Pigeon John
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Pigeon John is an American
hip hop
rapper raised in Hawthorne, California
and based in Los Angeles, California
.
on numerous other recordings with various artists. He is currently signed to Quannum Projects
and has performed on several U.S. tours including Cali Comm Tour and has been featured in publications including Entertainment Weekly, VIBE, SPIN Magazine and LA Weekly. In 2006, Pigeon John was featured in an interview on National Public Radio.
In 2007, Pigeon John made his way to The Breakdown, an internet show on ItsHipHop.Tv where he conducted part of the interview on the toilet.
He was married to author Harmony Dust
and has one daughter, Johnny Ella.
, USA and moved to the Los Angeles County city of Inglewood, California
at the age of five years old. Being a mixed-race child (half black and half white), John felt out of place in predominantly white Omaha and predominantly black Inglewood. John's mother eventually moved her family from Inglewood to the nearby city of Hawthorne, California
, where John attended Hawthorne High School
. He currently resides with his wife Harmony in the Los Angeles suburb of Northridge, California.
Pigeon John was an avid skateboarder and would often listen to a variety of music on the radio while skateboarding, especially on the legendary Los Angeles hip-hop radio station KDAY
. Early on, John was influenced by an eclectic range of artists including Beastie Boys
, De La Soul
, Phil Collins
, and Madonna
. It was when he was only twelve years old he wrote his first rap titled "Inglewood Skater's Dream."
As a teenager, Pigeon John began performing his raps on open mic nights at the famous Good Life Cafe
. The Good Life Cafe is a health food restaurant that provided a place for many underground hip-hop artists to display their talent, including Jurassic 5
, The Black Eyed Peas
, and Freestyle Fellowship
. Pigeon John's first recorded performance (credited as MC Pigeon) was a collaboration titled "Judge Not" with the artist LPG
, from their 1995 album, The Earthworm
.
He claimed that his nickname was provided by Jesus who was driving around Inglewood, California
: "He hopped out and handed me a dead pigeon. He whispered 'Please have a good time, you're really bumming me out.' I watched him sink back into the cushioned seats and drive, quickly away. And that's when it happened, the pigeon started shaking violently and became awake, picked up and flew away. I don't think I had a choice....its was 'pigeon' or die."
He later explained that he was discussing his need for a "rap name" with a friend when the friend suggested "Chicken John," taken from the character Chicken George in Roots
. The friend's mom then interjected that John didn't look like a chicken; he looked like a pigeon and should be called Pigeon John.
In the early 1990s, Pigeon John and his childhood friend B-Twice formed the hip-hop duo Brainwash Projects
. Brainwash Projects contributed the single "Muchas Muchachas" to the Christian rap compilation "Sanktifunctafyd" released by N-Soul Records in 1995. Brainwash Projects eventually released a record titled The Rise And Fall Of Brainwash Projects on the independent label Jackson Rubio. One reviewer characterized The Rise and Fall as "pure, uncut, holy hip-hop" but gave mixed reviews of its beats and lyrics.
LA Symphony & Rootbeer
Pigeon John and B-Twice, and now KarateE! Mouse, eventually met other like-minded young rappers and formed the hip-hop musical collective
known as L.A. Symphony. Members of the L.A. Symphony have at one time or another also included members of The Halieyoos Fishermen (Sharlok Poems, Trendi M.C., and J-Beits aka Great Jason), The Eternals (Cookbook & Uno Mas
), Coy (Paul "Coy" Allen), and rapper/producer Flynn Adam Atkins. Pigeon John, B-Twice, and Great Jason have since left L.A. Symphony to pursue solo careers and other projects, but are still considered part of the L.A. Symphony crew. Pigeon John and Flynn formed a side project called Rootbeer. Rootbeer has released one e.p. in early 2009 called "Pink Limousine." The e.p. consists of five tracks including "Chimpanzee", "Girlies", "Pink Limousine", "Under Control", and "So Good." Years before, in 1999, Flynn and Pigeon's first song as the group, Root Beer, was "The Inevitable Return of the Pretty Boy Virgins".
Solo career
Between 1997 and 2000, Pigeon John recorded the songs that became his first solo album, Pigeon John Is Clueless
. The album was released in 2001 by The Telephone Company and then re-released in 2002 by The Telephone Company/Syntax Records with 3 new tracks and new artwork. He was also responsible for the compilation project, Coalition: the Hip-Hop Alliance
, in which he was the executive producer. It featured some of the most diverse artists from all over the U.S., including his alma mater group, LA Symphony
, CampQuest, Relentless, Royal Ruckus, New Breed, MG! the Visionary
, 4th Avenue Jones
, John Reuben
, Sackcloth Fashion, Decimal and Count Bass D
. Pigeon John then signed to Basement Records and released Pigeon John Is Dating Your Sister
(2003) and Pigeon John Sings the Blues
(2005). In 2005, Lyrics Born
saw Pigeon John on the Cali Comm Tour and brought him into Quannum Projects
. That same year, Pigeon John's single "Deception" was featured on a series of Nestle Crunch commercials. In 2006, after signing to Quannum, Pigeon John released his fourth solo album, And the Summertime Pool Party
. The album has received positive reviews from many sources, including LA Weekly
, Entertainment Weekly
and VIBE
. In 2007 he did a Take-Away Show video session shot by Vincent Moon
.
