News Blue Scholars Sign To Rawkus
posted by on March 6 at 1:57 AM
From the official press release:
The momentum behind this group and the scene they come out of in Seattle is undeniable. Armed with a purpose beyond creating music for music’s sake, Blue Scholars take the classic form of the emcee/DJ duo perfected by groups such as Gangstarr, Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Eric B. & Rakim while carrying the essence of militant, yet personal struggle shown by hip-hop luminaries such as Public Enemy and KRS-One.Blue Scholars second full-length release, “Bayani”, is due out in June 12, 2007 on Rawkus Records in collaboration with MASSLINE. Be part of the next cultural shift.
Rawkus, if you ain’t know, is the label that broke Mos Def, Talib Kweli, and Company Flow, among others.The razor logo graced the cream of hiphop’s indie boom in the late 90’s, and became synonomous with raw, progressive independent hiphop. With the worldwide distibution of this storied indie-hop label, the Scholars’ music will reach ears far and wide. That, my friends, is wassup.
I want to send a HUGE congrats to the homies Geologic and Sabzi- this is a beautiful thing for them, their MASSLINE fam, and the entire Northwest.
just another sign that Rawkus is a shit label with no talent now. seriously. blue scholars are wack. rawkus is wack. match made in wack heaven. the last time Rawkus was worth a shit was just after Soundbombing 2 came out. since then it's been watered down attempts at mainstream rap. attention seattle rap bands like old dominion and blue scholars. you fucking suck! good luck playing shows to white kids with backpacks and allowance money from momz.
U2lR - bitter much?
u2lr sounds a little bitter, a little over the top, but they have a point. Rawkus is a hollow shell of what it once was which is why they can afford to sign an act with very little unique talent. Blue Scholars may have been exciting if they had come out in 98 or 99 but 8 years after the fact, they're just boring music for white people who usually don't like rap. What was the last good album on Rawkus? Does anyone who likes rap still look out for Rawkus records? I think we all know the answer to that. Good luck Blue Scholars. Sucks to be a decade late to a party that's already finished.
good luck playing shows to white kids with backpacks and allowance money from momz.
as opposed to..? been to a hiphop show lately?
Procussions and Naledge (who's done a lot of work with Lupe Fiasco) seem decent. The new Jazzmatazz should be good, maybe. Seems like Rawkus is just starting again, will be interesting to see where they go. Like he Scholars or not, a lot of people seem to love them up and down the west coast. They're either late to the party or starting a new one. Guess we'll see.
Wouldn't they need more luck if they were playing to kids with no allowance money? (kids with no money don't buy records.)
As Larry says, this is good for Seattle. It will get a lot of attention for the scene here. Common Market and Gabriel Teodros will of course benefit immediately from the association, but in the long run, Blue Scholars' hyping of Seattle (which they seem to do a lot) should bring some attention to the rest of the scene as well - Dyme Def, Cancer Rising, D Black, Macklemore, Saturday Knights, Grayskul should all benefit and I'm sure we'll see a ton of new acts emerge, labels sign them, and press and radio start paying attention. Now let's hope radio catches up with the fans.
What was the last good album on Rawkus?
Black on Both Sides and Internal Affairs? Both from 1999.
tho it doesn't measure up to those two- classics to me- last year's Ink Is My Drink, from Panacea* was really good and slept on.
*not the german drill n' bass guys
This isn't the same Rawkus that left Mos claiming they owed him money. It's headed by new people now and Blue Scholars certainly wouldn't sign to a situation that they're not going to benefit from. They're doing great without a label so I think they understood the implications when they inked the deal.
Also, that Panacea album was one of the best of last year. Geo and Sab will fit in well with where the label stands now.
Too bad Rawkus is a member of the RIAA. (Source: http://www.riaa.com/about/members/default.asp)
None of these labels deserve any business until the RIAA stops suing anyone and everyone.
it doesn't matter that rawkus used to be a lot better, and it doesn't matter if the scholars are sometimes boring. the point is that the artists on rawkus now sound a lot like blue scholars and are not BAD by any stretch of the imagination. that means rawkus is being selective and deliberate about their signings. hate it or love it, it's a perfect fit!
I love Blue Scholars.
music for white people who usually don't like rap.
Yup, that's me. There are a lot of us. We're going to make Geologic and Sabzi rich. Sorry about that, it's what we do.
those who compare rawkus to what it used to be... yall are the same people who compare nas' illmatic to the rest of his albums.
stop it.
rawkus is workin in a new direction, and to me its dope.
the golden age has come and gone. accept it. move on.
to that bitter first poster who is probably staring at his old rawkus shirt thats all worn out, crying...
you need to go kiss your autographed vintage pharoah monch poster circa 98 and go make a beat by sampling yourself saying "i miss the old days"
dont forget to use a delay for that added "umph"
ill spend my lunch money to cop that.
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