Mike Ladd

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Mike Ladd
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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]
Occupation(s)
Years active1997–present
Labels

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]

Contents

Early life

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]

Career

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]

Style and influences

Mike Ladd's influences range from Funkadelic to King Tubby, Minor Threat, and Charles Stepney. [14]

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

EPs

Singles

Guest appearances

Remixes

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References

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