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Long Beach, Los Angeles CA, United States (1993 – present)
Ugly Duckling are a hip hop trio, formed in 1993 in Long Beach, California. Ugly Duckling’s members are Dizzy Dustin, Young Einstein and Andy Cooper. Their style is alternative hip hop, influenced especially by old school performers such as the Zulu Nation and the Native Tongues Posse. Most of their songs follow the creed that hip hop is about having fun and often mock the clichéd gangster rappers who dominate the mainstream. An example of this can be heard in the song “A Little Samba” and “Smack” in which they rap about the enormous wealth mainstream rappers brag about, and the ridiculous nature of their possessions, such as gold name plates on their cars, pet sharks and jetting off to Bermuda on private planes.
Being heavily influenced by old school hip hop, they conform to the original basics of rap music; turntablism and MCing. Their DJ, Young Einstein, forms the backbone of the group; he is renowned for performing very complex scratches both on the record and live, unlike in most modern rap where the DJ has been pushed to the back in order to emphasize the MC. He is also the owner of a famous ‘Dookie Gold Chain’ which is the subject of the groups song ‘Eye On The Gold Chain’ and is donned by Einstein during most live performances of the track. They are renowned for their live shows in which they perform various antics on stage and interact with the crowd getting them very hyped and affording them the reputation as brilliant live performers.
Being heavily influenced by old school hip hop, they conform to the original basics of rap music; turntablism and MCing. Their DJ, Young Einstein, forms the backbone of the group; he is renowned for performing very complex scratches both on the record and live, unlike in most modern rap where the DJ has been pushed to the back in order to emphasize the MC. He is also the owner of a famous ‘Dookie Gold Chain’ which is the subject of the groups song ‘Eye On The Gold Chain’ and is donned by Einstein during most live performances of the track. They are renowned for their live shows in which they perform various antics on stage and interact with the crowd getting them very hyped and affording them the reputation as brilliant live performers.
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Taste the Secret
Ugly Duckling
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Bang for the Buck
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Journey to Anywhere
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Fresh Mode
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Everybody C'mon
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Get On This
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Everything's Alright
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Now Who's Laughin'
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Shoutbox
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HomedogJoeJuice wrote:
He wore the dookie when we met Queen Elizabeth, asked her was she jealous, she said "A little bit"
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satchoo wrote:
Sick in plymouth!
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SmilerSmiles wrote:
Just saw these guys last night in Leeds. The show was fucking awesome. Cant wait to see them again.
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matty_pask wrote:
gonna see these in liverpool next week. cannee wait. slick to fuck
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Foggster wrote:
ah...did i say that einstein's a sampling-genius ?...naaah...you knew it before, i know...
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Foggster wrote:
these guys just make biiiiig fun...love the smart, fresh'n funny lyrics....
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miniboss916 wrote:
cartoon shit
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oakr8r wrote:
Meat to tha Shizake
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EazyDuzit wrote:
UCKLING VAN DUCKLING !!!!!
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ashame wrote:
Fresh Mode! =)
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thegatewaydrug wrote:
when is 'Audicity' dropping in the USA?
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arifex wrote:
in my opinion, journey to anywhere is the best album
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MamaLuigi wrote:
Taste the Secret is great! Reminds me of De La's 2nd album. And yeah, Audacity has some amazing beats. Definitely a great album by 'em.
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shaolin86 wrote:
So basically what you're saying is that I can't go wrong with any of their albums? I got Bang For The Buck, and was quite impressed on first listen. I'll go for Taste The Secret next.
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thawebman wrote:
crazy style love it
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Truth_KP wrote:
Hmmm in my opinion: 1) Taste the Secret 2) Jurney to Anywhere 3) Bang for the Buck. I like Ugly Dukcling, true real hip-hop group.
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realMenschMarc wrote:
"Bang for the Buck" was my first album and it's still my favorite. So my personal ranking of the albums I have: 1. Bang for the Buck 2. Taste thze Secret 3. Journey to Anywhere (... but I've got it just for a couple of days)
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shaolin86 wrote:
What album should I go for first?
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ThePinnacleDave wrote:
I could do with a meatshake now.
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concretica wrote:
как же давно я вас не слышал, бро! Super HH!
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Events
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Nov
26
Ugly Duckling
La Marquise, Lyon, France
1 shout
| 3 attendees
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Dec
29
The Pyramid Rock Festival 2009
Pyramid Rock, Phillip Island, Melbourne, Australia
23 shouts
| 48 attendees
- Dec 30 Pyramid Rock Philip Island, VIC, Australia
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8 Jul 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/uglyduckling
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