A sample of "Weight of the World" is used in the Current TV
show infoMania
. He also had his song "Higher" featured on the NBA Live 2007 soundtrack. "Calculator Watch" is featured on the Hip Hope Hits
2009 compilation.
A new album, entitled Dragon Slayer, hit physical and digital retail October 12, 2010. With the aid of General Elektriks' Herve Salters, he produced the whole record, including, for the first time, sampling original instrumentation rather than flipping samples from records. "It's a whole new venture. It becomes bigger than being a writer, and you have to be an editor, in book-form. Working with Herve Salters makes my music feel new to me. It's been a great process, I love it." His first single from the album, "The Bomb", was featured in a Volkswagen
television commercial in early October (in which the computer-manipulated likenesses of Gene Kelly
and Donald O'Connor
perform a seated dance in the backseat of a Jetta
to illustrate the large amount of leg room available).
He also had his song higher which came out in 2006 featured on the nba live 2007 soundtrack.
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hip hop
Hip hop
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rapper raised in Hawthorne, California
Hawthorne, California
Hawthorne is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County, California. The city at the 2010 census had a population of 84,293, up from 84,112 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
and based in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
.
Biography
Pigeon John is a Los Angeles area rapper who has recorded four studio albums as a solo artist, as well as several others as a member of the groups like L.A. Symphony and Brainwash Projects. Pigeon John has been featured as a collaboratorCollaboration
Collaboration is working together to achieve a goal. It is a recursive process where two or more people or organizations work together to realize shared goals, — for example, an intriguing endeavor that is creative in nature—by sharing...
on numerous other recordings with various artists. He is currently signed to Quannum Projects
Quannum Projects
Quannum Projects is a hip hop collective based in the San Francisco Bay Area. It has been active since 1992, when it was formed at UC Davis under the moniker Solesides Records. It is also the name of the independent record label that releases their records, as well as those of a number of other...
and has performed on several U.S. tours including Cali Comm Tour and has been featured in publications including Entertainment Weekly, VIBE, SPIN Magazine and LA Weekly. In 2006, Pigeon John was featured in an interview on National Public Radio.
In 2007, Pigeon John made his way to The Breakdown, an internet show on ItsHipHop.Tv where he conducted part of the interview on the toilet.
He was married to author Harmony Dust
Harmony Dust
Harmony Star Dust is an American social activist for women who work in the sex industry.-Early life:Dust was born Harmony Star Huhn on August 12, 1976 in Los Angeles, California. She was an exotic dancer at the age of 19 but quit when she became a Christian in 1998.-Career:In 2000, Dust graduated...
and has one daughter, Johnny Ella.
Early life
John Kenneth Dunkin (later changed to Dust) was born in Omaha, NebraskaOmaha, Nebraska
Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...
, USA and moved to the Los Angeles County city of Inglewood, California
Inglewood, California
Inglewood is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, southwest of downtown Los Angeles. It was incorporated on February 14, 1908. Its population stood at 109,673 as of the 2010 Census...
at the age of five years old. Being a mixed-race child (half black and half white), John felt out of place in predominantly white Omaha and predominantly black Inglewood. John's mother eventually moved her family from Inglewood to the nearby city of Hawthorne, California
Hawthorne, California
Hawthorne is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County, California. The city at the 2010 census had a population of 84,293, up from 84,112 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
, where John attended Hawthorne High School
Hawthorne High School (Hawthorne, California)
Hawthorne High School is a public high school located in Hawthorne, California, within the Centinela Valley Union High School District. It opened in the mid 1950s and is most notable for its association with The Beach Boys, whose original members Brian, Carl, Dennis Wilson, and Al Jardine attended...
. He currently resides with his wife Harmony in the Los Angeles suburb of Northridge, California.
Pigeon John was an avid skateboarder and would often listen to a variety of music on the radio while skateboarding, especially on the legendary Los Angeles hip-hop radio station KDAY
KDAY
KDAY in Redondo Beach and KDEY in Ontario are a pair of synchrocasting radio stations based in South Los Angeles that airs an Classic hip-hop format aimed at African Americans in the 18-49 range. The station is owned by Magic Broadcasting, LLC and broadcasts at 93.5 MHz on the FM dial...
. Early on, John was influenced by an eclectic range of artists including Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys are an American hip hop trio from New York City. The group consists of Mike D who plays the drums, MCA who plays the bass, and Ad-Rock who plays the guitar....
, De La Soul
De La Soul
De La Soul is an American hip hop trio formed in 1987 on Long Island, New York. The band is best known for their eclectic sampling, quirky lyrics, and their contributions to the evolution of the jazz rap and alternative hip hop subgenres...
