| Stellafly | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 27 October 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1997, Valentim de Carvalho studios in Paço de Arcos, Portugal | |||
| Genre | Hip hop, alternative hip hop | |||
| Length | 71:42 | |||
| Label | Valentim de Carvalho, NorteSul, Sweatlodge Records, BCB Records, EMI Records [1] **Publishing administered by North Music Group [USA] [2] | |||
| Producer | Joe Fossard [3] | |||
| Ithaka chronology | ||||
| ||||
Stellafly is the second full-length album to be released by Californian Alternative hip hop artist Ithaka. [3] [4] [5]
Stellafly was written and recorded in Lisbon, Portugal in 1997, (where Ithaka lived and worked between 1992 and 1998) and is based upon his own personal adventures in Western Europe. Lyrically the record covers many diverse topics such as Substance abuse, Big wave surfing, and Ghosts. [6] [7] [8]
Although the album is in the English language, it was nominated for four Blitz Premios (The Portuguese Grammy) and in 1997 received top honours in the respected Portuguese newspaper Jornal Público for "Best Song" Seabra Is Mad, "Best Video"(Seabra Is Mad), "Artist Of The Year" and "Album Of The Year". [9] [10] [11] [12]
The single Seabra Is Mad from this album later appeared on the hit Xbox 360 basketball game, NBA 2K7 and another song " The Plot" was featured on the soundtrack for the American surfing documentary "Second Thoughts" directed by Timmy Turner, winner of the 2004 Surfer Magazine award for "Best Video". [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]
The album was co produced by Ewan Butler and Joe Fossard and musically co-written by Butler (from the British band Bradford) and Fossard, both originally from Blackburn, England. Together, the two essentially created the soundtrack for Ithaka's narrative story-telling lyricism. In addition to Fossard's electronic programming and the guitars, bass and keyboards of Butler, the seventeen tracks on the album also featured guests performers such as singer Marta Dias, rapper Ace (from Mind Da Gap), rapper X-Sista, singer Hi-Fi Jô, singer-artist Mimi (Tavares) and others. [19] [20] [21] [22]
Although Ithaka is an American citizen of Greek origins, because the album was made in Portugal and utilized many Portuguese guest artists, Stellafly (and Ithaka's preceding album, Flowers And The Color Of Paint) is often included in the genre of music known as Hip hop Tuga along with artists such as General D, Boss AC, etc. [23]
The album's original cover image was created by Ithaka Darin Pappas himself; a photograph of a woman wearing a chicken wire swimsuit in front of the sculpture (also called Stellafly) from his body of artwork called, The Reincarnation Of A Surfboard.
Portuguese music includes many different styles and genres, as a result of its history. These can be broadly divided into classical music, traditional/folk music and popular music and all of them have produced internationally successful acts, with the country seeing a recent expansion in musical styles, especially in popular music.
Australian hip hop traces its origins to the early 1980s and is largely inspired by hip hop and other urban musical genres from the United States. As the form matured, Australian hip hop has become a commercially viable style of music that is no longer restricted to the creative underground, with artists such as The Kid Laroi, Manu Crooks, Onefour, Iggy Azalea, Hilltop Hoods, Bliss n Eso and Youngn Lipz, having achieved notable fame. Australian hip hop is still primarily released through independent record labels, which are often owned and operated by the artists themselves. Despite its genesis as an offshoot of American hip-hop, Australian hip hop has developed a distinct personality that reflects its evolution as an Australian musical style.
Mongaguá is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Baixada Santista. The population is 57,648 in an area of 141.87 km2. The name comes from the Tupi language. Its seal carries the national motto of the United States of America, E pluribus unum.
Portuguese hip hop, more commonly called hip hop tuga, is the Portuguese variety of hip hop music. It differs from mainstream hip hop because it has strong influences from African music, from Lusophone Africa, reggae, zouk and fado.
Percy Lee Chapman, known by his stage name Tragedy Khadafi, is an American rapper and record producer. Chapman hails from the Queensbridge Housing Projects in Queens, New York City, and helped spawn other hip hop artists such as Mobb Deep, Capone-N-Noreaga, Nas. He is documented to be the first to use the phrase "illmatic" in 1988 on a record called "The Rebel", from the Marley Marl album In Control, Volume 1, which was an inspiration and influence on fellow New York rapper Nas.
"Eazy-er Said Than Dunn" is a song by American rapper Eazy-E. The song was released as the second single from his debut studio album, Eazy-Duz-It. The track was produced by Dr. Dre and DJ Yella.
No Pressure is the debut solo studio album by American rapper and record producer Erick Sermon. It was released on October 19, 1993, via Rush Associated Labels. Production was mainly handled by Sermon, who also served as executive producer. The album features guest appearances from Ice Cube, Joe Sinistr, Kam, Keith Murray, Redman and Shadz of Lingo. The album made it to #16 on the Billboard 200 chart and #2 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States.
