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BenYomen Of The Beat Bums

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About Me

BenYomen is a modern day beat poet whos words are fashioned in the form of hip hop. At a young age he became fascinated with the Hip Hop culture and all of its facetts. Through his music he hopes to bridge gaps between cultures and generations. To spread the word of peace, beauty and oneness through the rawest form of communication that has existed since ancient times...ART. With a sense of wonder and intrigue, Ben explores this broken world over break beats, bass lines. BenYomen has performed concerts across the Western United States (From Cali to Colorado), received air play from over 75 college radio stations across the U.S. and Canada (CMJ's number 4 most added hip hop record August 2004), one time they played the West Coast Blues Instrumental on Power 106 (Peace to Ralph M. the funky Mexican). BenY has rocked many shows including Mardi Gras, The Vans Warped Tour, and has shared a stage with such artists such as Sixtoo, P.O.S., Bigg Jus, The Living Legends, Galapagos4, Glue, Youngblood Brass Band, The Dorian Three, Non Phixion, Of Mexican Decent, 2Mex, Mr. Brady, Busdriver, The Shapeshifters, Radioinactive, The Chicharones, Zion I, Old Dominion, Mestizo, Offwhite, Rheteric, LifeForTheBetter, The Mole, Morbone, Scream Club, Identical Opposites, Percise1 and more...For more info on BenYomen, hit a mutha fucka up at [email protected]. He is also known to check his myspace quite frequently.Buy BenYomen's latest album by clicking on the pay pal button below. $10Here is an old BenYomen music video. "West Coast Blues" directed Bob Low music by BenYomen from the Lp, "Circles in which we walk" .. width="425" height="350" .... width="425" height="350" ..

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/18/2004
Band Website: lftb.net or ophotn.com
Band Members:
BenYoMen
First and fore most BenYomen represents LifeForTheBetter, Ophotn & The Beat Bums.BenYomen's live show ideally consists of BenYomen, DJ Stereotype, Elephant Gerald. .. "
Influences: Aceyalone, Emerson, Dylan, Kerowac, Ginsberg, De La Soul, Bad Brains, Blackbyrd, Gangstar, Elf Power, Organized Konfusion, Pink Floyd, Bob Marley, DJ Nobody, DJ Shadow, Matisyahu, Dios Malos, MF Doom, Ultra Magnetic M.C.'s, Kool Keith, Busdriver, Radioinactive, Awol One, Freestyle Fellowship, Why?, Sole, Gel, Madlib, ATU, Glue, Rhyme Sayers, Sage Francis, Sixtoo, Buck65, DJ Signify, OMD, Radioinactive, Lee Scratch Perry, Max Romeo, Global Phlotations, The Nonce, Emanon, James Brown, John Browns Body, Cleen, Elephant Gerald, Ofcelfe, D.V.ayshun, Banana9, DNS, Stereotype, Divided Line, DJ AKA, Identical Opposites, Plural Clarity, Sober Minded, Demune, The Mole, Offbeat, Non Eucledian, The Beatles, DJ Krush, Shrodur, Rheteric, Project Blowed, DJ Spooky, Saul Williams, Beat Meat Manifesto, The Gentlemen, P-Funk, Moody Blues, Animal Crackers, Notwist, Anticon, Hendrix, Solutionaries, CCR, and many more...
Sounds Like: I've been told that I sound like a cross between Sublime, Aceyalone, Bob Dylan and Sage Francis. I've also been told that I write like Emerson and Kerowac. I feel that I am not nearly as good as all of those cats combined, but I am still dope enough to check for.
Record Label: Ophotn Records and Design
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

New BenYomen Music Coming Soon

Over the past week I have recorded all of the vocals for my next two releases.  The albums still need alot of fine tuning but be on the look out mid this year for these two BenYomen related proje...
Posted by BenYomen Of The Beat Bums on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 12:47:00 PST

The Beat Bums

- BenYomen & Morb One are... The Beat Bums -Two of L.A...s most prominent solo up-and-coming M.C.s come together to form the new super group The Beat Bums. The Beat Bums recently formed in the sum...
Posted by BenYomen Of The Beat Bums on Tue, 31 Oct 2006 08:29:00 PST

Album Review www.laist.com

Hold the Mic Like a Memory The sophomore album by BenYomen is a progression towards the consciousness that hip-hop was meant stand for, living up to the Life For The Better crew's charm. The combinati...
Posted by BenYomen Of The Beat Bums on Tue, 10 Oct 2006 08:29:00 PST

BenYomen Live CD- Limited Edition Available Oct 26th

Only 100 copies of the new Live- 12 track BenYomen album will be available for the first time at the LFTB 5 Year Anniversery & Halloween Bash held at The Knitting Factory (Alterknit Lounge) Thursd...
Posted by BenYomen Of The Beat Bums on Thu, 05 Oct 2006 04:55:00 PST

50 shows rocked this year and still flowing

Alot of friends of mine are asking me how to develop a fan base.  My suggestion is to let your music test your love for it.  Love it back and keep going.  Never stop the momentum. I am ...
Posted by BenYomen Of The Beat Bums on Tue, 19 Sep 2006 03:01:00 PST

Jive Magazine Review of BenYomen's Headphones Hum and Spraycans Rattle

BenYomen Album: Headphones Hum and Spraycans Genre: Alternative/Underground Hip Hop Release Date: 2006 Posted: 08/01/2006 By: Deanna Adams Purchase this item today! Ben Yomen and the LifeForT...
Posted by BenYomen Of The Beat Bums on Thu, 03 Aug 2006 09:13:00 PST

LFTB 2006 Releases as Recomended by www.erasoul.com

Check www.erasoul.com for other great recomendations ::Benyomen - Headphones Hum and Spraycans Rattle LP (ophotn)Quality home brewed Hip-Hop..majority of production handled by Offbeat. ::Cleen - Old ...
Posted by BenYomen Of The Beat Bums on Tue, 01 Aug 2006 03:39:00 PST

1st review from CD baby

Reviewer: John RamseyThis is the best Rap/Hip-hop cd i own. i've never heard anyone quite like Ben Yomen. Rap music at it's best.    ...
Posted by BenYomen Of The Beat Bums on Fri, 14 Jul 2006 07:22:00 PST

BenYomen Music Available @ The Following Locations

My CD's/Vinyl are available for purchase at the following locations.  Support these spots for supporting me, or do both by buying my music through them.     Amoeba6400 Sunset Blvd...
Posted by BenYomen Of The Beat Bums on Tue, 11 Jul 2006 10:05:00 PST

BenYomen Diskography

For those not knowing... D.V.ayhun- Freedom of the Spoken (Self-Released 2001, Rereleased by Ophotn 2002) BenYomen- W.E.S.T. (Ophotn 2002) LifeForTheBetter- Organica Recordings (LFTB 2002) DJ Jacko- D...
Posted by BenYomen Of The Beat Bums on Mon, 08 May 2006 01:52:00 PST