DJ Tony Skratchere and Don Libido on this here...
...Caligula (aka Godz Violence) and Don Libido right here...
...but otherwise...
Blaknificent of the Psychoward DJs does the beats sometimes, othertimes tracks are made with John Mark Turner, even other times the beat might come from Impulss, The Able Chris or even your mother if she can beat box. Don Libido does the rhymes.
Influences
Son House, Son House and Son House, Blind Willie Johnson, Memphis Minnie, Bukka White, John Lee Hooker, Satan, Jim Morrison and of course, The Doors, Big Daddy Kane, Kool G Rap, Cake, Bosco Money (anyone who slept on the Downtown Science album...shame, shame), Donnie Darko, Atmosphere, Def Jef, Devo, Madness, Ol Dirty Bastard, The Nonce, Project Blowed, Aceyalone, Abstract Rude, Depeche Mode, The Smiths, KDAY, MF DOOM, Pharaoh Monch, Prince Po, Immortal Mind State, Chino XL, Siouxsie and The Banshees, Eric Burdon, The Animals, Visionaries, 2 Live Crew, Brand Nubian, Poor Righteous Teachers, Universal Zulu Nation, Dead Kennedys, The Specials, Portishead, KRS One, Alkaholiks, Madkap, Sly & The Family Stone, Time Bandits, Indiana Jones, Timothy Leary, William S. Burroughs, Quentin Tarantino, Benjamin Franklin, Dean Koontz, Stephen King (particularly for his Dark Tower series), Kenneth Anger, Jello Biafra, The Noble Drew Ali, Pink Floyd, Kwame, EPMD, Gravediggaz, Ghostface Killah, Prince Paul, The Rolling Stones, Hakim Bey, Neil Gaiman, Moorish Orthodox Church, Nine Inch Nails, Beck, Al Green, El-P, Ras Kass, Del, Blackalicious, Lyrics Born, LSD, Colin Christopher, Amy Hession, Psilocybin, Bavaria, Heineken, Dos Equis, Pabst, the area of New Orleans known as Bywater as well as the entire 9th Ward, okay, all of New Orleans, The Hi Ho Lounge, The Dragon's Den, Sage Francis, Gang Starr, Freestyle Fellowship, Black Sheep, De La Soul, The Coup, Paris, Public Enemy, Jungle Brothers, Justin Warfield, Q-Tip, MC Ren, King Tee, Dana Dane, Slick Rick, Run DMC, Leaders of the New School, Rakim, Ultramagnetic MCs, Aesop Rock, The D.O.C., Impulss, Caligula, DJ Quickie Mart, Soapbox, Know One, DJ Lady Fingaz, DJ EF Cuttin', DJ Blaknificent, Bi®d, Bionik Brown, John Mark Turner, Cinnamon Toothpick, Inner City Pigeons
Sounds Like
In a nutshell, I rap, therefore I do those hand gestures and say "yo" quite a bit. But in particular my style may only be compared to that of the Baby Jesus pimping the universe in the wink of his eye as Lord Shiva does the hustle to the sounds of infinite souls regurgitated by Brahma, over a fresh ass breakbeat, of course. The thing is, while I respect and have learned from countless emcees, I don't sound like any of them.
Brian Pelican – known alternately as Don Libideaux, Don Libido and within the Louisiana adult film industry as director/set designer/actor Sir Francis McNasty (winner of the 1993 Golden Load award for his role as Mexican-Dutch-Irish-Jewish Plumber No. 4 in the 1992 hit Le Bon Temps Bootay), Mr. Pelican’s career spans all genres of music and film. His breakthrough was as the stunt double for the lovable Lil Wizard in Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo, which opened the door for a plethora of non-credited roles in which Hollywood needed ethnically ambiguous extras. Disenchanted by Tinsel Town, Pelican moved to Louisiana in 1989 to try his skills in the then thriving New Orleans adult film scene. After several years of hits and a couple misses making video nasty, Brian met Tony Skratchere in 1998 at a bar mitzvah in Shreveport where Tony was deejaying. Though in 1998 Hip Hop was still brand new and nobody thought it was going to last, Tony thought Brian’s total lack of experience as a rapper might prove beneficial in a genre filled with mediocrity. Brian wrote his first rhyme, a song called “Fleece It Out” about his biggest musical influence, Hall & Oates, later that same year. With that the Slick Bastards were born. They have ruled your boombox ever since.
The birth of Libigula is a completely different story. Shortly after the tragedy of 9/11, Mr. Pelican found peace and meaning from chaos through a mash-up of teachings by L. Ron Hubbard and Joseph Smith. Brian took the passion, sense and sensuality of the Mormon faith and mixed it with the sci-fi antics and fervor of Scientology to discover the one true truth: Jesus is actually Xenu and Native Americans are actually thetans that make the true chosen people (Americans) feel guilty for genocidal acts masked as Manifest Destiny. Mr. Pelican then understood the only way to liberation was through the subjugation and oppression of humans that possess one too many Xs in their chromosomal makeup, that xenophobia is truly patriotic and fun and Ann Coulter is friggin’ hot. New Orleans native, philanthropist, feminist, ascetic, avant-garde pinko-commie tree hugger and Hip Hop artist, Caligula, learned of Mr. Pelican’s worldview and was dismayed. Caligula then made it his personal mission- when not volunteering time at a homeless shelter for cleft-lipped, cancer eaten orphans and teaching young women that abstinence before marriage is the only “safe sex”- to take Brian under his guidance and care. Libigula is the result of this still ongoing therapy. Pray that Caligula’s effort on Pelican is not a waste by buying their album.
Brian Pelican is one half of The Slick Bastards (the other half being DJ Tony Skratchere) and one half of Libigula (the other half being Caligula). His songs reflect struggle, debauchery, mischief, narcissism, sex, drugs, booze, love, hate, atonement and New Orleans. His debut solo album, Non Valide Pour Voyager, will be available in 2009.
Out now from Dragon's Breath Records... The Restless Natives: A Tribute to the Victims of Hurricane Katrina featuring Truth Universal, Dick Darby, DJ Maxmillion, Don Libido & Blaknificent, Bird of Raw Poetix and MC Roah, Euphonetiks, DJ J-Infinite, Impulss, Raj Smoove and Dizzy
thanks, i definitely take that as a compliment. when people ask me who i sound like i'm literally at a loss for words. it comes from having so many different influences and growing up immersed in music. i agree with you about the whole getting bombarded with band promos thing. myspace has been outta control for a long time.
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Much love to all my supporters out there.I think we all know that the time is past due for us to stop putting our trust in the hands of those who never had our best intrests at heart to begin with and DO FOR SELF! This song and video is an expression of my true feelings on this topic bear witness, take a stand and go hard.
I finally finished up a project I have been working on closely with my homie DJ Trippin' over the past few months. The idea was to take a handful of my freestyles, studio tracks, and b-sides I've recorded over the last year and combine them all to a 1 track mix. All mixing, scratching, and juggling was performed by DJ Trippin'. The effort is available for high quality download by clicking the cover below!
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