Big Beat Battalion
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Big Beat Battalion is an American two-man hip hop group centralized in Las Vegas, Nevada. Famous for its unique rapping style and clean messages, Big Beat Battalion is different from all other hip hop groups in existence. The Battalion (as it is frequently called by fans) has performed at numerous events around the Las Vegas area and are recognized widely with high school students.
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[edit] History
Smooth J and Grammar G first began their lyrical crusade in the late 1980’s. Smooth, originally from Minnesota, began his hip-hop career in junior high school. He entertained at school dances by mixing the hottest rap tracks and showing off the latest break dancing moves with Lee’s on his legs and Adidas on his feet. Meanwhile, Grammar G was honing his incomparable beat box and practicing his signature metaphorical style. Soon the two would cross paths and begin their hip-hop conquest.
At first, Smooth and Grammar used the instrumental b-sides of cassettes to flow on, but later began creating their own tailor made beats. At present, the Big Beat Battalion have mastered their own instruments to give the duo a unique sound: old school rap meets alternative rock with sample driven block rocking beats. The Big Beat Battalion has performed with Elektra recording artists Better Than Ezra and was recently featured at length in several local newspapers.
[edit] Discography
The Big Beat Battalion currently has four albums: "Geek Mythology", "changing the world one song at a time", "big beat battalion" (self-titled), and "Laptop Hip Hop." The first two albums feature 19 and 14 original tracks respectively. The second two albums contain original songs as well as some older songs.
[edit] Geek Mythology
1. Intro
2. Look Out
3. Cross-Format Warning
4. Acoustic MCs
5. Lyrical Miracle
6. Doogie Howser MC
7. Extermination
8. Grammar G Headphone Pain
9. It's Like That
10. Jerry Tarkanian
11. The Commish
12. Musty
13. Dolly
14. At the Top
15. Elle-a-Mental
16. As Good As It Gets
17. Angster Rap
18. Illumination
19. The Heck with the NCAA
[edit] changing the world one song at a time
1. Don't Sell Your Soul
2. Tell You Something
3. Keepin' It Realistic
4. Rhymes In Your Head
5. You Can't Stop the Hip Hop
6. Do You Want Some B3?
7. Happy
8. Drop 'Em (Statix)
9. House Broken
10. Shine On
11. Believe
12. CHS Area Codes
13. CHS Fight Song Beat Box Outro
14. CHS Fight Song Remix
[edit] big beat battalion (self-titled)
1. The Preamble
2. Shake It
3. Acoustic MC's
4. We Rock (Geology)
5. Mildew On the Microphone
6. The Fever's Back
7. Keepin' It Realistic
8. Tell You Something
9. High Voltage
10. Don't Sell Your Soul
11. Make Her Mine
12. Can't Stop the Hip Hop
[edit] Laptop Hip Hop
1. This Is How We Rock and Roll
2. Back In the Place
3. Geek Mythology
4. Rhyming Spree
5. B-Boy Stance
6. Stereo Blasting
7. Jabberjaw
8. Illumination
9. Flip the Script
10. Tell You Something (acoustic)
11. Be the One
12. Shake It
13. We Rock (Geology)
[edit] Performances
The Battalion has performed at a plethora of events around the Las Vegas valley. Although the Battalion has received no profit from these performances, crowds tend to flock to each show.
[edit] New York Music Festival
Track List:
1. Mildew On the Microphone
2. Do You Want Some B3?
3. Don't Sell Your Soul (Remix)
4. Tell You Something (Remix)
5. Keepin' It Realistic
[edit] Hip Hop For Hearts
Track List:
1. Mildew On the Microphone
2. Do You Want Some B3? (Live Band Remix)
3. Jerry Tarkanian
4. You Can't Stop the Hip Hop
5. Tell You Something (Remix)
6. Don't Sell Your Soul (Remix)
7. Shake It
8. Keepin' It Realistic
Encore:
It Takes Two by DJ EZ Rock and Rob Base
At the Top (to the beat of Big Pimpin' by Jay-Z)
Bring the Noise by Public Enemy
Ice Ice Baby by Vanilla Ice
