Josh Martinez, Moka Only, The Chicharones, Sleep & Zelly Rock, Onry Ozzborn & The Gigantics (of Grayskul), The Goods, DJ Moves, Evil Ebenezer (of Draftdodgers), Kaboom, Tachichi, Snak The Ripper, The Let Go, The Insects.
Home of Josh Martinez, Moka Only, The Chicharones, Onry Ozzborn, The Goods, DJ Moves, Evil, Kaboom and more!
Camobear Records is a boutique label in Vancouver BC which prides itself in the tradition of dope hip hop music.
Owned and operated by celebrated Canadian rap superstar Josh Martinez and his attorney, the label has been making headway in the Canadian music industry for the past 3 years.
Landing exclusive distribution deals with Universal/Maple NationWide in Canada and Revolver USA internationally, Camobear Records is in a position to become western Canadas next big thing in hip hop. Camobear is posed to build upon the international fan base garnered from the recent successes of Josh Martinez and The Chicharones. Martinez has been named to Urb Magazines Next 100 list, sells out shows in Japan, Europe and all major markets in the US and Canada.
His album, Midriff Music has won the award for best hip hop recording in the 2005 West Coast Music Awards and his group the Chicharones is nominated for an Indie Award at the 2006 CMWs. Martinez and his Camobear affiliates have headlined several international festivals including Austins South By Southwest and Coachella.
Camobear has collaborated with numerous artists including Devin the Dude, Buck 65, Awol One, Moka Only, Aceyalone, Non Phixion, Busdriver, Grayskul, Sixtoo, The Pocketdwellers, Fakts One (Def Jux), Jel (Anticon), Maker, Skratch Bastid, Kaleb Simmonds and The Trailor Park Boys. The label boasts 10 releases to date, with releases from Josh Martinez, The Goods, The Chicharones and Onry Ozzborn of Grayskul.
Every Camobear release to date has reached the top 5 in the Canadian college radio hip hop charts and the critically acclaimed Chicharones album When Pigs Fly has reached the top 10 in the US CMJ listings.
Heres what the press says about some of Camobears artists/releases:
The Chicharones
"4 stars"- Urb Magazine
"Vancouver's Chicharones are a clever amalgam of tried-and-true indie-rap goodies"-CMJ
Josh Martinez
"one of the most prolific, most talented, and most versatile emcees sporting the red maple leaf."-Exclaim Magazine
"Magnetising audiences with his ridiculous stage presence and inimitatable joie de vivre, Josh Martinez's is a legitimate underground success." - URB magazine
"Showcases a colossal display of songwriting prowess" - DJ Magazine
"Josh takes on more subject matter in one song than most rappers do in their careers." - Vice
"The best rhyme writer in the city." The Georgia Straight
"Martinez proves himself to be one of hip hops best." - Jockey Slut
Onry Ozzborn of Grayskul
"4.5 stars"- URB Magazine
"B+" SPIN
The Goods
"Two of Canada's greatest and hardest working MCs" -Exclaim Magazine
"A collection of mind-elevating, hip-hop party anthems"-The Coast, Halifax
"The Goods are the next and best group to come out of Halifaxs hip hop scene."-Terminal City, Vancouver
The Let Go
“Tomorrow Handles That is one of the most fully developed albums to come along in a good while..." -kaluluwa of That Dude That Stay Low Key Blog
"...assloads of witty wordplay, one-liners, comedy, great guest spots and incredible production..." -DJ 100 Proof of Seattle Subsonic Blog
"...Tomorrow Handles That... is probably one of the best independent hip-hop albums out of Seattle so far this year." Sara Brickner of the Seattle Weekly
"Camobear Records..A fresh view on hip hop..a groundswell that is unavoidable"
-Tom Harrison, Vancouver Province
you should. i sent her a msg telling her she shld be a rapper, and that i think she would be good at it. she never replied tho. triste. i had the battle written, but chuggo didn't have 1 for me as he thought he was battling the no show. so it wouldn't have been fair. halfway through the show i realized he was like the only person there I really liked at all. so why battle rap when we cld just be skipping through a meadow, holding hands and sniffing dandylions, right? ya'll out in bc? any mtrl connections? im ennee meeny miney mo-ing my next city. feel free to make a case... hearts. abs
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