About Me
There's truly a strong hip-hop pulse beginning to bubble in Kansas.
At the center
of all the underground buzz is producer extraordinaire Jeremy Nesbitt
(aka Nezbeat).
With a rich and valuable foundation already built for him locally, Nez
hits the world with
his stellar debut album, From The Huge Silence. It's now truly time
to wake up and find
out what the state of Kansas has to offer.Nez got his start beat making nearly a decade ago and
quickly linked up with
fellow KS native, I.D., to form Archetype. The duo released their debut disc,
Freehand Formula, in 2002 with XLR8R magazine claiming the group the best the
Kansas hip hop scene had to offer. In support of their debut album,
Archetype rocked
stages from coast to coast as a part of the widely acclaimed, Limited
Liability Tour with
DJ P, Approach, and Mac Lethal. From there, Nez being the workhorse
that he is,
continued to stay productive in the underground by releasing an
extraordinary remix of
Approach's track Ultra Proteus on Coup d'Etat and exclusively
producing an indie and
internet classic with Mac Lethal (9 Situations). All the while, Nez
still found time to
perfect and finalize his debut record, From The Huge Silence.Praised by Lawrence.com as one of the top ten albums to
emerge from the Lawrence and Kansas City area in 2004, "From the Huge
Silence" is jam packed with astounding combinations of styles and
amazing collaborations from the likes of Murs, Approach, Mac Lethal,
2x Scribble Jam beatbox champion A-Train, and Deep Thinkers frontman,
Brother Of Moses (Coup d'Grace records). In a bold attempt to "break
the silence" of the Kansas hip-hop scene, Nez meshed contemporary
hip-hop sounds with all ends of the musical spectrum including jazz,
soul, and even indie rock on the standout track "Fade Away To Silence"
featuring Lawrence, KS group, The Capsules and new Mush
Records signee, Mad Awkward.
Nezbeat has rocked stages with KRS One, The Pharcyde, Mobb Deep,
Ming & Fs, Non Phixion, Mac Lethal, Approach, SoundsGood among countless
others. Whether 4 years or 4 months old, the material featured on From The
Huge Silence does more than showcase the maturing talent of the Kansas
hip-hop scene...it solidifies a force to be reckoned with.
