Bias B

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Bias B
Birth nameAdam Stevens
Born1974 (age 49–50)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genres Australian Hip Hop
Occupation Rapper
LabelsWordburner Entertainment/Obese Records

Adam Stevens, better known by the stage name Bias B, is an Australian hip hop artist. He started writing lyrics in 1989 and began performing in 1991 [1] and released his first album, Beezwax, in 1998. [2] The album took two years to sell its first 500 copies. [3] In 1999, Bias B released an album called Boney & Stoney along with fellow crew members Len One and Lazy Grey. His third album in 2007 sold out its first 3000 copies in less than two weeks. [4] Bias B worked at Obese Records and hosted two radio shows with Stewbakka on PBS FM (The Formula) & RRR-FM (Wordburner). [5]

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Stage name

Bias B described to the Cairns Post the origin of his stage name: [6]

"The name 'Bias' didn't come from prejudicial attitudes, it came from the frequency on a cassette tape. Bias is the inaudible, high-frequency tone mixed with the input signal that passes through the recording head to excite tape particles, preparing it to record effectively."

Discography

Bias B

Boney & Stoney

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References

  1. ↑ Townsville Bulletin, 20 April 2007, "Something for everyone"
  2. ↑ 3DWorld Been There Done That review [ permanent dead link ] by Phil Watkins
  3. ↑ ourbrisbane.com Bias cuts Bias B
  4. ↑ Hobart Mercury, 22 March 2007, "Moving on from that" by Kane Young
  5. ↑ The Age, January 2, 2004, Accusations of Bias by Khalil Hegarty
  6. ↑ The Cairns Post, 19 April 2007, "BECOMING bias" by Vaughan Mayberry
  7. ↑ The Cairns Post, 9 February 2004, "Bias B still keeps it real" by Tony Grant
  8. ↑ The Age, March 22, 2007, Been There Done That review by Dan Rule
  9. ↑ The Sydney Morning Herald, 30 March 2007, CD Review by Chloe Sasson
  10. ↑ Daily Telegraph, 15 March 2007, CD Review by Chloe Sasson
  11. ↑ Planet Urban, Beemixes review Archived 2008-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
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