THE STORY:
CLEAN GUNS is comprised of Nico the Beast , a thoughtful lyricist with a knack for intricate and layered rhymes in the vein of Big Pun and the GZA of Wu-Tang Clan, and Zilla Rocca , an MC/producer heavily influenced by the vivid story-telling skills of Nas and the eccentric slang and abstract musings of Ghostface Killah and Aesop Rock.
Boasting an impressive live set full of energy and focused communication with the audience, Clean Guns have begun making a name for themselves throughout Philadelphia and college radio. Thanks to the debut album "Sometimes There is Trouble" and the new mixtape "Living in Harmony", Clean Guns has kept the fans, the streets, the live crowds and the internet buzzing.
Reviews for the album SOMETIMES THERE IS TROUBLE:
215hiphop.com
The Passion of the Weiss 9/29/06
33jones.com 12/19/06
Single of the Day 12/28/06
Nerd Litter 1/31/07
Straight Bangin 3/26/07
Left of the Dial 5/24/07
Reviews for the mixtape LIVING IN HARMONY
33jones.com 4/9/07
Straight Bangin 4/10/07
Passion of the Weiss 4/13/07
Nerd Litter 4/23/07
Floodwatch Music 4/30/07
From Da Bricks 5/9/07
Poisonous Paragraphs 9/18/07
Reviews for BEAT GARDEN PRODUCER SERIES 1: "CLEAN GUNS = WORLD DOMINATION"
The Passion of the Weiss 10/3/07
LA Weekly 12/5/07
Nerd Litter 12/12/07.
VENUES/SHOWS/EVENTS
PHILLY: The Jukebox, The Raven Lounge, Fluid, The Fire, Medusa Lounge, The Tritone, Hoodstock 2007, Liquid Charm, The Underground, The Khyber, The Arts Garage, World Cafe Live.
DELAWARE: Mojo 13.
NEW YORK: Don Pedro's
LOS ANGELES: The Echo.
APPEARED ON STAGE WITH: Masta Ace, Rah Digga, Wordsworth, The Knux, Grand Agent, Tuff Crew, Reef the Lost Cauze, The Mighty Flipside, Verso, Slim DSM, Viro the Virus, Hedonis the Amazon, Nex Millen, 2ew Gunn Ciz, King Magnetic, Side Effect, Montana Blak, Squadzilla, Flex Matthews, Dread Mighty Sine, Crate Stackz, Blessa, P.O.R, Charlie K., Illit, Sic Osyrus, The Flight Brothers, Scanz, Ill Aphillyates, Expo, MAGr, S-Five, J-Direct, King Syze, Caen Project, Wallpaper
INTERVIEWS
• Interview at 33jones.com about SOMETIMES THERE IS TROUBLE and Clean Guns favorite MC's. 12/06.
• A comprehensive breakdown on the making of LIVING IN HARMONY at 33jones.com . 3/07.
• Zilla Rocca talks about the writing process of Clean Guns and the future of Beat Garden Entertainment at Floodwatch Music . 5/7/07.
GOOD LOOKIN'
• SOMETIMES THERE IS TROUBLE named one of the top 10 most slept-on albums of 2006 by The Passion of the Weiss . 12/7/06.
• "Say Goodnight" featuring So-S@y (from the album SOMETIMES THERE IS TROUBLE) was The Song of the Day at GarageBand.com. 4/28/07
• Clean Guns named as one of the best unsigned indepedent artists for Nerd Litter's one year anniversary. 5/25/07.
• Clean Guns' mixtape LIVING IN HARMONY listed as Honorable Mention for Passion of The Weiss' Top 10 Hip Hop Albums of the Half-Year. 6/2/07
• Nico The Beast named Artist MP3 of the Week at 215hiphop.com for the song "The Truth" featuring Black Russian and So-S@y taken from LIVING IN HARMONY. 8/07
• Zilla Rocca named Artist MP3 of the Week at 215hiphop.com for the song "Nadda" produced by Alex Wood from his forthcoming solo album FALL BACK FRIDAY. 9/17/07
• M.O.G. of Triple Nickels named Artist MP3 of the Week at 215hiphop.com for the song "Stop Bitchin" produced by Zilla Rocca featuring Clean Guns. 10/5/07
• "We Just Run Things" by WDHQ & Clean Guns, taken from the Beat Garden Producer Series 1 "Clean Guns = World Domination," was rated at no. 23 by the LA Weekly for their 25 Best Hip Hop Songs of 2007. 12/5/07
BOOKING/PRESS/INQUIRIES FOR CLEAN GUNS:
• Octavius Mitchell of Beat Garden Management
• 267-320-7076
• [email protected]
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