Black Stax is comprised of Seattle accomplished MC Jace ECAj, and celebrated vocalist Felicia Loud.  They consider their music inspiring, relevant and controversial.  It’s smart music; every word carefully chosen and every song carries a message of societal challenges, common justice and community uplift.  Fans appreciate the eclectic, urban sound laced with jazz and 70s-era soul, which provides life’s soundtrack to the sophisticated connoisseur.   A collaboration that works, Black Stax successfully blends musical genres and attracts a varied and supportive following.

In a review, The Stranger said “what defines Loud is…is her flawless command of the tones and textures of American Soul…what defines [the MCs] is their commitment to a hip hop that is complicated at the levels of ideas and expression, politics and language.”

Their first album “Talking Buildings” (2010) was released with their first single “I Love My Life,” a lyrical, urban and soul influenced song.  The music video celebrates life, gives appreciation to heritage and demonstrates the positive, home-grown vibe of Black Stax.  Well received, upon its debut, the music video played in Foot Locker and Foot Action stores nationwide.  Their latest project is called “High Rhymes Smoking Jackets” an EP produced by Rob Castro that is part of The Producer Series; collaborations with varied Seattle-area producers, each with its own exploration of the Black Stax sound.

Besides their unparalleled sound, what sets Black Stax apart is their ability to put on a memorable live show.  Individually they are seasoned performers and collectively they are masters of setting a vibe and drawing in an audience.  No two shows are ever the same as delivering something new is important to them.

Black Stax has appeared in the pages of The Stranger Newspaper, Seattle Weekly Newspaper and The Hype Magazine; online features include publicola.net and hiphoppress.com.   They have also performed at Seattle’s popular music venues such as Rendezvous Jewel Box Theater, Contour, ETG, Langston Hughes Performing Art Center, ACT and Chop Suey, at the Malcolm X Hip Hop Festival and on the national Dope Emporium Tour.

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This is the Official SoundCloud Page of B.C. (Brett Charles) produced by Music Underground!

Wassup? I’m B.C. (sole creator/director/musician/sound engineer and sound master of all Music Underground tracks.)

I grew up on the funk… Not just funk, but raw, un-cut, unadulterated straight up P-Funk! (The Bomb) and I believe that funk is a musical art that has been lost and blended in with today’s popular and modern music. All of the many aspects and elements of funk are not given the credit to the genre from which they originated. That genre is called Funk! 

Music Underground tracks are raw, uncut, unadulterated Funk/P-Funk uniquely blended with the sounds of Hip-Hop, R&B, Soul, Pop, Alternative, Rock, Heavy Metal and/or a combination of one or more of these musical genres. I learned to play music at a very young age. As a result, I can relate to all kinds of music and I am blessed to be a well-rounded musician.

With my style of funk comes hard hitting hip-hop style beats that slap and raw, uncut funk bass lines. These are the forefront of my unique style of funk music that for now can only be known as “B Funk!”

B.C. and Music Underground is Future Funk on a whole new level of style and creativity. With that said… if it ain’t funky, it sure in the funk ain’t B.C. and Music Underground! I hope you can relate and really enjoy the “feel-good” grooves that I lay down.

Funk on!!

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Something's been missing from R&B for a while now. yeah, there have been some notable hits here and there and a few talented artists have merged, yet still you find yourself yearning for more. Enter Petawane and instantly you know what the answer is...the love...soul...and heart of R&B. After listening to Petawane you'll realize he is one of the select few out to re-establish the rhythm in R&B and give you back what you've been missing... Born and raised in New York,(HARLEM) Petawane (pronounced Pee-tah-wayne)began singing in the church at the tender age of six. It was around this time he began putting on impromptu performances at the request of his Dad to entertain his friends. It was through his love for the music and the response he would get each time he delivered a note that made him realize he wanted to be a performer. He has embarked on a mission to fulfill his dream ever since. Petawane has honed his skills as a vocalist/writer/producer for many well known and up and coming artists. He has been a featured vocalist with Afrika Bambaata's Time Zone project, performed with Eric Cherry family & friends ensemble, worked with Wyclef Jean on Whitney Houston's My love is your love CD, and has done production and vocals for Lord Finesse and Brand Nubian. A Harlem Native, it's only fitting that Petawane pay dues at the world-renowned Apollo Theater stage and for his efforts, he was crowned two-time champ in 2004. In 2005 we lost one of our great soul singers of our time (Luther Vandross), Petawane graced the stage with a performance honoring Luther Vandross at the Apollo Summer stage( 8/11/05). 2006,Petawane won on Showtime@THE APOLLO 3 times. The whole world got to see three weeks in a row his skillfulness. Now working on his debute album.


From BET to MTV, Yewande has been recognized as an award-winning lecturer, humanitarian and one of the most sought after independent recording artists in the world. After a nearly 5 year-long hiatus, Phoenix Records' "First Lady of Alternative Soul" is back with the socially charged blend of Soul, Rock and Pop tunes that first won over a legion of fans on her debut album "Rebirth" (Phoenix Records, 2012). With powerhouse vocals and songs that still speak universal truths about issues that so many artists shy away from, this album is destined to secure a spot in music history!

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