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Posted by: admin | 02/26/2004 at 23:57
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Hmmm.....maybe not so interesting but....Here's an extract from the independent campus newspaper at the University of Oregon:
Sage Francis has been rapping since he was 8 years old. He has toured the country once with Anticon and again with Atmosphere. Francis is now half of a hip-hop duo with Joe Beats, the Non-Prophets.
Oregon Daily Emerald: I read that you signed with Epitaph Records. What made you decide to do that?
Non-Prophets: The novelty is worth it alone. A rapper signing to Epitaph Records. I thought that was hilarious. And my label mates are Tom Waits, Bad Religion and Noam Chomsky. Sign me up.
Read the whole article here
Sage Francis has been rapping since he was 8 years old. He has toured the country once with Anticon and again with Atmosphere. Francis is now half of a hip-hop duo with Joe Beats, the Non-Prophets.
Oregon Daily Emerald: I read that you signed with Epitaph Records. What made you decide to do that?
Non-Prophets: The novelty is worth it alone. A rapper signing to Epitaph Records. I thought that was hilarious. And my label mates are Tom Waits, Bad Religion and Noam Chomsky. Sign me up.
Read the whole article here
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02/27/2004 at 23:33
the reason I didnt like it is because the rappers of today are, with their lyrics,
just childish, but if you say he isnt, I believe, I'll listen to it soon. glad to hear their are rappers with actual meaning in the lyrics. |
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02/27/2004 at 20:12
This interview was posted on Epitaph's site quite awhile ago.
Oh, Sage Francis is a great artist and everyone that has listened to Makishift Pratriot knows that he is not your everyday rapper. |
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02/27/2004 at 19:28
Sage Francis rocks, and deserves to be bowed to. To reply to 'Part III', Sage Francis is more political, and probably more 'punk' than some of the artists currently signed to Epitaph. Just because he doesn't play punk rock does not make him inferior. He's an incredibly talented guy, who deserves all the success he will (undoubtedly) recieve.
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02/27/2004 at 18:54
Yeah, Sage Francis also has a somewhat political message, my friend bought "Personal Journals" and it's a pretty decent album...
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02/27/2004 at 17:59
Ok, maybe Im overreacting,
Im glad to hear they arent like 50 cent etc cuz that is indeed meaningless.  oh well... I dont care as long BR stays what it always was.f*cking good. |
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02/27/2004 at 17:45
and its not like these are DMX or 50 Cent rap, atmosphere and sage francis are really undergroud and a ton of their songs have actual meaning unlike hip hop on mtv that is like "oh, i like bacardi, i drive fast cars, where are the ho's and bling bling"
i think its cool that epitaph is not only still keeping punk rock independent, but offering rap and hiphop that wants to stay independent the chance too |
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02/27/2004 at 17:34
John Leslie; The university world is small
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02/27/2004 at 17:33
I think Hip Hop is very un-poppy (just like Punk Rock).
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02/27/2004 at 13:19
"it would freak me out if a rapper joins Epitaph"
Well, Start Freaking Out Then, Because Epitaph Already Has Had 2 Rap Artists Signed To Them For A Long Time - Sage Francis And Atmosphere. |
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02/27/2004 at 11:08
Hey, how'd you find that? Its from my college's newspaper!
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02/27/2004 at 09:20
it would freak me out if a rapper joines Epitaph,
than it shows the label is also getting to poppy. That would suck!!! |
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02/27/2004 at 06:37
How about someone in a punk band likes a rapper?
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02/27/2004 at 01:56
A rapper likes a punk band? I don't see anything wrong here.
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