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Simply stated, I'm a musician. I have produced music in many genres from country and folk to hip-hop and dancehall. Whatever I make depends on what instrument I choose to pick up at the time; the guitar usually brings something alternative out, while the keys direct me to a more soulful composition. Most times I just make some banging hip hop. Check out the sites below and let me know if you have any questions or comments.
Aloe Blacc: aloeblacc.com | Aloe Blacc France: aloeblacc.fr | stonesthrow.com/aloeblacc
Emanon: emanoncrew.com | djexile.com
Myspace: Emanon | Nathaniel | Lil' Mike & The Tunes | The Breakdown
BIO
So Cal native Aloe Blacc began his recording career as an MC back in 1995, when he joined up with hip-hop producer Exile to form the mainstay indie rap group, Emanon. A few years later, Aloe would stow away on a Lootpack European tour and become fast friends with Oh No a relationship which led to many fruitful collaborations as a solo artist.
These days, Aloe Blacc has evolved into a true Renaissance man dubbed the indie R. Kelly by online retailer Turntable Lab. Recordings like his Latin cover of John Legends Ordinary People prove that not only can this multi-instrumentalist produce, rap and sing but he can flip it in Spanish, too. With an amazingly broad set of influences ranging widely from the acoustic guitar stylings of folk artist Cat Stevens, to the soul-stirring sounds of the Negro Spirituals, Aloe prides himself on the spectrum of his musical roots. His sound often forays into the digital R&B realm, but always grooves with a tinge of Latin and the pulse of hip-hop.
NPR.org, July 10, 2006
As a singer, rapper, multi-instrumentalist and producer, Blacc is a similarly inventive experimenter, defying easy categorization on "Nascimento," which begins as an aria and concludes as broken-beat hip-hop. Thematically, Blacc uses the song's literal meaning -- which in Portuguese translates to "birth" -- as a launching pad for pondering the joyous anxiety of exploring a physical relationship. READ MORE
WASHINGTON POST "Singles File," July 19, 2006
If you thought John Legend's bare-bones ballad "Ordinary People" sounded too ordinary, try Aloe Blacc's cover version. Singing in Spanish, the Los Angeles crooner gives the tune a spry Latin twist. Aloe Blacc: "Gente Ordinaria"
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"MAMA HOLD MY HAND" Song on Napter | Video on MySpace