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Living
Legends
Crew
Members:
Murs, The Grouch, Eligh, Luckyiam,
Scarub, Bicasso, Sunspot Jonz, Aesop
the Black Wolf, Arata
Albums:
Crappy Old Sh*t, Almost Famous, Creative
Differences, Classic
The Living Legends
crew is a family of independent hip-hop
creators bringing their own raw, unique
sound and an unfiltered glimpse into
their daily lives. It is this personal
connection with the audience that
has made their loyal fan base extend
around the world and it is their talent
as emcees and producers that has garnered
them the respect of their peers.
It all started with BFAP
(now known as Sunspot
Jonz) and PSC
(Luckyiam),
who laid claim to the name of Mystik
Journeymen in the early 1990's.
By '94 they were locally legendary
for throwing Underground
Survivors shows, houseparty
style at their loft - 4001 San Leandro
Street in East Oakland. That's where
The Grouch
hooked up with the Journeymen in 1995,
just before they took off on their
renowned first European tour.
Around the same time in the southern
part of the state, Mid-city Los Angeles
to be exact, 3
Melancholy Gypsys (Murs,
Scarub
& Eligh)
were part of the almost mythic Log
Cabin crew going back to 1993.
Log Cabin later broke up and the Gypsys
wandered separately. As it turned
out, the 3 would cross paths again
in the Bay Area and became Living
Legends.
Aesop
came to Oakland from Fresno, Arata
from Osaka, and Bicasso
from various points east, west and
elsewhere...
In 1999 the Legends shifted their
center of gravity to Los Angeles,
but their presence has definitely
not diminished in Oakland and the
Bay. You know it makes no difference
where they stay because the universe
revolves around them anyway. Over
the years, the Journeymen and the
Legends have rocked Europe, Japan,
Australia and Canada numerous times,
plus they've toured the USA, north
and south, east coast, west coast
and beyond...
In the years since, the Legends have
continued releasing solo and crew
projects and now have a catalog of
over 50 full-length albums and numerous
singles. All in all, this crew of
motivated do-it-yourselfers has sold
over 200,000 albums collectively.
And now, the Legends present their
new album Classic.
For this project, the crew went to
Maui, Hawaii to record. The inspiration
fueled the group to record their strongest
material yet. Expect to see them next
spring coming to a city near you on
tour promoting the new project. The
group has no plans to let up, they're
only turning up the fire, see if you
can keep up. Legends Baby!!!!
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