Audio Stepchild
Encyclopedia
Audio Stepchild is an American rap
group from Houston, Texas.
co-owned by Tony Draper of Suave House Records
. Other notable album features include Joe Traxx and Papa Rue. Joe Traxx performed on the song "My Life" and Papa Rue appeared on "Hot Child."
Audio Stepchild remade
the "Colors" (Ice-T song)
. "Land of the Snake Charmer" was worked on by Grammy Award
winning recording engineer and music producer Michael Calderon, Tara Lacarna, Larry Greenbaum and Bryan Jackson. "When Will We Be Paid?" featuring Prince and "3 Days in LA" were the two singles
from the album.
Audio Stepchild has consisted of the following group members, music producer Jonathan Hay, Sabrina, Atlas Jenkins, Brotha Mello, Zally and others. They were featured in Juice (magazine)
in November 2001 (Issue
#35), a well known German hip hop
magazine and the biggest of its kind in Europe. In 2009 an audio recording of Chuck D
from Public Enemy
and two of the members (Hay and Eisenmenger) was released online. Together as hip hop
journalists the two group members of Audio Stepchild have interviewed Chuck D
,
Uncle Luke
and Chef Raekwon.
In 2011 Atlas Jenkins starred in a regionally popular music video in Worcester
, Massachusetts
. Jonathan Hay aka "Jon Hay" or "Haywire" is a record producer and has produced or been a co-producer of sound recordings for Nappy Roots
, Amil
, Knoc-turn'al
, Crooked I
, Roc Raida
, Aasim
(from Bad Boy Records
), Focus...
, Royce da 5'9, Ice-T
, Sam Sneed
, MC Breed
, LBC Crew
and Killer Mike
. Hay was also involved in the music production of "A Divine Intervention on 55th" a remix
by Skinny DeVille
of Nappy Roots
and Dave Matthews
. Brotha Mello is a performing artist in Tampa
, Florida as Mello Bondz. Zally is a Reggae
artist that performs in Southwest Florida
.
Audio Stepchild has a new album coming out in 2012. Audio Stepchild with RUNDMCJ (including Vito Banga of Nappy Roots
and Tan-D) released a song called, "Chris Johnson
" that was featured on popular hip hop
websites like HipHopDX and 2dopeboyz.
Rap
Rap may refer to:*Rapping, performance in which rhyming lyrics are used, with or without musical accompaniment ; while an MC performs spoken verses in time to a beat/ melody**Hip hop subculture**Hip hop music...
group from Houston, Texas.
History
In 2001 Audio Stepchild released an album called "Land of the Snake Charmer." One of the songs, "When Will We Be Paid?" featured Prince. The album was released through South West Label Group and BCD Music Group a record labelRecord label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
co-owned by Tony Draper of Suave House Records
Suave House Records
Suave House Records, better known as The Legendary Suave House, is a record label located in Houston, Texas founded by Tony Draper. In April 2008, Suave House signed a joint venture deal with Koch . The label's first release under the partnership was an Eightball & MJG Greatest Hits album titled We...
. Other notable album features include Joe Traxx and Papa Rue. Joe Traxx performed on the song "My Life" and Papa Rue appeared on "Hot Child."
Audio Stepchild remade
Remade
The Remade are a fictional group of bio-engineered people in the novels and stories by China Miéville set in the world of Bas-Lag. Bas-Lag itself is a mix of magic and technology, and the Remade are an example of this...
the "Colors" (Ice-T song)
Colors (Ice-T song)
"Colors" is a song by Ice-T, issued as the title track for the soundtrack to the film of the same name. The song was released as a single in 1988. In 2008, it was named the 19th greatest hip-hop song of all time by VH1.-Charts:...
