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METERMAIDS, a Brooklyn-based duo consisting of emcees Sentence and Swell, often refer to themselves as “the Bad News Bears of hip-hop.” However, after teaming up with the X-Ecutioners DJ Rob Swift, receiving production from Grammy Award Winner 9th WONDER, and pulling in vocal contributions from indie-hop legends SAGE FRANCIS & BUCK 65, their “ROOFTOP SHAKE” LP is set to turn that self-deprecation on its head.

Sentence, originally a veteran of Denver’s burgeoning indie-hop scene, collaborated with a slew of high profile artists before migrating eastward and making NYC his home in 2005. This is when he met Swell, a BK resident (via NJ & CT,) who was already operating under the group’s current moniker. A mutual respect led them to joining forces on tour, at which point they decided it was more fun to operate as a unit rather than as solo artists. Regardless of the pensive lyrical content, having fun really does seem to be the motive here as they playfully bounce off of one another’s vocals and slam each chorus in unison. DJ Rob Swift essentially acts an honorary member of Metermaids, accentuating each track by doing what he does best; handling the cuts and adding the stylistic cherry on top. The lack of chest thumping bravado on this record is a breath of fresh air in a music scene that’s been drowning in fantasy rap for over a decade.
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  • lagginswag

    rooftop shake is doooppee

    November 2011

  • maffy06

    exciting new album

    October 2011

  • No3made

    kill the crow is so fucking good!!

    September 2011

  • Mr_Naxay

    all materials are good!

    September 2011

  • trickboy

    http://www.myspace.com/metermaids

    January 2011

  • NoirOmar

    You guys butched Grizzly bears-two weeks, when Childish Gambino Rapped over it it was fucking sick, but when you guys changed that shit up, the song was just horrible.

    October 2010

  • slow456

    Matchbooks instantly puts me in a good mood

    August 2010

  • malloun4eG

    night life in Illinois is cool))

    August 2010
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Slow Burn, Summer's Over

31 Aug 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/metermaids

Swell just posted it, but here's a reminder about the new Prefix Mag/Potholes in My Blog Summer Mixtape that we threw down on.  There's a brand new, exclusive Metermaids track on there …

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