BBU (band)

BBU
Origin Chicago, Illinois, United States
Genres Alternative hip hop
Years active 2007-2012
Labels Ruby Hornet, Mad Decent, Mishka
Associated acts The Hood Internet, Tony Baines, Stefan Ponce, Montana Macks
Members Jasson Perez
Richard "Epic" Wallace
Michael "Illekt" Milam

BBU is an American hip hop group from Chicago, Illinois, consisting of Jasson Perez, Richard "Epic" Wallace, and Michael "Illekt" Milam.[1] The group's name is an acronym for "Bin Laden Blowin' Up" and "Black, Brown and Ugly".[2]

Career

BBU's 2009 song, "Chi Don't Dance", was praised by Pitchfork Media as "a bona fide summer jam".[3] The group released the mixtape, Fear of a Clear Channel Planet, in 2010.[4]

BBU released the Bell Hooks mixtape on Mishka and Mad Decent in 2012.[5] It featured vocal contributions from GLC, Mic Terror, and Das Racist.[6]

BBU was featured on The Hood Internet's "Won't Fuck Us Over" off of their first album, FEAT, in 2012.[7] PopMatters described the group as "one of the most compelling up-and-coming forces in hip-hop".[8]

Style and influences

According to Chicago Reader, BBU's most obvious inspirations are Outkast and Dead Prez.[9]

Discography

Mixtapes

Guest appearances

References

  1. ↑ Galil, Leor (November 7, 2012). "Saying good-bye to great activist local hip-hop group BBU". Chicago Reader.
  2. ↑ Hopper, Jessica (November 26, 2010). "BBU makes politics irresistible through dance". Chicago Tribune.
  3. ↑ Kelly, Zach (May 22, 2009). "BBU: "Chi Don't Dance"". Pitchfork Media.
  4. ↑ Bosmanon, Chris (February 12, 2010). "BBU: "BB Who?"". Pitchfork Media.
  5. ↑ Almack, Willie (February 22, 2012). "BBU Release 'bell hooks' Mixtape, Track With Das Racist". CMJ.
  6. ↑ Hogan, Marc (March 5, 2012). "BBU: bell hooks". Pitchfork Media.
  7. ↑ Weiss, Sam (August 21, 2012). "Video Premiere: The Hood Internet f/ BBU & Annie Hart "Won't F*ck Us Over"". Complex.
  8. ↑ Tryneski, John M. (August 23, 2012). "BBU: bell hooks". PopMatters.
  9. ↑ Raymer, Miles (October 8, 2009). "Political Party Rap". Chicago Reader.

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