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Deejay for many years, emcee for alot of years, producer for a few....just trying to stay in where i fit it!! I'VE PLAYED WITH EVERYBODY, TOURED MANY PLACES, SPUN FOR MANY ARTISTS AND YET, I'M STILL JUST HUMBLE OL' ME....THAT'S WHAT'S UP!!FAM AND EXTENDED FAM: VARIOUS BLENDS, REDBULL BEATRIDERS, SF/DATOWNCLUBROCKERS, URBAN UMPIRES, LOWER HATER, FUTURE PRIMITIVE, UNITING SOULS, GROUNDSCORE, FLAVOR GRP, CALI AGENTS, RASCO, FRIZ-B, PISMO, SPINNA, RICH MEDINA, J-ROCC, WOLF, MADLIB, MED, J-RAWLS, DELOUIE AVANT, TOM THUMP, BEAT JUNKIES, PLANET ASIA, MYSTIC, JENNIFER JOHNS, HEIROGLYPHICS, DJ TONK, VIC BLACK(GANGSTARR), AMAD JAMAL, J-RO, WILDCHILD, MARC STRETCH, PRINCE PO, LOOK RECORDS, DJ HEATHER, DJ DAYHOTA, MIGGY, CONSUELO, MARCELLA, LADY T, MADISON, TD CAMP, HELLA RECORDS, TOM LAROC, SWINGSETT, MING, LIVING LEGENDS, EL-P, SPECIAL ED, GINA RENE, ANDY CALDWELL, MARK FARINA, SAKE 1, FRAN-BOOGIE, MR. E, J-BOOGIE, MIKE NICE, BRISK-ONE, CONSCISE KILGORE, PROF. STONE, WICKED, EVIL-ONE, G-WIZSKI, ATM, COOL NUTS, SOUL-ONE, MR. SUPREME, DV-ONE, B-MELLO, OAKASON, DJ STEF, VINYLEXCHANGE, SANTERO, MASSIVE SELECTOR, RAW B, WISDOM, DISCO D(R.I.P.), BRAVO, CHOCOLATE(SAO PAULO), UNIQUE & ACEE, L-WAY, DJ RECORD, LEFTO, KUSH, ECHO SOUNDSYSTEM, NUTS, HANNAH LIMA, FAYE MEDESON, MISS T, STEPWISE, SMOKE 1, ZEGON, MARCELO D2, DJ POGO, EAST FLATBUSH PROJECT, ROCK AND SEAN PRICE...ON AND ON.... Check out the "Third Rail Show" w/ Just Jay and "DanceHall Riddums" on www.BreakThruRadio.com...the best hip-hop and reggae internet radio shows in the land...Don't believe me?? 4 million a week do...

