Major Pain 2 Indee Freedom: The Best of Hed P.E.
Encyclopedia
Major Pain 2 Indee Freedom: The Best of Hed P.E. is a retrospective compilation by Hed PE. It was released in 2010 on Suburban Noize Records
, and is the first authorized compilation of material by the band.
, with four tracks from earlier albums recorded for Jive Records
. Jive had previously issued the compilation The Best of Hed Planet Earth without the band's involvement. The music of Major Pain 2 Indee Freedom incorporates elements of styles ranging from hip hop
and reggae
to punk rock
, hardcore punk
and heavy metal
. The new song "No Rest 4 da Wicked" was recorded especially for this album, and features a chorous reminiscent of The Police
. The band purchased new recording material for the song, which premeired on Noisecreep
.
Suburban Noize Records
Suburban Noize Records, also known as "Subnoize", is an independent record label based in Burbank, California that specializes in punk rock and underground hip hop...
, and is the first authorized compilation of material by the band.
Music
Major Pain 2 Indee Freedom focuses primarily on the band's recordings under Suburban Noize RecordsSuburban Noize Records
Suburban Noize Records, also known as "Subnoize", is an independent record label based in Burbank, California that specializes in punk rock and underground hip hop...
, with four tracks from earlier albums recorded for Jive Records
Jive Records
Jive Records was a record label based in New York City, operating under RCA Music Group. Jive was primarily known for a string of successes with hip hop artists in the 1980s, and in teen pop and boy bands in the late 1990s. The word "jive" was inspired by Township Jive, a form of South African...
. Jive had previously issued the compilation The Best of Hed Planet Earth without the band's involvement. The music of Major Pain 2 Indee Freedom incorporates elements of styles ranging from hip hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
and 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...
to punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
, hardcore punk
Hardcore punk
Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...
and heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
. The new song "No Rest 4 da Wicked" was recorded especially for this album, and features a chorous reminiscent of The Police
The Police
The Police were an English rock band formed in London in 1977. For the vast majority of their history, the band consisted of Sting , Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland...
. The band purchased new recording material for the song, which premeired on Noisecreep
Noisecreep
Noisecreep is a hard rock and heavy metal music news and media website based in the United States. The site was created by AOL Music in March 2009....
.