, Phil Collins
Phil Collins
Philip David Charles "Phil" Collins, LVO is an English singer-songwriter, drummer, pianist and actor best known as a drummer and vocalist for British progressive rock group Genesis and as a solo artist....
, and Madonna
Madonna (entertainer)
Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...
. It was when he was only twelve years old he wrote his first rap titled "Inglewood Skater's Dream."
As a teenager, Pigeon John began performing his raps on open mic nights at the famous Good Life Cafe
Project Blowed
Project Blowed refers to an open-mic workshop, its affiliated hip hop crew, and the two compilation albums released by that collective. The Leimert Park workshop is the longest running open-mic for Hip-Hop in the world.-The Good Life:...
. The Good Life Cafe is a health food restaurant that provided a place for many underground hip-hop artists to display their talent, including Jurassic 5
Jurassic 5
Jurassic 5 was an American alternative hip hop group formed in 1993 from members of two previous groups, Rebels of Rhythm and Unity Committee by rappers Charles Stewart , Dante Givens , Courtenay Henderson , Marc Stuart , and disc jockeys Mark Potsic and Lucas Macfadden...
, The Black Eyed Peas
The Black Eyed Peas
The Black Eyed Peas are an American pop group , formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1995. The group includes rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap, and Taboo, and singer Fergie. Since the release of their third album Elephunk in 2003, the group has sold an estimated 56 million records worldwide...
, and Freestyle Fellowship
Freestyle Fellowship
Freestyle Fellowship are a rap group from Los Angeles consisting of rappers Aceyalone, Myka 9, P.E.A.C.E., Self Jupiter and producer J Sumbi...
. Pigeon John's first recorded performance (credited as MC Pigeon) was a collaboration titled "Judge Not" with the artist LPG
LPG (hip hop group)
LPG is an American hip-hop group from Los Angeles, California. Their name was understood to stand for "Lord's Personal Gangsters", but now is "Living Proof of Grace". They released their first album on Brainstorm Records.- Tunnel Rats :...
, from their 1995 album, The Earthworm
The Earthworm (album)
The Earthworm is hip-hop group LPG's first album. It was released under Brainstorm Records in 1995. It is considered a classic in the early christian hip hop scene.----# A Place Called Hip-Hop# Hour Glass# Worst Enemy, Greatest Allie# Earthworm...
.
He claimed that his nickname was provided by Jesus who was driving around Inglewood, California
Inglewood, California
Inglewood is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, southwest of downtown Los Angeles. It was incorporated on February 14, 1908. Its population stood at 109,673 as of the 2010 Census...
: "He hopped out and handed me a dead pigeon. He whispered 'Please have a good time, you're really bumming me out.' I watched him sink back into the cushioned seats and drive, quickly away. And that's when it happened, the pigeon started shaking violently and became awake, picked up and flew away. I don't think I had a choice....its was 'pigeon' or die."
He later explained that he was discussing his need for a "rap name" with a friend when the friend suggested "Chicken John," taken from the character Chicken George in Roots
Roots (TV miniseries)
Roots is a 1977 American television miniseries based on Alex Haley's fictional novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family. Roots received 36 Emmy Award nominations, winning nine. It also won a Golden Globe and a Peabody Award. It received unprecedented Nielsen ratings with the finale still...
. The friend's mom then interjected that John didn't look like a chicken; he looked like a pigeon and should be called Pigeon John.
Music career
Brainwash ProjectsIn the early 1990s, Pigeon John and his childhood friend B-Twice formed the hip-hop duo Brainwash Projects
Brainwash Projects
Brainwash Projects is a hip hop group formed by LA Symphony members Pigeon John and BTwice. The duo released their first album The Rise and Fall of on Jackson Rubio....
. Brainwash Projects contributed the single "Muchas Muchachas" to the Christian rap compilation "Sanktifunctafyd" released by N-Soul Records in 1995. Brainwash Projects eventually released a record titled The Rise And Fall Of Brainwash Projects on the independent label Jackson Rubio. One reviewer characterized The Rise and Fall as "pure, uncut, holy hip-hop" but gave mixed reviews of its beats and lyrics.
LA Symphony & Rootbeer
Pigeon John and B-Twice, and now KarateE! Mouse, eventually met other like-minded young rappers and formed the hip-hop musical collective
Musical collective
Musical collective is a phrase used to describe a group of musicians in which membership is flexible and creative control is shared. Such entities have transitioned from the traditional hierarchical configuration that features either a frontman , or a plurality of band members in tension for...
known as L.A. Symphony. Members of the L.A. Symphony have at one time or another also included members of The Halieyoos Fishermen (Sharlok Poems, Trendi M.C., and J-Beits aka Great Jason), The Eternals (Cookbook & Uno Mas
LA Symphony
L.A. Symphony is an independent hip hop group from Los Angeles, California. Current members of L.A. Symphony are FLYNN , UNO Mas, CookBook, Joey the Jerk, and Sharlok Poems. Past members include Pigeon John and BTwice, J-Beits a.k.a...
