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In the News (Sun 3 Jun 12)

  
  Guerilla 16 takes stage with The Perceptionists
Guerilla 16 and The Perceptionists hit the ’Sco this past Friday in one of Oberlin’s best hip hop shows in the last few years.
Guerilla 16 shows some real promise as an underground hip hop crew and will be performing a number of times yet this semester.
Expect to see Guerilla 16 at least a couple more times this semester — they will be performing at the raffle for the Hip Hop Conference on Friday, Feb. 25 and again at the conference itself.
www.oberlin.edu /stupub/ocreview/2005/2/18/arts/article1.html   (526 words)

  
 FFWD Weekly - June 20, 2002
You may want to rethink categorizing Guerrilla Funk Monster (née Jigawatt) as a funk band despite the obvious reference in their moniker.
While funk may be a strong influence in the band, they cringe when you try and call them a funk band.
After their CD release party, Guerrilla Funk Monster will be looking to add occasional horn players, percussionists, singers, rappers and more to their endlessly expanding project.
www.ffwdweekly.com /Issues/2002/0620/mus5.htm   (688 words)

  
 Newsletter-ThisWeek
Earth Wind and Fire, Chaka Khan, and many other older funk artists continued to tour, although the strength of those tours was mostly towards an older, nostalgia-driven audience, and less on the strength of fresh music.
Funk Hop:  I see many of the funkier hip hop artists as funk artists today, and many of them deserve a closer look for their contributions in 2004.
The Bombsquad are a superb New York funk outfit, led by former Deep Banana Blackout diva Jennifer Durkin.
www.motionpotion.com /images/essayyof2003.html   (4457 words)

  
 An Interview with Paris   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Really with "Sonic Jihad" and Guerilla Funk in general it was to let people know that there’s more to hip hop than rims and gold fronts.
It’s spelled on the website very explicitly that if you want to get down with Guerilla Funk you have to represent a good cause and can’t be about materialistic stuff, Black on Black crime, selling dope, or hating on women.
Guerilla Funk is taking you back to the meat and potatoes of the game and you can get that gravy elsewhere.
www.murderdog.com /april2006/Paris_interview.htm   (2187 words)

  
 Paris Speaks His Mind - www.ezboard.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
A: The idea is to make it bigger than just me. They're are a lot of people who subscribe to Guerilla Funk who don't even like rap, but they come there because the information is counter to what they get on TV all day long.
The object of Guerilla Funk in addition to the music was to provide information and then with Guerilla News Network along with Guerilla Funk was to provide information that you don't get anywhere else.
Q: One of the major releases on Guerilla Funk is going to be Public Enemy's "Rebirth Of A Nation", produced by yourself.
p076.ezboard.com /fpoliticalpalacefrm34.showMessage?topicID=1117.topic   (4396 words)

  
 Gauntlet Entertainment - Music Interview: Funking a Monster Guerilla
Many bands 'transcending genres' are in fact using these simple buzz words to cover up for their clumsily combined musical style, inevitably producing a plethora of melodic garbage.
Funk may be a strong influence, but intermingled throughout their melodies are pop, punk, jazz and reggae, to name a few.
Their record label, Absurd Machine, which members of the band work for, has been gaining influence and broadening not only their horizons but those of many other up and comers such as Dr. Rage & the Uppercuts and Greg Gardner, who GFM will be playing with when they come through Calgary.
gauntlet.ucalgary.ca /viewstory.php?sid=7774   (524 words)

  
 AllHipHop.com : Features
However, through his Guerilla Funk Records, he’s also helping others like him.
Guerilla Funk provides the artists that are on it a lot of flexibility to do what they want to do.
Guerilla Funk is a wild card situation, ‘cause I’m not controlled by anybody’s financial interest.
www.allhiphop.com /features/?ID=1336   (1777 words)

