Project Blowed
| Project Blowed | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1994[1] |
| Founder | Aceyalone, Abstract Rude |
| Genre | Underground hip hop |
| Country of origin |
 USA |
| Location | Los Angeles, California |
| Official website | Project Blowed on Twitter |
Project Blowed is an open-mic workshop, its affiliated underground hip hop crew and record label based in Los Angeles, California.[2]
History
The roots of Project Blowed can be traced back to the Good Life Cafe, a Health Food Center in South Central Los Angeles, California.[3] It was described by UGSMAG as "a platform for rappers to perform their material" and "a testing ground for Los Angeles' independent rap scene".[4] Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, and Lenny Kravitz reportedly attended the open-mic.[3]
In 1994, Aceyalone and Abstract Rude produced the original Project Blowed compilation album.[5] It was released in 1995.[6] In 2005, Project Blowed released a follow up album, Project Blowed: 10th Anniversary, on Decon.[7]
Expansion
With the expansion of the Blowdian roster to include newer groups such as Customer Service and Swim Team, Project Blowed has since opened an additional workshop in California's Inland Empire to accompany its primary location in Leimert Park, Los Angeles.[8]
- Original location: Los Angeles, California (hosted by NGA FSH, Rhymin' Riddlore?, Chu Chu and J-Smoov)
- Expansion location: Inland Empire, California (hosted by Ganjah K)
- Additional locations: Las Vegas, Nevada (hosted by Phoenix Orion) and Austin, Texas (hosted by Tray Loc)
Roster
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Compilation albums
| Project Blowed (1995) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Jurassick" | Aceyalone, Spoon Iodine, C.V.E. | Home Grown Beatz | 3:44 | ||||||
| 2. | "Who's There?" | Self Jupiter | 0:06 | |||||||
| 3. | "Strength of A.T.U." | Abstract Rude | Digiak | 3:43 | ||||||
| 4. | "What a Pity" | C.V.E. | DJ Wolf | 1:05 | ||||||
| 5. | "Don't Get It Twisted" | Figures of Speech | Digiak | 3:14 | ||||||
| 6. | "Hot" | Freestyle Fellowship | JMD, The Underground Railroad | 4:39 | ||||||
| 7. | "Once Upon a Freak" | Tray Loc | CV Shack Productionz | 3:55 | ||||||
| 8. | "Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood" | Dolla Holla | J-Sumbi | 3:08 | ||||||
| 9. | "Solo Is So Low" | DK Toon, B Cartoon | Fat Jack | 3:44 | ||||||
| 10. | "This Evening" | 0:42 | ||||||||
| 11. | "Heavyweights Round 2" | P.E.A.C.E., T Love, Aceyalone, Nefertiti, Self Jupiter, BJ, Ganjah K, Medusa, Ko Ko, Myka 9, Volume 10 | Mathmattiks | 7:00 | ||||||
| 12. | "Funky Commercial Break" | Funky Trend | Digiak | 1:33 | ||||||
| 13. | "Second Chance" | 0:09 | ||||||||
| 14. | "I Don't Know" | Abstract Rude, Aceyalone, Rhymin Riddlore | Fat Jack | 7:59 | ||||||
| 15. | "Yeh Man" | Abstract Rude | Digiak | 0:27 | ||||||
| 16. | "Narcolepsy" | C.V.E., Rifleman Ellay Khule | Cee Vee Beat Down, Hip Hop Kclan | 4:04 | ||||||
| 17. | "I Think?" | Aceyalone | Aceyalone | 1:20 | ||||||
| 18. | "Maskaraid Part 1 & 2" | Abstract Rude, Aceyalone | Fat Jack | 8:49 | ||||||
| 19. | "Treble and Bass" | Abstract Rude, Aceyalone | Vic Hop | 4:25 | ||||||
Total length: |
63:46 | |||||||||
| Project Blowed: 10th Anniversary (2005) | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "4343 Leimert Blvd. L.A., CA 90008" | 2:11 | ||||||||
| 2. | "Enter the Kaos" | Aceyalone, Busdriver, Longevity, NgaFsh | Riddlore | 1:52 | ||||||
| 3. | "Who the F*ck Is You?" | Aceyalone, Riddlore, Abstract Rude, Busdriver, Rifleman | PMG | 4:31 | ||||||
| 4. | "Live @ the Blowed" | Customer Service | Longevity | 4:00 | ||||||
| 5. | "Villains" | C.V.E. | C.V.E. | 3:56 | ||||||
| 6. | "The People" | Sach, Pigeon John, Rifleman | Omid | 3:19 | ||||||
| 7. | "Sound Boy Murderers" | Abstract Tribe Unique | Fat Jack | 4:11 | ||||||
| 8. | "Too Underground" | Busdriver | Kenny Segal | 4:40 | ||||||
| 9. | "Sounds Like" | Hip Hop Clan | Nobody | 2:53 | ||||||
| 10. | "What's Your Aim?" | Acid Reign | Re.4m | 3:44 | ||||||
| 11. | "Cray Crazy" | Aceyalone, Busdriver, Nocando, Subtitle | Thavius Beck | 4:45 | ||||||
| 12. | "Jazzy Girl" | Myka 9, Busdriver, Xololanxinxo, Toca | Toca | 1:50 | ||||||
| 13. | "Astro Pimp" | Cypher 7 | JB | 3:36 | ||||||
| 14. | "How You Been? (Homegirl)" | Otherwize | Jizzm High Definition | 2:52 | ||||||
| 15. | "What It Do?" | Medusa, Mr. Perkins, Black Silver, Volume 10 | PMG | 2:29 | ||||||
| 16. | "Do Unto Others" | Aceyalone | Beat Science | 4:21 | ||||||
| 17. | "13th Month" | Abstract Rude, Busdriver, Phoenix Orion | Kenny Segal | 4:25 | ||||||
| 18. | "Mama & Pappa Raised Right" | Pterradacto, Aceyalone, Jah Orah, Nonstop | DJ Drez | 2:52 | ||||||
| 19. | "Battle Prone" | Myka 9, Power Tung, Wreek One | Myka 9 | 3:27 | ||||||
| 20. | "Ruff Rhymes" | Aceyalone, Longevity | Longevity | 2:42 | ||||||
| 21. | "Doing What We Love" | Jah Orah | Beat Science | 5:54 | ||||||
Total length: |
74:40 | |||||||||
See also
References
- ↑ Weiss, Jeff (December 15, 2011). "It's Your Anniversary: Underground hip-hop Project Blowed is 17". Los Angeles Times.
- ↑ Thill, Scott (October 19, 2011). "Freestyle Fellowship's Brain-Hop Delivers on Promise". Wired.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Mullen, Brendan (June 21, 2000). "Down for the Good Life". LA Weekly.
- ↑ B, Jon (May 13, 2008). "Ava DuVernay: This is the Life". UGSMAG.
- ↑ Ziegler, Chris (March 22, 2009). "Abstract Rude: It's Only at the Precipice That We Change". L.A. Record.
- ↑ Rabin, Nathan. "Project Blowed - Various Artists". Allmusic. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
- ↑ Herman, Max (September 27, 2005). "Project Blowed: 10th Anniversary". XLR8R.
- ↑ Feuer, Daiana (July 31, 2009). "Busdriver: Worse Things than the World Blowing Up". L.A. Record.
External links
- Project Blowed on Twitter
- Project Blowed discography at Discogs