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| GUERILLA UNION MEMBERS: CARLA GARCIA AND BRIAN VALDEZ |
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| REDMAN A charismatic MC with an uncanny knack for hilarious punchlines, a platinum-selling artist, and now a film and TV star, Reggie Noble, aka Redman, has been delivering hardcore East Coast Hip Hop since the early ‘90s. His solo work and collaborations keep coming, fresh as ever, proving this is one artist who loves his work; and his devoted fans show that love like that is hard to resist. Riding contagious beats and bass-heavy production, Redman tirelessly rocks the crowd, building a frenzy and creating a real high as he inspires, encourages and celebrates the raw and wild both in himself and his audience. http://www.funkdoc.com/ |
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DILATED
PEOPLES Pioneers of Los Angeles’ underground rap scene, Rakaa, Evidence and DJ Babu have consistently delivered exciting, socially aware Hip Hop. The group not only engages your mind with their lyrics, but your soul with their beats. 2004 saw Dilated Peoples break out of the underground with their radio hit “This Way” off their third album Neighborhood Watch. Their live performances are explosive - from the delivery of their lyrics to Babu's cutting - their dialogue with the crowd is palpable. Their latest album 20/20 hit stores in February 2006 and promises to be fully entrenched in their 12 " roots. http://www.dilatedpeoples.com/ |
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| SAGE
FRANCIS Sage Francis has been a fiercely independent stalwart in the underground Hip Hop scene for years; and after gaining a cult fan base excited by his provocative, charged body of work, Sage became Epitaph's first hip-hop signing in 2004. The LA Weekly reports, “Notorious for bootlegging his own CDs and selling them on his sold out “Fuck Clear Channel” tour, Sage has justly earned a cult following – not just for doing it without the help of Dr. Dre and MTV, but also for staying genuinely hardcore." http://www.sagefrancis.net/ |
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CHALI
2NA + DJ NU MARK (JURASSIC 5) MC Chali 2NA and DJ Nu Mark hail from the critically acclaimed Los Angeles based Jurassic5 (also MCs Zaakir (Soup), Akil, Marc7 and DJ Cut Chemist). The groups draws it’s roots from LA's vibrant underground Hip Hop movement that grew up around the Good Life Café, where they honed their skills and undoubtedly perfected their live performance, evident in their immediate and visceral connection with audiences even tens of thousands deep. Chali 2na is a force to be reckoned with on the mic with his resonant and expressive voice (both in tenor and lyrically), and DJ NuMark has that elusive ability to create and choose beats that are at once fresh and timeless. http://www.jurassic5.com |
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| EYEDEA
+ ABILITIES MC Eyedea and DJ Abilities have taken the onstage interaction between MC and DJ to new levels. Blaze Battle champion Eyedea's performance is not just lyrical expression, but a full-on physical workout. Abilities, a two-time regional DMC champion, approaches the turntable as an instrument with still vastly unexplored possibility; and if anyone's going to push the limits of that possibility with fearlessness, it's DJ Abilities. Together, the duo are an exciting premonition of future possibilities for the ever-expanding Hip Hop genre. http://www.rhymesayers.com |
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SUPERNATURAL + HAJ Freestyle Champion, arguably the best in the game, MC Supernatural boasts he "can rock about anything." And he makes good on that promise time and time again when he dares the crowd to hold up ANYTHING and incorporates those things into a fluid, flawless, unrehearsed freestyle. Wicked sharp and smart, Supernatural can easily flow about people, places, things and politics - creating compelling narratives in the heat of the moment. At Rock The Bells, Supernat brought his son Haj to the stage where father and son proved the apple does not fall far from the tree; promising for the next generation of headz that the great art of freetyling is alive, well and in very good hands. 2005 saw the release of Supernatural's widely anticipated S.P.I.T. album on Up Above Records. http://www.upabove.com/supernatural.php myspace.com/mcsupernatural |
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the Bells Directors/Producers/Editors
CASEY
SUCHAN and DENIS HENRY HENNELLY Denis
Henry Hennelly, who has extensive experience both on studio films
and independent features, produced BEEF and its sequel BEEF 2 with
Suchan at QD3 Entertainment. BEEF, considered by most Hip Hop fans
to be the definitive exploration of the MC battle from Kool Moe
Dee to 50 Cent, has certified double platinum and was awarded Best
Music DVD of the Year by VIBE Magazine.
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ROCK THE BELLS Mayfly Films,
Civilian Pictures, and Guerilla Union present Directors Rock The Bells
Performers
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