Music:
Member Since: 9/12/2005
Band Website: [email protected]
Band Members:B.A.M. on 20/20 ABC NewS "Magical Thinking"B.A.M. "Mentor"Black Eyed Peas "Like That"
Influences: Inspired by:Parliament-Funkadelic, The HonoR RoLL, OuTkAST,The 45 KinG, Salam Remi, Diamond D, Swizz Beats, Just Blaze, Raphael Sadiq,Dj2nen, 9th Wonder,T.Wrexx, Marley Marl, Chukki Booker,Otis Redding, The Staple Singers, Al Green,Rakim,djClarkKent, Willie Hutch,Curtis Mayfield, Rick James, Marvin Gaye(Trouble Man) Aretha Franklin, QueenLatifah,Kat Williams,Rick Ross(The Artist),Gladys Knight, Stevie Wonder, Issac Hayes, Pete Rock and Cl Smooth, K.I.Proper, Kanye West,will.i.am, DjMa$eO, dJRedAleRt, NaS, Notorious B.I.G., BigDaddyKane, Lil Kim,ODB, The RzA, Eddie Griffin, ,JayZ, Dr.Dre, Ray Charles, Richard Pryor,Prince, James Brown,Oprah Winfrey, and many other great legends.
Sounds Like: In the seventh decade a movement formed called the Zulu Nation formed by Afrika Bambaataa and others unknown by most. Baby Bam's first encounter with this tribe was at a Roller Skating rink in Brooklyn. Later while traveling various projects including the Pink Houses he would hear the same theme of this crew known as the Soulsonic Force. Inspired by the philosophical message and tribal rhythms of the record BabyBam aspired to become a Zulu. Paying homage to the leader Afrika Bambaataa he named himself Afrika Baby Bam aka BabyBam. Becoming a Zulu helped him to find peace with his music and positive identity but he still struggled with his earlier days as a Brooklyn Knight. The rage and rebellion still lurked within and needed an outlet. It all came to a head one night at a celebration for a Zulu Queens birthday party when a Violater was shanked in the face. The seal of peace was broken and the demons of anger took over. Many celebrities were there but that night they were even less than mere mortals. They became bystanders of a turbulent atrocity that took place. Fire marshalls arrived only to find the place completely destroyed.
BabyBam exited the club with bloody Timbs and stood at distance where he can see but be mainly out of site. He was approached by a car of lost but not forgotten Brooklyn Knights souls who had transformed into Decepts. Hearing about the chaos they came to his aid. Or did they? Reuniting with this crew revealed some new discoveries about three of the people hanging around. Their affiliation with the Decepts went beyond knuckleheadedness. It went deeper to a cult level. It reminded him of ancient Afrikan traditions. While the Zulu's ruled from the top down and the world over there was a mirror image of this crew quietly forming in the same sense. BabyBam at this time became nearly completely withdrawn from his Native Tongues. He viewed it as a tribe that couldn't survive the celebrity meat grinder. Culture and bullshit don't mix. Out of his desire to reaffirm his position as the leader of a tribal movement that would inspire new creativity this brother from the was reborn as a Pagan
....to be continued
Record Label: BabyBamRecords
Type of Label: Major
