People Under the Stairs
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- This article is about the hip-hop group. For the 1991 film, see The People Under the Stairs
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| Origin | Los Angeles, California |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Genres | Hip-Hop, Alternative Rap |
| Labels | PUTS/Om/Basement Records |
| Members | Thes One Double K |
People Under the Stairs are an underground hip hop group from Los Angeles. It is comprised of two self-proclaimed b-boys, Thes One and Double K.
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[edit] History
Thes One (Chris Portugal) was born in Lima, Peru in 1977.
In other interesting facts Chris "Thes One" Portugal was featured on "The Price Is Right" In which Bob Barker ask "Who is our next contestant Randy?, and Randy replied, "Christopher Portugal! who was there along with DJ Kaleem and a member of Giant Panda (The Video can be viewed on Youtube) [1].
His musical aliases include Thes One, Uncle Thester, Supreme One, Thessoterrorist, and Lord Radio. Double K (Michael Turner, Jr.) is originally from Los Angeles, California, and was born in 1977. He is also known to go by Double K, K Jackson, Dub K, L.A. Mike, Mikey, Kaos, Hale Bop, and Kidd Drunkadelic.
People Under the Stairs, or PUTS, have released three albums since 1998, and have since put out a record every two years, with the exception of 2004.
Their track "The Next Step II" can be heard on "Tony Hawk's Underground." The tracks "Drumbox" and "Outrun" can be heard on "ESPN NFL 2k"
They have also moved to Basement Records, who released their current album along with Tres Records. Tres Records was started by Chikaramanga & Sausen with the assistance of Thes One [2] and has begun releasing 12" singles and CD's for Thes One, Giant Panda, Lightheaded, and other artists.
Although widely unrecognized, PUTS is often considered one of the hip hop underground's most prominent acts, with a musical style similar to that of A Tribe Called Quest, The Pharcyde, and fellow Los Angeles group Ugly Duckling. PUTS is also renowned for their incredible live shows, featuring a large amount of crowd interaction and humour.
[edit] Stepfather
Their most recent album, Stepfather, was released on April 18, 2006. A false leak of the album was released on the internet on February 21, 2006. The leak was orchestrated by Thes One himself by recruiting members on the PUTS Online Messageboard to spread the bad copy. The leak is in fact a recital of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner with an introduction containing such jeers as, "You got it way before everyone, you're so smart. You couldn't wait for 4.18.06, huh. You're smart, well enjoy this."
Thes One is to release his first solo album Lifstyle Marketing in early 2007. It will be a 2 disc album of instrumentals featuring samples from Herb Pilhofer's Music That Works. It will be led by the 'Target' b/w 'Grain Belt Beer' 10" single.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
[edit] EPs
- Question in the Form of an Answer Instrumentals (2000)
- American Men Vol. 1 (2001)
- ...Or Stay Tuned (2003)
[edit] Singles
- The Next Step II - (1998)
- Youth Explosion - (2000)
- The Cat (2000)
- We'll Be There - 2000 (Hot Rap Singles - #36) [3]
- Jappy Jap - (2002)
- O.S.T. (Original SoundTrack) - (2002)
- Acid Raindrops - (2002)
- Yield / Out da Club - Single - (2003)
- Tuxedo Rap - (2006)
- Pass The 40 - (2006)
[edit] External links
- PUTS Online - The "official" unofficial fan site. It has the largest accumulation of People Under the Stairs information on the Internet. In addition, Thes One is a frequent poster on the site's message board.
