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Expen$ive Taste | |
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Origin | Los Angeles, California / Houston, Texas |
Genres | Hip hop |
Years active | 2005–2010 |
Labels | LaSalle (2006), Swishahouse/Hellcat (2009–2010) |
Past members | Paul Wall Skinhead Rob Travis Barker |
Website | expensivetaste |
Expensive Taste (styled as Expen$ive Taste) was an American hip hop super-group formed by Paul Wall, Skinhead Rob (Transplants), and Travis Barker (The Aquabats, Blink-182, Box Car Racer, +44 and Transplants). Expensive Taste released a 15-track mixtape for free from a newly registered website. Travis Barker said on his Twitter blog that two new songs would be available soon on iTunes. [1] Two songs by Expensive Taste appeared on Paul Wall's album, Heart of a Champion .
A 15-track Expen$ive Taste mixtape was released for a free download if signed up for SkeeTV, and also available at merchandise booths on the Honda Civic Tour. It is also now available at Paul Wall's official website, www.grillsbypaulwall.com.
Track list From DJ Skee Presents: Expen$ive Taste - Expen$ive Taste
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