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Lifesavas
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A hip hop duo from Portland, Oregon, Lifesavas are notable for what The Onion’s Nathan Rabin called their “self deprecating style.” Their creative and insightful songs are both approachable and complex.
Like many of their peers on Quannum Projects, their lyrics tend to be rhythmically intricate and emotionally introspective, though it contains little of the self-lacerating qualities found on the inhabitants of underground hip hop lables like Anticon and Lex. Instead, they take a more positive approach, especially noticeable in songs like “Livin’ Time”. They take a dim view toward the prevailing “gangsta” trends and what they view as the dumbed-down and immoral tendencies of mainstream American rap. Other topics covered on their debut album Spirit in Stone include politics, relationships, religion and racial progress.
The group has just released their second album, “Gutterfly”, which features Smif n Wessun, Dead Prez, Camp Lo, and George Clinton, among others. They tour frequently with labelmates and partners Blackalicious. They have collaborated with several notable artists, including Vernon Reid of Living Colour, Fishbone, J-Live, Lyrics Born, Gift of Gab, DJ Shadow, and Dead Prez.
Like many of their peers on Quannum Projects, their lyrics tend to be rhythmically intricate and emotionally introspective, though it contains little of the self-lacerating qualities found on the inhabitants of underground hip hop lables like Anticon and Lex. Instead, they take a more positive approach, especially noticeable in songs like “Livin’ Time”. They take a dim view toward the prevailing “gangsta” trends and what they view as the dumbed-down and immoral tendencies of mainstream American rap. Other topics covered on their debut album Spirit in Stone include politics, relationships, religion and racial progress.
The group has just released their second album, “Gutterfly”, which features Smif n Wessun, Dead Prez, Camp Lo, and George Clinton, among others. They tour frequently with labelmates and partners Blackalicious. They have collaborated with several notable artists, including Vernon Reid of Living Colour, Fishbone, J-Live, Lyrics Born, Gift of Gab, DJ Shadow, and Dead Prez.
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Lifesavas - Skeletons
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Lifesavas - Me
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Lifesavas - Hellohihey live in SF
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Lifesavas - No Surpirse Live in SF
Top Albums
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Happiness
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HelloHiHey
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Shine Language
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Double Up
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Resist
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It's Over
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Fever
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Soldierfied
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Head Exercise
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Take Me Away
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Me
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Gutterfly
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Fa' Show
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The Warning
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5th Horseman
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Shoutbox
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mana80822 wrote:
you guys are the illest
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Tough-Luck wrote:
I'm mad. Why didn't I know about these guys sooner?!
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Speakersoul wrote:
So cool beat you know, you me you me
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odysseybmx88 wrote:
sofaking good - how could I have missed this group for so long!?
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arrogantrabbit wrote:
portlandoregoneeyuhhhhh...
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Katrah-Quey wrote:
I wasn't feelin Spirit In Stone that much when it dropped, I actually sold the cd that same year. Now that I have it again, I really dig it now.
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please stop mentioning the ear-raping music that is anticon
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LittleDanzig wrote:
i can't be the only one out there that hears Camp Lo in more than just the guest spots on this record. ;)
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SikTh wrote:
anticon hate hip hop
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majself wrote:
btw. FUCK Anticon.
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majself wrote:
Thuggity!Thuggity@Thuggity!Thuggity! :D Spirit in stone is dope,really underrated...
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CrescentFresh76 wrote:
sad you feel that way, but the sound and harmony are sweet... you have to see them live..
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WodkaLover wrote:
some tracks are okay, most tracks stink
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Tedikuma wrote:
Anticon + Quannum = !?!?!
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JakeRadical wrote:
i am kidding a little bit, but anticon fucking owns.
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MapleLeaf432 wrote:
are you kidding...anticon? fuck anticon
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JakeRadical wrote:
anticon needs to sign this shit.
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pachanka wrote:
SoleSides Group Has Been BORN! Get in here!
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streetpoetry wrote:
Lifesavas are the business
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blackitolism wrote:
yes this album had to grow on me, but it has slowly become one of my favorite quannum releases.
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- jononation, JPlez25, iliapopovich and 14 other people added Lifesavas to their libraries. 2 hours ago
- bearminimum tagged Lifesavas with ‘quannum’ and ‘underground hip-hop’. last month
- SoulJourn, Matt_Tremoni, crunchcrunch and 12 other people added Lifesavas to their libraries. last month
- plagueround tagged Lifesavas with ‘underground hip hop’. August 2008
- dillon_white, mvalerio22, staticninja and 1 other person added Lifesavas to their libraries. August 2008
- ruckalicious added Lifesavas to the lineup of Bumbershoot at Seattle Center. July 2008
- itsalexis added Lifesavas to itsalexis’s library. July 2008
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