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Encyclopedia > Atmosphere (hip hop group)
Slug and Mr. Dibbs.
Slug and Mr. Dibbs.

Atmosphere is a Minnesota rap group, formed around 1994. At its creation, the group was called Urban Atmosphere. Atmosphere originally consisted of Spawn (emcee) ANT (producer) and Slug (DJ at the time). After the Spawn left the group (now rapping under the name Rek The Heavyweight) the line up was set, with Slug and ANT and a rotating DJ. Currently the group consists of rapper Slug (rapper) (Sean Daley), producer ANT (Anthony Davis), and DJ Mr. Dibbs (Brad Forste). They are widely considered to be one of the most successful underground rap groups. Slug is one of the co-founders of a Minneapolis hip hop label called Rhymesayers Entertainment, including other talent like Eyedea & Abilities, Brother Ali, Los Nativos, I Self Devine, Musab, P.O.S (of Doomtree), and other native Minnesotans as well as some national artists (Soul Postion, MF Doom and so on). Slug's rhymes focus on his personal truths regarding politics, women, and other physical/emotional experiences. Many of his raps tell elaborate stories, often doing away with the chorus to better facilitate storytelling. Many of Atmosphere's recordings are considered to be "conscience rap." Atmosphere is also known to have one of hip hop's largest female fan base. atmosphere File links The following pages link to this file: Atmosphere (hip hop group) ... State nickname: North Star State Other U.S. States Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Governor Tim Pawlenty Official languages None Area 225,365 km² (12th)  - Land 206,375 km²  - Water 18,990 km² (8. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Slug Slug (real name Sean Daley) is the frontman for the successful underground hip-hop group Atmosphere. ... Subfamilies Formicomorph subfamilies Aneuretinae Dolichoderinae Formicinae - e. ... Rhymesayers Entertainment is an underground hip-hop music label based in Minneapolis, Minnesota that was founded in 1995 by members of the group Atmosphere. ... Brother Ali. ... P.O.S. (born Stefon Alexander), is a musician signed to Rhymesayers Entertainment. ... State nickname: North Star State Other U.S. States Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Governor Tim Pawlenty Official languages None Area 225,365 km² (12th)  - Land 206,375 km²  - Water 18,990 km² (8. ... This article needs cleanup. ...


Atmosphere's most recent album, Seven's Travels was released on Epitaph Records, a major punk label. It features a much more experimental, mainstream sound, especially in the beats and background music, but also in the vocal style. A hidden track on the disc, "Shhh," is a tribute to Minnesota and the Midwest. Originally featured on the mixtape Midwest Broadcast, it was used as the track that launched Minnesota Public Radio's contemporary music service on KCMP 89.3 FM in the Twin Cities in 2005. Epitaph Records is a Hollywood, California based independent record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... In recorded music, a hidden track is a song that is not listed as one that should appear on a compact disc, audio cassette, vinyl record or other medium containing an musical album. ... The Midwest is a common name for a region of the United States of America. ... Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) is a regional public radio network based in the U.S. state of Minnesota that has been broadcasting since 1967. ... KCMP (89. ... The Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...


Discography

  • Overcast EP (1996)
  • Overcast (1997)
  • Headshots: SE7EN (1999, re-released 2005)
  • Sad Clown Bad Dub (1999)
  • Sad Clown Bad Dub 2 (2000)
  • Lucy Ford: The Atmosphere EPs (2001)
  • God Loves Ugly (2002)
  • Sad Clown Bad Dub 3 (2002)
  • Seven's Travels (2003)
  • Sad Clown Bad Dub 7 (2003)

Tracklist Onemosphere The Bass And The Movement Give Me F*@k You Lucy Hair Godlovesugly A Song About A Friend Flesh Saves The Day Lovelife Breathing Vampires A Girl Named Hope Godlovesugly Reprise Modern Mans Hustle One of a Kind Blamegame Shrapnel Categories: Atmosphere albums | 2002 albums | Rap albums... Sevens Travels is a 2003 Atmosphere album. ...

External links

  • Atmosphere's Altsounds.com profile & MP3s
  • Rhymesayers Entertainment: Atmosphere
  • LyricsQuest: Atmosphere lyrics
  • Twin Cities Hip Hop

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MySpace.com - ATMOSPHERE - MINNEAPOLIS - Hip Hop / Indie - www.myspace.com/atmosphere (1959 words)
Atmosphere, a group built on Hip Hop principles influenced from the pioneering years of rap music, but with their own personal, honest and original mid-western contribution.
It was in the year 2000, that Atmosphere increased their travels with the twenty-date Ford One Tour that brought them to the East coast for the first time.
The year was now 2003, and Atmosphere released their third album in three years, making the conscious decision to remain independent by licensing the album through legendary punk label Epitaph.
Choiceradio.com - Hip Hop (833 words)
Hip hop became popular in the 1980’s and reached international popularity by the 2000’s.
Hip Hop merged with a number of music styles such as reggae, techno, and Rock resulted in styles such as alternative rap and jazz rap.
Today, there is a consensus among critics that the Golden Age of Hip Hop music was in the 1990’s and it has been on a descending path ever since those years.
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