One Block Radius - One Block Radius
ARTIST.....: One Block Radius
TITLE......: One Block Radius
LABEL......: Island Def Jam
URL........: http://www.myspace.com/oneblockradius / www.islandrecords.com/site/artist_home.php?artist
RIP DATE...: Sep-04-2008
STORE DATE.: Sep-02-2008
GENRE......: Hip-Hop
QUALITY....: VBR / 44.1Hz / Joint-Stereo
SIZE.......: 28,6 MB
Track Listing:
01 - You Got Me 03:37
02 - Shoplifta 04:00
03 - Wantin' U Back 03:48
04 - Dead Man On The Radio 03:36
05 - Stand Up 03:39
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18:40 min
Release Notes:
One Block Radius is an alternative rap trio from California who
paid their dues for several years before making their major-label
debut in 2008. Comprised of Marty James (a singer, songwriter, and
producer from Chico, CA), Z-Man (a rapper from San Francisco, born
Zamon Christian), and MDA (a DJ and graphic artist born in
Indiana), the group cites a diversity of influences including the
Pharcyde and De la Soul as well as Sublime and Hall & Oates. The
group members began their musical careers individually. During the
early 2000s, James employed the alias of Scapegoat Wax, was signed
to the Beastie Boys' label Grand Royal for a while, and released a
couple albums (Okeeblow, 2001; Swax, 2002) and also a single,
Aisle 10 (Hello Allison) (2001). During this same period, MDA
worked at Grand Royal and collaborated with James in Scapegoat
Wax. Meanwhile, Z-Man was affiliated with the Hieroglyphics
collective in the Bay Area and released a couple albums (Anti
Nerd, 2003; Dope or Dog Food, 2004) on Refill Records. James, MDA,
and Z-Man ultimately befriended one another and began
collaborating as One Block Radius, making their recording debut,
"Look Out Below," on the Hieroglyphics-affiliated compilation
Hiero Imperium Presents the Building (2004). Their full-length
album debut, Long Story Short (2005), followed a year later, and
they began touring nationally, generally as an opening act. Their
breakthrough came courtesy of James, whose contribution to the
Federation single "I Wear My Stunna Glasses at Night" (2006), on
which he sang the hook, garnered a lot of attention within the rap
industry. Soon he had a variety of collaboration offers.
Furthermore, One Block Radius was offered a recording contract
with Island Def Jam, on which they made their major-label debut in
2008 with the single "You Got Me."