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| Liquid |
|  | | Country: | United States |
| Website: | http://www.liquidmuzik.com |
| Info: | Liquid is the 2006 addition to Gotee Records' hip hop
roster of artists.
Home
Liquid is raised by his grandmother, since his mother was 17
years old when he was born and his father turned just 15,
eleven days later. His father's family moved to California
and his mother had her own problems as he states "My mom
was in and out of my life—she did what she could, but she
was very deep into drugs at one point and never steady
enough to raise me. So I spent most of my time with my
grandmother, and she took me in after my mom died. I was 12,
and I was used to running in the streets most of the day,
learning how to survive."
Music
When his brother wanted to sell his keyboard for $100,
Liquid begged his grandmother to buy it—and she did. That’s
when music started for this MC. As he says "I locked myself
in my room for hours and hours. It was my therapy—and it
kept me off the streets.”
Style
The MC mixes Latino-tinged R&B, old-school hip-hop, and
1970s soul with rock, jazz, reggae and even flamenco
melodies.
Albums
Liquid's debut album Tales From The Badlands is released on
Gotee records in 2006.
Badlands
The name Badlands is from the film production 20/20, which
was shot in his neighbourhood. As Liquid says: “But the
neighborhood wasn’t called ‘The Badlands’ before 20/20 named
it. And for me, I’ve felt nothing but love from there. So I
think this record is me saying, ‘Hey, look at what’s come
from the place you call “The Badlands”.’” I’m from the
ghetto where guns are used by little ones that are often
abused / and Twenty-Twenty bad lands the news / consist of
thugs but Christians live here, too / let’s change…city of
gangstas and brotherly love, city of hustlers and suffering
thugs / but there’s a sign of life in our youth / they look
up to the things we do / teach them to love and we cant lose
/ help them to find a right path to choose… (“Ghetto”)
Goal
“My goal is to be as honest as possible, in every sense,”
Liquid notes. “I want to be honest about the drug dealers
and crime, that thugs pull out guns three yards away from
you, the fights—it’s all horrible stuff. But I also remember
growing up that if we ever needed anything, even a loaf of
bread, our neighbors took care of us."
Nominations
On February 20th, 2007 it was announced that Liquid's album
Tales From The Badlands (2006) is nominated for the 38th
Annual GMA Dove Awards in the category Urban Album of the
Year.
Albums
His debut album Tales From The Badlands is released in 2006.
The same year he will release a latin album. |
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| Release: | Tales From The Badlands |
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| Media: | [Audio CD] | | Released: | 2006 |
| Recordlabel: | Gotee Records |
| Info: | The album is released on July 18th, 2006.
1. Back in the Day
2. One Time
3. Mi Gente
4. Crazy
5. Good to Be Back
6. Sunrise
7. Ghetto
8. Pressing On
9. Gangsta
10. Swing Low
11. So Real
12. When the Sun Goes Down |
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