  
 Paris (rapper)
Unable to find a distributor, Paris released it on Scarface and the album was a critical success though sales were slim.
Guerilla Funk[?] (1994, 1994 in music) was similarly unpopular, as was the follow-up, Unleashed[?], which drew cries of selling out with its G funk sound and gangsta rap lyrics.
Paris then retired and has become a stockbroker.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/pa/Paris_(rapper).html   (144 words)

  
 Paris - Rap Dictionary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
In 1994 a short-lived deal with Priority Records resulted in the Guerilla Funk LP, but still little or no distribution.
Four years later, his 1998 LP Unleashed found him adopting a more G-friendly flow and then disappearing from the scene altogether in favor of a career in stock-trading.
However in 2003 he formed a new record label, Guerilla Funk Records, and released Sonic Jihad, a return to his political roots, with more releases planned for the near future.
www.rapdict.org /index.php?title=Paris&printable=yes   (278 words)

  
 UGO - The Urban Guerilla Orchestra   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
The Urban Guerilla Orchestra truly is a concert act brought into smaller high-end private affairs and special events.
With all of the artistry, experience and professionalism that this stronghold possesses, you can bet that this album is going to shake up the music world and take it by storm.
The Urban Guerilla Orchestra will be entering their sixth year.
urbanguerillaorchestra.com   (211 words)

  
 Pulse of the Twin Cities - Locally Grown Alternative Newspaper   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
This line of reasoning is just the kind of thing that makes lifer musicians want to hate people who seem to just wander into fame and fortune, but all that needs to be said is, “Check the tape.” Popular music survives on cool, and there’s nothing more fleeting or ineffable.
The music’s a mix of baile funk, hip-hop, electronica, reggaeton and basically anything “world music” you can think of, but about a hundred times slinkier and dirtier than any world music you’ve ever heard.
Her vocals are maddeningly sexy, covering topics from seducing businessman for a ticket out of Sri Lanka to guerilla tactics and misunderstood terrorists.
www.pulsetc.com /article.php?sid=2070   (929 words)

  
 WEFUNK AD2K - P-Funk
While Starchild and the Clones were out spreading the funk, the forces of Sir Nose dropped a bomb of thier own.
Highjacking some of the clones and almost bringing the funk to a stand still.
The Dr. himself or some of the clones maybe stirring up some guerilla funk operations to win back the bootys and minds of the people.
www.wefunkrecords.com /pfunk.htm   (221 words)

  
 IGN: Paris Presents: Hard Truth Soldiers Volume 1 Review
Not to be stifled by label suits' attempts to repress his caustic anti-government sentiments in the early 90s, Paris struck out on his own and Guerilla Funk Recordings was born as a haven for free expression.
Paris' latest project Hard Truth Soldiers teams his Guerilla Funk roster with other potent industry minds from across the map.
Guerilla Funk emcee T-K.A.S.H. applies a perfect flow in laying out the country's ills on "Made in America" - a beat Paris twists from Mobb Deep's classic "Shook Ones pt.
music.ign.com /articles/693/693911p1.html   (414 words)

  
 AllHipHop.com : Features
T-K.A.S.H.: With exception of Conscious Daughters being the first group Paris ever worked with on Scarface [Records], I am the first artist on Guerilla Funk to put an album out.
For instance, from now on, everything that I been doin’, now has a Guerilla Funk accent on top of it.
AllHipHop.com: Guerilla Funk has been so much against commercial radio.
www.allhiphop.com /features/?ID=1335   (1762 words)

  
 www.myspace.com/guerrillafunkrecordings
There now exists a harmful double-standard at most record labels of endorsing artists who only espouse misogyny, mindless violence, and drug culture references in their music -- while at the same time ignoring artists who strive to enlighten and inspire.
Then they got shook when they saw 60 or so Asians rolling deep with baseball bats from Oakland, Frisco and San Jose in their suburban high schools that they had to snitch on us with their PTA meetings and administration.
Thanks for educating us on the strength of the Black Panthers through the guerilla funk music and mobilizing to fight against injustice and intolerance.
www.myspace.com /guerrillafunkrecordings   (1248 words)

  
 Nectar Lounge Music & Events   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
We have been playing music together since we began high school.
We each have unique influences ranging from Funk and Rock, to Ska and Punk to Afrobeat and World Rhythms and bring all these elements into our sound.
We are constantly on the move, and would love to come to your town soon.
www.nectarlounge.com /pages/bandpages/Strut.html   (192 words)

  
 AfricasGateway.com - Exclusive Interview With Paris - by C. J. Higgs Part 1
His Guerilla News Network is a huge source of authority questioning information.
And that's why Guerilla Funk was put together and, you know, the website that's why it's as cohesive as it is and all the merchandising and everything is available through there. 
Now you've had the opportunity to dissect the Patriot Act, version one and the proposed version two that was leaked on Guerilla Funk, you know, pretty clearly.
www.africasgateway.com /article-print-457.html   (3903 words)

  
 Various Artists: Hard Truth Soldiers Vol. 1 - PopMatters Music Review
Paris produced two more albums, Guerilla Funk and Unleashed, before he retired from rap in the late ‘90s.
He launched Guerrilla Funk Records, along with its synergistic website of music and informative articles (Paris’ article topics range from investment and money-saving tips to government corruption).
President Bush and global politics aren’t the only targets of the Guerilla Funk lyrical assault.
www.popmatters.com /pm/music/reviews/various_artists_hard_truth_soldiers_vol_1   (1318 words)

  
 ThugLifeArmy.com Keeping The Legacy Alive
He formed a company called Guerilla Funk to manufacture and release Sonic Jihad, an album that sold approximately 150,000 copies worldwide.
producer is putting finishing production touches on Public Enemy’s new album, Re-Birth of a Nation, which Guerrilla Funk will manufacture and distribute in August.
Guerilla Funk was founded so that we could release Sonic Jihad globally, because nobody else would put it out – because of the cover and because it was coming out right on the heels of September 11.
www.thuglifearmy.com /news?id=1476   (1327 words)

  
 blog.myspace.com/kwilliamsmygodcomplex
After the Funk Mob laid shit down, we decided to roll out to Jamilia's house where the party continued until 7:00am.
The Funk Mob got down at a tribute for J Dilla at Northern Lights Lounge.
Hell naw the Guerilla Funk Mob ain't dead.
blog.myspace.com /kwilliamsmygodcomplex   (967 words)

  
 various / molecular funk guerilla, acid condenser 2005.1
various / molecular funk guerilla, acid condenser 2005.1
VARIOUS / MOLECULAR FUNK GUERILLA - Acid Condenser 2005.1
Molecular Funk Guerilla is one of three new labels formed from the ashes of the now defunkt Force Inc/Mille Plateaux group of labels.
www.boomkat.com /item.cfm?id=17494   (220 words)

  
 Hip Hop and the struggle for freedom   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
He later released the LP on his Scarface Records, a label he formed.
He released his "Guerilla Funk" LP in 1993 through an artist and distribution deal with Priority Records.
His latest, "Sonic Jihad," is released and distributed through his newly-formed Guerilla Funk Recordings and the website
www.finalcall.com /artman/publish/article_1268.shtml   (916 words)

  
 DFEMPIRE.NET >>> Hip Hop. Soul. Spirit. >>> Calgary, Canada
It was the night where the dragons and the gorillas combined to give some monstrously fli music.
Chris of the Calgary funk group Gorrilla Funk Monster saw our show at the Cherry and met me in the halls of Mount Royal College.
He dug our vibe and we started talking about future collaborations- which led to talk of us opening for their group for their show last night.
www.dfempire.net /libertynov21.html   (445 words)

  
 FFWD Weekly - August 29, 2002
· From "Robot Dub Jam" to "Drunkbot Rub Jam," Guerilla Funk Monster delivers the funkified goods on this debut double CD.
Every city needs their own larger-than-life funk ensemble, and since the demise of The High Rollers some years ago, Calgary has been lacking just that.
Triptophonic opens with a solid hook – popping bass notes foreshadowing what quickly becomes a spacey sonic onslaught.
www.ffwdweekly.com /Issues/2002/0829/cd4.htm   (143 words)

