Fatgums
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Eric Strand better known as Fatgums, is an American
record producer
, hip hop
DJ and independent record label
owner/president. He is best known for his work with rapper Bambu of the now defunct rap
group Native Guns
. Fatgums' independent record label
, Beatrock Music
, was founded in 2009 in collaboration with the Long Beach
based clothing company Beatrock.
. In 1999, he moved to Los Angeles
to attend college at UCLA. He began his professional hip hop
production career after graduating in 2004.
and Murs. Bookends (produced by Fatgums and Gammaray) by Novelists (Ajax and Randall Park
aka Randruff), was his first full-length production effort.
Albums
Featured Production
Album Reviews
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record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, hip hop
Hip hop
Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...
DJ and independent record label
Independent record label
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owner/president. He is best known for his work with rapper Bambu of the now defunct rap
Rapping
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group Native Guns
Native Guns
Native Guns was an American rap group that consisted of two Filipino American MC's and a Chinese American DJ from California. Based in both Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area, the group consists of MCs Kiwi and Bambu, and DJ Phatrick...
. Fatgums' independent record label
Independent record label
An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...
, Beatrock Music
Beatrock Music
Beatrock Music is an independent hip hop record label based in Los Angeles, California. It was started in 2009 by DJ/Producer Fatgums in collaboration with the Long Beach based clothing company Beatrock....
, was founded in 2009 in collaboration with the Long Beach
Long Beach, California
Long Beach is a city situated in Los Angeles County in Southern California, on the Pacific coast of the United States. The city is the 36th-largest city in the nation and the seventh-largest in California. As of 2010, its population was 462,257...
based clothing company Beatrock.
Background
Fatgums started his music career in 1993 as a DJ/turntablist in the San Francisco Bay AreaSan Francisco Bay Area
The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a populated region that surrounds the San Francisco and San Pablo estuaries in Northern California. The region encompasses metropolitan areas of San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, along with smaller urban and rural areas...
. In 1999, he moved to Los Angeles
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to attend college at UCLA. He began his professional hip hop
Hip hop
Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...
production career after graduating in 2004.
Recent & Current Projects
In April 2009, Fatgums and Bambu released the critically acclaimed EP, Beatrock Presents: Fatgums x Bambu ...A Peaceful Riot.... The musical chemistry between Fatgums and Bambu has been likened to that of 9th Wonder9th Wonder
Patrick Douthit , better known as 9th Wonder is a hip hop record producer, record executive, DJ, professor, and lyricist from Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.A. He began his career as the main producer for the hip hop group Little Brother, and has also worked with Mary J...
and Murs. Bookends (produced by Fatgums and Gammaray) by Novelists (Ajax and Randall Park
Randall Park
Randall Park is an American comedian, writer, and actor.Park was born and raised in Los Angeles, California in the U.S., to Korean parents. Park graduated from Hamilton High School's Humanities Magnet Program...
aka Randruff), was his first full-length production effort.
Discography
Mixtapes- 2000: OHHSSH!! by Fatgums and Gammaray
Albums
- 2008: Bookends (Produced by Fatgums and Gammaray) by Novelists
- 2008: The Appetizer by The CounterParts
- 2009: Beatrock Presents: Fatgums X Bambu ...A Peaceful Riot... by Fatgums x Bambu
- 2009: The CounterParts LP by The CounterParts
- 2010: Remittances by Power Struggle
- 2010: Gumstrumentals Volume I by Fatgums
Featured Production
- 2005
- The Committee - "Struggles" (The Committee EP)
- 2008
- Bambu - "Make Change" (...Exact Change...)
- Bambu - "Seven Months" (...Exact Change...)
- Bambu - "Exact Change" (...Exact Change...)
- Bambu - "Iron Bam" (...Exact Change...)
- ReVision - "Forward Progress ft. DJ Krissfader" (Forward Progress Mixtape)
- ReVision - "Daily Grind ft. C-Los" (Forward Progress Mixtape)
- 2009
- Geologic (of Blue ScholarsBlue ScholarsBlue Scholars is a hip hop duo based in Seattle, Washington, created in 2002 while the members, DJ Sabzi and MC Geologic, were students at the University of Washington....
), Kiwi & Bambu (of Native GunsNative GunsNative Guns was an American rap group that consisted of two Filipino American MC's and a Chinese American DJ from California. Based in both Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area, the group consists of MCs Kiwi and Bambu, and DJ Phatrick...
) - "Divide & Conquer" (A Song For Ourselves Mixtape by DJ Phatrick)
- Geologic (of Blue Scholars
- 2010
- Bambu - "The Queen Is Dead" (...Paper Cuts...)
- 2011
- Bambu - "Jonah's Lament" (...exact change... Reloaded)
- Dregs One - "Think About It" (The Wake Up Call Mixtape)
- Prometheus Brown and Bambu - "Lookin Up" (Prometheus Brown and Bambu Walk Into A Bar)
- Otayo Dubb - "Jerry McGuire" (Cold Piece of Work)
- Otayo Dubb - "A Lil' More (feat. Bambu)" (Cold Piece of Work)
External links
- Official Fatgums Blog
- FATGUMS X BAMBU EPK Electronic Press KitElectronic Press KitAn electronic press kit is a press kit equivalent in electronic form. An EPK usually takes the form of a website or e-mail, though they are also known to exist in CD and DVD form....
- Beatrock
- Beatrock Music
Album Reviews
- Taylor, Patrick "Power Struggle :: Remittances", RapReviews.com
- Kiwi "POWER STRUGGLE – “REMITTANCES” (A REVIEW)", The Deconstruction of Kiwi Illafonte
- Taylor, Patrick "The CounterParts LP", RapReviews.com
- Taylor, Patrick "Fatgums X Bambu: A Peaceful Riot Going On", RapReviews.com
- The Mixshow Commander "Fatgums/Bambu: A Peaceful Riot", The Slap Report
- Ryan, Gabe, & Robins, Freesia. "OHHSSH!! DJ's Release First Mixtape!", The Guardsman