Bad Habitat
Bad Habitat is the hip hop equivalent of The Three Musketeers, with the swagger of a young Rat Pack, and a style all their own. They consist of two emcees (Flawless and Dru-Manchu of the northwest mega-collab The Surrealest) and one dj (DJ Cuttah of Trifekta notoriety), with a little assist from long time local staple and well respected emcee/battle rapper Damian Grey (aka Trafek of Trash Heap) from the Northwest region of The United States of America located on the planet Earth in the Milky Way Galaxy in the positive matter universe (just in case you're lost...)In it's short time as a group Bad Habitat has had the opportunity to share the stage with an impressive list of indie and mainstream hiphop acts including Slick Rick The Ruler, The Beatnuts, Rahzel, Canibus, Abstract Rude, Noah 23, Digital Underground, members of Oldominion including Sleep and Josh Martinez (The Chicharones), Pale Soul, and Grayskul (of Rhymesayers Entertainment), My-G, members of Living Legends, Braille, Cool Nutz, and members of Sandpeople, (amongst many others...) With at least 3+ years of experience behind each member (over a decade in Damian's case...), Bad Habitat is steady holding it down for Northwest hip hop. The group stands poised to make a major impact as they quickly grow into a significant force to be reckoned with, stealing shows and new fans at every venue they appear. Evolving into a close knit family unit from a loose trio of like-minded artists, Bad Habitat formed early in the summer of 2008, with Damian Grey joining a few months after.
Bad Habitat's live show has garnered much acclaim from local promoters, perfomers, and fans alike, and has been described as one of the best kept secrets of the Northwest hiphop scene. But you don't have to take my word for it... check them out live for yourself! Upcoming shows are updated frequently. Bad Habitat can be found on stage multiple times in any given month, often performing almost weekly. These hungry and driven artists have even gone as far as rocking 2 shows at different locations in a single night! We stay busy!
In addition to an endless onslaught of upcoming shows, be on the watch for the debut mixtape, "Swaggadocious", coming soon, and the official album, "Scissor Tree" shortly after.
For booking or collaboration information contact Bad Habitat at www.BadHabitatMusic.com Seriously. Messages are checked frequently. We gets down like that.
Thief Sicario
The son of a teen mother, Thief Sicario was raised in the midst of drugs, gangs, prostitutes, exotic dancers, and violence which inevitably led him to foster homes, group homes, and ultimately prison for aggrivated assault and firearms use.
These experiances would influence what started as neighborhood rhymes and evolved into highly devolped lyricism. But it wouldn't be untill he was sentanced to ten years did he begin to take his music serious. Around 1996 Thief Sicario and other incarcerated Chicano rappers founded the notorious Brown Recluse becoming the first Chicano/Latino rap group to record an album (Arachnophobia) while in prison. Seen as a threat they were blamed for inciting riots, staging strikes, assaulting officers, and promoting security threat groups. Prison officials broke up the group and seized their masters but it was too late, cassettes were being distributed up and down the West Coast and getting airplay on radio stations from Portland to San Diego.
During this period Thief Sicario spent alot of time in the hole giving him the opportunity to write thousands of songs. Upon release from prison Thief Sicario hooked up with long time friends and colaborators Santotzin and Trafek and began doing shows and recording an album in South East Portland that would be stalled at set back due to Thief Sicario's continued legal problems that landed him in jail twice for parole violations. Much of Education of a Felon was recorded while he was on the run. Persecuted by law enforcement and right wing groups such as the Minutemen for the Revolutionary messages and politics in his music and continued alleged gang affiliation did nothing but fuel Thief Sicario's drive to create a classic.
Education of a Felon, his 2007 solo debut, has been hailed by many notable Chicano and Latino hip hop legends as a Sick Side classic with it's thought provoking lyrical masterpieces such as "Numbers" and "Amerika" and for it's nearly flawless production by Trafek and Spain's Elespecialista of Verbal System.
Thief Sicario subsequently hooked up with Sick Side underground legend Krazy Race to finish his album making it the first release on Krazy Race's Realizm Rekords.
