ford's "Between The Lines"), a worker in a convenience store tired of the 9-to-5, and sexual deviance and intrigue turned awry (Lucy Ford's "The Woman With The Tattooed Hands"). Slug has said that he has never, and will never, lie in his songs, but that there is a difference between lying and telling a story^{[citation needed]}. This refers to the song Nothing But Sunshine, a first person account of a young man whose parents died at an early age. At the time, many fans believed this to be Slug's own life story, and responded with uproar when they discovered it was not.^{[citation needed]} 9 to 5 is a phrase which refers to the time (9:00AM to 5:00PM, or 0900h - 1700h) at which some office employees work each day, usually from Monday to Friday. ...

Collaborations

Slug has also released two albums with Murs from the westcoast Living Legends group. The idea for Felt: A Tribute to Christina Ricci, their first album as a duo, came about while on tour^{[citation needed]}. The two decided to see if they could garner some extra media attention for Ricci by dedicating their album to her, although according to Slug, Ricci has never responded to this or contacted the band.^[1] This debut studio album was produced by The Grouch from Living Legends. This does not cite its references or sources. ... // Background The Living Legends crew is a family of independent hip-hop creators. ... Christina Ricci (born February 12, 1980) is a Golden Globe and Emmy Award-nominated American actress. ...

Their second collaboration, Felt Vol. 2: A Tribute to Lisa Bonet, produced by Ant, was released in 2005. Lisa Michelle Bonet (born November 16, 1967), known professionally as Lisa Bonet, is an American actress. ...

Slug has also been featured on albums by Brother Ali, Eyedea & Abilities, Aesop Rock, Unknown Prophets, Oddjobs, Vakill, DoseOne, Jel, P.O.S., X-Ecutioners, Kanser, Blueprint, Heiruspecs, Jean Grae, Static & Nat Ill, Booka B, Minnesota indie rock band Lifter Puller, several Living Legends albums as well as Living Legends solo projects such as The CMA. Brother Ali (born Jason Newman, now Ali Newman) is an American hip hop artist. ... Oddjobs were a Minnesotan hip hop group formed around 1998 by Minneapolis MCs Advizer (Adam Waytz) and Crescent Moon (Alexei Casselle), and St. ... The X-Ecutioners are a group of hip hop DJs/turntablists from New York. ... Jean Grae (formerly What? What?; real name Tsidi Ibrahim) is an American hip hop artist. ... Lifter Puller (sometimes spelled Lftr Pllr) was a Minnesota indie rock band from 1994 to 2000. ...

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

• Overcast! EP (1996)
• The Lucy EP (2001)
• Ford 1 (2001)
• Ford 2 (2001)

Instrumental albums Overcast! is Atmospheres breakthrough first album, released in 1997. ... Tracklist Free Or Dead [Ford One] Party For The Fight to Write Theyre All Gonna Laugh @ You Free Or Dub Party For The Fight to Write [Instrumental] Just Tryin to Make Friends With Your DeeJay Category: ‪Album stubs‬ ... Tracklist Lost And Found The Woman With The Tattooed Hands Nothing But Sunshine Travel Tattooed Instrumental Nothing But Beats Travelling Music ...

• God Loves Ugly (Instrumentals) (2002)
• Seven's Travels (Instrumentals) (2003)

Sad Clown Bad Dub series God Loves Ugly [Instrumentals] is an album by Atmosphere, released on June 11, 2002. ... Tracklist History Trying To Find A Balance Bird Sings Why The Caged I Know Always Coming Home To You The Keys To Live Vs 15 Minutes Apple Suicidegirls Lifter Puller Shoes National Disgrace Devermolorado Liquor Lyles Cool July Gotta Lotta Walls Good Times (Sick Pimpin) In My Continental ...

• Sad Clown Bad Dub (1999)
• Sad Clown Bad Dub II (2000)
• Sad Clown Bad Dub 3 (2002)
• Sad Clown Bad Dub 4 DVD (2002)
• Sad Clown Bad Dub 5 (2003)
• Sad Clown Bad Dub 6 (2003)
• Random Vol. 3/Sad Clown Bad Dub 7 (2003)
• Happy Clown Bad Dub 8/Fun EP (2006)

HeadShots [cassette tape] Tracklist Between The Lines (Original) The Ocean (Original) How I Won The War (Original) Hungry Fuck (Original) The Wind (Original) Superman (Unreleased) Hells Playground (Original) Turntablism (Original) Onemosphere (Live In Chicago, Illinois) In My Contintental (Live in Chicago, Illinois) Freestyle (Live in Chicago, Illinois) Write On (Radio Freestyle) (Milwaukee... Tracklist Sad Clown [2:49] Body Pillow [3:34] The Pill [1:27] Running With Scissors [3:20] Fashion Magazine [2:21] The Wind [4:37] Hungry Fuck [2:11] Hells Playground [3:14] The Ocean [4:38] When It Breaks [3:08] Inside Outsider [3:40] The River [5... Tracklist Aspiring Sociopath Woman with the Tattooed Hands Between the Lines Like Today 3. ... Tracklist Intro Between The Blame Brad Can Do It Even Ian Came To The Party Flesh Dont Ever Fuck Like Goat Wicki Wicks Cant Bowl God Loves Ugly Los Angeles Porn Stars & Reservoirs Modern Mans Hustle Multivibration No Market Summersong Minneapolis & The Movement Say Shh Abusing of... Track listing Disc 1 Live @ Henry Fonda Theatre (L.A., CA 4/26/03) Chipppie Bun Club w/ Brother AliLive @ Crystal Ballroom (Portland, OR 4/25/03) Girls (Slug + Blueprint) @ The Roxy (L.A., CA 9/26/02) G.L.U. Tour Divine Spirit (02) Bam Boo (03) Live @ 5th... Tracklist Say Hey There Panic Attack They Call It You Make Me Wanna Secret Spaghetti Strapped Horny Popcorn Horns ...

