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LEFTY ROSE

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As the music released today seems to sound quite monotonous, Lefty Rosenthal (Lefty Rose) comes across as a breath of fresh air to fans of authentic true school Hiphop. From Calvada, (what he fondly calls his home of California and Nevada) Lefty takes his listeners back to the Golden Age of Hiphop with his clever word play, smooth voice and insightful lyrics. His lyrical delivery is laid back and comes across as effortless as a mere conversation. Those clever words and effortless delivery are accompanied by the mesmerizing sound of his producers, Bay Root Productions; a five man production team who supply the majority of Lefty's production. These melodic instrumentals provide the inspiration behind Lefty's lyrics which range from energetic to political to introspective tales of his own life and upbringing. Lefty Rose (then known as Kaution) emerged on the Sacramento Underground Hiphop scene in early 2001 after honing his skills for years while attending high school in Reno, Nevada and later on making trips out to Seattle, Washington to record his first work with Bay Root. Lefty created a buzz around his name by competing in local battles in which he did extrememly well. This drew the attention of The CUF; a well respected Sacramento Hiphop group who took Lefty under their collective wing and helped him start his musical career. Lefty Rose has established an independent record label, Calvada Sound Company. The label has released 11 projects since it's creation in 2001. His debut album, The Collection Vol. 1 was rated 5 out of 5 by www.anomie1.com upon release in November 2003. In 2005 Lefty was nominated for Best Hiphop Artist in the Sacramento area music awards (Sammies). Rose also releases mixtape projects regularly and is known as the "Sacramento King of Mixtapes" for his consistency on this front. His self-driven approach has seen the music he creates spread throughout the west coast, move east and touch foreign soil in places such as Canada, Germany, Costa Rica, Columbia and Australia. An accomplished writer even outside the realm of Hiphop, Lefty Rose continues to push forward finding new ways to challenge himself. Not only as an artist, but as the CEO of a record label. Attention is now being focused on developing and expanding the Calvada Sound brand in various ways. From his beginnings in the San Francisco Bay Area to Reno and now Sacramento, Lefty Rosenthal has taken these experiences and molded them into the music he creates today. It is a sound that is distinctive and uniquely his very own.Faqtory I
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Member Since: 9/26/2007
Band Website: www.leftyrose.com
Band Members: Lefty Rose and his many alter egos, Battle Born (Producer / Engineer) and DJ Ounce
Influences: Any and all forms of good CREATIVE music...some examples are Bay Root Productions, Element, OutKast, The CUF, The Living Legends, Jimi Hendrix, Sly And The Family Stone, J-Dilla, Erykah Badu, Biggie, A Tribe Called Quest, Dr. Dre, E-40, Snoop, Jay-Z, Stevie Wonder, George Benson, Miles Davis, Issac Hayes, Goodie Mob, Nas, Lauryn Hill, MC Lyte, Busta Rhymes, The Doors, Wu-Tang Clan, Redman, The Roots, Black Milk, George Clinton, Hiero, Raphael Saadiq, Jefferson Airplane, ConFunkShun, Pharroae Monch, Eminem, Wale, The Cool Kids, Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, Kool Moe Dee, LL Cool J (I'm Bad LL), Kidz In The Hall, Frankie Beverly & Maze, Ice Cube, Ice-T, The Pharcyde, Black Moon, etc. I could go on and on...
Sounds Like: filthy beats making love to ill rhymes...
Record Label: Calvada Sound / Bay Root / Filth-harmonic
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

28 Verses, 28 Days: The Update.....

What's goodie y'all? Just wanted to check in and give everyone an update on the progress of the 28 Verses, 28 Days project I've been working on. I must say that things have been going quite well.......
Posted by on Mon, 16 Feb 2009 23:57:00 GMT

So I see it's that time again.....

I see the time has come for SAMMIES voting again....I like the fact that Sacramento tries to honor it's own artists. I am a 2005 Nominee and would love to be nominated again this year....I don't want...
Posted by on Thu, 05 Feb 2009 22:43:00 GMT

JWA: THE LEAK? WTF is that?!?!?!?!?

What's good out there people? I have just completed another project entitled, JWA: THE LEAK. What the hell is that you might ask.....well, THE LEAK is a 5 track appetizer CD before the full course m...
Posted by on Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:48:00 GMT

T-minus 9 days and counting til I hit turn dirty THIRTY....

Well the time is almost here.....I'm almost thirty years old....damn, it's crazy to say that number...30...oh well, it ain't that bad...it could be worse....I could LOOK thirty....lol....In reality I'...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:14:00 GMT

Ja’Mar Walker’s Album....

Ok, I felt I should give my folks, homies and fans a little update on my next album.....I've been working on it since I finished up The Power Of The Great in the Spring of '07....This album is very sp...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:03:00 GMT

FREE LEFTY ROSE / BATTLE BORN MUSIK! HOW? COME FIND OUT....

What's good people?  Over at my website, www.leftyrose.com, I have 3 projects up and available for FREE download...all you have to do is go to my website....how hard is that?  Just a simple ...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:16:00 GMT