Gritty tales of gangs and prison interpreted from the first person criminal perspective in relation to ancient Mesoamerican history, Chicano culture, and Revolution are the themes of Education of a Felon which was named after the autobiography of the late famed convict turned novelist Edward Bunker. Like the books of Bunker, Thief Sicario spins a masterpiece of hip hop literature over dark beats that evoke a mid-ninties classic vibe comparable to Psycho Realm, Immortal Technique, Mobb Deep, and Wu Tang Clan. As seen at the Latin Rap Conference and featured on Divine Forces Radio, kboo.fm (The Soundbox, Non-Stop Hip Hop, The Movement), Brown Town Radio, Brown and Proud Radio, huskeyradio.com, brownpride.com, raptalk.net, califarap.net, and has performed or recorded with Krazy Race, Sicko Soldado, Kemo the Blaxican (formerly Delinquent Habits), Mic Mc, Bad News, Truth, Trafek, Santotzin Brown caesar, Verbal System, Chino Xl, Immortal Technique, Canibus, Stomper, El Demonio, The Game and many more Thief Sicario is staying prolific with Education of a Felon now available and a series of mixtapes set to drop. Let the Realizm begin.
'[Thief Sicario] is dope...' -Sick Jacken (Psycho Realm/Sick Symphonies)
'I would sign [Thief Sicario] right now...' -Mr Lil One (Lil Uno)
'[Thief Sicario] is ill... -Chino Xl
'Education of a Felon is a Sick Side classic.' -Santotzin Brown Caesar
'After I heard [Thief Sicario] I was stunned and had to sit there and shake that sh.. off. I have never heard lyrics spit like that ever.' -Bruce George (Author of "Bandana Republic", Co-Founder of HBO's Def Poetry Jam)
'[Thief Sicario] touches on a lot of subjects all on one song... I'm feeling it...' -Truth
'Amerika [by Thief Sicario] iz a hot track...' -Hood Surgeon (producer, son of hip hop/gangsta rap pioneer and legend Dr Dre)
''[Thief Sicario] sounds real firme... fuego' -Mellow Man Ace ("Godfather of Latin Rap", first Latin rapper to go platinum)
'[Thief Sicario] is tight as fuck...' -Big Lokote (Hi Power Soldiers/Insane Asylum)
'[Thief Sicario] gots fire... -Dj Ace (Rhyme Poetic Mafia)
'Education of a Felon is fucking clas-sick...' -One (OG SickFlicks)
'[Thief Sicario] keeps spitting knowledge... Our gente needs more soldados like us' -Krazy Race
'[Thief Sicario is a] dope lyricist..' -Kemo the Blaxican (formerly of Delinquent Habits)
'[Amerika by Thief Sicario] is classic..' -Fly Cat (Sick Symphonies Italia)
'[Thief Sicario] gots some ill style..' -Dice (Detroit Hip Hop pioneer and legend)
'[Amerika by Thief Sicario] is as real as it gets... ..keep them coming ...cuz the raza is lisening all over the I.E..and for sure you ringing the bell all over in Riverside..!!' -TruDukeBlu (ES. Riverside)
' I ask my students to watch [the Amerika video by Thief Sicario].. All the responses are they like what [he] has to say...' -Professor Pancho Macfarland (university professor and author of "Chicano Rap")
'That [Thief Sicario] shit is hard homie..' -Diamonique ("Queen of the West")
'Thief Sicario is sick..' -El Demonio (Hi Power)
'Thief Sicario is one of the illest in the game..' -Pelon (Mercenari Records)
'[Thief Sicario] is definately some authentic hip hop... A colabo would be monumental..' -Bugsy (Tattoo Ink/Notorious Enemy)
'[Thief Sicario] is tight..' -Frost (Godfather of Chicano Rap)
'Thief Sicario thats whats up..' -Ernie G (Proper Dos)
Doc Vaporz
(aka LabRat tha Productionist)Member of:
Almighty Misfits
Fabulous Saturdays
Legendary Blade Music (owner)
V.E.R.A. Clique
Collaborated with:
Bad Habitat, B.K., Blu Crush, Cool Nutz, Copper Loc, Dans Uno, DJ Design, DJ O.G. One, Dobad the Assailant, Dynamix, F.L.O., J Angelo Productions, Jumbo of Lifesavas, Mercy One, MESH Pro, Myloekoe, Nefarious XO, Prozack Turner, Riddlore of CVE, Santotzin, Starchile, Thief Sicario +more
Produced for:
B.K., Blu Crush, Casino Dialz, Copper Loc, Draft Picks, Fabulous Saturdays, Myloekoe, Lost Soul Surcle, Jimmy Fontaine, La Puerta Felonia, Rocket One & DJ Spark, Santotzin, Thief Sicario, V.E.R.A. Clique +more
Opened for:
Celly Cell, Chino XL, Digital Underground, DJ Design, Lifesavas, Median, Oddissee, Prozack Turner, RA Scion (of Common Market), RBL Posse, Spice 1, Tone Loc +more