), Coy (Paul "Coy" Allen), and rapper/producer Flynn Adam Atkins. Pigeon John, B-Twice, and Great Jason have since left L.A. Symphony to pursue solo careers and other projects, but are still considered part of the L.A. Symphony crew. Pigeon John and Flynn formed a side project called Rootbeer. Rootbeer has released one e.p. in early 2009 called "Pink Limousine." The e.p. consists of five tracks including "Chimpanzee", "Girlies", "Pink Limousine", "Under Control", and "So Good." Years before, in 1999, Flynn and Pigeon's first song as the group, Root Beer, was "The Inevitable Return of the Pretty Boy Virgins".
Solo career
Between 1997 and 2000, Pigeon John recorded the songs that became his first solo album, Pigeon John Is Clueless
Is Clueless (2001)
Is Clueless is the first solo album by Southern California rapper Pigeon John. It was independently released by The Telephone Company in 2001 and later re-released in 2002 by Syntax Records.-Track listing:# "Clueless"# "Cheerleaders"# "The Cowboy Song"...
. The album was released in 2001 by The Telephone Company and then re-released in 2002 by The Telephone Company/Syntax Records with 3 new tracks and new artwork. He was also responsible for the compilation project, Coalition: the Hip-Hop Alliance
Coalition: the Hip-Hop Alliance
Coalition: the Hip-Hop Alliance is a compilation album under ForeFront Records.It was produced by Pigeon John for the Telephone Company.-Track listing:# Sea Breeze # Deviance # Campout...
, in which he was the executive producer. It featured some of the most diverse artists from all over the U.S., including his alma mater group, LA Symphony
LA Symphony
L.A. Symphony is an independent hip hop group from Los Angeles, California. Current members of L.A. Symphony are FLYNN , UNO Mas, CookBook, Joey the Jerk, and Sharlok Poems. Past members include Pigeon John and BTwice, J-Beits a.k.a...
, CampQuest, Relentless, Royal Ruckus, New Breed, MG! the Visionary
MG! The Visionary
MG! The Visionary is an underground hip hop artist who was a member of New Life Crew, known from 1993-1996 as Third Nail Productions , considered by many to be a founding member of the Christian hip hop community...
, 4th Avenue Jones
4th Avenue Jones
4th Avenue Jones is a Christian American hip hop band based in Los Angeles, California. Their name comes from the last name of founding members Ahmad and Tena Jones , and the street where they lived in South Central Los Angeles when they began their rehearsals.-The Interscope Years:4th Avenue Jones...
, John Reuben
John Reuben
John Reuben is an American hip hop artist signed to Gotee Records until late 2010. Reuben has sold over 200,000 copies of his first four albums. He released his sixth album, Sex, Drugs and Self-Control on December 22, 2009...
, Sackcloth Fashion, Decimal and Count Bass D
Count Bass D
Dwight Conroy Farrell , better known by the stage name Count Bass D, is an American rapper, record producer and multi-instrumentalist from Nashville, Tennessee...
. Pigeon John then signed to Basement Records and released Pigeon John Is Dating Your Sister
Is Dating Your Sister
Is Dating Your Sister is the 2nd solo album by Southern California rapper Pigeon John. It was released on August 26, 2003.-Track listing:# "High School Reunion"# "Life Goes On" # "Identity Crisis"# "Deception"# "Emily"...
(2003) and Pigeon John Sings the Blues
Sings the Blues
Sings the Blues is the 2005 solo album by Southern California rapper Pigeon John.-Track listing:#"Upside Down Rotten" #"Nothing Without You"#"Perfect Formality"#"She Cooks Me Oatmeal!"#"Sleeping Giants" #"Matter 101"...
(2005). In 2005, Lyrics Born
Lyrics Born
Lyrics Born , is a Japanese American rapper, record producer, songwriter, and voice over announcer. He is also one half of the group Latyrx with Lateef the Truthspeaker.-History:...
saw Pigeon John on the Cali Comm Tour and brought him into Quannum Projects
Quannum Projects
Quannum Projects is a hip hop collective based in the San Francisco Bay Area. It has been active since 1992, when it was formed at UC Davis under the moniker Solesides Records. It is also the name of the independent record label that releases their records, as well as those of a number of other...
. That same year, Pigeon John's single "Deception" was featured on a series of Nestle Crunch commercials. In 2006, after signing to Quannum, Pigeon John released his fourth solo album, And the Summertime Pool Party
And the Summertime Pool Party
And the Summertime Pool Party is the 4th solo album by Southern California rapper Pigeon John. It was released on September 12, 2006. It features guest appearances from artists like DJ Rhettmatic, Brother Ali, RJD2 & J-Live...
. The album has received positive reviews from many sources, including LA Weekly
LA Weekly
LA Weekly is a free weekly tabloid-sized "alternative weekly" in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1978 by Editor/Publisher Jay Levin and a board of directors that included actor-producer Michael Douglas...
, Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly is an American magazine, published by the Time division of Time Warner, that covers film, television, music, broadway theatre, books and popular culture...
and VIBE
VIBE
Vibe is a music and entertainment magazine founded by producer Quincy Jones. The publication predominantly features R&B and hip-hop music artists, actors and other entertainers...
. In 2007 he did a Take-Away Show video session shot by Vincent Moon
Vincent Moon
Vincent Moon is an independent filmmaker from Paris mainly known for his field work music videos of indie rock related musicians as well as some notable mainstream artists like Tom Jones, R.E.M. or Arcade Fire. Besides making music videos he also makes experimental films and documentaries...
.
A sample of "Weight of the World" is used in the Current TV
Current TV
Current TV, or Current, is a media company led by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and businessman Joel Hyatt. Comcast owns a ten percent stake of Current's parent company, Current Media LLC....
show infoMania
Infomania
Infomania is the debilitating state of information overload, caused by the combination of a backlog of information to process , and continuous interruptions from technologies like phones, instant messaging, and e-mail...
. He also had his song "Higher" featured on the NBA Live 2007 soundtrack. "Calculator Watch" is featured on the Hip Hope Hits
Hip Hope Hits
Hip Hope Hits is an annual collection of Christian rap songs. The series is produced by tobyMac's Gotee Records under the name of Various Artists. The series began as a one off collection titled We Are Hip Hope. In late-2004, the first of the albums in the current format, Hip Hope Hits 2005 was...
2009 compilation.
A new album, entitled Dragon Slayer, hit physical and digital retail October 12, 2010. With the aid of General Elektriks' Herve Salters, he produced the whole record, including, for the first time, sampling original instrumentation rather than flipping samples from records. "It's a whole new venture. It becomes bigger than being a writer, and you have to be an editor, in book-form. Working with Herve Salters makes my music feel new to me. It's been a great process, I love it." His first single from the album, "The Bomb", was featured in a Volkswagen
Volkswagen
Volkswagen is a German automobile manufacturer and is the original and biggest-selling marque of the Volkswagen Group, which now also owns the Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, SEAT, and Škoda marques and the truck manufacturer Scania.Volkswagen means "people's car" in German, where it is...
television commercial in early October (in which the computer-manipulated likenesses of Gene Kelly
Gene Kelly
Eugene Curran "Gene" Kelly was an American dancer, actor, singer, film director and producer, and choreographer...
and Donald O'Connor
Donald O'Connor
Donald David Dixon Ronald O’Connor was an American dancer, singer, and actor who came to fame in a series of movies in which he co-starred alternately with Gloria Jean, Peggy Ryan, and Francis the Talking Mule...
perform a seated dance in the backseat of a Jetta
Volkswagen Jetta
Although the Golf had reached considerable success, in the North American markets, Volkswagen observed that the hatchback body style lacked some of the appeal to those who preferred the traditional three-box configuration...
to illustrate the large amount of leg room available).
Studio albums
| Album information |
|---|
Pigeon John Is Clueless
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| Pigeon John Is Clueless (re-release)
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| Pigeon John Is Dating Your Sister Is Dating Your Sister Is Dating Your Sister is the 2nd solo album by Southern California rapper Pigeon John. It was released on August 26, 2003.-Track listing:# "High School Reunion"# "Life Goes On" # "Identity Crisis"# "Deception"# "Emily"... |
| Pigeon John Featuring Pigeon John Featuring Pigeon John Featuring Pigeon John is a collective album of collabo songs with Pigeon John.-Track listing:# The Call# Same Dark Sweater - Joey the Jerk / Average Joe # Judge Not - LPG / The Earthworm... |
| Pigeon John Sings the Blues Sings the Blues Sings the Blues is the 2005 solo album by Southern California rapper Pigeon John.-Track listing:#"Upside Down Rotten" #"Nothing Without You"#"Perfect Formality"#"She Cooks Me Oatmeal!"#"Sleeping Giants" #"Matter 101"... |