Born Gangstaz is the only studio album by gangsta rapper Boss. It released on May 25, 1993, on Def Jam Recordings' West Coast-based sub-label DJ West, and was produced in part by Def Jef, Erick Sermon, Chyskillz, Jam Master Jay, and T-Ray. The album features guest appearances from rappers Erick Sermon, AMG and group Onyx, as well as dancehall performers Papa Juggy and Admiral D.
Samuel Martins Torres Santiago Mira, better known by his stage name Sam the Kid (STK), is a Portuguese rapper and producer from Chelas, in the civil parish of Marvila, Lisbon.
"Straight Outta Compton" is a song by American hip hop group N.W.A. It was released on July 10, 1988 as the lead single from their debut album of the same name. It also appears on N.W.A's Greatest Hits with an extended mix and The Best of N.W.A: The Strength of Street Knowledge. It was voted number 19 on About.com's Top 100 Rap Songs, and is ranked number 6 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop.
"So Get Up", written and vocalized by Ithaka, is a 1992 spoken-word electronic dance music vocal-poem lyric song more frequently credited to the Portuguese house music production duo Underground Sound of Lisbon, German trance music duo Cosmic Gate, the Spanish group Committee and London-based DJ/producers, Stretch & Vern.
The Reincarnation of a Surfboard is a body of sculpture work created by Ithaka Darin Pappas. The project, which began in 1989 consist of approximately 300 wall-mounted sculptures that have been made using recycled surfboards as raw building material. The series to date has been exhibited on four continents. The most recent solo exhibitions of these works were mesa hosted by WOA - Way Of Arts in Cascais, Portugal in December 2012, by Hurley International in Costa Mesa, California in October 2013 and F+ Gallery in Santa Ana in February 2015.
Flowers and the Color of Paint is a 1995 travel-oriented hip hop, downtempo and spoken word album by Californian lyricist, vocalist and visual artist, Ithaka.
Rapública was the first compilation of Portuguese rap music released by several artists including Boss AC, Black Company, Zona Dread, Family and Líderes da Nova Mensagem.
The Miracle Mile Shot is an experimental short subject, non-dialogue documentary film based entirely on a single photograph of the influential Gangsta rap group N.W.A. created on November 11, 1988, in the Miracle Mile area of Los Angeles, California, by photographer/artist Ithaka Darin Pappas. The photograph itself, also entitled The Miracle Mile Shot, was captured during a photo session that took place at the photographer's home studio apartment at 6516 1/2 Orange Street, Los Angeles. The short film, screened for the first time at the LAGFF on June 19, 2019, visually tells the story of the most important uses of the photograph in chronological order.
Marta Dias is a São Toméan Portuguese singer of jazz, world music and fado who has recorded several solo albums and has additionally recorded and toured extensively with guitarist António Chainho. She has also appeared on several Hip hop releases, including the Ithaka song, Escape From The City Of Angels, which appeared in Columbia Pictures's feature film release, The Replacement Killers in 1998.
General D is a rapper, Hip hop tuga and World music artist. Being the first rapper in Portugal to sign a major record deal, he is considered the Godfather Of Portuguese Hip Hop. Although largely influenced by big name U.S. rap acts such as Public Enemy, Ice Cube and Ice-T, his music carried a distinct African flavor incorporating many live tribal percussion instruments. He recorded two solo albums for EMI-Valentim de Carvalho and has also appeared as a guest on other artists' releases including; Ithaka, Cool Hipnoise, Água d'Amanhã and Pop Dell'Arte.
"Who's the Enemy?" is an English-language alternative hip hop anti-war song by Californian artist/songwriter Ithaka and Brazilian rapper and author, Gabriel o Pensador. The song was originally included on the album, Recorded in Rio, released for the first time in association with Blitz Magazine (Portugal) in 2004. It would later be featured on the soundtrack of the 2006 film, Lost Jewel of the Atlantic, directed by Jacob Holcomb and produced by World Surfing Reserves. The song promotes world peace, containing lyrical references to former U.S. President George W. Bush, The Cold War and global dictators.
"Seabra Is Mad" is a 1997 drum and bass/alternative rock "story song" by Californian lyricist/vocalist Ithaka. The song was released as the first single from his second studio album Stellafly. Recorded in Portugal, it was produced by Joe Fossard featuring Ewan Butler on guitar and Sergio Nascimento on the chorus drums.
Ithaka Darin Pappas, known professionally as Ithaka, is an American-born multidisciplinary artist of Greek ancestry who creates using music, sculpture and photography. He has published short stories in international magazines and periodicals, which have sometimes been the basis for his travel-oriented lyrical content. In a 2005 article for the magazine Waves, journalist Ricardo Macario described Ithaka as The Miscellaneous Man. In a 2008 review of Ithaka's 6th album, Saltwater Nomad, the online surf-culture platform Surfline stated that; the artist effortlessly traverses at ease between all of his choses mediums of expression [music, sculpture, writing and photography], and that, his life's journey is a soulful balancing act somewhere between the worlds of euphoric creation and aquatic diversion.
