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 Ladd (left) and Serge Teyssot-Gay in 2016. | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Origin | Paris, France |
| Genres | Hip hop [1] |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 1997–present |
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Mike Ladd is an American hip hop musician from Boston, Massachusetts, United States. [2] He is based in Paris, France. [3] The Guardian described him as "the king of the hip-hop concept." [4]
Mike Ladd was born in Boston, Massachusetts. [5] As a child, he lived in India and Zimbabwe for a while. [6] He graduated from Hampshire College. [7]
Ladd's debut studio album, Easy Listening 4 Armageddon , was released in 1997. [8] He released Welcome to the Afterfuture in 2000. [9] Nostalgialator was released in 2004. [10] In 2005, he released Negrophilia: The Album , which was inspired by Petrine Archer-Straw's book of the same name. [11] In that year, he also released Father Divine on ROIR. [12] He has also released several collaborative albums with jazz pianist Vijay Iyer. [13]
Mike Ladd's influences range from Funkadelic to King Tubby, Minor Threat, and Charles Stepney. [14]
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Giant Panda is an underground hip hop group from Los Angeles, California. Giant Panda is composed of childhood friends Newman and Maanumental, and Chikaramanga.
Vijay Iyer is a Harvard Professor, composer, pianist, bandleader, producer and writer based in New York City. The New York Times has called him a "social conscience, multimedia collaborator, system builder, rhapsodist, historical thinker and multicultural gateway". Iyer received a 2013 MacArthur Fellowship, a Doris Duke Performing Artist Award, a United States Artists Fellowship, a Grammy nomination, and the Alpert Award in the Arts. He was voted Jazz Artist of the Year in the DownBeat magazine international critics' polls in 2012, 2015, 2016, and 2018. In 2014, he was jointly appointed with tenure to Harvard University's departments of Music and African American Studies as the Franklin D. and Florence Rosenblatt Professor of the Arts.
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Nostalgialator is a studio album by American hip hop musician Mike Ladd. It was released on Studio !K7 in 2004. It was re-released on Definitive Jux in 2007.
Madvillainy 2: The Madlib Remix is a remix album by American hip hop duo Madvillain, consisting of rapper MF DOOM and producer/rapper Madlib. The album is a re-working created by Madlib of their 2004 debut album, Madvillainy. It was released via Stones Throw Records in 2008.
James McCall, better known by his stage names Nocando and All City Jimmy, is an American rapper from Los Angeles, California. He is the 2007 Scribble Jam champion and founder of Hellfyre Club. He is a member of hip hop groups such as Customer Service, Bomb Zombies, and Flash Bang Grenada.
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Welcome to the Afterfuture is a studio album by the American hip hop musician Mike Ladd. It was released on Ozone Music in 2000.
Easy Listening 4 Armageddon is the debut studio album by American hip hop musician Mike Ladd. It was released on Scratchie Records in 1997.
Father Divine is a studio album by American hip hop musician Mike Ladd. It was released on ROIR in 2005.
Negrophilia: The Album is a studio album by American hip hop musician Mike Ladd. It was released on Thirsty Ear in 2005.
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Holding It Down: The Veterans' Dreams Project is a collaborative studio album by American jazz pianist Vijay Iyer and American hip hop musician Mike Ladd. It was released on Pi Recordings in 2013.
In What Language? is a collaborative studio album by American jazz pianist Vijay Iyer and American hip hop musician Mike Ladd. It was released on Pi Recordings in 2003.
Still Life with Commentator is a collaborative studio album by American jazz pianist Vijay Iyer and American hip hop musician Mike Ladd. It was released on Savoy Jazz in 2007.
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