Member Since: 4/23/2006
Band Website: cdbaby.com/cd/shapeless
Band Members: shapeless is a one man army who occasionally collaborates with amazing artists who amazingly give a fuck about his passion and abilities. I am an artist like we all are beneath the lies and filth.
Influences: Run Dmc, Eazy-E, The Beastie Boys, A Tribe Called Quest, De La Sol, Del The Funky Homosapien, Das Efx, Redman, Cypress Hill, House Of Pain, Funkdoobiest, Black Sheep, 2pac, The Roots, Krs-One, Fuschnickens, Pharcyde, Boogiemonsters, Bahamadia, Groove Collective, Fugees, Lauryn Hill, Mood, Wu-tang, Method Man, Def Jux, El-p, Aesop Rock, Cage, Living Legends, Mystic Journeymen, The Grouch, Eligh, Visionaries, LMNO, Rakim, Group Home, Company Flow, Big Jus, NMS, Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Louis Armstrong, Al Green, Marvin Gaye, Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra, Bob Marley, The Seamstrez, Peter Tosh, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Stone Temple Pilots, Soundgarden, Jimi Hendrix, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Alice In Chains, Cracker, Metallica, Mathew Sweet, Santana, Pink Floyd, Aerosmith, Led Zepplin, Radiohead, enigma, Live, Life Of Agony, Incubus, Def Leopard, Weezer, nature, cities, Mc Escher, Salvator Dali, Rembrandt, Hancock and Bauval, William Cooper, Frederick Goodman, Tom Cross, Robin Williams, Jim Carrey, Adam Sandler, Steve Martin, Richard Pryer, Eddie Murphy, The Dog Frogger, Odd Icon, Steel Sureal, Ionus, sagasphinx, sabatog420, Chief Longtooth, Space Cave, River Styx, Optimus Rhyme(to B continued)
Sounds Like: classic material is what it sounds like. wide variety of lyrical styles and production. Constantly new and growing.
"They Want Effects"-Das Efx. 1stAlbum-Dead Serious. I stole this album from Longs Drugs. An album that pulled me deeper into many hip hop adventures and dreams.
"Respiration" by Black Star. Mos Def & Talib Kweli feat. Common Sense.
This song and video demonstrate pinnacle hip hop artistry. Catchin the essence of heavier shades of city life. Beat is top notch. Flow, wordplay, content.......top notch.
"Check It Out"-Das Efx. 2nd Album-Straight Up Sewaside. Dopest song ever. Dopest hip hop album ever. I probably wouldn't have learned to emcee and produce without this album. I played this song so many times back n the day I'm not too surprised at what happened next.
"Recognized Thresholds Of Negative Stress"-The BoogieMonsters. Album-Riders Of The Storm. This album was very inspirational to me. Great album.
"Real Hip Hop"-Das Efx. Album-No Diggity. Nowadays anything this dope is way way underground.
Record Label: Otherworld Stronghold
Type of Label: Indie