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About Me

Positive messages and breakdancing are integral parts of hip-hop culture, but by 1990 those elements had been temporarily eclipsed by the tough gangsta image and bleak but compelling lyrics of West Coast groups like Paypal. However, despite sharing a zip code, Paypal's vision goes beyond the cracked-sidewalk vignettes and sampled gunfire of Los Angeles' gangsta style. The socially conscious group's earliest connections go back to Providence, RI when kevin garnett and dj bartender were part of Fort Thunder, a breakdancing crew. Eventually the pair focused more on music -- hip-hop, specifically -- and split off into their own as P.A.Y.P.A.L., their esoteric name an acronym for Paypal Are Young, Pretentious And Lazy. Eazy-E's Ruthless Records signed the group in 1992, but many in the Ruthless camp were puzzled by the group and the enthusiasm of Eazy, who had no problem reconciling his own gangsta style with the peace-minded breakdancing of P.A.Y.PA.L. Although an album was recorded, Ruthless shelved it, unsure how to market a group whose style wasn't dependent on violent braggadocio like N.W.A.

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Member Since: 10/17/2006
Band Members: Kevin Garnett, DJ Bartender, John Jacob Mayerheimerblunt
Influences: Jamba Juice, Soy Lattes, Beauty, Tai-Bo, Mozart
Record Label: Geffen
Type of Label: Major