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About Me

the Sidewalk Skolaz started in 1988. consisting of (producer) Beatdaddyfish and(MC) Gspot the duo met each other in hi skool and started performing at partys and open mics calling themselve The Grass Is... and releasing thier first EP(recorded @ The Wild Hare. also the first ever live hip-hop recording released in chi) " You cant bluff Father Time or fool Mother Nature" in 1993 under the same name. in 1996 they started using a more traditional appraoch to hip-hop using samplers and turntables(everything else up to then had been performed live. with like real instruments and s**t) and decided to change thier name to the Sidewalk Skolaz. after recording 3 albums in thier home studio( Fish's spare room and storage closet) during '95-'98 and using chi's finest DJ's( 33 1/3rd, 3rd Rail, Precyse) they hooked up with DJ Mary Jane to record (and release this time) a 20 track full leangth on cd titled "Seek out truth" in '01. it was the bomb. although Mary Jane left the group after the recording of the record the original Skolaz continued to do shows all over chi. in '02 the duo finally found a DJ that could hang with the innovative and sometimes abstract jazzy style of the skolaz production and arrangements.(DJ) Form took to the style changes of Skolaz as easy as a drunk chick on rufi's and the three started recording thier lateset greatest album " Science is good" in '05 @ EV Productions. released on Organize Records in july '06 the 16 track album is damn f**king good and premiers guest chi artist MC's: Pugslee Atomz , Demonology(of the Knomadz ), and Lyric IL A.K.A. Bobby Lovelock (of IL). production wise Beatdaddyfish primarilaly tried to sample chitown jazz/fusion artists such as Eddie Harris and Ramsey Lewis but also samples from NY's Ron Carter to Cali's Chet Baker to Pourtugal's Antonio Carlos Jobim. Gspot's lyrics range from party bragadocious"kick that style" to deep social introspective"Think about it". (DJ) Form cleverly scratches in those hard to get to areas with style using wax and Finalscratch. Sidewalk Skolaz :" We do this 4life. not a past time or hobby."more Hip-Hop available from Organize Records click on to link image
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Member Since: 1/13/2006
Band Members: Gspot-MC, Beatdaddyfish-producer, Form-DJ.
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The Fam:Chi-Rock Nation, Knomadz , Lunchbox Law, SB, Brickheadz , 3rd Rail, Ang13 , Pugslee Atomz , Bobby Lovelock , IL, Organize Records , Garden Music , Larry Millah , Farm Crew, DJ Mary Jane , DJ Shon Dervis, DJ Sole , DJ 8, Mike Rovone , Eye Spy, Joe Fix , Endagered Species , Dynamic Vibrations , Doctor Who "the Black God"GSpot Form BeatdaddyFish
Influences: BDP,KRS1,PE,Flash,De la,Tribe,JB's,Stets,Prince Paul,Brand nu,RZA,WU,Gravediggas,Gangstarr,Premo,L.O.N.S.,Chappelle,Aar on McRuder,P-Funk,anything on Ninja Tune,Blackstarr,Fugees,Bob Marley,Miles Davis,Weather Report,Tosh,Badu,Sly Stone,"The Godfather" James Brown, Fela,Diggable,Phat Lip,Stony Island,Ramsey Lewis,Coltrane,Monk,Roots,Ray Charles,Tony Touch,Scratchpickles,X-men,weed,Pryor,Ghetto Boyz,liqour,money,women,Billy Holiday,Jordan and Pippen,Spider-Man,Beastie Boys,SB,LL,Freestyle Fellowship,Acyalone,Brickheadz,Walter Payton,SDP,Star Trek TNG,Original Flava,Jean Grae,Edan,Squarepusher,Amon tobim,Del,Hyrogliphics,Stan getz,Mingus,NWA,Common,Mos Def,Slum Village,anti-marijuana commercials,Susan Baca,Mary J Blige,the Matrix,Gill Scott Heron,Mandela,MLK jr.,Malcom X,Quincy Jones,Spike Lee,Bruce Lee,Kermit the frog,Jimi Hendrix,Maceo Parker,Bernard Purdie,811,Black Sheep,Voltron,Dr. Dre,Casual,The Licks,Harvey Birdman,adult swim,Herbie Hancock,Antonio Carlos Jobim,Sergio Mendez,and last but not least, the man who inspired the Skolaz sound since '90, "The Prophet" Cal Tjader.
Sounds Like: Innovation
Skolastic Chicago SnipetsFrom a source of Chicago Hip-Hop History. Timeline written by Kevin Beacham 2001; re-presented on-line by Galapagos 4: 1993 - Must have underground tapes by Stony Island "Slowly On the Southside" (3 song demo) & The Grass Is... (You Can't Bluff Father Time or Fool Mother Nature EP) were in regular rotation in many a walkman and car stereo thru out the city. The best way to get your hands on one of those gems was to catch them at one of their shows: Hip Hop Phenomenon: On March 5th, Zore & Rafa give a Graffiti art exhibit. They hads some of their work on exhibit, a room with a full wall burner top to bottom, a full size wall piece of Afrika Bambaataa done by Rafa and a few blank walls for Writers who came thru to put their work up on. All that plus performances from the likes of Dead Poets Society, Knomadz (their first show), Stony Island, Ang 13, & The Grass is... BELIEVE IT OR NOT. THOSE WERE THE TIMES WHEN CHICAGO HIP-HOP WAS REALER THAN EVER. WE KNOW. WE WERE THERE. Chicago Hip-Hop Timeline Link. after clicking on the link. click on full article for timeline.
Record Label: Organize Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Good For Party Magazine review of "Science Is Good"

Check out what Good for Party said about us: "Sidewalk Skolaz are unappologetic Hip-Hop classicists".Good For Party review of "Science Is Good"...
Posted by Sidewalk Skolaz on Sun, 10 Dec 2006 01:45:00 PST

Groundlift Magazine review of "Science Is Good" : by DJ Verb

thanks homie: a pre-face to this review would be that we know and have known DJ Verb for a long time. that said the guy still gave us a kick ass review!Groundlift Magazine review of "Science Is Good":...
Posted by Sidewalk Skolaz on Sat, 22 Jul 2006 10:48:00 PST

Chicago Suntimes review of "Sciencs Is Good"

an intellectual review of our new album. not dumbed down or try to be made "cool" . the real deal.Suntimes review of Sidewalk Skolaz "Science Is Good"...
Posted by Sidewalk Skolaz on Fri, 14 Jul 2006 11:14:00 PST

new album by Sidewalk Skolaz available now at..

Our new album just got released by Organize Records. The 15 track album is definately a breakout album for us. Recorded at EV Productions over the course of a year, pianstakingly polished and refined,...
Posted by Sidewalk Skolaz on Fri, 23 Jun 2006 11:38:00 PST

FOREVER

We been do'n this ish forever. rock'n real shows ( not your homeboyz b-day party), record'n and release'n Hip-Hop music in the Chi for almost 2 decades. OLD SCHOOL BRUH! CHI-R.O.C.K. BRUH! To walk a ...
Posted by Sidewalk Skolaz on Tue, 14 Mar 2006 02:13:00 PST