Project Blowed

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Project Blowed
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Founded1994; 32 years ago (1994)[1]
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GenreUnderground hip hop
Country of originUnited States
LocationLos Angeles, California
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Project Blowed is an open-mic workshop, its affiliated underground hip hop crew, and record label based in Los Angeles, California at Leimert Park.[2] This hip hop function started in 1994 and features many music groups, emcees, dancers, music producers, and graffiti artists local to the Southern California area.[3]

History

The roots of Project Blowed can be traced back to the former Good Life Cafe, a health food center in then-called South Central Los Angeles, California.[4] It was described by UGSMAG as "a platform for rappers to perform their material" and "a testing ground for Los Angeles' independent rap scene".[5] Lenny Kravitz, Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, and cast members of the show Beverly Hills, 90210 reportedly attended the open-mic.[4]

In 1994, Aceyalone and Abstract Rude produced the original Project Blowed compilation album.[6] It was released in 1995.[7] In 2005, Project Blowed released a follow-up album, Project Blowed: 10th Anniversary, on Decon.[8]

Social impact

Project Blowed is the essential outlet for much of the LA underground hip hop culture. It is a place that many people of all genders can go to freestyle, rhyme, or just speak what is on their mind.[9] Project Blowed was a turning point for the underground culture; it "did not fan the flames of urban decay and societal attacks. Project Blowed was putting out the fire." Rappers were required to pay a small fee to enter a battle and formally introduce themselves, and "MCs generally did not resort to homophobic slurs or excessive name calling during rap battles, as such behavior denoted lack of skill." This group discouraged violent activity among the youth and encouraged strict norms and respect.[3]

Blowed events provided a "creative outlet and alternative career outside of gang life" for young black men. One of these men, Trenseta, after time in jail, spent time mentoring young rappers at Project Blowed. They successfully built a community and a network for these young, aspiring rappers.[10]

Women

While male MCs were more prominent at Project Blowed, five female members consistently appeared in the beginning of Project Blowed. Medusa, a female MC, MCed Project Blowed for over twenty years. She was the first MC at Thursday Night and won many battles with men and women.[11]

Expansion

With the expansion of the Blowdian roster to include newer groups such as Customer Service and Swim Team, Project Blowed has since opened new additional workshops in California's Inland Empire to accompany its former primary location in Leimert Park, Los Angeles.[12][13]

  • Original location: Los Angeles, California (hosted by NGA FSH, Rhymin' Riddlore?, Chu Chu and J-Smoov)
  • Expansion location: Inland Empire, California (hosted by Ganjah K)
  • Additional locations: Las Vegas, Nevada (hosted by Phoenix Orion) and Austin, Texas (hosted by Tray Loc)

Artists

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Compilation albums

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See also

References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Weiss, Jeff (December 15, 2011). "It's Your Anniversary: Underground hip-hop Project Blowed is 17". Los Angeles Times.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Thill, Scott (October 19, 2011). "Freestyle Fellowship's Brain-Hop Delivers on Promise". Wired.
  3. ^ a b Morgan, Marcyliena (March 23, 2009). The Real Hiphop: Battling for Knowledge, Power, and Respect in the LA Underground.
  4. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Mullen, Brendan (June 21, 2000). "Down for the Good Life". LA Weekly.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.B, Jon (May 13, 2008). "Ava DuVernay: This is the Life". UGSMAG.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Ziegler, Chris (March 22, 2009). "Abstract Rude: It's Only at the Precipice That We Change". L.A. Record.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Rabin, Nathan. "Project Blowed - Various Artists". AllMusic. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Herman, Max (September 27, 2005). "Project Blowed: 10th Anniversary". XLR8R.
  9. ^ Tewksbury, Drew (June 22. 2012). “MURS, Dumbfoundead, & Medusa Discuss Freestyling Mecca Project Blowed and Why Hip Hop Lacks Female MC’s”. KCETLink.
  10. ^ Hunt, Darnell and Ramon, Ana-Christina (December 9, 2015). “Black Los Angeles: American Dreams and Racial Realities”. 4, 117-139.
  11. ^ Lee, Jooyoung (2009). “Open Mic”. Ethnography, 10(4), 475-495.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Feuer, Daiana (July 31, 2009). "Busdriver: Worse Things than the World Blowing Up". L.A. Record.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Bell, Max (August 6, 2019). "Spacebase Was The Place: The Life Of Ras G, Blunted Saint Of The L.A. Beat Scene". NPR. Retrieved August 5, 2020.

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