• Vol. 1: Wbboy Sessions (1993)
• Vol. 2: Arrogance (1994)
• Vol. 3: Compensation (1995)
• Vol. 4: History (1996)
• Vol. 5: Effort (1997)
• Vol. 6: Industrial Warfare (1998)
• Vol. 7: Se7en (1999)

Singles

• "They Lied" (1998)
• "Uptown Jesus" (2002)
• "Modern Man's Hustle" (2002)
• "GodLovesUgly" (2002)
• "Cats Van Bags" (2003)
• "Trying To Find A Balance" (2003)
• "National Disgrace" (2004)
• "Watch Out" (2005)
• "Say Hey There" (2006)

Collaborations Modern Mans Hustle is a hip hop single, released on May, 23, 2002, by Atmosphere. ... GodLovesUgly is a single by Atmosphere, released on November 19, 2002 via 12 vinyl. ... Cats Van Bags is a hip hop single released on the 26th of August, 2003, by the group Atmosphere. ... Trying to find a balance is from the Album, Sevens Travels released in 2003 and this single was one of the few Atmosphere tracks to have a video with them. ... National Disgrace is a hip hop single, released on the 19th of April, 2006, by the group Atmosphere. ... Watch Out is a hip hop single released on the 9th of September, 2005, by the group Atmosphere. ... Say Hey There is a hip hop single released on the 11th of April, 2006, by the group Atmosphere. ...

• Dynospectrum (1998)
• The Taste of Rain... Why Kneel, Deep Puddle Dynamics (2002)
• Felt - A Tribute to Christina Ricci (2002)
• Felt, Vol. 2: A Tribute to Lisa Bonet (2005)

Bootleg Background info Conceived by Rhymesayers Entertainment emcee and co-founder Beyond (Musab), the Dynospectrum was the first and only album the group released in the history of the label. ... Deep Puddle Dynamics is a collaborative group featuring Sole, Alias, Doseone and Slug. ... Released in 2002, this is a collaboration between Slug of the Minnesota-based Atmosphere and Murs of west coast based Living Legends crew. ...

• The Lost Live Cuts

Unofficial mixtapes

• God Loves Touring
• Homework Vol. 1
• New, Unreleased, and B-Sides (2004)
• New, Unreleased, and B-Sides Vol. 2 (2005)
• New, Unreleased, and B-Sides Vol. 3 (2005)
• Sean Likes Ugly Girls Disc 1
• Sean Likes Ugly Girls Disc 2
• Sean Likes Ugly Girls Disc 3
• Sean Likes Ugly Girls Disc 4
• Sean Likes Ugly Girls Disc 5
• Satan Loves Beauty
• Slug Is My Hero Vol. 1
• Slug Is My Hero Vol. 2
• We Really Freestyle (Slug & Eyedea)
• Live @ "It's Brothers" Eau Claire, Wisconsin
• Live in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
• Live in Richfield, Minnesota
• The Underground meets the Mainstream

Songs in media

• "Trying To Find A Balance" - Tony Hawk's Underground 2
• "The Arrival" - Fight Night Round 3
• "The Keys to Life vs. 15 Minutes of Fame" - Need for Speed: Underground 2

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See also

• Underground rap

Underground rap is a term sometimes used to describe forms of rap music which have little or no mainstream appeal, visibility or commercial presence. ...

References

1. ^ IGN Interview, Page 3
2. ^ Billboard's chart history for Atmosphere
3. ^ IGN Interview with Slug, M. Wiley, October 10, 2003

External links

• Rhymesayers Entertainment: Atmosphere
• Atmosphere on Myspace
• Atmosphere in studio at KCMP 89.3 The Current
• Synthesis Magazine interview with Slug and Murs
• Interview with Slug
• Atmosphere at the All Music Guide

• Atmosphere at Discogs
• LyricsQuest: Atmosphere lyrics
• Twin Cities Hip Hop

Articles

• "One Nation, Invisible: The Untold Story of TC hip hop, 1981-1996." City Pages (8/18/04)
• "Rhyme Out of Joint" City Pages (7/5/00)
• "Hip-Hop Mysterioso: Interview with Ant" Complicated Fun (12/11/03)
• "11 Questions With Slug" IGN (4/5/03)