Freestyle Fellowship
Los Angeles-based alternative rappers Freestyle Fellowship (Aceyalone, Myka 9, P.E.A.C.E., and Self Jupiter) first began slapping together their crazy word salads in the early '90s, resulting in their first record, To Whom It May Concern, which was issued in a limited run (only 300 vinyl copies and 500 tapes) yet managed to produce the seeds of their loyal following. Rising out of the jazz and granola environment of Leimert Park, they remained on the edge of the rap scene that paid more attention to West Coast-style gangsta rap -- a style that was almost the direct opposite of the sound collages and free-associative lyrics Fellowship was putting together. The group released only one more album, 1993's Inner City Griots, before breaking up due to Self Jupiter's incarceration. The band reunited briefly for one show in 1998 and then sporadically in 1999 to produce a few benefit concerts and participate in a "We Are the World"-style single called "Mumia 911," designed to raise awareness and funds for death row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal. Their first album was also re-released on CD in 1999, as well as a 12" with rap producer O.D. ("Can You Find the Level of Difficulty in This?"), put out by Celestial Records. Finally, their third album Temptations arrived in 2001, featuring guest spots from Abstract Rude and RBX. (A career-spanning album of remixes, Version 2.0, also appeared the same year.)
Virtually all the members worked on solo projects during the 2000s, led by Aceyalone and Myka 9, but only an EP appeared under the Freestyle Fellowship name (2002's Shockadoom). Then, in 2011, the group released their fourth album, The Promise, on Decon.
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Diskografie
8 Album, -en • Geordnet nach Bestseller
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Innercity Griots
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei Island Records am 28.04.1993
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The Promise
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei That Kind of Music am 18.10.2011
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Shockadoom
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei The Higher Ups am 01.04.2002
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Power Plant
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei The Higher Ups am 20.11.2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
To Whom It May Concern... (Remastered 2021)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei The Higher Ups am 21.01.2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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It's all about the temple... tempo! (feat. Self Jupiter & D-Styles)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei The Higher Ups am 17.06.2022
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Lost ADAT (98 Sessions)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei The Higher Ups am 03.02.2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo