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Josh Martinez A.K.A. The People's Champ Born Obidiah Jefferson Is A Rapper Record Producer And Record Label Executive. In The Early 2000s Martinez Started His Own Label Camobear Records To Which Fellow Rap Artist Moka Only Is Signed. Josh Martinez Was Once Named By Urb Magazine As One Of Its "Next 100 Rising Stars". In Addition To Pursuing A Solo Career Josh Is A Founding Member Of Both The Chicharones And The Pissed Off Wild. The Chicharones Are Josh’s Underground Pop Project In Collaboration With Rapper Sleep Of Oldominion. Together They Have Released Two Full Length Albums Since A Chance Meeting Between The Two At The South By Southwest Festival That Led To The Eventual Formation Of The Group. The Pissed Off Wild Or The P.O.W. Is A Live Rock Band Which Martinez Fronts. Musically The Band Draws More From Artists Like The The Black Keys And Beck As Opposed To The Hip-Hop Sounds That Martinez Is More Typically Associated With. Martinez' 2005 Solo Album Midriff Music Produced By Southern California DJ Samix Won The "Best Rap Recording" Award At The 2005 Western Canadian Music Awards. After The Success Of His Many Solo Albums And Chicharones Material He Proceeded To Work On Material For His Follow-Up Solo Album World Famous Sex Buffet. Working With Some Of His Regular Production Partners He Also Enlisted The Help Of Some Notable Guests Artists Whom He Had Met Over The Years. These Include Devin The Dude Classified Pigeon John Indie Rock Band Mother Mother Sleep Of Oldominion Awol One And Many More. Josh Martinez Currently Resides In Portland OR Where He Is In The Process Of Making Hits For The Upcoming Chicharones Full Length Titled Swine Country Due Out At The End Of 2009. In Addition To That There Is An Upcoming DVD Of The Martinez Experience Entitled Sex Buffet - Vegas Gold Edition Which Will Include 8 Videos From The Album B-Sides And Remixes From Buck 65 Cadence Weapon Moka Only Daddy Kev Zach Webb Christiane Amanpour And More. The Chicharones Had A Song Appear In The Film Interview Which Was Directed Written And Starred Steve Buscemi Along With Beautiful Co-Star Sienna Miller The Film Was A Remake Of The Theo Van Gogh Film Of The Same Title And Was Distributed Nationally By Sony Pictures Classics. Touring All Over The World As A Headliner Martinez Has Shared The Stage And Road With Acts Such As Sage Francis Sole And Alias Of Anticon And Many Many More. Discography * Maximum Wellbeing EP 1998 * Josh Martinez & The Hooded Fang 1999 * The Hali Hundred EP 2000? A 'beta' Version Of Made In China * Made In China Low Pressure Records 2001 * Rumble Pie EP Low Pressure Records 2002 * The Good Life EP Congregation Records 2002 Http //www.Joshmartinez.Ca/ * Buck Up Princess 2003 * Midriff Music Camobear Records 2004 * Splitsville Camobear Records 2007 * The World Famous Sex Buffet Camobear Records 2008 * Chicharones - Swine Country Camobear Records 2009 read less