& the JOLLY TAXPAYER (beats/graphix/recording) aka DJ Change, the Lone Gunman, Tyrone, Elvis, Steezy, Taxpza, Italian Gold
Influences
Lyrics: Wu-Tang, Nas, B.I.G., 2Pac, Mobb Deep, Jay-Z, A Tribe Called Quest, Mos Def, Del....
Production: RZA, Havoc, Dre, Timbaland, