Golden era hip-hop roots planted in black Iowa dirt are the foundation for singer and songwriter Coolzey. Growth was tempered by alternative era rock influence and eventual embracement of all popular genres of music. This along with a love for the juxtaposition of the dark, horrific nature of life paired with a slapstick and comedic view of the world allow for a wide, unpredictable arsenal of material ranging from soul-spilling indie bedroom rock to wise-cracking battle rap and on to radio pop.

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Regarded upon his 2006 arrival as a promising beatmaker looming in the shadows of J Dilla, Madlib, waterfalls and Dabrye, Steven Ellison -- known as Flying Lotus -- nullified all comparisons only two years later with Los Angeles. On that album, his first of five for the Warp label, Ellison distilled a uniquely crisp, spasmodic, and heady sound with elements of hip-hop, avant-garde jazz, IDM, and dubstep. While the abovementioned producers fueled Ellison, he had also been excited as a youngster by the '90s West Coast rap classics that combined programming and live instrumentation. His sound continued to develop as he put his own twist on the approach, recording with a crop of jazz musicians including the indispensable likes of bassist Thundercat and strings master Miguel Atwood-Ferguson. This process began with the turbulent 2010 set Cosmogramma and peaked in terms of acclaim in 2014 with You're Dead!, which crashed the Top 20 of the Billboard 200 and spawned the Kendrick Lamar collaboration "Never Catch Me," a Grammy nominee for Best Dance Recording. Ellison devoted a few years to various forms of film work and the operation of his revered Brainfeeder label, and returned in 2019 with Flamagra, his second consecutive album to top Billboard's Dance/Electronic chart.

“One of the original emcees helping put hip hop culture into the 515, Gadema has been doing shows and recording albums since 1999. Releases include 2005s “The Fool in Black”, 2006s “PRONTO!” mixtape, 2009s “JK Savage” and “The Jim Kelly Acquisition” (Central-Standard records), 2011s 8 song “One Deep” EP, and 2012s "The Brighter Side of Nowhere" 7 song EP, 2013's "Gadema & Purify: Hard to Hate", 2014's "DMNY & Gadema present: The Reclaimers" EP and 2015's "There Will Be Better Days". Gadema has been praised for ‘not sounding like any other emcee/ rapper’, though some ‘likenesses’ in voice, delivery and heavy lyricism include KRS-ONE, Scarface, Chali 2na and Xzibit (proclaimed by the listeners). Hes done countless shows throughout the years, sharing the stage with highly praised emcees such as Immortal Technique, Ghostface Killah, Brother Ali, Atmosphere, and Jedi Mind Tricks, to name a few….”

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