Music:
Member Since: 9/17/2005
Band Members: pigpen (beats, cuts) J.R.N. (MC)
Influences: Big L, DJ Premier, Notorious B.I.G., Nas, Rza, Gza, Inspectah Deck, Masta Killa, ODB, Ghostface, Raekwon, U-God, Method Man, Mathematics, Streetlife, Killah Priest, True Master, and the entire Wu-Tang family, Dr. Dre, Jay-Z, the Beastie Boys, Rick Rubin, Rakim, the Alchemist, Mobb Deep, Pete Rock, Marley Marl, Eminem, Royce Da 5'9, Proof, Swifty McVay, Kuniva, Kon Artis, Bizarre, Bugz, and the whole D12 family, DJ Grandwizard, DJ Muggz, Red Alert, Papoose, Jae Millz, Cam'Ron, J.R. Writer, The Executioners, Jurassic 5, Big Daddy Kane, Slick Rick, Biz Markie, AZ, J Dilla, Slum Village, Obie Trice, Qbert, Lord Finesse, Bloodshed, McGruff, Murda Mase, and the whole Diggin in the Crates and Children of the Corn, Game, Eazy-E, MC Ren, Ice Cube, and all of NWA, AG, Showbiz, P.H.D. and Da Pentagon, Invisbl Skratch Piklz, Beat Junkies, the Furious 5, Theodore, Fabolous, Scarface, TI, Pitch Black, 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, Busy Bee, Little Brother, Joe Scudda, Termanology, Virtuoso, Gangstarr, Just Blaze, Talib Kweli, Mos Def, Common Sense, Kanye West, KRS-One, Tone Def, Cassidy, Jadakiss, Styles P, Jae Hood, Beanie Sigel, Redman, Tupac Shakur, RUN DMC, JMJ, Public Enemy, Cappadonna, Clipse, De La Soul, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Kool G Rap, Kurtis Blow and Grandmaster Flash. Plus Lou Rawls, Nat King Cole, Isaac Hayes, Ferrante and Triecher, Pat Benatar, everyone that puts out good records, past and present, that we sampled and will sample, and of course the one and only David Newby! Without you there's no J.R.N., literally and lyrically!
If you don't have the "My Town" CD, ask how you can get one.
Sounds Like: All our influences
Record Label: Unsigned
Type of Label: Indie