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Busdriver, whose birth name is Regan Farquhar, is an underground MC hailing from Los Angeles. He is known for his rapid-fire, jazzy, free-association style of hip-hop.
Some listeners consider Busdriver to be an abstract rapper. His rhymes sometimes border on dadaist and even pure nonsense, but there is almost always a concrete message amongst his fast-paced, seemingly stream of conciousness rhymes. An interesting thing that sets Busdriver somewhat apart from other rappers is how he raps to the melody in addition to the beat on some songs.
Official site: http://www.busdriversite.com/
Busdriver is in trouble. A product of L.A. hip-hop’s mid-’90s zenith, the acerbic emcee is a Project Blowed vet who crafted his “abstract rapper” niche with an impressive guest-spot C.V. and a spate of solo releases on Mush Records and Big Dada. But somewhere along the way, the straps of the Jansport loosened.
In March of ‘05, Busdriver teamed up with ex-Unicorns, future-Islands Nick Diamonds and J’aime Tambeur in genre-mashing Th’ Corn Gangg and certified himself as an indie-rock darling. “There are no more backpackers, it’s all hipsters now,” Busdriver said at the time about his live shows. But Roadkill Overcoat is being released by punk-rock label Epitaph: Will his new hipster buds scoff at the label choice? Have his old hip-hop buds really been so quick to forget? Busdriver is in trouble.
Some listeners consider Busdriver to be an abstract rapper. His rhymes sometimes border on dadaist and even pure nonsense, but there is almost always a concrete message amongst his fast-paced, seemingly stream of conciousness rhymes. An interesting thing that sets Busdriver somewhat apart from other rappers is how he raps to the melody in addition to the beat on some songs.
Official site: http://www.busdriversite.com/
Busdriver is in trouble. A product of L.A. hip-hop’s mid-’90s zenith, the acerbic emcee is a Project Blowed vet who crafted his “abstract rapper” niche with an impressive guest-spot C.V. and a spate of solo releases on Mush Records and Big Dada. But somewhere along the way, the straps of the Jansport loosened.
In March of ‘05, Busdriver teamed up with ex-Unicorns, future-Islands Nick Diamonds and J’aime Tambeur in genre-mashing Th’ Corn Gangg and certified himself as an indie-rock darling. “There are no more backpackers, it’s all hipsters now,” Busdriver said at the time about his live shows. But Roadkill Overcoat is being released by punk-rock label Epitaph: Will his new hipster buds scoff at the label choice? Have his old hip-hop buds really been so quick to forget? Busdriver is in trouble.
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Idle Chatter
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Along Came a Biter
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Shoutbox
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StagnantDisplay wrote:
ya i no shru isnt that crazy. btw is that u in ur pic, i like azn women and u look pretty kawaii if u dont mind me saying so ^^
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kccv2c3 wrote:
Love Busdriver. My friend just made me a mix with one of his songs on it, i think it has Beethoven's "Bumblebee" sampled. Either way, read the review for his new album "Jhelli Beam" in SPIN magazine for free online! http://digital.spin.com/
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Shru wrote:
that is prettyfunny
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Shru wrote:
that guy talked shit about busdriver, and yet he listens to amy winehouse
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Clitasaurus wrote:
Amy Winehouse blows shit.
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StagnantDisplay wrote:
"this shit blows" You listen to Amy Winehouse.
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Mynoreti wrote:
split secondssss
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modernmalice wrote:
this shit blows
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MoogleRancha wrote:
Awesome rapper
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SixFootPianist wrote:
New album is tits on balls.
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riigo wrote:
busdriver sucks
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Straight-Jacket wrote:
New album ain't that bad.
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Taharu wrote:
Busdriver sucks
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riigo wrote:
god damn hippies, they even fucked up the music
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xHxYxBxRxIxDx wrote:
In hindsight, It surprises me that I even listen to Busdriver. AS the first album I ever heard was Cosmic Cleavage ..>And I fucking hated it. Something about him though, I must have seen something...
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Faddis wrote:
Fear of a black tangents still the best
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knifeintheback wrote:
Need to hear.
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FilmoreHolmes wrote:
Jhelli Beam gets glowing review at PopMatters
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Durkadoo wrote:
painkillas is the best song
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HaganEnvy wrote:
knifeintheback: I don't know if you noticed (because you were probably too busy choking back down the bile that you had in your throat upon reading the word "pitchfork") but that is exactly what I did.
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BEACH DAZED
Out of Asia, Los Angeles, Ca, Los Angeles, United States
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Themselves
Brick by Brick, San Diego CA, United States
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Aug
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Wolfe Island Music Festival
Various, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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jissouille, Phantomflamex, Lollinglillies and 1 other person added Busdriver to their libraries. 8 hours ago
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CamilaRhodes added Busdriver to the lineup of Busdriver at Il Motore. yesterday afternoon
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evileyedavey, angelito38, Necplurahis and 2 other people added Busdriver to their libraries. yesterday afternoon
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c2j9h tagged Busdriver with ‘hip hop’. Thursday evening
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c2j9h added Busdriver to c2j9h’s library. Thursday evening
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baeblemusic wrote about Busdriver in Guest Apartment w/ Sharon Van Etten, Busdriver Interview, Sean Bones Contest!. Thursday afternoon
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bassment808, infiniteparabol, plob4lyph and 1 other person added Busdriver to their libraries. Thursday afternoon
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GelberHamster tagged Busdriver with electronic, rap and hip hop. Thursday morning
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cursecrow, ModestFellows, Areskelian and 12 other people added Busdriver to their libraries. Wednesday morning
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penguin_of_zoom tagged Busdriver with hip-hop, experimental and underground hip-hop. Saturday afternoon
Related Journals
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Guest Apartment w/ Sharon Van Etten, Busdriver Interview, Sean Bones Contest!
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Sharon Van Etten Interview, Busdriver, Wavves
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2 Jul 2009 | Add comment
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