Critical Praise for Pseudo Slang:
"Pseudo Slang make the thinking fan's kind of hip-hop." - Chicago
Sun Times
(May
18, 2009 - Brooklyn, NY) Pseudo Slang, a Buffalo, New
York based hip-hop duo comprised of rapper Emcee Sick,
of the crew Xtracts
Of Slang, and producer
Tone Atlas, of the crew Pseudo Intellectuals,
are proud to announce the release of their new studio LP, We'll
Keep Looking due
June 2nd via Fat
Beats Records.
Buffalo, New York isn't much known as a hotbed for hip-hop; most don't know
much about the city at all. With We'll Keep Looking Pseudo Slang look
to change that, shedding light on the blue-collar city that serves as the
duo's home base. Speaking on the city that has so influenced his own post-industrial
tinted rhymes, Emcee Sick says, "Buffalo is a special place, an
economically challenged rust-belt city lacking in resources that, somehow,
in its blue-collar way, creates an unassuming atmosphere for expression.
Untainted by sparkle and cliquey-ness Buffalo has nurtured a group of artists
and enthusiasts around a very casual and honest representation urban culture." For
Sick Emcee, Tone Atlas, and the countless others inspiring the album, We'll
Keep Looking is their opportunity to present the local sounds of their
unique city to the world.
On We'll Keep Looking, a title referencing overcoming
everyday struggle and the search for artistic inspiration, creativity often
sparked for the duo over a plate of barbeque while listening to records
at Tone Atlas' home. Conversation led to verses, and those verses, laid
over Tone's jazz and soul-inspired concoctions, led to the unique sounds
heard throughout the album, including "Broke & Copasetic," the
album's lead single, featuring R&B songstress Vinia Mojica.
It was that unique sound that caught the ear of Fat Beats Records, and
now, three years after inking their deal, We'll Keep Looking has
finally arrived.
Pseudo Slang
formed officially in 2004 with the release of their debut project, The
Catalogue, a comprehensive collection of Xtracts' Of Slang
and Pseudo Intellectuals' unreleased work recorded between 1999 and 2004,
which was released via the duo's self-funded and managed record label, Baby
Steps Hip-Hop, Inc.
The resulting buzz around The Catalogue led to Pseudo Slang inking
a deal with Fat Beats Records in 2005 and releasing their debut single, "Broke & Copasetic" in
2006. In anticipation of their new album, Pseudo Slang has been touring
extensively, including a Canadian tour with Jeru The Damaja,
the New
Royalty Tour ‘06 with Tableek of Maspyke, which spanned
over 30 cities, a brief tour through Denmark, and more. Pseudo Slang's
new album, We'll
Keep Looking, is available June 2nd via Fat Beats Records.
Listen to the first single, "Broke & Copasetic" featuring Vinia
Mojica - http://media.audibletreats.com/Pseudo_Slang-Broke_And_Copasetic_feat_Vinia_Mojica.mp3
For Pseudo Slang's bio and other goodies, please
visit: http://www.audibletreats.com/download/pseudo_slang
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Like what you hear? Keep up with Pseudo Slang and other artists
like Freddie Foxxx, Ill Bill, and Black
Milk on
the Fat
Beats Blog where you can learn about upcoming performances, releases,
and in-store appearances.
Also, check out this video on the history of Fat Beats Records, bringing you fresh, independent hip hop since 1994.
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