Artist.......: Beat Assailant
Album........: Live Au Festival des Vieilles Charrues
Label........: n/a
Genre........: Hip-Hop
Catnr........: n/a
Source.......: DVBS
Rip.date.....: Jul-25-2009
Str.date.....: Mar-01-2007
Quality......: VBR/44,1Hz/Joint-Stereo
Url..........: http://www.myspace.com/hardtwelve
track title time
01. Live Au Festival des Vieilles Charrues 59:45
Runtime 59:45 min
Size 56,3 MB
Release Notes:
Recorded : July 25, 2009 (France ╘)
Performed : March 01, 2007 (Carhaix)
The release of Beat Assailant's first album, Hard Twelve,
and its accompanying 12 tracks in October of 2005 was an
introduction to a new kind of urban artist: one who
managed to fuse the styles and rhythms of the South of the
United States and the Parisian music scene. The release of
Hard Twelve saw the American MC and his team opening for
acts such as Kanye West and DJ Premier and soon led to
further interesting efforts with other acts. The
Miami-born rapper lived in Atlanta, GA, before he traveled
to Paris in 2001, where he explored the hip-hop scene
across the Atlantic and met fellow musician Danny Wild,
who produced Hard Twelve. After several years of touring
and a move back to the United States,Beat Assailant
reappeared on the hip-hop scene in February of 2008 with
his sophomore album, Imperial Pressure, featuring the
single "Better Than Us." With his second album, Beat
Assailant continued to push the boundaries of hip-hop by
stirring together jazz, funk, soul, rock, world, and a
little electro along with traditional urban beats. When
performing live, the stage is packed with a saxophonist,
trumpet player, pianist, and other musicians, along with
the MC himself. "Better Than Us," the first single from
the Imperial Pressure album, includes guest appearances on
vocals by JosΘ Reis Fontao, lead singer of Stuck in the
Sound, and Mani Hoffman of the Supermen Lovers' global
dancefloor anthem "Starlight." It is another track to add
to Beat Assailant's long list of collaborations.