| Pigeon John and the Summertime Pool Party And the Summertime Pool Party And the Summertime Pool Party is the 4th solo album by Southern California rapper Pigeon John. It was released on September 12, 2006. It features guest appearances from artists like DJ Rhettmatic, Brother Ali, RJD2 & J-Live... Quannum Projects Quannum Projects is a hip hop collective based in the San Francisco Bay Area. It has been active since 1992, when it was formed at UC Davis under the moniker Solesides Records. It is also the name of the independent record label that releases their records, as well as those of a number of other... |
| Pigeon John Featuring Pigeon John 2 Featuring Pigeon John 2 Featuring Pigeon John 2 is part 2 of Featuring Pigeon John 1. The mixtape features appearances by Pigeon John from 2003 until 2007. It was released online through Pigeon John's website with proceeds going to charity... |
| Dragon Slayer
Quannum Projects Quannum Projects is a hip hop collective based in the San Francisco Bay Area. It has been active since 1992, when it was formed at UC Davis under the moniker Solesides Records. It is also the name of the independent record label that releases their records, as well as those of a number of other... |
Guest appearances
| Artist | Title | Album | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4th Avenue Jones' 4th Avenue Jones 4th Avenue Jones is a Christian American hip hop band based in Los Angeles, California. Their name comes from the last name of founding members Ahmad and Tena Jones , and the street where they lived in South Central Los Angeles when they began their rehearsals.-The Interscope Years:4th Avenue Jones... |
"Truth or Dare" | No Plan B. | 2000 |
| 4th Avenue Jones' w/ Akil from Jurassic 5 Jurassic 5 Jurassic 5 was an American alternative hip hop group formed in 1993 from members of two previous groups, Rebels of Rhythm and Unity Committee by rappers Charles Stewart , Dante Givens , Courtenay Henderson , Marc Stuart , and disc jockeys Mark Potsic and Lucas Macfadden... |
"U Rockin'" | Hiprocksoul | 2003 |
| 4th Avenue Jones' & Rakaa of Dilated Peoples Dilated Peoples Dilated Peoples is an American hip hop group from Los Angeles, California. The group achieved notability in the underground hip hop community, although they have had little mainstream success in the US, with the exception of the song "This Way," a 2004 collaboration with Kanye West and Xzibit... |
"Zoom" | Hip Hope Hits 2006 | 2006 |
| Acid Reign | "Never Fold" | Time and Change | 2006 |
| Adventure Time | "Whetting Whistles" | Dreams of Water Themes | 2003 |
| Apsci Apsci ApSci is a video-centric avant pop duo with origins in indie hip hop. As individuals, their roots go back to punk rock and opera. The duo consists of Bronx born, New Jersey-bred Ra Lamotta and his Filipino-Australian wife Dana Diaz-Tutaan... |
"Stompin'" | Thanks for Asking | 2005 |
| Blackalicious Blackalicious Blackalicious is an American hip hop duo from Sacramento, California made up of rapper Gift of Gab and DJ/producer Chief Xcel . They are noted for Gift of Gab's often "tongue-twisting", multisyllabic, complex rhymes and Chief Xcel's "classic" beats... |
"Side to Side" | The Craft | 2005 |
| Bobby Bishop | "Show Love" | Government Name | 2005 |
| Braille | "It Won't Last" | Shades of Grey | 2004 |
| Cheap Cologne | "Barry Manilow Is Alive and Well" | Something Random | 2005 |
| CookBook & UNO Mas LA Symphony L.A. Symphony is an independent hip hop group from Los Angeles, California. Current members of L.A. Symphony are FLYNN , UNO Mas, CookBook, Joey the Jerk, and Sharlok Poems. Past members include Pigeon John and BTwice, J-Beits a.k.a... |
"Take Control" | While They Slept | 2006 |
| CookBook & UNO Mas LA Symphony L.A. Symphony is an independent hip hop group from Los Angeles, California. Current members of L.A. Symphony are FLYNN , UNO Mas, CookBook, Joey the Jerk, and Sharlok Poems. Past members include Pigeon John and BTwice, J-Beits a.k.a... |
"Where Ya Been All My Life" | C&U Music Factory | 2010 |
| Crankcase | "The Next Big Thing" | - | 2003 |
| Daedelus Daedelus (musician) Alfred Darlington is a music producer based in Los Angeles, California. Daedelus pioneered using the Monome in conjunction with Max/MSP for live performances. He is a part of the groups Adventure Time and The Long Lost... |
"Something Bells" | Something Bells EP | 2006 |
| DJ Maj DJ Maj Mike Allen, professionally known as DJ Maj, is a Christian music DJ, contributing to Gospel music albums released by tobyMac, GRITS, Ill Harmonics, Carman, dc Talk, and the Newsboys... |
"Golden Motorcycle" | Wax Museum: the Mixtape | 2000 |
| DJ Maj | "Deception" | Full Plates: Mixtape 002 | 2001 |
| DJ Maj | "God Music" | The Ringleader: Mixtape Volume III | 2003 |
| Dj Stibs | "WildNights" | ...And I Love Her | 2007 |
