XL Middleton
Based out of Pasadena, California, producer/vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Matthew Hudgins began prolific work as XL Middleton in the early 2000s. Leaning heavily on the influence of icons of West Coast funk and hip-hop as well as hints of Deep South rap, Hudgins developed a laid-back, sometimes blues-tinged style with lots of melody and upbeat production. He formed his own label, Crown City Entertainment, and immediately began releasing his own albums, beginning when he was still a part of the rap clique Crown City Kings, and performing under different monikers before settling on XL Middleton. His 2004 album, Music 4 a Drunken Evening, included the G-funk-indebted hit "Feel So West Coast," and he quickly found himself frequently touring and releasing albums in Japan, where his California sound caught on just as strongly as it had in his homeland. Playing keyboards on his own tracks became a signature of his sound, and his playing graced the hooks of albums such as 2007's Barliament Drunkadelic and 2012's Bright Lights Palm Trees. In 2013 he launched the MoFunk label with friend Eddy Funkster, first issuing some limited-edition funk 7"s and later releasing his 2015 album, Tap Water, on the imprint. Shortly afterwards he rebranded his Crown City Entertainment label as Cavi Sounds, using the label as an outlet for some of his various aliases. In 2017 he released the full-length Things Are Happening.
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Tap Water
Funk - Erschienen bei Mofunk Records - Crown City Ent. am 30.10.2015
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Wagamama Riso (XL Middleton Remix)
Dance - Erschienen bei Mofunk Records am 01.03.2024
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Red Light ('97 Remix)
Dance - Erschienen bei Mofunk Records am 22.03.2024
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You Not Me (Remix)
Soul - Erschienen bei Bedroomtrap am 18.07.2022
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2 Minutes Till Midnight
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei Fat Beats Records am 07.06.2019
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Chrome Springs Eternal
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei Mofunk Records am 29.07.2022
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XL Middleton + Eddy Funkster
Funk - Erschienen bei Mofunk Records am 12.08.2016
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Press Play (feat. Zackey Force Funk)
Funk - Erschienen bei Mofunk Records am 17.12.2013
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Where We About To Take It (Salvation)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei Fat Beats Records am 08.05.2019
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XL Middleton Presents: New Directions in Funk, Vol. 1
Electronic - Erschienen bei Soul Clap Records am 20.10.2023
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Blue Blade Piranha
Zackey Force Funk, XL Middleton
Dance - Erschienen bei Mofunk Records am 28.07.2023
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XL Middleton & Delmar Xavier VII
XL Middleton, Delmar Xavier VII
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei Mofunk Records am 02.04.2021
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The Hedonistic Album (Deluxe Edition)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei Crown City Entertainment am 01.10.2013
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From the Vaults, Vol. 1
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei Crown City Ent. am 20.11.2012
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The 2 Tight EP
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei MoFunk Records - 2Tight Music Japan am 17.11.2023
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Tie Me Up
Zackey Force Funk, XL Middleton
Dance - Erschienen bei Mofunk Records am 30.06.2023
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Things Are Happening
Electronic - Erschienen bei Fat Beats Records am 06.10.2017
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We Gotta Go
Electronic - Erschienen bei Fat Beats Records am 13.04.2018
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80's Boogie
Funk - Erschienen bei Dirty Beat Music am 15.01.2022
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From the Vaults, Vol. 2
Funk - Erschienen bei Crown City Ent. am 29.07.2014
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