Kottonmouth Kings
"CLOUD 9"
California based hip-hop/punk rock hybrid are sitting high on their own musical cloud of stoney vibrations. After breaking the Billboard Top 40 with no support from radio or MTV with their last studio album, Koast To Koast, the Kings showed the world why they are one of the biggest success stories in independent music today. The group's headlining tours through the US and Japan were completely sold out, they finally landed on the cover of High Times Magazine, headlined the 2006 installment of the Cannabis Cup and capped things off by becoming the High Times "Band of the Year.
On August 28th, 2007, The Kottonmouth Kings are looking to get a little higher with the release of Cloud 9. The group's ninth studio album features 22 songs of musical mayhem that continues to push the group into uncharted territories.
"We really stepped it up on Cloud 9. We felt we needed to make a statement and take it to the next level," says frontman Brad X. "As we continue to evolve we don't need to reinvent ourselves, we just magnify ourselves and continue to expand who we are and what we do. Cloud Nine is a more intense record but the climate of our world is more intense."
Cloud 9 also features some high-profile guest appearances from Cypress Hill's B-Real on "Ridin' High" and Sen Dog on "Darkside," and "Think 4 Yourself" featuring Insane Clown Posse. The album also includes an appearance by Tech N9ne on "City 2 City," which has already become one of the most requested songs on Sirius Satellite Radio FACTION channel, while the video for the track has been viewed over 150,000 times within a month of its release.
"I think it's the sickest adventure yet for Kottonmouth Kings," Daddy X says of the group's ninth studio album. "Musically, there's some sinister hip-hop stuff on there," Daddy X said of the album. "There are definitely some real mellow, stoney songs on there. And then there are some rip-hop songs, where we fuse punk rock and hip-hop. We brought that back on this record for some songs. It's just a classic Kottonmouth Kings record with a lot of diverse styles on it."
In the climate of today's struggling music industry, the Kottonmouth Kings continue to thrive. The group runs the immensely successful independent record label Suburban Noize Records, which markets and distributes the Kings as well as over 20 other acts including (hed)pe, Mondo Generator, hip-hop legends X-Clan, Jada Pinkett Smith's Wicked Wisdom and Big B from A & E's hit television series Inked. In addition, the band is also involved in the vastly successful lifestyle clothing company SRH, which registers millions in sales each year.
The Kottonmouth Kings also assembled one of the biggest concert grossing tours of summer with the Strange Noize Tour, which also included Tech N9ne, (hed)p.e., and some of the hottest groups in the world of underground hip-hop. The tour brought together two of America's biggest independent labels - Suburban Noize and Strange Music - for one traveling summer music festival that was completely sold out.
After over a decade of cultivating a massive worldwide movement, the Kings continue to elevate their musical vision to new heights year after year.
"I think the reason 12 years later the Kottonmouth Kings are still touring, putting out records, selling out places is because it's a living and breathing, tangible thing that these our fans can enjoy," closes Brad X. "They haven't seen a single or a video on MTV; it's a real thing that they're part of. It's an underground subculture."
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Big B
"MORE TO HATE" FEATURING CYPRESS HILL'S SEN DOG, TECH N9NE, KOTTONMOUTH KINGS AND DIRTBALL
The white trash renegade is back and ready to give his detractors a gigantic middle finger with the release of his third studio album, "More To Hate," which was in stores August 28, 2007.
"I'm at a good place in my life right now," says Big B. "I've came a long way in the past few years, but I have no plans of stopping and I hope this album lets people know that. You still get the classic Big B on this album but you will also get to hear some stuff you wouldn't think I would ever do or didn't know I could do."
"More To Hate" is the highly anticipated third studio album from the Las Vegas heavyweight. The album features guest appearances by some of the hottest hip-hop acts including Cypress Hill's Sen Dog, Tech N9ne, Kottonmouth Kings, Blaze Ya Dead Homie, Danny Diablo and Dirtball.
"I went at this album a little different this time, as I had the opportunity to just go in to the studio and do some songs with real musicians. Previously I've always just found a beat I liked and went with it but this time I got to really make it the way I heard it in my mind," says the Las Vegas heavyweight. "Songs like 'White Trash Life,' 'On the Road,' and 'Pennies' would have never come out the way they did if we just programmed the beats. I also didn't feel the pressure I felt on my last two albums, because I don't think I have anything to prove anymore. I just want to make good music that makes me happy and if people like it that's definitely a big plus."
The album's debut single "White Trash Life" has already become one of the most requested songs on Sirius Satellite Radio FACTION channel and has earned him fans worldwide like Australian pro-skater Jason Ellis.
"I felt we needed an anthem for white trash America and I'm proud to be the one to do it," says Big B about the creation of his new single. "The sound may have changed a bit but my message is still the same white trash is the life for me!"
"More To Hate" is the follow-up to 2005's "White Trash Renegade," which helped propel Big B into one of the hottest underground sensations in the world of hip-hop. "White Trash Renegade" would quickly one of the best selling releases on Suburban Noize Records, home of California's Kottonmouth Kings and (hed)p.e, while landing him high profile tours with Kottonmouth Kings, Shaggy 2 Dope, and Kingspade.
In addition to his exploding music career, 2006 brought a whirlwind of media attention when Big B became one of the cast members of the A&E hit television series INKED. The show quickly become one of the hottest shows on television and one of A&E's top three rated programs. INKED focuses on the Hart & Huntington Tattoo Company, located in the lovely Las Vegas Palms Casino Resort, owned by freestyle motocross champ Carey Hart.
"I've known Carey and been friends with him and the rest of the guys at the shop for years," says Big B. "When I'm not touring and concentrating on making my music I'm usually down at Hart & Huntington helping and hanging out."
Big B kicked off the touring cycle for "More To Hate" in style on the first annual Strange Noize Tour along with Tech N9ne, (Hed)p.e and Kottonmouth Kings. The tour went on to became one of 2007's biggest concert grossing tours and saw Big B garner even more fans for the white trash renegade's grassroots underground movement.
With an explosive new album, high profile tours and a top rated television show, Big B shows no signs of slowing down, which will surely give his detractors even "More To Hate."
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