| Eligh Eligh -Early career:An outside-of-the-box MC and producer, Eligh was an important contributor to the development of Cali's hip-hop underground in the mid- to late '90s as he helped construct the sound of his crew, the Living Legends, with his productions... |
"Whirlwind" | Grey Crow | 2010 |
| Eligh & Jo Wilkinson | "Honor Me" | On Sacred Ground: Mother & Son | 2009 |
| Eligh & Jo Wilkinson | "Safe" | On Sacred Ground: Mother & Son | 2009 |
| Fat Jack | "Pay Back" | Cater to the DJ Vol. 2 | 2004 |
| Flipside | "Sunny Days" | - | 1999 |
| Flynn | "Spanish Harlem" | Louder | 1998 |
| Flynn | "Endless Maze" | Burnt Out Burnt Out Burnt Out is LA Symphony member Flynn Atkins' second album released under Eartube.-Track listing:# Better Days# Shake It Up!# Say Now# Burnt Out# Crap Art# Endless Maze # Puma Pete# Dream World... |
2001 |
| Freedom of Soul | "Not This Record" | The Second Comin | 1993 |
| Future Shock | "Paperweights" | The Art of Xenos - Entertaining Aliens | 2002 |
| General Elektriks | "Crush" | - | 2009 |
| Grayskul | "Dance The Frantic" | Bloody Radio | 2007 |
| Grits | "Open Bar" | Redemption | 2006 |
| Grits | "You Said" | Redemption | 2006 |
| Grits | "Beautiful Morning" | Reiterate | 2008 |
| The Grouch & Eligh | "No More Greener Grass" | No More Greener Grasses | 2003 |
| The Grouch & Eligh | "All In" | Say G&E! | 2009 |
| Heath McNease | "Love Me" | The Heath McNease Fan Club Meets Tonight | 2007 |
| Heath McNease | "American Idle" | The Gun Show | 2010 |
| Hi-Fidel & DJ Crucial | "Small Victories" | FF Express: The Company of Wolves | 2007 |
| Mr. J. Medieros | "Money" | Of Gods and Girls | 2007 |
| Joey the Jerk | "Same Dark Sweater" | Average Joe | 2004 |
| JRemy | "You Don't Know Me" | Backwoods Legend | 2006 |
| Kiz Charizmatic | "The Hype, The Hustle" | Rawthentic | 2003 |
| KJ-52 KJ-52 KJ-52 is a Christian rapper from Tampa, Florida. The "KJ" part of his name refers to his old rap alias, "King J... |
"Revenge of the Nerds" | Collaborations | 2002 |
| KJ-52 | "All Around The World" | 7th Avenue ('04 Edition) | 2004 |
| KJ-52 | "Revenge of the Nerds (Horns A Plenty Remix)" | Remixed | 2006 |
| Knowdaverbs | "Call of the Dung Beetle" | The Syllabus The Syllabus The Syllabus is the first album by the Christian rap artist, Knowdaverbs, released in 1999.-Track listing:# Orientation# Syllabus # Call of the Dung Beettle... |
1999 |
| Lightheaded | "Surprise Cypher" | Wrong Way | 2006 |
| LPG LPG (hip hop group) LPG is an American hip-hop group from Los Angeles, California. Their name was understood to stand for "Lord's Personal Gangsters", but now is "Living Proof of Grace". They released their first album on Brainstorm Records.- Tunnel Rats :... |
"Judge Not" | The Earth Worm | 1995 |
| Luke Geraty | "Brandon's Folly" | It's Cold Out Here | 2003 |
| Luke Geraty | "Pandemonium" | It's Cold Out Here | 2003 |
| Lyrics Born Lyrics Born Lyrics Born , is a Japanese American rapper, record producer, songwriter, and voice over announcer. He is also one half of the group Latyrx with Lateef the Truthspeaker.-History:... |
"I'm Just Raw (remix)" | Overnite Encore: Lyrics Born Live! | 2006 |
| Mars ILL Mars ILL Mars Ill is an emcee/DJ hip-hop duo from Atlanta, Georgia. The duo consists of Gregory Owens and Nathan Corrona . They are also part of the hip-hop collective Deepspace5.... |
"Planes and Trains" | Backbreakanomics Backbreakanomics Backbreakanomics is a Mars Ill album released in 2003.- Track listing :# Eighty Eight# Breathe Slow# Planes and Trains # Afterlife# Black Box Artist # Inside Out# Enterchange# Let Me# Alpha Male... |
2003 |
| MG! The Visionary MG! The Visionary MG! The Visionary is an underground hip hop artist who was a member of New Life Crew, known from 1993-1996 as Third Nail Productions , considered by many to be a founding member of the Christian hip hop community... |
"Scared As..." | Transparemcee | 2000 |
| Mils | "Upside Down" | The And Album | 2006 |
| Mr. J. Medeiros Mr. J. Medeiros Jason C. Medeiros better known as Mr. J. Medeiros, is an American M.C., record producer, songwriter, and social activist. He is responsible for forming the Hip Hop group The Procussions, the IAmConstance campaign, and his own label De Medeiros... |
"Money" | Of Gods and Girls | 2007 |
| Neila Neila Neila is a municipality located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 235 inhabitants.... |
"Rules" | For Whom the Bells Crow | 2004 |
| Opio Opio Opio Lindsey, known by his stage name, Opio, , is a member of the four-member, Oakland-based underground hip hop group, Souls of Mischief, and the eight-member, underground hip hop collective, Hieroglyphics.... |
