The 49ers

The 49ers is a hip-hop duo from Newark, Delaware and consists of members Jas Mace and Marchitect. They were also the focal members of another hip-hop group called The Outfit. The 49ers are known for their laid-back, jazzy, and soulful hip-hop music.

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History

The Outfit

Jas Mace and Marchitect were introduced to each other through little league baseball in their hometown of Newark, Delaware. It was later realized that the two shared more than just a passion for sports, but also for hip-hop music. They began writing raps and recording music at Marchitect's house, which is also where their group's name was created. The origin of the name is the street address of where the two emcees honed their production and emceeing skills.[1]

Marchitect's older brother, Grouchy Greg Watkins co-CEO of AllHipHop.com, organized a group called The Outfit[2] . The Outfit released three 12" singles and a full length album on Oblique Recordings, a label that was also created by Grouchy Greg Watkins[3] . The first 12" was released in 1995 and featured "Beauty of the Week" b/w "3 Mics, 2 Marks, and 1 Jas." In 1997, The Outfit released their second 12" that featured the songs "Why I Don't Know"/"Day In, Night Out" b/w "The Outfit Presents"/"Rise and Shine." Their final 12" release was in 1999 and featured the singles "Outta Sight" b/w "The Telephone." The 49ers were featured on all three of these releases. In 1999, The Outfit finally released their first and only full length album called The Soundtrack to Life.[4]

The 49ers

The members of The Outfit eventually went their separate ways, but The 49ers continued recording. In 2007, they released their first full length album called Equilibrium. The underground success of this album caught the ears of the Japanese record label Goon Trax. This led to their first Goon Trax album called State of the Art. The album included few new songs from The 49ers, and consisted mostly of previously released songs from The Soundtrack to Life and Equilibrium. Included on the album was the 12" single that featured the songs "Breath of Fresh Air", "Champagne", and "Music." The 12" single also included a remix of "Breath of Fresh Air" that was produced by DJ Chika of Cradle Orchestra. In 2009, Goon Trax released The 49ers' second album in Japan called The Ultrasound.[5]

In 2006, The 49ers were featured in, and produced the Portobello Film Festival award winning documentary Guilty or Innocent of Using the N Word. Since 2007, The 49ers have been featured on many albums and compilations released in Japan. Their most successful release is titled "Imagine" and was featured on Re:plus' album called Everlasting Truth. "Image" peaked as the #2 song on Japan's iTunes hip-hop song charts.[6] In 2010, The 49ers' song "Running Out of Time," which was featured on Incise's album Daily Methods, charted at #72 on Japan's iTunes hip-hop song charts.[7] The 49ers returned on the iTunes top 100 Hip-Hop charts in 2011 peaking at #97 with their song "Music Plays On," which was featured on Thomas Prime's album Waiting for Tomorrow and the compilation album In Ya Mellow Tone Vol. 6.[8]

Discography

The Outfit

The 49ers

Features and Compilations

Accomplishments

References

  1. ^ "Interview with Jas Mace". Repeat Offenders' Blog. http://throwbackteam.wordpress.com/2011/01/29/interview-with-jas-mace-of-the-49ers/. 
  2. ^ "Greg Watkins". http://www.freepress.net/node/39303. 
  3. ^ Crosely, Hillary (22). "News You Can Use". Billboard: 70. http://books.google.com/books?id=hQ4EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA70&ots=HEuGsKe7ux&dq=grouchy%20greg%20watkins%20oblique%20recordings&pg=PA70#v=onepage&q=grouchy%20greg%20watkins%20oblique%20recordings&f=false. 
  4. ^ "The Outfit Discography". Discogs. http://www.discogs.com/artist/Outfit,+The+(7). 
  5. ^ "The 49ers Discography". Discogs. http://www.discogs.com/artist/49ers,+The. 
  6. ^ "Re:plus - Imagine (feat. The 49ers)". Music-Chart Info. http://www.music-chart.info/song/17938/Imagine-(feat--The-49ers). 
  7. ^ "Running Out of Time - Incise (feat. The 49ers)". Music-Chart Info. http://www.music-chart.info/song/209999/Running-Out-of-Time-(feat--the-49Ers). 
  8. ^ "Music Plays On (Feat. The 49ers) - Thomas Prime". music-chart.info. http://www.music-chart.info/song/655867/Music-Plays-On-feat--The-49ers. 
  9. ^ Lotrionte, Nicolette. "Reaching out to state's quiet community". The Review. http://www.udreview.com/2.1980/reaching-out-to-state-s-quiet-community-1.137662. 

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