. "Land of the Snake Charmer" was worked on by Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
winning recording engineer and music producer Michael Calderon, Tara Lacarna, Larry Greenbaum and Bryan Jackson. "When Will We Be Paid?" featuring Prince and "3 Days in LA" were the two singles
Singles
Singles may refer to:In society:* Single persons and associated businesses and discussionsIn retail commerce:* United States one-dollar bills, particularly when requesting change from, or implicitly comparing to, larger denomination bills...
from the album.
Audio Stepchild has consisted of the following group members, music producer Jonathan Hay, Sabrina, Atlas Jenkins, Brotha Mello, Zally and others. They were featured in Juice (magazine)
Juice (magazine)
Juice is a well known German hip hop magazine and the biggest of its kind in Europe. In every issue readers find interviews with rappers and record reviews...
in November 2001 (Issue
Issue
Issue may refer to:* Issue , a monthly Korean comics anthology magazine* Issues, a Jewish magazine published by the American Council for Judaism* Issue , a unit of work to accomplish an improvement in a data system...
#35), a well known German hip hop
Hip hop
Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...
magazine and the biggest of its kind in Europe. In 2009 an audio recording of Chuck D
Chuck D
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour , better known by his stage name, Chuck D, is an American rapper, author, and producer. He helped create politically and socially conscious rap music in the mid-1980s as the leader of the rap group Public Enemy.- Early life :Ridenhour was born in Queens, New York...
from Public Enemy
Public Enemy
Public Enemy is an American hip hop group consisting of Chuck D, Flavor Flav, Professor Griff and his S1W group, DJ Lord , and Music Director Khari Wynn...
and two of the members (Hay and Eisenmenger) was released online. Together as hip hop
Hip hop
Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...
journalists the two group members of Audio Stepchild have interviewed Chuck D
Chuck D
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour , better known by his stage name, Chuck D, is an American rapper, author, and producer. He helped create politically and socially conscious rap music in the mid-1980s as the leader of the rap group Public Enemy.- Early life :Ridenhour was born in Queens, New York...
,
Uncle Luke
Uncle Luke
Uncle Luke is the fifth album released by Luther Campbell. It was released on June 14, 1996 through Luke Records and was mainly produced by Darren "DJ Spin" Rudnick, and Rod XL, with additional production by Frankie Cutlass, Ice Cube and Doug E. Fresh...
and Chef Raekwon.
In 2011 Atlas Jenkins starred in a regionally popular music video in Worcester
Worcester
The City of Worcester, commonly known as Worcester, , is a city and county town of Worcestershire in the West Midlands of England. Worcester is situated some southwest of Birmingham and north of Gloucester, and has an approximate population of 94,000 people. The River Severn runs through the...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
. Jonathan Hay aka "Jon Hay" or "Haywire" is a record producer and has produced or been a co-producer of sound recordings for Nappy Roots
Nappy Roots
Nappy Roots is an American alternative Southern rap quintet that originated in Bowling Green, Kentucky in 1995 and is best known for its hit single "Awnaw."...
, Amil
Amil
Amil Whitehead more commonly known by her stage name Amil, is an American female rapper, singer, and songwriter from New York City. She was prominent in the late 1990s as a Jay-Z protégé, most notably on the single "Can I Get A..." from the Rush Hour soundtrack.-Early life:Amil was born September...
, Knoc-turn'al
Knoc-turn'al
Royal Harbor , known by stage name Knoc-turn'al, is a songwriter and rapper. He is known to write for Dr. Dre.-Albums:...
, Crooked I
Crooked I
Dominick Wickliffe, better known by his stage name Crooked I, is an American rapper from Long Beach, California. He is a member of the hip hop group, Slaughterhouse with other members Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz and Royce da 5'9. Slaughterhouse is currently signed to Shady Records / Interscope Records....
, Roc Raida
Roc Raida
Anthony Williams , better known as Roc Raida or Grandmaster Roc Raida, was an American DJ, turntablist and producer. He was also a member of the legendary DJ group, The X-Ecutioners....
