The '87 Stick Up Kids

Born Out Of Rap's Golden Era The '87 Stick Up Kids Have Emerged As A Bastion Of True School Rap Revivalism. Their Adept Witticisms And Natural Storytelling Collide Head On With Party Monstered Colorfully-Produced Head Bangers Creating A Patchwork Reflection Of Hip-Hop's Vibrant Past And Ever-Changing Right Now. Nashville Squish And DJ Rockwell Met Each Other While Attending High School In Los Angeles. A Mutual Interest In Music House Parties And LA's Beautiful Women Laid The Groundwork For What Would Become A Longstanding Friendship. While Hanging Outside Of Popeye's Chicken One Night They Happened Upon Atlanta Transplant Deacon Trillionaire. One Impromptu Freestyle Session Later And An Undeniable Chemistry Was Born. The Foursome Set About Raising A Flag For Their Overlooked Community. With Renegade Sensibilities They Blazed A Trail For A Hip-Hop Perspective Both Long Forgotten And Yet-To-Be Discovered. Respected By Their Artistic Peers For Their Metaphor-Heavy Concept Raps And A “no Holds Barred” Production Approach The Kids Brilliantly Linked Their Rock-N-Roller Attitude With The Already Burgeoning Los Angeles New Rap Scene. OC Weekly Describes Them As "a Group That Combines Backpack Rap Swagger And Lyrical Sharpness With The Balls-To-The-Wall Delivery Of The Beastie Boys... Anyone Who's Partied With The Four Pack Of Party Animal MCs Probably Has The Sweaty Liquor-Stained T-Shirt To Prove It." Spending The Last Three Years Crafting Their Sound And Style The '87s Have Created A Portal To A Los Angeles That Sits Outside Of The Realm More Privy To Midwest Tourists. Their Freshman Release Out 4 Fame Defined Their Party-Rap Philosophy And Gave Way For A Grassroots Campaign Building Them A Die Hard Hometown Following. From Their Drunken Takeovers Of Such East Side Hot Spots As Spaceland And The Echo To Their Monthly "GTTTN!" Residency At Crazy Girls They Have Built A Buzz From Today’s Über Hip Listener To The "starving For New" Music Industry. They Have Collaborated And Shared The Stage With A Multitude Of En Vogue Rap And Rock Outfits Including Spank Rock Flying Lotus Diplo Kool Keith Ninjasonik Cool Kids NASA UNI PacDiv J*Davey Free The Robots Shiny Toy Guns Kid Sister Mike Posner Cataracs Far East Movement Hollywood Holt Alexander Spit Dizzee Rascal Mickey Factz Andy Clockwise Team Facelift Freddie Gibbs King Fantastic And Many More Across The Spectrum. Their Approach Is Unquestionably Removed From The Hollywood Hills This Is The Side Of LA Filled With Smoky Bars Cheap Drinks Lascivious Women And Street Side Gourmets. Their Rap Bravado Comes From A Place Unlike Any Of Their Contemporaries. You Won't Hear Much About Collectible Shoes Fancy Cars Or Exorbitant Bling In Their Music. Instead The Stick Up Kids’ Reality Is Much Closer To That Of The Common Man At Ease Within The Struggle Yet Juxtaposed With Visions Of Grandeur. Their Debut Full-Length Album Car Keys And Rabbit's Feet Is That Dichotomy Clever Bash-In-Your-Face Raps Packaged In A Crisp Synthy 808 Format. Credits And Guests On The Album Span From Every Stylistic Corner Of Their New Rap Community Including True School Word Smith Diz Gibran UNI's A Love Supreme Production Impresario Ro Blvd. Trash Rap Turned Art-Pop Starlet Amanda Blank And More. "This New Album Is All About Going All Out ” Exclaims DJ Rockwell Whose Meticulous Attention To Detail Provides A Fully Independent Record That Sonically Compares To Their Major Label Counterparts. “We've Worked For Nearly Two Years Making This Record A Perfect Vision Of Our Style Our World And Our People. It Reflects Who We Are At Our Core All The While Emphasizing What We Do Best... Rage!" "We Took Our Time And Had The Help Of Some Amazing Friends." Representing Los Angeles's Ultra Cool "east Side ” The '87 Stick Up Kids Sprung Out Of A Need For More. More Heroes Than Rap Has Received Credit For Producing. More Inspiration Than The Backpacked Golden Eras Long Forgotten. Also More Partying Than Your Average Crew Of Four Men Should Be Able To Handle. More Though Beyond The Concept Of Excess. Indeed Out To Drive Their Names Into The Rap Zeitgeist The Kids Remain Over And Above Interested In Adding To Their Well-Crafted Pastiche. It’s More Than Rap Music. read less