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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.
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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EV-angEL-Coup wrote:
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.
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KriegPapagai wrote:
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)"
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EV-angEL-Coup wrote:
Why the hell is Livin' Time / Life: Movement 1 not in the top 5?
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Force_of_Will wrote:
Yes another reason I wish I lived in Portland (Floater being the first).
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al-mac wrote:
haha wow this stuff is awesome. keep pushin' it lifesavas, ya'll on the right track ;)
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Asheau wrote:
Sicker than Europe during the Plague !
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Alexandre-Costa wrote:
What have you done to Happiness, faggots? :(
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adamrapscallion wrote:
one of my favorite rap groups of all time...for real
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TophumbleAnt28 wrote:
Vursatyl and company wreck the heck out of everyday commercial hiphop. No joke-this group is hot.
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thekneehighs wrote:
Dope!!
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al-mac wrote:
just stumbled upon these cats...brilliant.
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PandaGetSad wrote:
absolutely shit shit hot
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Graphysiquez wrote:
hellohiheyyyy..
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mana80822 wrote:
you guys are the illest
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Tough-Luck wrote:
I'm mad. Why didn't I know about these guys sooner?!
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Speakersoul wrote:
So cool beat you know, you me you me
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arrogantrabbit wrote:
portlandoregoneeyuhhhhh...
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Katrah-Quey wrote:
I wasn't feelin Spirit In Stone that much when it dropped, I actually sold the cd that same year. Now that I have it again, I really dig it now.
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LittleDanzig wrote:
i can't be the only one out there that hears Camp Lo in more than just the guest spots on this record. ;)
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majself wrote:
btw. FUCK Anticon.
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LIFESAVAS Oct. 31st, 2010 at The Wonder Ballroom in Portland, Or For Trick Or Vote /…
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youthcomingup tagged Lifesavas with ‘wicka wicka wednesday’. last week
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Roweb0t, joshgipe, Lukemacduke and 5 other people added Lifesavas to their libraries. last month
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nina82_ tagged Lifesavas with rock and hip hop. last month
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Fleishy, thefjords, windfish55 and 11 other people added Lifesavas to their libraries. December 2011
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hidden_chamber tagged Lifesavas with ‘hip-hop’. October 2011
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everzatyle, Buttersmug, gster1 and 1 other person added Lifesavas to their libraries. October 2011
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comaemilio added Lifesavas to the lineup of Quannum at Queen Margaret Union. September 2011
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A deleted user tagged Lifesavas with ‘alternative hip-hop’. August 2011
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and 11 other people added Lifesavas to their libraries. August 2011
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pamola8816 tagged Lifesavas with ‘seen live’. June 2011
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