Member Since: 1/16/2006
Band Website: coming soon!
Band Members:
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Basquiat
BIG UPs to anybody who never had shit, but does what it takes to get it. BIG UPs to all the Projects, Ghettos, Wards, Zones, Parishes, Farvelas, Shanties, all the warriors taken away from us put into Jails, Stockades, Prisons, Camps, Holes, Dungeon, Cells...And especially all my bredrens, soldiers, generals, hustlers, body snatchers, people who have been cheapened, depreciated, deprived, devalued, distressed, impaired, needy, poor, poverty-stricken, run-down, and underprivileged; ........WHO THE WORLD FORGOT ABOUT, but reminds the world everyday that we haven't gone anywhere.
Influences:
Rhum, Congnac, Purple, Cotton Candy, Kush, Vodka,and Pills............ooooh, you mean musically....Stevie Wonder,Sade, Blonde Redhead, Talking Heads, Immortal Technique Bob Marley, Nina Simone, Sting, Phil Collins, Prince, Bilal, Betty Wright, A-Ha, Duran Duran, Jay Z, M.O.P., Damien Rice, ELO, Johnny Cash, Ennio Morricone, Henry Mancini, BiggIe, Pac, Pointer Sisters, Marvin Gaye, Isaac Hayes, Norman Brown, Irene Cara, Bel Biv Devoe, Michael Jackson, Donny Hathaway, El Debarge, UB40, Terrance Trent Darby, Jean Carn, Rick James, Mint Condition, Nirvana, 9 Inch nails, Soul II Soul, System of a down, The Doors, Tina Turner, Pink Floyd, Bjork, Barry White, Isley Bros, Glen Fry, Hank Crawford, Nancy Sintara, Minnie Ripperton, Vicki Anderson, Yvonne Fair,Santana, Lauryn Hill, Afrikaa Bambatta, Dennis Coffey, Ester Williams, Guy, Chicago, Cat Stevens, Led Zepplen, The Smiths, Cold Crush Brothers, Grand Master Flash, Al Green, Traffic, Miles, Bill Withers, Portishead, Massive Attack, King Tubby, Augustus Pablo, Elbow, Matallica, The Shins, Leslie Core, The Mars Volta, Rare Essence, Junkyard Band, Snoop, Dre, Kraftwerk, Cesaria Evora, Joe Sample, Eric Clapton, Etta Jones, Coltrane, Tito Puentes, William Cepeda, Seal, White Magic, Jim White, Kelis, Seal, Steve Spacek, A Perfect Cirle, Nerds, Tracey Chapman........and of course last but certainly not least...YIRAYAH!!
Sounds Like: SOMEONE JUST SHARTED!
Record Label: Quater Water
Type of Label: Indie