Damian Grey aka Trafek
Damian Grey (aka TRAFEK) is a certified Pro-Tools engineer, and the producer/rapper/engineer of "Trash Heap", "Bad Habitat" and "Suicide Kingz", which are 3 of the hungriest, most hard working, underrated groups in Portland Oregon. Peep the top four for more info fuckers!! Usually gentle and kind, he is intense and passionate about his values and deeply held beliefs, which he shares with trusted friends. Because of his discreet manner, his enthusiasm may not be apparent. He is sensitive to others' pain, restlessness or general discomfort and strives to find happiness, balance and wholeness for himself in order to help others find joy, satisfaction and plenitude. He is deeply empathetic. He lives life in an intently personal fashion, acting on the belief that each person is unique and that social norms are to be respected only if they do not hinder personal development or expression. He strives to adhere to his own high personal moral standards and is particularly sensitive to inconsistencies in his environment between what is being said and what is being done. Empty promises of adhering to something he values – such as environmental causes or human rights - these things set off an inner alarm and he may transform himself into a modern day Joan of Arcs. He is quietly persistent in raising awareness of cherished causes and often fight for the underdog in quiet or not-so-quiet ways. In a team, he will raise issues of integrity, authenticity, and good or bad, and may too, opt out if the team refuses to address the questions of his or thier self truth when they are raised. He is usually tolerant and open-minded, insightful, flexible and understanding. He lives for the understanding of others and feels deeply grateful when someone takes the time to get to know him personally. He has good listening skills, (in and out of music) is genuinely concerned, insightful, and is an avid writer. At his best, he inspires others to be themselves. If you need professional mixing/mastering of R&B or Hip-hop music please leave a message.
Brown Caesar
VinylFluidRecords.com
"One of the few emcees in Portland who has real authenticity to the music he creates."
Portland Mercury
"A sharp-as-nails emcee who reps love for his family, 'hood, and heritage"
Willamette Week
Sonny Gunnz
My full name is Zandro Emiliano Lerma. I have been called Sonny most of my life. I am a child of Texans, and now a proud Oregonian. My first love in this life is music. I am a Hip Hop artist, and I use music as a way to express myself, and to get my message out to others.I, like many others, have a troubled past. I grew up fast, and wanted to hang with the big boys. I started fighting just about the time I learned how to walk and talk. I experimented with drugs and alcohol around the age of 13, and eventually ended up committing a crime which involved gangs and violence. My father passed away in November of 2000, and my mother has had two heart attacks within the last few years. Each of these incidents has had a powerful and positive impact in my life. I am proud to say that I am a changed man.
I have learned a great lesson from my mistake, and speak to youth about my experiences. I find that the youth relate to what I have to say much of the time. I have performed at McLaren, and Hill Crest (O.Y.A.)
I have worked with North Salem High, French Prairie Middle School (Woodburn),
Lincoln High (Portland), Western Oregon University etc. I work closely with Chicano
Culture Clubs such as L.U.S. and Mano a Mano. I am a full time student at Chemeketa Community College and have a GPA of 3.8.
I volunteer as much as possible and do Hip Hop performances, mainly in Salem and Portland. I edit the songs I perform, and make sure to deliver a positive message as well. I am self-motivated, very social, and love reaching out to others. I understand the importance of a hand shake, or a hug, and a smile goes a long way. Many of us just need someone to be there to listen. Working together I believe we can make a difference in our community.
Sonny Gunnz Street LP is currently being Mastered & Prepped for release!
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