Two years ago The Bad Genes crew was formed; a collaboration of emcees and musicians dedicated to bringing an eclectic mix of musical taste and ethnic backgrounds to the hip-hop community. The group fuses their collective influences, such as The Pharcyde, Quannum Spectrum, Jurassic Five, early Beastie Boys, and the Sugar Hill Gang, to break new ground in the contemporary music scene, while maintaining the sensibility of hip-hop basics. Bad Genes consists of three emcees, a vocalist/producer, a dj, and a bassist/MPC wizard. Alias Antithesis (emcee) was born and raised in Los Angeles with a passion and love for the music like no other. He integrates soulful and energetic blends of flow and showmanship into his subtle, yet insightful wordplay. Diamond Del Rio (emcee/producer) hails from the Great Northwest, where he developed his unique old-school style and boyish charm. Being a DJ as well, Del Rio finds it simple to produce beats for DJ eMpTy, coming out from the San Fernando Valley, to add fierce beat juggling skills and scratch techniques to the musical soup. He keeps the cuts fresh and sharp, instilling artistic elements from mutated punk and hip-hop influences. B Maul (bass/live MPC) is a musical mastermind whose rhythmic and infectious grooves give every saucy beat life and harmonious form. Rashaun (vocalist/producer) born and raised in Los Angeles, brings his crystal clear vocals and soulful, laid-back beats into the Gene Pool, completing this crew of hip-hop saviors. Live or in the studio, playing it hard or smooth, Bad Genes is a fiery concoction of lyric peddlers, heavy rhythm merchants, and hip-hop cognoscenti. Ripping through the Los Angeles hip-hop club scene, the Bad Genes crew has opened and blown up the stage for acts like, Flava Flav at The Key Club, and Digital Underground (twice) at The House of Blues.
As well as packing the clubs, the crew has also finished their long awaited music video for the single “Knockin’�--directed by Joshua Forbes--which in the first week of it’s airing on MusicPlusTV.com has made it in the top three on their request show 10 Deep. Spreading the word even further out, Bad Genes is currently being played
on PulseNow.com--an internet radio station--where their second single “Round for Round� was picked as one of the weeks top five “Hot Trax� and is now on regular rotation on the UK Satellite Radio station SKY 905.
contact info:
Mike Marlett
818.653.2594
BadGenes@Mindless.com
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