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Portland, United States

A hip hop duo from Portland, Oregon, Lifesavas are notable for what The Onion’s Nathan Rabin called their “self deprecating style.” Their creative and insightful songs are both approachable and complex. The group consists of Jumbo the Garbageman and Vursatyl.

Like many of their peers on Quannum Projects, their lyrics tend to be rhythmically intricate and emotionally introspective, though it contains little of the self-lacerating qualities found on the inhabitants of underground hip hop labels like Anticon and Lex. Instead, they take a more positive approach, especially noticeable in songs like “Livin’ Time”. They take a dim view toward the prevailing “gangsta” trends and what they view as the dumbed-down and immoral tendencies of mainstream American rap. Other topics covered on their debut album Spirit in Stone include politics, relationships, religion and racial progress.

The group has just released their second album, “Gutterfly”, which features Smif N Wessun, dead prez, Camp Lo, and George Clinton, among others. They tour frequently with labelmates and partners Blackalicious. They have collaborated with several notable artists, including Vernon Reid of Living Colour, Fishbone, J-Live, Lyrics Born, Gift Of Gab, DJ Shadow, and dead prez.
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  • Spirit in Stone
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  • Gutterfly
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  • Spirit In Stone - Instrumentals
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  • Fa Show
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  • EV-angEL-Coup

    Even if you count up all different Livin' Time duplicates it still doesn't break the top 5, and this not including the additions of other song duplicates.

    September 2010
  • KriegPapagai

    Livin' Time is their best song, it's probably not in the top 5 because everyone has it labelled differently. I have it as "Livin' Time/Life: Movement 1/Livin' Lude (Feat. Gift of Gab)"

    July 2010
  • EV-angEL-Coup

    Why the hell is Livin' Time / Life: Movement 1 not in the top 5?

    June 2010
  • Force_of_Will

    Yes another reason I wish I lived in Portland (Floater being the first).

    May 2010
  • al-mac

    haha wow this stuff is awesome. keep pushin' it lifesavas, ya'll on the right track ;)

    May 2010
  • Asheau

    Sicker than Europe during the Plague !

    May 2010
  • Alexandre-Costa

    What have you done to Happiness, faggots? :(

    April 2010
  • adamrapscallion

    one of my favorite rap groups of all time...for real

    February 2010
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