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The Rebel Scum

THE TIME HAS SCUM.

About Me


For dudes and dudettes with shitty ISPs and can't stream Myspace:
From the tumultuous times of the late 80s hip hop scene, fueled by reactionary crews such as Public Enemy, NWA, Gangstarr and A Tribe Called Quest, a break from the carefree attitudes of rap music as they were then was achieved. Rhymes and soundscapes were more angst than gangs, more saying what you think than describing what you're blingin.
Backpacker rap was born. A seemingly borderless demographic stood up to present their unique work, with a few crews graduating from the indie market to much larger label-backed success. Rawkus Records, the Hieroglyphics crew, Jurassic 5, The Living Legends, The Wu-Tang Clan, Anticon Records, Company Flow and Definitve Jux: all were at the forefront of this new movement. White suburban kids, skaterboys and college undergrads became a strong fixture in support of hip hop. Access to home studio equipment became more affordable, and the internet became a major conduit for this new branch in hip hop music. From the States, backpacker rap quickly spread to other lands.
The Rebel Scum is a direct product of this new environment. The members - Cliq, Illson, MicWreck, HQA and WordsManifest - having been active in making and performing hip hop music since 1998, from various crews, came together as one unit in 2000. Preferring to rely on their own resources and to come out with their own sound, they built up their own home studio and began dropping joints online. To fund their projects, they set up a company and provided creative multimedia support for other grassroots artists in the community. Shows and radio play followed, but TRS has stuck to its philosophy of pushing envelopes and challenging the status quo.
"An Urban Distaste For The Concrete" is an 9 track-deep foray into The Rebel Scum's experiments with themselves, and their views on hip hop, their journey so far, and life in the Klang Valley. The first single, entitled WMD (Weapons of Mass Destruction), is already on rotation on national radio stations Red 104.9 FM and XFresh.fm. Another track from the CD, Where Are You?, has been included in DJ Fuzz's international hip hop mixtape Mixology II. TRS has also been interviewed by FHM Magazine, KLue Magazine, JUICE Magazine, ROTTW, Revolution Skate Mag, The Malay Mail, The New Straits Times, Hitz.TV's Aftershock, Blast Off, XFresh.fm and Red 104.9 FM.
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Member Since: 6/2/2004
Band Website: therebelscum.com
Band Members: MicWreck, Illson, WordsManifest, hqa, and DJ Cliq
Influences: Mobb Deep, Cypress Hill, Def Jux, Dilated Peoples, NWA, Non-Phixion, Wu Tang Clan, A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, The Psycho Realm, Gang Starr, Common, Sage Francis, J-Live, Delinquent Habits, Atmosphere, RJD2, Company Flow, Aesop Rock, Tupac, Biggie, Hieroglyphics, Mos Def, J-Zone, Dead Prez, Cunninglynguists, Madvillain, The Pharcyde, Beastie Boys, Digable Planets, Pharoahe Monch, Big Pun, DJ Krush, ..and more of that good hip hop music.
Sounds Like: Malaysian city kids talking fast over a beat
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Join our Facebook group!

jyeah boi join our Facebook group. We'll be putting up our pics there up on the gallery and all that. And all other shit as well. Cause you know all the wimmin love FB nowadays.HERE IT IS....
Posted by The Rebel Scum on Sat, 16 Feb 2008 12:02:00 PST

Rogue Radio is now fully armed and operational!

Rogue Radio is a brand new audio blog by the Rogue Squadron. Keep it real or keep it right, whatever; we just don't want to keep it to ourselves. Hit us up and get upped on what you drones should be l...
Posted by The Rebel Scum on Mon, 23 Jul 2007 08:13:00 PST

We're No. 1 on campur chart

Bak Datang is No. 1 thanks to yall. Appreciate it. Do vote and help us maintain that No.1 spot nahmsayin. To Vote, go to http://www.flyfm.com.my/flyfm_campurchart.asp. or E-mail at [email protected]...
Posted by The Rebel Scum on Tue, 19 Jun 2007 05:26:00 PST

We're Artist of the Week on Fly FM's Campur Chart!

The Rebel Scum is this week's Artist of the Week on Fly FM's Campur Chart! Big ups to Basil for having Mic Wreck and hqa (two and a half of TRS, hur hur) and letting us hang out in the spiffy Fly stud...
Posted by The Rebel Scum on Sun, 06 May 2007 05:42:00 PST

No. 1 on AMP @ Channel V!

Don't look at us. We're as surprised as you are.For the first time since we got on the AMP @ Channel V database, The Rebel Scum has hit #1 on its regional music chart. We don't know how long we'll sta...
Posted by The Rebel Scum on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 10:59:00 PST

movin' on up: TRS is No.2 on Channel V Amp!

What else can we say, but MAD MAD THANKS to everyone who hit up The Rebel Scum's AMP @ Channel V page and pushed us to the #2 spot on the regional chart! We're also #2 in Malaysia, and #2 in regional ...
Posted by The Rebel Scum on Mon, 02 Apr 2007 04:42:00 PST

BAKDATANG LYRICS

Intro"Wei& lu ingat The Rebel Scum dah habis ke beb? Memang tak beb! Kitorang bak datang beb! Dengan homies wa beb! Rogue Squadron! Ruffneck!" SapphireRap baku kon...
Posted by The Rebel Scum on Tue, 27 Mar 2007 01:54:00 PST

AMP @ Channel V, March 26th: TRS no.4 in the region, no.2 in Malaysia, no.2 in Hip Hop!

Mad thanks to everyone who hit up The Rebel Scum's AMP @ Channel V page and pushed us up to #4 on the regional music chart, #2 on the Malaysian chart, and #2 on the regional Hip Hop chart!Our intervie...
Posted by The Rebel Scum on Sun, 25 Mar 2007 01:48:00 PST

your comments are great/your comments suck so bad

don't get it twisted.we've been receiving a whole truckload of encouraging comments lately, largely due to the fact that our brand-new single, Bakdatang featuring Sapphire, NBE and Spit, has just been...
Posted by The Rebel Scum on Sat, 24 Mar 2007 03:20:00 PST

BAKDATANG Internet Exclusive: only on AMP!

Bakdatang is going online, only on Channel V's AMP!On Sunday, 18th March, listen to The Rebel Scum's first Malay single from the upcoming album The Time Has Scum before it gets released all over Malay...
Posted by The Rebel Scum on Sun, 11 Mar 2007 04:47:00 PST