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People Under the Stairs
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People Under the Stairs are an underground hip-hop group from Los Angeles, California. The group comprises two self-proclaimed b-boys, Thes One and Double K.
Thes One (Chris Portugal) was born in Lima, Peru in 1977. His musical aliases include Thes One, Uncle Thester, Supreme One, Thessoterrorist, and Lord Radio. Double K (Michael Turner, Jr.) is originally from Los Angeles, California, and was born in 1977. He is also known to go by Double K, K Jackson, Dub K, L.A. Mike, Mikey, Kaos, and Hale Bop.
People Under the Stairs, or PUTS, have released three albums since 1998, and have since put out a record every two years, with the exception of 2004. Myek.
They have also moved to Basement Records, who will formally release their next album along with Tres Records. Tres Records was started by Chikaramanga & Sausen with the assistance of Thes One and has began releasing 12” singles and CD’s for Thes One, Giant Panda, Lightheaded, and other artists.
Although widely unrecognized, PUTS is often considered one of the hip-hop underground’s most prominent acts, with a musical style similar to that of A Tribe Called Quest, The Pharcyde, and Bay Area group Ugly Duckling.
Their most recent album, Stepfather, was released on April 18, 2006. A false leak of the album was released on the internet on February 21, 2006. The leak was orchestrated by Thes One himself by recruiting members on the PUTS Online messageboard to spread the bad copy. The leak is in fact a recital of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner with an introduction containing such jeers as, “You got it way before everyone, you’re so smart.
Thes One (Chris Portugal) was born in Lima, Peru in 1977. His musical aliases include Thes One, Uncle Thester, Supreme One, Thessoterrorist, and Lord Radio. Double K (Michael Turner, Jr.) is originally from Los Angeles, California, and was born in 1977. He is also known to go by Double K, K Jackson, Dub K, L.A. Mike, Mikey, Kaos, and Hale Bop.
People Under the Stairs, or PUTS, have released three albums since 1998, and have since put out a record every two years, with the exception of 2004. Myek.
They have also moved to Basement Records, who will formally release their next album along with Tres Records. Tres Records was started by Chikaramanga & Sausen with the assistance of Thes One and has began releasing 12” singles and CD’s for Thes One, Giant Panda, Lightheaded, and other artists.
Although widely unrecognized, PUTS is often considered one of the hip-hop underground’s most prominent acts, with a musical style similar to that of A Tribe Called Quest, The Pharcyde, and Bay Area group Ugly Duckling.
Their most recent album, Stepfather, was released on April 18, 2006. A false leak of the album was released on the internet on February 21, 2006. The leak was orchestrated by Thes One himself by recruiting members on the PUTS Online messageboard to spread the bad copy. The leak is in fact a recital of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner with an introduction containing such jeers as, “You got it way before everyone, you’re so smart.
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People Under The Stairs - Time to Rock Our Shit.
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Andyboiii wrote:
i'm listening to Fun DMC right now. This is definitely another classic PUTS album
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wghhradio wrote:
hear People Under the Stairs at the home of progressive hip hop, http://www.wghhradio.com
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MIstaBinxThinx wrote:
The Om Years is an amazingly well thought out Greatest Hits album, and i know the greatest PUTS tracks have still yet to come out. Fun DMC = Sept. 30!!!
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Benefit187 wrote:
Holy crap maniac thanks for that. It's been a long time since I've been this excited for an album to come out.
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maniacmansion wrote:
you can listen to all of the new album streaming here: http://www.golddust-media.com/player/FunDMC.html
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garciastudios wrote:
One of my favorite new school groups! (even though they've been around for a few years :)
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pamento wrote:
Just in case you guys haven't seen it, here's the cover for "Fun DMC" http://i34.tinypic.com/wr97s.jpg
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Andyboiii wrote:
Montego Slay, The LA Song, San Francisco Knights, Time to Rock our Shit Keepin it Live are there best songs imo
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teflon_hearted wrote:
These dudes are great.
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blaine236 wrote:
so psyched for Fun DMC. these guys are great
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tkuniva wrote:
acid raindrops isnt shit compared to LA Song and San Fran Knights. Keep rockin. Influened.
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rigoisphat wrote:
come on it's a song about getting high, what else could you expect
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emerica171 wrote:
that price is right clip is fucking classic
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SanderGP wrote:
I'm a big PUTS fan but I can't understand why everyone has Acid Raindrops in their top 10. The song has good lyrics and a nice beat, but the song isn't that special in my opinion. Songs like San Francisco Knights, Tales of Kidd Drunkadelic, Suite for Beaver 1 & 2, Jappy Jap, Keepin It Live, Empty Bottles of Water and the L.A. Song have much more of a vibe in it. But that's my opinion, still puttin the peeps on number 1.
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teflon_hearted wrote:
acid raindrops is their best track, glad to see it at number 1
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midnightheory wrote:
VVV O.S.T. is a great record and a good place to start (bonus: it's a great record for the summertime) but you'll be hard-pressed to not like any of their albums. dope shit!
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NY_stateofmind wrote:
what's their best album?
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Thes One on The Price Is Right: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSml4Xp5BaA
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alejandros69 wrote:
The Next Step II = best song on début album
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AJulian wrote:
New Album by the name of "Fun DMC" coming out in September. Thes One also made a soundtrack for a documentary on LA Skateboarding.
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