Member Since: 1/5/2005
Band Website: dumptruckrecords.com
Band Members: Avatar: emcee, vocalist, wordsmith. DJ Obi: production, scratches, co-conspirator.
Influences: Hip Hop: Freestyle Fellowship, DOC, Andre Nickatina/Dre Dog, Quannum (Lyrics Born/Gift of Gab). the Coup, Hobo Junction, Fat Jack, APG, GLP, Mac Dre RIP, RBL Posse--RIP Mr. Cee, Mac Mall, PUBLIC ENEMY, Ultramagnetic MCs, Chino XL, Ras Kass, Pharcyde, A Tribe Called Quest, Outkast, El P & CoFlow, Cypress Hill, Soul Assassins, Living Legends, Beastie Boys, Project Blowed, 3rd Bass, Goodie Mob, DJ Obi and of course the artists of La2theBay: OMD, Shapeshifters, Subtitle, Neila, Deeskee, Presto, the League, Toca and everyone else on that roster and all of the other artists who represent Cali to the fullest: People Under the Stairs, Cosmic Truckaz, Fat Hed, Paranorml, Re4m, MFusion, Implex Grace, fuck there's WAY too many to name...
Other: Pink Floyd (Roger Waters era), Stevie Wonder, Thin Lizzy, Jeff Buckley, Bad Brains, Subhumans, Rudimentary Peni, the Cure, NIN, Fang, Misfits, Ministry, Ramones, Operation Ivy, Black Flag, Aphex Twin, MOTOWN!!!!, Coltrane, Violent Femmes, Bjork, Afghan Whigs, Suicidal Tendencies, Screamin' MuthaFuckin' Jay Hawkins, Brujeria, Alice in Chains, Bill Withers, Primus, the Cramps, Red House Painters, STP, Tool, Charles Mingus, Metallica, James Brown, Judy Henske, Social Distortion, Godspeed! You Black Emperor, Neurosis, The Ghost Nest Door, Machine Head, Parliament, Daniel Johnston, Dazz Band, Ohio Players...basically anyone who has pushed the envelope...
Sounds Like: What if Freidrich Nietzche was a member of Mobb Deep?!?!?!?
Record Label: DumpTruck Records
Type of Label: Indie