Men nu till Muggs ... Vi låter hans biografi tala för sig själv:
1984: - STARTED DJ'ING.
1985: - I GOT MY FIRST SET OF TURNTABLES.
1986: - I MET SEN DOG AND B REAL. THEY WERE PART OF A
CREW CALLED DVX. SEN AND HIS BROTHER WERE IN A GROUP
AND JULIO 6 WAS THEIR DJ. SO ME AND B REAL LINKED, AND
WE WERE OUR OWN GROUP. WE RECORDED A FEW DEMOS IN MY
ROOM, CALLED "MY DJ AND THE SOLOIST."
SEN DOG'S BROTHER WENT SOLO, MELLOW MAN ACE. AND
CYPRESS WENT FROM BEING A STREET NAME IN A
NEIGHBORHOOD TO A RAP GROUP.
1987: - I MET BRETT AND SHAWN B FROM 7A3, A GROUP DOWN
WITH ICE-T AND STARTED DJ'ING FOR THEM.
1988: - RECORDED MY FIRST SONG CALLED "MAD MAD WORLD"
FOR THE "COLORS SOUNDTRACK" THAT WAS ALSO MY FIRST
GOLD RECORD. AND I RECORDED MY FIRST OFFICIAL
PRODUCTION FOR THE MELLOW MAN ACE L.P. CALLED "RIVER
CUBANOS", WHICH B REAL WROTE THE LYRICS FOR. I
OFFICIALLY JOINED 7A3. CYPRESS WAS STILL A HOUSE PARTY
RAP GROUP STILL IN DEVELOPMENT.
LATER IN '88 7A3 GOT SIGNED TO GEFFEN RECORDS, AND WE
WENT TO PHILIDELPHIA TO RECORD OUR L.P. "COLLIN IN
CALI."
1989: - I WENT ON MY FIRST TOUR. IT WAS OPENING UP FOR
SALT 'N PEPPER, KID IN PLAY, AND E.U. 89' WAS ALSO THE
YEAR I WON THE WEST COAST D.M.C. CHAMPIONSHIP.
1990: - CYPRESS GOT SIGNED THIS YEAR. I WAS SO BROKE,
I WAS LIVING ON A FRIENDS COUCH, WHILE I WAS RECORDING
THE L.P. OUR DEAL WAS FOR $75,000. PENNIES COMPARED TO
WHAT GROUPS GET NOW.
1991: - WE RELEASE OUR ALBUM IN THE SUMMER OF '91 AND
IT'S BEEN NON STOP EVER SINCE.
1992: - I PRODUCED THE HOUSE OF PAIN L.P. THIS YEAR,
AND "JUMP AROUND" WAS MY FIRST DOUBLE PLATINUM SINGLE.
I ALSO GOT CALLS FROM THE BEASTIE BOYS AND ICE CUBE
FOR TRACKS AND U2 FOR A REMIX.
1993: - I RELEASED THE "BLACK SUNDAY" L.P. WHICH
STAYED AT NUMBERE #1 FOR 4 WEEKS.IT WAS NONE STOP
TOURS, PRODUCTIONS, T.V. APPERANCES, AND MORE TOURS. I
LITE A JOINT ON SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE AND THE GROUP GOT
BANNED FOR LIFE. SO THEY SAY.
1994: - TOURS, TOURS, AND MORE TOURS.
1995: - AFTER WORKING ON OUR 3RD L.P. FOR 8 MONTHS IT
WAS RELEASED.
1997: - SOUL ASSASSINS CHAPTER I WAS RELEASED. I WAS
VERY X-CITED ABOUT THIS RECORD. IT'S ONE OF MY
FAVORITES.
1998: - PRODUCED TRACKS FOR KRS ONE, THAT WAS A DREAM
COME TRUE. RELEASED CYPRESS L.P.
HAD SOME DOWN TIME, SO I DID A PROJECT WITH TRICKY
CALLED "JUXTAPOSE."
2000: - WITH NEW MANAGEMENT, A NEW LAWYER, AND ALL THE
PLAYERS IN PLACE. "ROCK SUPER STAR" TAKES THE WORLD BY
STORM. THERE IS NO STOPPING THE MACHINE!
2001: - 2001 WAS A BIG YEAR FOR ME. I SAW THE BIRTH OF
MY CHILD WHICH IS THE MOST AMAZING THING I'VE EVER
EXPERIENCED. ALSO I OPENED S.A. STUDIOS, A MULTI MEDIA
PRODUCTION COMPOUND, WERE ALL MY PRODUCTIONS ARE
HANDLED NOW.
2002: - THIS YEAR I'VE BEEN HOME MOST OF THE YEAR. THE
FIRST TIME IN, I'D SAY 13 YEARS. I'VE BEEN DEEP IN THE
TRENCHES RECORDIN' THE DJ MUGGS DUST L.P. IT HAS BEEN
FUN BECAUSE I HAVEN'T TOOK MY TIME ON A L.P. LIKE THIS
SINCE THE THIRD CYPRESS HILL L.P. IT'S VERY
EXPERIMENTAL AND SHOULD OPEN UP EVERYONE TO WERE I
HAVE BEEN MUSICALLY THIS YEAR. AS A PRODUCER, I LOOK
FOR NEW CHALLENGES FOR MYSELF AND THIS IS ONE OF MY
BIGGEST TO DATE. THE ALBUM WILL BE ON ANTI/EPITAPH
RECORDS, COMING OUT THE FIRST WEEK OF MARCH. I TURNED
IT IN OCTOBER FIRST. SO AFTER IT'S TURNED IN, I',
GONNA CHILL FOR A MONTH IN N.Y. AND BEGIN THE
PRODUCTION ON THE NEXT CYPRESS L.P. AND THE SOUL
ASSASSINS PART III FEATURING ALCH-MEST.
2003 och framåt...
In 2003, he released his solo album Dust, which
somehow departed from the usual hip-hop formula, has a
trip-hop/rock sound and features artists such as Greg
Dulli, Amy Trujillo and Everlast on vocals. DJ Muggs
and Cypress Hill are part of an even bigger collective
of musicians, graphic and other artists, the Soul
Assassins, who have so far released 2 compilation
albums.
Today, DJ Muggs has his own Sirius satellite radio
show on Shade 45 dubbed "Mash-Up Radio", a show where
he and other DJs play their rap/rock blends. In 2005,
he has founded the record label Angeles Records
together with Self Scientific. One of the first
releases on the label was DJ Muggs' collaboration
album with GZA/The Genius of Wu-Tang Clan called The
Grandmasters. In 2007, a remix version of the album
was released. A new collaborative album, this time
featuring Sick Jacken (and Cynic) of Psycho Realm/Sick
Symphonies, is currently in the works and to be
released in mid to late 2007.
www.djmuggs.com
www.myspace.com/djmuggs
www.myspace.com/cypresshill
DJ MUGGS (CYPRESS HILL, SOUL ASSASSINS)
@ SCRATCH 5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY PARTY
22-03, 18 år, 240 kr + förköp, 250 kr i dörren
Host: P.S. DJs: Ayes One & Lövet
Förköp: pusterviksbiljetter.com & ticnet.se
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