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Member Since: 10/27/2004
Band Website: www.lowerhaters.com
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Band Members: URBAN UMPIRES: Amad Jamal, Just Jay, Crush Delight. Coop D'ville, Grand the V.I., Prince Po, Marc Stretch, Quincy Ramone, Cold Showda, Turbin and Beat Maker Beat. DeeJay for Rasco & Planet Asia aka Cali Agents, Various Blends(VB's/VBC CREW): RasCue aka Black Burgundy, Friz-B aka BeijLiu, Young Mizz, Pismo, Mind Complex: Journey, Wreckelekt and DJ DeeDot Vocalist/B-Girl Aiko, Vocalist Deysia...
Influences: DILLA........Jimi Hendrix.......BDP, Jungle Bros, A Tribe Called Quest, Beatnuts, Too Short, Geto Boys, De La Soul, E-40, Digital Underground, Duke Ellington(the greatest composer who ever lived!), Nina Simone, Herbie Hancock, Stanley Turrentine, Freddie Hubbard, Eddie Harris, Parliment-Funkadelic, Marvin Gaye, Barry White, The Meters, Al Green, John Coltrane, New Order, Depeche Mode, Rick James, Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, Jorge Ben, Willie Colon, Johnny Ventura, Oscar D'Leon, Tony Toca, Tego Calderon, Volito, Kenny Dope, Todd Terry, Louie Vega, J.M. Silk, Marshall Jefferson, Derrick May, Juan Atkins, Kevin Sanderson, Keri Chandler, Roy Davis Jr., Biz Markie, Marley Marl, David Rubinson, Burt Bacharach, Lisa Stansfeld, Soul to Soul, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, NWA, CMW, MC Eiht, Four Tops, The Sylvers, Jackson 5, Micheal Jackson, Prince, Kiss, Led Zepplin, ACDC, Grand Funk, Rolling Stones, Fleetwood Mac, Tears for Fears, Bronski Beat, Domu, Makossa and Megablast, Diplo, MC Gringo, M.I.A., Metallica, Def Leppard, Joy Division, New Order, Sa-Ra Creative Partners, C.J. Macintosh, Loose Ends, Sade, Neptunes, Notorious B.I.G., Big Daddy Kane, Paul Bley, Ornette Coleman, Paul Jackson Jr., Buddy MIles, Alice Coltrane, MIke Clark, Donald Byrd, Madlib, J-Rocc, Hampton Hawes, Lou Donaldson, Pete Rock and CL Smooth, New Edition, Rolling STones, Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, INI Kamoze, Coxone Dodd, Lee Perry, Shabba Ranks, Super Cat, Nickodemus, Shelly Thunder, Barrington Levy, Sizzla, Capleton, Dennis Brown, Garnett Silk, Yellowman, Brigadier Jerry, Major Makeral, Johnny Osborne, Heptones, the Smiths, The Clash, The Cure, Peanut Butter Wolf, etc.....Jazz mane Jazz...it all starts there
Sounds Like: A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Loot Pack, Tha Liks, Jill Scott, J5, Heiroglyphics, West Coast, East Coast, Classic Soul, Funk, Reggae, Jazz...
Record Label: Ubangi Beats-Urban Umpires
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Introducing to you...The Urban Umpires!!

Roll Call: Just Jay, Amad Jamal(Original LikWit Crew), Prince Po(Organized Konfusion), Turbin(Skool Yard Massive-Planet Asia hypeman), Friz-B(Various Blends), Marc Stretch(Foreign Legion-Marvel Team U...
Posted by RasCue/UrbanUmpires.com on Thu, 08 May 2008 09:20:00 PST

it begins and ends with James...

Why was James Brown so important to the world of music?? i remember when the whole sampling hip-hop craze was setting off...I was a pup on the wheels in '83 with friz-B and we found out about James fr...
Posted by RasCue/UrbanUmpires.com on Wed, 27 Dec 2006 09:09:00 PST

My B-day today, week, month, summer....

Well, today is officially my b-day, but i'm celebrating all Cancer period(June 22-July 20, cusps and all!!) Kicked it off w/ Wajeed last week, hanging out, telling stories and talking about Dilla...se...
Posted by RasCue/UrbanUmpires.com on Wed, 28 Jun 2006 12:51:00 PST

RasCue @ T.T.O.H., New York City Tonight!!!!!

Welcome to the RasCue mini-mini Tour of the East Coast!! Honored and Humbled to be playing the infamous "Turntables on the Hudson" party tonight and headlining "Talent Show" @ PULSE in Philly Sunday n...
Posted by RasCue/UrbanUmpires.com on Fri, 26 May 2006 03:06:00 PST

"BOHEMIA" WMC-MIAMI 2006

AS THE WinterMusicConference gets closer, things just start looking better! "Bohemia", to be held March 24th at the Chelsea is going to be remarkable!! 17 Hours?? 25 Acts?? Now Amoeba Music, Look Reco...
Posted by RasCue/UrbanUmpires.com on Wed, 15 Mar 2006 05:00:00 PST

My Life with DILLA

I had the pleasure of meeting Dilla only once...about a year ago. Dilla was good friends with good friends of mine: J-Rocc(Jason), Peanut Butter WOLF(Chris) and Madlib(Otis). One of my first encounter...
Posted by RasCue/UrbanUmpires.com on Sat, 11 Feb 2006 02:19:00 PST

our SF mayor @ Soul Afrique Tuesdays-JohnColins-San Francisco

so...my weekly party "Soul Afrique" is becoming the spot where the VIPs can do there thing and not get sweated by male and female groupies. where adults can be adults!...why last week, your boy(and Sa...
Posted by RasCue/UrbanUmpires.com on Wed, 25 Jan 2006 11:08:00 PST