Low Budget is a collective of 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...

 musicians based in the Washington D.C. area. The crew formed around the early 2000s and released several 12"s including Critically Acclaimed's "Flashback", and Kev Brown's "Nightfall". Members of the crew then signed with DJ Jazzy Jeff

DJ Jazzy Jeff

Jeffrey Allen Townes , also known as DJ Jazzy Jeff or simply Jazz, is an American hip hop, R&B record producer, turntablist and actor. He is best known for his early career with Will Smith as DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince...

's A Touch Of Jazz Productions, and contributed largely to his 2002 album, The Magnificent, before branching out to different labels such as Halftooth Records and Up Above Records. The first all-round Low Budget release was producer Kev Brown's I Do What I Do

I Do What I Do

I Do What I Do is the debut studio album by American rapper/producer Kev Brown.- Overview :I Do What I Do continues the tradition of producer-driven albums by beatsmiths such as Marley Marl and Pete Rock...

, in 2005, followed by Kenn Starr

Kenn Starr (rapper)

Kenn Starr is a rapper from Suffolk, Virginia, currently residing in the Washington, D.C. metro area. Starr is a member of the Low Budget Crew and also the duo Isaac Jones. His solo debut, Starr Status, was released in mid-2006.- Recording history :...

's Starr Status

Starr Status

Starr Status is the debut album by rapper Kenn Starr, released August 29, 2006 on Halftooth Records. The album features production from Starr's fellow Low Budget Crew members Kev Brown and Oddisee, as well as Illmind, Khrysis and DJ Roddy Rod. Album guests include Talib Kweli, Asheru, Supastition,...

, in 2006. Rapper Cy Young's debut album Exactly! is expected sometime in 2007, as well as Random Joints, a follow up EP

Extended play

An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

 from Kev Brown.

Singles

• Critically Acclaimed - "Flashback" b/w "Wallflower" (2002)
• Kev Brown - "Nightfall" b/w "Power Bars (2003)
• Kev Brown - "Always" b/w "Can't Stay Away" (2003)
• Kenn Starr
  Kenn Starr (rapper)
  Kenn Starr is a rapper from Suffolk, Virginia, currently residing in the Washington, D.C. metro area. Starr is a member of the Low Budget Crew and also the duo Isaac Jones. His solo debut, Starr Status, was released in mid-2006.- Recording history :...
  
   - "If" b/w "Walk the Walk" (2004)
• Critically Acclaimed - "Road Trip" b/w "Another Private Conversation" (2004)
• Kev Brown - "Kev Brown Presents..." (2005)
• Cy Young - "Good Times" b/w "Good Times", and "One, Two" (2005)
• Kev Brown - "Work In Progress" b/w "Say Sumthin'" (2005)
• Kev Brown - "Life's A Gamble" b/w "Keep On" (2006)
• Kenn Starr - "Against The Grain" b/w "Back At It Again" (2006)
• Oddisee - "Once Again" (2006)

Albums

• Kev Brown - The Kev Brown Mixtape (2004)
• Kev Brown - I Do What I Do
  I Do What I Do
  I Do What I Do is the debut studio album by American rapper/producer Kev Brown.- Overview :I Do What I Do continues the tradition of producer-driven albums by beatsmiths such as Marley Marl and Pete Rock...
  
  (2005)
• Kenn Starr - Starr Status
  Starr Status
  Starr Status is the debut album by rapper Kenn Starr, released August 29, 2006 on Halftooth Records. The album features production from Starr's fellow Low Budget Crew members Kev Brown and Oddisee, as well as Illmind, Khrysis and DJ Roddy Rod. Album guests include Talib Kweli, Asheru, Supastition,...
  
  (2006)
• Oddisee - Foot In The Door (2006)
• Cy Young - Exactly! (2007)
• Kaimbr - Why Be Somebody Else? (2007)

Members

• Critically Acclaimed (Quartermaine and C.A.L.I.B.E.R.)
• Cy Young
• I.Q.
• Isaac Jones (Kenn Starr
  Kenn Starr (rapper)
  Kenn Starr is a rapper from Suffolk, Virginia, currently residing in the Washington, D.C. metro area. Starr is a member of the Low Budget Crew and also the duo Isaac Jones. His solo debut, Starr Status, was released in mid-2006.- Recording history :...
  
   and Sean Born)
• Kaimbr
• Kenn Starr
  Kenn Starr
  Kenn Starr may refer to:*Kenneth Starr, American lawyer*Kenn Starr , American rapper...
  
  
• Kenwood
• Kev Brown
• DJ Marshall Law
• Oddisee
  Oddisee
  Amir Mohamed, better known as Oddisee is a hip hop producer and MC from Prince George's County, Maryland.-Biography:Oddisee was born in Washington, D.C. to an African-American mother and a Sudanese father. He grew up in Maryland influenced by hip-hop and soul as well as the myriad of musicians on...
  
  
• Peter Rosenberg
• DJ Roddy Rod
• Sean Born
• Caliber
• Hassaan Mackey

Associated acts

• Eric Roberson
  Eric Roberson
  Eric Roberson is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter from Rahway, New Jersey, United States. He is sometimes referred to simply as Erro....
  
  
• Grap Luva
  Grap Luva
  Gregory Phillips better known by his stage name Grap Luva is a hip-hop producer and rapper primarily active during the 1990s as a member of the group INI His first appearance was as a guest...
  
  
• Phonte
  Phonte
  Phonte Coleman, better known as Phonte, is a Grammy nominated American rapper, formerly of the now defunct North Carolina trio Little Brother and one-half of the duo The Foreign Exchange. He has also recorded R&B-flavored output as a singer...
  
  
• Raheem DeVaughn
  Raheem DeVaughn
  Raheem DeVaughn is an American singer and songwriter. His debut album, The Love Experience , reached No. 46 on the Billboard 200 album chart. It featured the singles "Guess Who Loves You More" and "You". His second album Love Behind the Melody was released in January 2008...
  
  
• Wayna
• Wordsworth
  Wordsworth (rapper)
  Wordsworth is an underground hip hop MC from Brooklyn, best known for his freestyle rap.Wordsworth grew up in Brooklyn. A graduate of the State University of New York College at Old Westbury, Wordsworth recorded with his partner Punchline on A Tribe Called Quest's The Love Movement and on Mos Def...
  
  
• y.U.
• DTMD (Dunc & Toine Makin' Dollas)