, Aasim
Aasim
Aasim is an American rapper, who first began rapping at the age of 12, and signed his first record deal with Schott Free of Loud Records at 17. While signed to the label, Aasim learned songwriting from Big Pun and Dead Prez but never released any material...
(from Bad Boy Records
Bad Boy Records
Bad Boy Records is a record label founded in 1993 by producer/rapper/entrepreneur Sean "Diddy" Combs. Today it operates as a subsidiary of Warner Music Group, and is distributed by Atlantic Records.-Beginnings:...
), Focus...
Focus...
Bernard "Focus..." Edwards, Jr is a Atlanta-based Grammy Award–winning producer who first rose to fame when signed to Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment. Since then he has produced tracks for Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Lopez, Beyoncé Knowles, Busta Rhymes, Bishop Lamont, Tony Yayo, Stat Quo,...
, Royce da 5'9, Ice-T
ICE-T
* Ice-T, an American rapper and actor* ICE T , a tilting model of the German InterCityExpress series of high-speed trains...
, Sam Sneed
Sam Sneed
Sam Sneed is a producer and rapper. He originally got his start working as a producer for K-Solo and the Hit Squad.-Death Row Records:...
, MC Breed
MC Breed
Eric Breed better known as MC Breed, was an American rapper best known for his singles "Ain't No Future in Yo Frontin", which peaked at #66 on the Billboard Hot 100, and "Gotta Get Mine", featuring 2Pac, that made it to #6 on the Hot Rap Singles.-Biography:Born in Flint, Michigan, Breed is also...
, LBC Crew
LBC Crew
The LBC Crew are a collective of Long Beach-based rappers. They were the first act to be executively-produced by Snoop Dogg. In 1997, The LBC Crew were signed to Doggystyle Records, a label operated by Snoop and distributed through Snoop's then record label, Death Row Records...
and Killer Mike
Killer Mike
Michael Render , better known by his stage name Killer Mike, is an American rapper, signed to Grind Time Official through the SMC/Fontana Distribution...
. Hay was also involved in the music production of "A Divine Intervention on 55th" a remix
Remix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
by Skinny DeVille
Skinny DeVille
William Rahsaan Hughes and better known by his stage names Skinny DeVille and Saan, is a member of the Kentucky-based alternative southern rap quintet group Nappy Roots...
of Nappy Roots
Nappy Roots
Nappy Roots is an American alternative Southern rap quintet that originated in Bowling Green, Kentucky in 1995 and is best known for its hit single "Awnaw."...
and Dave Matthews
Dave Matthews
David John "Dave" Matthews is a South African–born American musician and occasional actor, best known as the lead vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist for the Dave Matthews Band...
. Brotha Mello is a performing artist in Tampa
Tâmpa
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, Florida as Mello Bondz. Zally is a Reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
artist that performs in Southwest Florida
Southwest Florida
Southwest Florida is a region of Florida , United States located along its gulf coast, south of the Tampa Bay area, west of Lake Okeechobee and mostly north of the Everglades...
.
Audio Stepchild has a new album coming out in 2012. Audio Stepchild with RUNDMCJ (including Vito Banga of Nappy Roots
Nappy Roots
Nappy Roots is an American alternative Southern rap quintet that originated in Bowling Green, Kentucky in 1995 and is best known for its hit single "Awnaw."...
and Tan-D) released a song called, "Chris Johnson
Chris Johnson
-Sports:* Chris Johnson , Australian rules footballer with Brisbane* Chris Johnson , Australian rules footballer with Melbourne and Carlton* Chris Johnson , Jamaican...
" that was featured on popular hip hop
Hip hop
Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...
websites like HipHopDX and 2dopeboyz.
Albums
| Year | Album | Chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US R&B Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
US Rap Hot Rap Songs Rap Songs is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. It lists the 25 most popular hip-hop/rap songs, calculated weekly by airplay on rhythmic and urban radio stations and sales in hip hop-focused or exclusive markets. From 1989 through 2001, it was based on how much the single... |
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