Slowly but surely, Sgt. Sass is shaking up the underground hip-hop and dance scenes with their eruption of sophisticated electronic turbulence. With their latest musical endeavor, a digital EP entitled Body Rock, the potent Philadelphian pair find themselves progressing towards a signature style of rhyme and flow and destroying dance-floors from secret warehouses to clubs in every gay ghetto, while still acting as a voice to queers across the world.
Rewind selector to 2003. Sgt. Sass emcees KD and DT met through mutual friends while attending the Art Institute of Philadelphia. Shortly after, the two became roommates. Both KD and DT share an unconditional love for music, but their musical tastes appear to be very dissimilar on the surface--KD is a die hard neo-soul fan, while DT rabidly admires the feminist punk rock movement riot grrrl. This uncommon pairing proves to be the perfect match and musical motive behind the duo. Even with the name, Sgt. Sass, punk rock sheds an inspirational light. "The Sgt. stands for the militant and headstrong approach we take with our music. The Sass well, hell, because we gay." states emcee KD. Hip-hop is the genre that exterminates any musical differences between the two artists, with shared hip-hop influences such as Salt-N-Pepa, The Notorious B.I.G., Lil' Kim, and Missy Elliott.
In the spring of 2007, Sgt. Sass released "Homo Homie", a DIY single for the streets and internet. The Baltimore club remix of the song became somewhat of a cult classic due to the popularity of a fan made video from Sgt. Sass' 2007 Philadelphia OutFest performance. In November of that year, the pair put out a mixtape entitled Double S 4 Mayor. Besides rhyming over popular beats of the moment, Double S 4 Mayor contains a handful of original tracks including fan-favorites "Faggot Snappin'" and "I'll Take Your Man (An Ode to Salt-N-Pepa)". The track "Faggot Snappin'" alludes to the act's frustrations with stereotypical gay night life, as they seek Saturday night fun in a predominantly heterosexual environment – regardless of what anyone thinks. "I'll Take Your Man" finds the duo revamping Salt-N-Pepa's 1986 jam, paying respect to one of the first successful and inspirational female hip-hop groups.
After performing their first show in the summer of 2007, the act has since shared the stage as openers for Yo! Majesty, Matt & Kim, Scream Club, The Death Set, Leslie and the LY's, amongst others. In fall of 2008, the popular music blog Palms Out Sounds and Brooklyn based DJ duo Finger On The Pulse sponsored a remix competition for Sgt. Sass' version of "I'll Take Your Man", exposing Sgt. Sass' voice internationally.
With the release of Body Rock, Sgt. Sass will continue to bring the party heat direct from the streets.
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DROP THE GLASS live! 2009.
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