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Album Review

Double K and Thes One put it nicely when they say that they are "not MCs, producers or DJs," adding, "We are B-boys, and we do all of that naturally." That D.I.Y. attitude has a number of beneficial effects, among them an unusually intimate connection between the rhymes and the beats, and also a less quantifiable sense of down-to-earthiness that comes naturally to artists who do all their own crate-digging, mixing, scratching, engineering, and production. Throughout this album there's a pervasive sense of a group that is focusing on the verities rather than wasting time with tired chest-pounding or empty celebrations of the bling. People Under the Stairs have a penchant for funky jazz loops and first-generation hip-hop constructs; check, for example, the easy-rolling electric piano groove of "Roadbeaters" or the complex but relaxed jitter-beat of "Outrun." Even better is the unabashedly old-school celebration of "Drumbox," which is delivered in a blunt rapping style that harks back directly to the Last Poets and Grandmaster Flash. And then there's "SF Knights Remix," a distressingly brief beatbox interlude. If life remains in hip-hop's stiffening corpse, it's because of groups like this. Highly recommended.

Customer Reviews

Great album, WRONG TITLES!!!!!

Again, iTunes has the wrong titles for the track names here on this dope EP from PUTS. Tracks 5-11 are all wrongly named. (The actual names are the following song's title.) Arrgh. Vote this review highly if you care. And iTunes, get some g*******d quality control.

sh**s DOPE

PUTS is the dopest sh** out of L.A. or any city for that matter. I like alot of other people like Murs and Andre Nickatina, but I always find myself coming back to PUTS. O.S.T. is definitely cruising music, but you can get crunk to it too. I'm pretty sure the song titles are mixed up, but LA Song is my fav (It's Yo on iTunes Playlist).

This Is What I Call Real Rap

This is an excellent cd. People Under The Stairs always put out great beats, and the lyrics have meaning, which is rare to have both from one artist in the Hip Hop genre. The beats are chill and full of vibe, and the lyrics are very good. One of my favorite rape cd's by a rap group who deserve much more recognition than they have. If you are looking for something new, this is an excellent cd.

Biography

Genre: Hip Hop/Rap

Years Active: '90s, '00s

The underground hip-hop outfit People Under the Stairs was formed by Mike Turner (Double K) and Chris Portugal (Thes One), who met on the fringe of L.A.'s late-'90s hip-hop underground. The duo, devoted to jazzy samples, danceable beats, intricate rhyming skills, and laid-back humor, debuted in 1998 with the acclaimed The Next Step and followed it up in 2000 with Question in the Form of an Answer. Gathering heavy praise and touring with De La Soul, the group took their road experiences and brought...
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