Music:
Member Since: 11/4/2005
Band Website: checkmyish.com
Band Members: Jim Dunno shit about asstrawlogy
Influences: saintig
let me rephrase that: Madlib, Can, Cat Power, Embryo, Selda, Bülent, Edip Akbayram, Jack Doodle, Caravan, Trifle, Henry Tree, Caetano Veloso, James Brown, Muhsinah, Meaty Ogre, Express Rising, Sixtoo, Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, Hard Knocks, B.U.M.S., Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth, Jay-Z, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Jay Dee, Peanut Butter Wolf, RZA, Mulatu Astatke, Gal Costa, Isaac Hayes, MHE, The Motherfucking Gaslamp Killer, The Meters, Allen Toussaint, Bernard Purdie, Clyde Stubblefield, Idris Muhammed, Ali Farka Touré, Dimlite, Pere Ubu, Sonic Youth, The Pharcyde, The Roots, Lord Finesse, Madvillain, Diamond D, Gang Starr, Jeru The Damaja, Diplo, Smif-n-Wessun, Mad Season, Da Beatminerz, David Axelrod, Erykah Badu, Galt McDermot, J-Live, Al Green, Willie Mitchell, Erkin Koray, Baris Manço, Ann Peebles, Syl Johnson, Melvins, Large Professor, Showbiz & A.G., Biz Markie, Big Daddy Kane, Edan, Mr. Lif, Cut Chemist, Lakim Shabazz, Just Blaze, DJ Shadow, DJ Nu-Mark, RJD2, Maker, P-Love, Matt Kelly, Elektro 4, Jel, Sage Francis, Mr. Complex, Pharoahe Monch, Just Blaze, Kanye West, No ID, Common, Thaione Davis, Masta Ace, The Last Poets, Gylan Kain, Gil Scott-Heroin, Lyn Collins, Peven Everett, Butterfield Blues Band, Iron Butterfly, Bondo Dog Band, Sly & The Family Stone, Jimi Hendrix, Nas, Little Brother, Q-Tip, A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, The Jungle Brothers, Black Sheep, The Neptunes, Timbaland, Lil’ Jon, Scott Storch, Dr. Dre, Snoop, Ice Cube, N.W.A., Public Enemy, Lee Moses, Le Planet Sauvage O.S.T., People Under The Stairs, Young Hold Unlimited, Quincy Jones, Lalo Schiffrin, Bobby Womack, Sun Ra, Yusef Lateef, Bill Plummer, Don Cherry, Moondog, Roy Ayers, Lee Perry, King Tubby, The Scientist, Spectre, Sensational, DJ Spinna, Apani B-Fly, Dr. Who Dat?, Bahamadia, MC Lyte, Waajeed, Digable Planets, Jazzy Jeff, Archie Shepp, Cymande, Noir, Serge Gainsbourg, Edu Lobo, Maria Bethania, Beastie Boys, The Clash, M.F. Doom, KMD, EPMD, Ghostface, GZA, Raekwon, Ricci Rucker, Mike Boo, Four Tet, Koushik, Astrud Gilberto, Gilberto Gil, Buden Powell, The Masked Marauders, Minnie Riperton, Tortoise, Dizzie Gillespie, Wanda Robinson, Freddie Robinson, Howard Roberts, Monk Higgins, ODB, Busta Rhymes, Fela Kuti, Booker T & MG’s, The Bar-Kays, The Markays, Donald Byrd, Ludacris, Black Moon, Brand Nubian, 45 King, Grand Puba, Stimulated Dummies, Mobb Deep, Artifacts, Company Flow, Joe Cuba, Lou Donaldson, Mos Def, Hi-Tek, Organized Confusion, Funkadelic, Parliament, George Clinton, Mantle Piece, Kool Keith, Ultramagnetic MC’s, Boom Bip, Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, Bo Diddley, Lightning Hopkins, John Le Hooker, Rance Allen Group, Bohannon, Brother To Brother, Betty Davis, Lee Dorsey, Reezm, Flying Lotus, Isley Brothers, The JB’s, Eric B & Rakim, Otis Redding, The Temptations, Leon Ware, Marva Whitney, Bill Withers, McNeal & Niles, Les De Merle, Jack DeJohnette, Herbie Hancock, Gene Harris, Johnny Harris, The Hassles, Heath Brothers, Ceazar Frazier, The Persuaders, Esther Phillips, Jimmy Ponder, Millie Jackson, Ahmad Jamal, Bob James, Electric Prunes, Maceo, Mountain....
Sounds Like: Pharaohe Monch: "[...] The whole purpose of putting a new album out is to compete against the last piece you did. I think that’s the mentality of a true artist. If you’re satisfied with your work and you achieve perfection, there is nothing to strive for. [...] I feel like I have to strive against the last thing I put out. [...]"
Record Label: Ish Records
Type of Label: Indie