People Under the Stairs. You can tell they enjoy performing for their fans and they make the show so much fun. Thes One attended Loyola High and was making a name for himself through his production work and his collaboration with a local, short-lived hip hop group, Spiritual Madness. Collapse. The album was again produced in Thes One's home by the duo and released on Om records. The flow and the voice of the 2 MCs are incredible. As a way to promote the next generation of hip hop and connect with its fans, People Under the Stairs opened for Miller during several shows on his Blue Slide Park tour that year. In February, People Under the Stairs became one of the only independent American music groups to tour China, selling out shows in both Beijing and Shanghai. Following this trip, he began executive producing and mixing the debut album of Giant Panda, Fly School Reunion. Tom Green-Wikipedia. The hardest part is The Gettin' Off Stage. The group makes a conscious effort to "clear" all of their samples with the originating artists, but due to the legal complexities surrounding the practice, they have indicated their distaste of fan-based sample posting on the Internet and the hurt it can cause to hip hop artists. Genres: West Coast Hip Hop, Boom Bap, Conscious Hip Hop. In addition, other hip hop acts from the 1980s and early 1990s influenced the group's sound. [1], Despite difficulties achieving mainstream or chart successes, the group has rejected the idea that they are an "underground" group. [3] They also invited Double K's idol, George Clinton, to perform on an album interlude. The filming of the video involved underwater cameras, cranes, and a helicopter shot, and was the group's first music video.[21]. Underground rap mainstays People Under the Stairs decided that the name of their fourth full-length album should reflect what they believe they represent to upcoming hip-hop artists. $3.99 Rent HD. The group decided to use the name "People Under the Stairs" because they felt it represented their music aesthetic. [27] The group has never been worried about their reception from (or direction of) the popular market, and Thes One has stated many times that People Under The Stairs have always focused on their artistry and music knowledge ahead of monetary success and fame,[50] and in some ways, they still consider themselves two guys who like to make music instead of a "group".[14]. With the aid of a local L.A. producer, DJ Dusk, the duo performed their first live in-store appearance as a group at the Beat Non Stop record store (also now out of business) on Melrose. People Under the Stairs draw on a wide array of record samples to create their work. In the meantime, the group had independently released their first album, The Next Step in 1998. Stay tuned for Part II of the 3 Part EP S'inscrire sur Songkick pour suivre People Under the Stairs et être le premier averti quand l'artiste annonce un concert près de chez toi. People Under the Stairs was an American hip hop duo from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1997 and disbanded in 2019. Although they were initially reluctant to create a full-album (being more focused on song production), the group decided to take the chance. by People Under the Stairs buy now you own this wishlist in wishlist » O.S.T. In Spring 2008, the group worked with director Matt Bird to film a video for the song while on location in Bondi Beach. While People Under the Stairs was on tour in 2000, they also packaged and released a limited run of their first compilation album, American Men Vol. The vinyl pressing was limited to 1,000 units and quickly sold out. All the LPs are good, without any exception. being a hip hop fan from 1986-2016, this is my all time favorite rap group. 1, sold at concert venues. With the last album being released, the time is now to show the world that People Under The Stairs matters!! set custom location reset filters; People Under the Stairs Bundle. Their musical style is mainly considered Hip hop, Electrónica, alternative hip hop, hardcore hip hop and turntablism. The result was their second full-length album, Question in the Form of an Answer, released in June 2000. Stay tuned for Part II of the 3 Part EP Stay tuned for Part II of the 3 Part EP Eventually, Thes One and Double K made the decision to rap over their own material out of a desire to keep everything self-contained. Since forming in 1997 the band have put out nine studio albums, and have been hailed as one of the most artistic and influential rap groups of the past 20 years. [39], A week before the album's release on May 6, 2014, pre-orders for limited amounts of physical copies of 12 Step Program (on vinyl record, cassette tape and compact disc) were announced on the band's official website, and over the next 24 hours, the website's server crashed 4 times due to eager fans. Club: Mambo Club; Black to basics for boogying brothers Los Angeles hip-hop crew People Under The Stairs will be appearing at Belfast's Limelight for their only Irish date during this tour. During their formative years and all the way through 2006's Stepfather, the group engaged heavily in finding and procuring rare records, and these records covered the genre gamut from jazz and funk, to rock and spoken word. O.S.T. Thes One-Wikipedia. U have understood how is the real soul of hip-hop? Here, U have intelligent hip-hop. ", In anticipation of the release, the group did a series of live videos on Facebook from their studio and also a pressing plant where the vinyl record was being manufactured. In an effort to expand his knowledge of production and the music industry, Thes One began work on a number of side projects. Two adults and a juvenile break into a house occupied by a brother and sister and their stolen children. The group has paid direct homage to A Tribe Called Quest on the song "Check the Vibe" on 2009's Carried Away. The group's name does not originate from the 1991 Wes Craven film The People Under the Stairs. In August 1999, the duo embarked on their first world tour in support of Om's "Deep Concentration" project. They have achieved prominence and acclaim, and praise from fellow musicians.[2]. The hardest part is The Gettin' Off Stage. This is a song for the last days of summer, for the memories we’ve had and those we’ll still make. While it contains several new tracks, it has a pseudo-compilation feel due to the inclusion of several remixes and outtakes from the O.S.T. As mainstays on the Los Angeles hip hop scene, Thes One and Double K have become friends with many other names in the music world. (Original Soundtrack) - People Under the Stairs on AllMusic - 2002 - It's hard not to appreciate what People Under the… For the most part, the group avoids sociopolitical or activist themes, gangster rap, battle rap, and material wealth. PUTS' San Francisco Knight off the next step albumAll credits go to People under the Stairs"***Disclaimer***I DO NOT OWN THIS SONG. Whatever you got to do, just please show the world how amazing this group is!! Horror. Highlighter was also distinctive because it was the first commercial album offered with a concurrent digital download in 24-bit HD-AAC format. New EP: People Under the Stairs, ‘The Gettin’ Off Stage’ The city’s sirens dance with the purrs of the saxophone and a sliding beat as a grizzled man says, “you know, every time I run into people who talk about the People Under The Stairs, some of them says ‘yes,’ some of ’em say ‘no,’ but the ones that do know, they know … Double K (DJ, MC), Thes One (MC) Also Known As. The album debuted at #56 on the iTunes charts, #7 on the iTunes rap charts,[40] #11 on the Billboard Heatseeker charts, and #33 on the Billboard R&B/Rap Album charts. The lead 12" single for the second album, "Youth Explosion", sold the full run of 15,000 copies pressed in its first month, and was not repressed in order to promote the second and third singles, "The Cat" and "We'll Be There", which also went on to sell 15,000 copies each. The group employs a DIY work ethic of sampling, MCing, DJing, and producing all of their output. 57 talking about this. Feeling that sample-based hip hop was becoming stale, repetitive and single-oriented, People Under the Stairs made a conscious decision to completely change everything about their sound and image for the new album. People get ready THOSE People Under The Stairs come to Edinburgh's Scratch tonight. Due to a backlog issues with Gold Dust Media and incentives offered by Om Records, People Under the Stairs made a return to Om for their next album. Please share the hip hop legacy they've created by: buying their digital and physical albums (digital sales show companies and streaming services how popular/relevant certain artists are), leaving reviews on websites, sharing stories with friends and others, requesting their songs on the radio, playing their songs for friends and at parties, gifting some of their music to someone, making mixes and remixes, talking about them on podcasts/vlogs/blogs, or leaving a comment like I'm doing right now. 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