  
 Public Enemy :: Rebirth of a Nation :: Guerilla Funk
If you were born and raised on intelligent, rebellious, angry and articulate hip-hop with hard beats and fiery rhetorhic, the merger of Paris and Public Enemy is like a dream come true.
Hearing Chuck D and a variety of handpicked guests MC Ren, Kam, Dead Prez and Paris himself rap over these beats is a sweet treat.
Energetic posse tracks like "Can't Hold Us Back," the trunk rattling "Hard Truth Soldiers" and the straight from 1990 funk of the "Field Nigga Boogie (Remix)" featuring Immortal Technique are ideal examples of this phenomenon.
www.rapreviews.com /archive/2006_03_rebirth.html   (1131 words)

  
 Asians, Inc. - View Profile: Guerilla Funk
Thanks for taking the time to give us a look over — I hope to see you on the forums soon!
Send a message via email to Guerilla Funk
Guerilla Funk is not a member of any public groups
asiansinc.com /forums/member.php?u=2766   (226 words)

  
 Maceo Parker - Albums - P-Funk
He is the founding father of legendary funk bands like Funkadelic, Parliament, The Brides Of Funkenstein and the P-Funk All Stars.
GEORGE CLINTON FAMILY SERIES: Part 3 (P Is The Funk) CD/LP Essential Rec.
GEORGE CLINTON FAMILY SERIES: Part 4 (Testing Positive 4 The Funk) CD/LP Essential Rec.
www.funky-stuff.com /maceo/albpfuna.htm   (905 words)

  
 Paris :: Sonic Jihad :: Guerilla Funk Recordings/Groove Attack/Caroline
It's not hard to be the angriest man in rap when you're Paris.
This is the point at which things really get interesting.
Paris continued to record until 1998, releasing both "Guerilla Funk" and "Unleashed" to equally lackluster sales and response.
www.rapreviews.com /archive/2004_11_sonicjihad.html   (1764 words)

  
 molecular funk guerilla
Third in this rather nifty Acid primer series, this time stopping off in Chicago, The city, where it all started… Although we are not searching for the origin, we remember warehouse raves, Farley Jackmaster Funk, Phuture, Traxx Records…dry and dirty beats and infectious 303 loops.
Tracks on VARIOUS / MOLECULAR FUNK GUERILLA - Acid Condenser 2005.1:
Besides Rob Acid, one of the pioneers, we hear artists such as Dr. Walker from Air Liquide, Paradroid, Thomas Heckmann, Empathy Boxx aka Soultek & Josh Werner.
www.boomkat.com /label.cfm?l=2916   (412 words)

  
 C'mon Feet - Manchester's finest hip hop events   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
As well as putting on the cream of the UK shows, C'mon Feet has hosted some of the top underground US artists like Prince Paul, Masta Ace, DJ QBert, J-Zone, Ricci Rucker, Louis Logic, D-Styles, Craig G, Wordsworth, Punchline and Pumpkinhead.
But C'mon Feet is about much much more than just astute bookings - residents Andy Peek, Konny Kon, g kut, DJ A-Up and Timber combine to form an encyclopedia on both hip hop and all its influences - jazz, funk, soul, rock, blues, latin – the works.
Between them they've terrorized clubs such as Electric Chair, Ape, Friends and Family, Tribal Sessions, Tuesday Club, and Urban Gorilla in the past few years.
www.cmonfeet.co.uk /index.html   (544 words)

  
 Guerrilla Funk
Guerrilla Funk Recordings was born out of necessity.
It’s a musical organization founded specifically to counter the corporate stranglehold of censorship currently plaguing the entertainment industry....
Why wait three years for our next president?
www.guerrillafunk.com   (657 words)

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