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Clean Guns--No Beast So Fierce OUT NOW!!!

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About Me


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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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/9/2006
Band Website: beatgardenentertainment.com
Band Members:
CLEAN GUNS.
Sometimes There is Trouble.
August 2006.
"An auspicious twelve track channeling of the East Coast aggression that helped make the Wu-Tang Clan great."-- Straight Bangin

CLEAN GUNS.
Living In Harmony: The Mixtape.
March 2007.
"The underground equivalent of The Clipse's WE GOT IT FOR CHEAP VOL 2." --33jones.com

BEAT GARDEN PRODUCER SERIES 1.
Clean Guns = World Domination
August 2007.
Click HERE to download the free 7 song EP

"With brilliant beats supplied by Los Angeles producer World Domination Headquarters, Zilla and his partner Knowledge Don (aka Nico the Beast) step up their game." --The Passion of the Weiss

BEAT GARDEN PRESENTS
The Yadibox.com Mixtape
January 2008.
"I'm loving this." --Berkeley Place

NICO THE BEAST
No Beast So Fierce
April 2008.
"He verbally stiffarms his way through 20 tracks. Highly recommended." --Poisonous Paragraphs

Influences:

Photo Collage by Dundoo - MySpace Editor
Sounds Like:

You can hear Clean Guns in regular rotation on the following stations (via Tinderbox Music):


WESO North Carolina
WCKS Michigan
KBTL Kansas
KURA Colorado
WIPZ Wisconsin
WPUB New York
WGCC New York
WBKE Indiana
WBAR New York
WRFR Maine
WXOU Michigan
WSBF South Carolina
KUIW Texas
KSJS California
WARC Pennsylvania
WERU Maine
WOUB Ohio
WIIT Illinois
WIDR Michigan

Record Label: BEAT GARDEN ENTERTAINMENT
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Feed the Beast Week 3! 5/15/08

The Beast is back! Feed the Beast Week 3: "Ice Cream Freestyle" vs. "Ghosts" Go to Nico's page and vote early and often!  www.myspace.com/nicothebeastwww.cdbaby.com/cd/nicobeast -BGE www.beatgar...
Posted by Clean Guns--No Beast So Fierce OUT NOW!!! on Thu, 15 May 2008 07:49:00 PST

Nico the Beast ALL DAY BBQ!! 5/12/08

Sunday May 25!  12pm-untilFDR Park in South PhillyALL YOU CAN EAT AND DRINK FOR $20Softball games for kids and adults... Here's all the infor from Mrs. Beast: Food will consist of Chicken parm so...
Posted by Clean Guns--No Beast So Fierce OUT NOW!!! on Mon, 12 May 2008 11:18:00 PST

Nico’s album on CD Baby NOW! 5/8/08

www.cdbaby.com/cd/nicobeast COP THAT! And if you've already grabbed the album, do us a favor and write a quick review or a couple lines about the CD!! -BGE www.beatgardenentertainment.comwww.yadibox.c...
Posted by Clean Guns--No Beast So Fierce OUT NOW!!! on Thu, 08 May 2008 10:18:00 PST

Feed the Beast Week 2! 5/2/08

Here we go...you decide which track Nico murdered BETTER FEED THE BEAST WEEK 2 "Paul Revere Freestyle" (selected by Teef) vs. "Dey Know Freestyle" (selected by Sharifa) Listen on Nico's page and vote....
Posted by Clean Guns--No Beast So Fierce OUT NOW!!! on Fri, 02 May 2008 10:06:00 PST

New Beat Generation: Must Stop Rapping! 4/30/08

New Beat Generation today...some thoughts on Jadakiss, Cee-Lo, Masta Ace, Jim Jones, Black Thought and more. Peep the technique (and some free MP3s as usual):http://passionweiss.com/2008/04/30/the-be...
Posted by Clean Guns--No Beast So Fierce OUT NOW!!! on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:37:00 PST

Nico the Beast Interview + Free MP3’s! 4/29/08

We are in full Beast mode.  Check out 33jones.com for some insight on "No Beast so Fierce" plus some exclusive MP3's you won't find anywhere else from Nico: http://33jones.com/blogentry.asp?EID=7...
Posted by Clean Guns--No Beast So Fierce OUT NOW!!! on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:00:00 PST

Pics up from MF3!!! 4/28/08

If you were there, you're probably in them. Check out the Beat Garden MySpace page... www.myspace.com/beatgardenent There's over 150+ pics as well as the live video performance of "Feedin' Time" Nico ...
Posted by Clean Guns--No Beast So Fierce OUT NOW!!! on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 01:01:00 PST

Clean Guns + MAGr = MP3 Of the Week! 4/24/08

Once again, it's on. Head over to 215hiphop.com where you can download the ridiclous track "Play No Games" by Nico the Beast f/ Zilla Rocca & MAGr.  The song is produced by Alex Wood and take...
Posted by Clean Guns--No Beast So Fierce OUT NOW!!! on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:18:00 PST

Nico the Beast @ 33jones.com! 4/11/08

What's good??   33jones.com has the video up now for Nico's "It's Your Choice" (directed & edited by 215hiphop's Tone Bone).  The song, produced by Stupid Genius, will be on Nico's ...
Posted by Clean Guns--No Beast So Fierce OUT NOW!!! on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 08:14:00 PST

New Beat Generation, Nico video & MP3’s! 4/7/08

Start your week off right with comical notes on U-God, MySpace, and Rickey Hnderson from Zilla’s new Beat Generation column over @ the Passion of the Weiss: http://passionweiss.com/2008/04/07/th...
Posted by Clean Guns--No Beast So Fierce OUT NOW!!! on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 06:30:00 PST