Brown Bag AllStars | |
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 Brown Bag AllStars at the "Brown Bag Season" CD release show in New York City in 2012 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | BBAS |
| Origin | Brooklyn, New York City, United States |
| Genres | |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, turntables |
| Years active | 2007–present |
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| Website | brownbagallstars |
The Brown Bag AllStars is an American rap group made up of J57, The Audible Doctor, Soul Khan, DeeJay Element and DJ E Holla.[1] The group's repertoire of East Coast hip hop and underground hip hop blended with hard-core rap lyrics won them a spot in AllHipHop 's 2013 list of "Top 50 In Underground Hip-Hop".[2]
Career
Early beginnings
The Brown Bag AllStars was formed in 2007 while its members were working and interning at Fat Beats. Koncept, Soul Khan and Cold Codeine were writing verses and freestyling on beats made by J57 and The Audible Doctor at Jesse Shatkin's studio until they went on to release their debut project titled The Brown Tape.
Later life
On 4 August 2009 while at Fat Beats, the Brown Bag AllStars released their debut mixtape titled The Brown Tape, released through Coalmine Records.[3] The Brown Bag AllStars made an applaudable guest performance at the 2009 Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival.[4] In 2010, The Traveller and The Down Under Remixes EPs were released.
In 2011, the first of their annual end-of-the-year A Year In Review compilation serial was released before they went on to release Brown Bag Season Vol. 1 which featured guest and vocal appearances from DJ Brace, Marco Polo. On 5 January 2015, they released the fourth A Year In Review compilation which featured notable acts like 50 Cent, Young Buck, Smoke DZA, Cage, DJ Rhettmatic, Phantogram and Pharoahe Monch.[5][6]
Discography
Mixtapes
| Year | Title | Release details |
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| 2008 | The Brown Bag Tape |
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| 2009 | The Brown Bag Tape (Deluxe Edition) |
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| 2012 | 2011: A Year In Review |
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| 2013 | 2012: A Year In Review |
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| 2014 | 2013: A Year In Review |
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| 2015 | 2014: A Year In Review |
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Singles & EP's
| Year | Title | Release details |
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| 2011 | Traveler EP |
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| 2017 | 11 Steps |
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| 2017 | Beerz |
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Albums
| Year | Title | Release details |
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| 2014 | Brown Label Part 1& 2 |
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| 2016 | BlaQ Coffee (with Q-Unique) |
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Compilations
| Year | Title | Release details |
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| 2011 | Brown Bag Season Vol. 1 |
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| Brown Bag Season Vol 1 (DJ Brace Remixes) |
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| 2013 | 10x |
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Guest appearances
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | |
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| US | US Hip-Hop | |||
| 2009 | " NY to JPN" (Prisma featuring Brown Bag AllStars) | — | — | Prisma |
| "Men of Respect" (Hannibal King featuring Brown Bag AllStars) | — | — | Eating Cornbread on the Millenium Falcon | |
| 2010 | "Everyday" (DJ Brace featuring Brown Bag AllStars) | — | — | Non-album single |
| 2011 | "Hung Over" (DJ JS-1 featuring Brown Bag AllStars) | — | — | Ground Original 3: No One Cares |
| 2012 | "What It's All About" (M-Phazes featuring Brown Bag AllStars & DJ Brace) | — | — | Phazed Out |
| "Days Still Turn to Night" (J57 featuring ATR & Brown Bag AllStars) | — | — | The Ports EP | |
| 2013 | "Broken 40 Bottles" (Undefined featuring Brown Bag AllStars) | — | — | Certified A-Side |
References
- ↑ Ortiz, E (11 June 2011). "DXnext: Brown Bag AllStars". HipHopDX. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ↑ Hook, Sky (1 January 2013). "2012: AllHipHop's Top 50 In Underground Hip-Hop!". AllHipHop. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ↑ "Brown Bag AllStars - The Brown Tape". HipHopDX. 7 August 2009. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ↑ Muessig, Ben (10 June 2009). "Hip-hop festival returns to DUMBO". The Brooklyn Paper. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ↑ "Brown Bag AllStars Recap Their 2014 With 'Year In Review' Mix". 2Dope Boys. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ↑ Orcutt, KC (5 January 2015). "Brown Bag AllStars Release Year In Review Compilation Full of Featured Guests: 50 Cent, Young Buck and More". Music Times. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
External links
- Brown Bag AllStars on Twitter
- Brown Bag AllStars on SoundCloud
- Brown Bag AllStars discography at Discogs
- Brown Bag AllStars at AllMusic
- Official website