Thes One
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| Thes One | |
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| Birth name | Christopher Portugal |
| Also known as | Uncle Thester, Supreme One, Thessoterrorist, and Lord Radio |
| Born | 1977 |
| Origin | Lima, Peru, |
| Genre(s) | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapping Producing |
| Instrument(s) | Turntable, sampler, Vocal, |
| Years active | 1998 — present |
| Label(s) | Tres Records, Om Records |
| Associated acts | Giant Panda Crown City Rockers |
| Website | [http://www.myspace.com/peopleunderthestairs |
Thes One (born Christopher Portugal in Lima, Peru, 1977) is one half of the alternative hip hop duo People Under the Stairs. His musical aliases also include Uncle Thester, Supreme One, Thessoterrorist, and Lord Radio.
Although People Under the Stairs (or P.U.T.S.) have achieved no real commercial success they are recognized as one of the underground hip hop scene's most prominent acts. An MC and producer, Thes One is recognised for his eclectic and diverse range of beats. He has produced the majority of People Under the Stairs albums, although Thes One's partner Double K is a producer, MC and DJ also.
Thes One has produced a broad range of tracks for a number of artists as well as remixing many tracks too, one such notable remix is Pete Rock and CL Smooth's Back On The Block. Artists which Thes One has produced for include; Giant Panda, Ugly Duckling, J-Live, Starving Artists Crew, Crown City Rockers, Black Love Crew, Raw Produce, Substance Abuse, Lexicon, Akbar, Scarub and MURS. In 2004, Thes collaborated with Giant Panda to create the Bloquera EP.
In March 2007, Thes One released his debut solo album Lifestyle Marketing. It is a 2-disc album of instrumentals made from Herb Pilhofer's Music That Works, a demonstration album originally released in the early 1970s that showcased Pilhofer's musical compositions for radio & TV commercials, industrial films, and other projects. The first disc is Thes One's album, the second consists of some of the original tracks from Music That Works from which Thes One's album was made. The first single off the album is the 10" release 'Target' b/w 'Grain Belt Beer'.
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[edit] Trivia
- Thes One competed on The Price Is Right under his birth name. He was chosen for Contestants' Row and won on his first bid, playing the Shell Game. Interestingly he won, among other things, a record player. Video of the appearance is included on the bonus DVD included with Stepfather as an easter egg. [1]
[edit] Solo Discography
[edit] Albums
- Lifestyle Marketing (Tres Records, 2007)
[edit] Singles
- Back On The Block (Boot Leg Recordings, 2001)
- Noonen (Tres Records, 2004)
- The Next Stets: Stetsasonic (Kajmere Sound Distribution, 2004)
- Doin' It (feat. Raashan Ahmad of Crown City Rockers) (Tres Records, 2005)
- Target (Tres Records, 2007)