"Granite Earth" | Triangulation Station | 2005 |
| Othello Othello The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in approximately 1603, and based on the Italian short story "Un Capitano Moro" by Cinthio, a disciple of Boccaccio, first published in 1565... |
"Shallow" | Alive At The Assembly Line | 2006 |
| PAX217 PAX217 PAX217 was a Christian Alternative rock band from Orange County, California. The band's music was well known in the underground Christian scene at the time for its unique sound and optimistic lyrics. The name comes from "Pax" which is Latin for "peace" and the Bible verse Ephesians 2:17. The... |
"Gratitude" | Twoseventeen | 2000 |
| Peter Daily | "Bright Lights Remix" | The 9th. Street Sessions EP | 2009 |
| Project Blowed Project Blowed Project Blowed refers to an open-mic workshop, its affiliated hip hop crew, and the two compilation albums released by that collective. The Leimert Park workshop is the longest running open-mic for Hip-Hop in the world.-The Good Life:... |
"The People" | 10th Anniversary | 2005 |
| RedCloud | "The Pigeon John Song" | Is This Thing On? | 2002 |
| Redcloud (Hip Hop) | "Death of a Salesman" | Hawthorne's Most Wanted | 2007 |
| RedCloud | "Tapatio" | Hawthorne's Most Wanted | 2007 |
| The Remnant (Atlanta Hip-Hop Group) The Remnant (Atlanta Hip-Hop Group) The Remnant is a Retro-Progressive Hip-Hop group based in Atlanta. Current members of The Remnant include Just John, Adan , and Tribe1.-History:... |
"Catch Your Breath" | PB&J: Players,Babes and Jesus | 2008 |
| The Remnant (Atlanta Hip-Hop Group) | "The Salute" | PB&J: Players,Babes and Jesus | 2008 |
| .rod laver .rod laver .rod laver was a Christian rapcore group from originating from Los Angeles. Their sound was similar to that of Korn, Limp Bizkit, or Kid Rock, but as the personnel lineup changed the group wavered from a rock-grounded sound to one based in hip hop, then back again.Their name has no spiritual... |
"All Around America" | Trying Not to Try" | 2000 |
| .rod laver | "The Official Pigeon John Guest Appearance" | The Dialogue: Rudolph Wayne Vs. The Man | 2004 |
| Royal Ruckus | "Pocket Lint" | Pocket Lint & Spare Change | 2001, 2008 |
| Royal Ruckus | "Jon&Stacie" | Pocket Lint & Spare Change | 2001, 2008 |
| Royal Ruckus | "A Las Chicas" | Pocket Lint & Spare Change | 2001, 2008 |
| Royal Ruckus | "Easily Forgotten" | Pocket Lint & Spare Change | 2001, 2008 |
| Royal Ruckus | "Let's Start a Boy Band" | Pocket Lint & Spare Change | 2001, 2008 |
| Scout Da Psalmist | "Change Is Gonna Come" | Emceeing Again | 2009 |
| Sharlok Poems LA Symphony L.A. Symphony is an independent hip hop group from Los Angeles, California. Current members of L.A. Symphony are FLYNN , UNO Mas, CookBook, Joey the Jerk, and Sharlok Poems. Past members include Pigeon John and BTwice, J-Beits a.k.a... |
"Driven By Facts" | Left | 2002 |
| Shape Shifters Shape Shifters (band) The Shape Shifters is a Los Angeles based underground collective of hip hop artists, currently consisting of Awol One , Existereo , Die Young , Life Rexall, Akuma, Radioinactive , Circus, LA Jae, and DJ Rob One .The group prevented another act from the United Kingdom, The Shapeshifters, from using... |
"Little Life" | Was Here | 2004 |
| Soulico | "S.O.S." | Exotic on the Speaker | 2009 |
| Soul-Junk Soul-Junk Soul-Junk is an experimental genre-hopping Christian rock / hip hop group from San Diego, California.-Background:The roots of Soul-Junk began in 1993 when Glen Galloway began experimenting while touring in Europe with his rock band Trumans Water... |
"Sea Monsters and Gargoyles" | 1956 1956 (album) 1956 is an album by hip hop group, Soul-Junk. It was released in July, 2000 on 5 Minute Walk. Some tracks were selected to appear on the MTV reality show Road Rules.-Track listing:# Enter Venus# ill-m-i#*Rachel Galaxy: Vocals#*Tim Kellett: Violin... |
2000 |
| Sup the Chemist | "Reaching" | Eargasmic Arrangements | 2003 |
| Tapwater | "Debris" | Two Forty Five | 2001 |
| Tapwater | "Passion" | Two Forty Five | 2001 |
| Tapwater | "The White Man" | Two Forty Five | 2001 |
| Wordburglar Wordburglar SJ the Wordburglar is a Canadian hip hop artist from Halifax, Nova Scotia, now based in Toronto. His style is best described as energetic and zany with an emphasis on wordplay and humour. He primarily works with his crews Backburner and Props Dept for all aspects of his music creation, including... |
"Breeze" | Burglaritis | 2006 |
| Yoni | "Fly" | End of an Era | 2008 |
He also had his song higher which came out in 2006 featured on the nba live 2007 soundtrack.