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Strong Arm Steady was formed in the shadows of the West Coast’s Death Row Records movement, which at one time, loomed large over much of the region’s talent. Many Los Angeles artists—themselves students and children of Death Row—were becoming frustrated at the gang mentality that colored perceptions of their burgeoning underground. Out of that frustration came resourcefulness and unity, and as unity grew into community, L.A.’s indie scene began to blossom, not in opposition to Death Row, but as an alternative. They are the new generation. They are Strong Arm Steady.

The original crew consists of like-minded MCs, DJs, and producers who are among California’s best: Krondon, Phil Da Agony, Mitchy Slick, Xzibit, Chase Infinite, Planet Asia, DJ Khalil, and DJ Truly OdD. To best represent the Strong Arm Steady brand for the purposes of recording and touring, the collective was pared down to four in Krondon, Phil Da Agony, Mitchy Slick, and Xzibit. As the business of music came more into play, Xzibit departed, leaving the remaining three as the group’s core.

Krondon, the literal and figurative voice of Strong Arm Steady, was born and raised in South Central, L.A. and began his career with the classic “The Rules” 12-inch collaboration with Truly OdD. While coming up in local hip-hop circles, Krondon would often encounter Phil Da Agony of the Barbershop MCs and King Tee’s Likwit Crew. The pair began hanging out in the late 90s, forming a friendship that would soon become a career partnership.

San Diego native and rap veteran Mitchy Slick was enlisted by way of his appearance on Xzibit’s Weapons of Mass Destruction album in 2004 and soon helped Strong Arm Steady establish their influence in the mixtape market with that year’s Gangs of L.A. Mixtapes became the crew’s foundation as they were among the first West Coast artists who weren’t DJs or DJ-affiliated to break through in the same manner as the platinum-selling 50 Cent and Young Jeezy. From Gangs of L.A. to this year’s Gang Mentality, Strong Arm Steady found their voice by speaking directly to their fans and taking control of their own buzz, bridging the gap between independent and mainstream along the way.

Состав: Опус a.k.a. Opus MC, Миг29 a.k.a. Заги Бок, Angel
Жёлтую Ветку создали летом 2004-го года рэпер-поэт Олег Опус и участник распавшегося незадолго до этого проекта «семь семь рус» — Миг29 a.k.a. Заги Бок. Вскоре к ним присоединился Ангел — фристайлер с района. Музыканты встречались по выходным, писали треки на домашней студии. Несколько раз выступали в московских клубах. Спустя год издали дебютный альбом «Начинай говорить вслух» при скромном участии друзей — гитариста ДрДрима и певицы Яны Акулы. В 2006 г. Олег Опус покинул группу «Жёлтая ветка». В том же году вышло переиздание первого альбома — «Не начинай говорить вслух iБом». 2007-ой ознаменовался возросшим количеством концертов, выходом нового (и последнего на сегодняшний день) альбома Желтой Ветки «Генномодифицированные овощи» при участии московских андеграундных хип-хоп проектов — Bookaman, 5016 и Re-Pac и Kunteynir. С 2008-ого стабильно отмечается на сборнике ЦАО Records «Hip-Hop Для Гурманов» и начинает сотрудничать с группой CENTR, в частности с Guf’ом. Миг29 отметился на альбоме Guf'а «Дома (альбом)» в треке провода. В 2010-ом Желтая Ветка совместно со своими соратниками и ближайшими друзьями, группой «Полумягкие», вошла в новый коллектив «Good Hash Production», и через несколько месяцев уже выпущен дебютный альбом «Куплеты с золосто печатью» при участии известных и не очень исполнителей, как: Guf (ex-CENTR), Mesr (ex-Черная Экономика), Re-Pac и других.
Опус выпустил в 2008 и 2009 году два EP альбома, а так же записывается с рэп-исполнителями похожего мировозрения. В 2011 году Опус обещает наконец-то выпустить сольный полноценный альбом. Ангел и Заги Бок то же не сидят на месте и дружно работают над новым альбомом ЖВ.
В дискографию вошло всё что у меня находилось на компе от участников группы Жёлтая ветка. Нет одинаковых треков с разными названиями каких пруд пруди в бескрайних просторах интернета. Приятного прослушивания! И, друзья, курите по-меньше...:)

Erfan was raised in a family who highly values poetry and literature and from a young age he began to appreciate the literary arts. He was soon engulfed in the many facets of its deep philosophical, political, cultural and religious studies. This exposure eventually led Erfan to embark on his own journey to becoming a modern day Persian poet. Although he had never lost sight of his heritage, and continued to study the greats from the past, he was fascinated by the western art form of Hip-Hop, Rap, Rock and Alternative music. Parallel to Goethe and Emersons inspiration from Rumi and Hafez, Erfan was in awe of the profound and fluid poetry penned by the likes of Tupac Shakur, Mobb Deep, Nas, Mos Def, and Common to name a few....

Unlike the aforementioned, Erfan was about to delve into an art form which was at the time quite unfamiliar to the Iranian community, yet he knew that if properly executed, his writings coupled with progressively produced beats would in fact be well received by the extremely young demographics in his home country (70% of Iranians in Iran are under the age of 30) as well as the Iranian Diaspora. Years of writing and thought-filled notebooks in hand, he interested his childhood friend, Amir (A-Plus) in working on a debut album which would become the first professionally produced full length album of its genre in the Iranian music industry.

In 2007, at the age of 23, Erfan released his debut album, titled Az Khaaneh Taa Goor which featured collaborations with artists such as Khashayar and Afra. Erfan had proved to be in touch with his generation- He offered a blunt and honest perspective on issues ranging from the everyday life of a transplanted immigrant to the suppressive régime under which his people are socially, economically, and religiously imprisoned. His fan base quickly rose to millions as his songs such as Khatteh Man, Jaddeh, & Hadaf had Nadareh along with videos were being circulated online and heard on radio stations worldwide. Erfan, Khashayar and Afra were soon being booked for dates, which led them to performances in the U.S., Canada, England, Sweden, etc. Upon their arrival in Europe, they were interviewed and highlighted on BBC and joined other prominent artists such as Zedbazi, Reveal, and most recently, Mohsen Namjoo in tribute to Rumi.

During the most recent uprising in Iran, following the presidential election, millions of Iranians took to the streets as they attempted to peacefully protest the outcome of the election. Unfortunately, the world witnessed as the hard-line regime met the protestors with violence by beating, killing, and imprisonment of thousands of innocent men, women and children. Many artists worldwide, from filmmakers to musicians showed their support for the Iranian people as they marched the streets and demanded freedom and democracy. Western artists such as U2, Madonna, Robert Redford, and countless others featured clips of the unrest in their videos, during their concerts and on their media tours. Iranian artists worldwide wrote, performed and came together with other humanitarians in order to shed light on the grave situation in Iran. Erfan and Khashayar had also been affected long before the unrest and had previously written and recorded the song, Tasmim. During the unrest, they shot the video for the song, which couldnt have been a more relevant track during the struggle. The video has since become one of the most viewed on YouTube and other media outlets on the Internet.

Today, Erfan continues his journey and will be releasing his highly anticipated sophomore album, titled Hamishegi- As of now the first release is set to be "Rahe Man".

Erfan is also the founder and a member of Paydar- a grass-roots company formed to support and enrich the growth of its members, while promoting true Persian Hip-Hop, Rap and R&B. Paydar boasts a talented cast of song writers, producers, designers and marketing talent.

The following are Paydar members: Erfan, Khashayar, Afra, A-Plus, Milad, Sarkesh, Behzad Leito, Dean, Sogand, E-Man, & Navid Spleen.
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