| The X-Ecutioners | |
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 Total Eclipse, Roc Raida & Rob Swift
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | X-Men Ill Insanity |
| Origin | New York City, New York, USA |
| Genre(s) | Hip Hop Turntablism Underground rap Instrumental hip hop Experimental hip hop |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Associated acts | DJ Premier Mike Patton DJ Quest |
| Website | Official Website |
| Members | |
| Roc Raida Total Eclipse DJ Boogie Blind DJ Precision |
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| Former members | |
| Mista Sinista Rob Swift |
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History
Originally including 11 members, they formed under the name X-Men, which was chosen partly because of their rivalry between Super DJ Clark Kent's crew of DJs, known as the Supermen, and partly after the Marvel Comics characters, but had to change their name due to trademark infringement. Super DJ Clark Kent (born Rodolfo Franklin) is a hip hop DJ, Record producer and music executive of Panamanian descent. Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc A trademark or trade mark, represented by the symbols ™ and ®, or mark is a distinctive sign or indicator used by an individual
After the groups name changed, the crew was later reduced to members Rob Swift, Roc Raida, Total Eclipse, and Mista Sinista (named after the Marvel Comics' Mister Sinister) before releasing their debut album X-Pressions. Rob Swift is a hip hop DJ and Turntablist. Born and raised in Jackson Heights Queens, Swift (born Robert Anthony Williams, better known as Roc Raida is an American DJ, Turntablist, Producer and member of legendary DJ group The X-Ecutioners Mister Sinister is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Sinista later left the group shortly after the release of Built From Scratch, and Rob Swift left the group for personal and artistic reasons in 2005. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
In the wake of Swift's departure, The X-Ecutioners have been scarcely heard of; however, the latest word is that the group has two new members, DJ Boogie Blind and DJ Precision. [1]
The X-Ecutioners have worked with many famous artists on their albums Built From Scratch and Revolutions and are highly respected in hip hop for their turntable skills, being infamous for the technique known as beat juggling. Beat juggling is the act of manipulating two or more samples (e They have been known to do numerous collaborations, ranging from Kool G Rap to Cypress Hill, Mike Shinoda and co-released an album with Mike Patton called General Patton vs. The X-Ecutioners. Nathaniel Wilson (born July 20 1968) better known by his stage name Kool G Rap, is an American Hardcore rapper from the Corona Cypress Hill is an American hip hop group from Los Angeles California. Michael Kenji Shinoda (born February 11 1977 is an American Musician, record producer and Artist from Agoura Hills California. Michael Allan Patton (born January 27 1968) is an American singer Songwriter, Composer, multi-instrumentalist and Video General Patton vs The X-Ecutioners is a collaboration album released by Experimental rock artist Mike Patton and New York City Hip-hop The X-Ecutioners contributed to a remix of Run-DMC's "King of Rock" on the Harmonix game Amplitude, and the DJ group's song "Like This" was featured in the video game SSX 3. Run-DMC was a pioneering hip hop group during the 1980s founded by Joseph "[The Reverend] Run" Simmons, Darryl "D King of Rock is the second album by hip hop trio Run-DMC. Produced in 1985 the album sees the group adopting a more rock -influenced Harmonix Music Systems (or simply Harmonix) is a video game development company based in Cambridge Massachusetts in the United States. Amplitude is a 2003 PlayStation 2 musical video game It was developed by Harmonix and is the sequel to the game FreQuency A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. SSX 3 is a Snowboarding video game published by Electronic Arts and developed by EA Sports BIG, which was released in late 2003.
As of 2007, Rob Swift, Total Eclipse and Precision have formed a new group called Ill Insanity. The X-Ecutioners is a group of Hip hop DJs / turntablists from New York. Their latest release, "Ground Xero" contains 14 tracks featuring the likes of, Q-Bert, DJ Excess, and Grand Master Roc Raida.
Discography
Albums
- 1997: X-Pressions (Asphodel)
- 1998: Japan X-Clusive (P Vine)
- 2002: Built from Scratch (Loud/Sony)
- 2003: Scratchology (Sequence)
- 2004: Revolutions (Sony)
- 2008: Ground Xero (Ablist Productions)
EPs/Singles/Vinyl Records
- 1997: Música Negra (Black Music)/Wordplay (EP)
- 2002: It's Goin' Down (CD Single/Vinyl Record) #13 Modern Rock Tracks, #29 Mainstream Rock Tracks, #85 Billboard Hot 100[1]
Film Scores
- 2008: Prom Night with Danny Elfman
References
- ^ Scratch Magazine, Sept. X-Pressions is the debut album by hip hop group The X-Ecutioners. Asphodel Records is a San Francisco based Independent record label. Japan X-Clusive is a compilaiton album by rap group The X-Ecutioners. Built from Scratch is a 2002 album by DJ group The X-Ecutioners. Loud Records is a subsidiary of SRC Records founded by Steve Rifkind in 1992. Sony BMG Music Entertainment is a diverse music and entertainment group Scratchology is a compilation album by hip hop group The X-Ecutioners. Revolutions is the third studio album by hip hop group The X-Ecutioners. Sony BMG Music Entertainment is a diverse music and entertainment group Ground Xero is an album by hip hop group Ill Insanity, who are composed of three members of the legendary turntabilist group The X-Ecutioners, Rob Música Negra (Black Music/Wordplay is an EP by hip hop group The X-Ecutioners, then known as The X-Men featuring rhymes by Gudtyme " It's Goin' Down " is a single credited to turntablists The X-Ecutioners featuring Mike Shinoda and Joseph Hahn. Hot Modern Rock Tracks (originally called Modern Rock Tracks) is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in ''Billboard'' magazine since September Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks (originally called Mainstream Rock Tracks) is a ranking in Billboard magazine of the most-played songs on Mainstream rock Scratch was a magazine about the art of creating hip-hop It featured articles regarding producers musicians and DJs that make beats for rap records and details the secret /Oct. 2006.
External links
- The X-Ecutioners at Rolling Stone Magazine
- The X-Ecutioners at Music. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published IGN.com
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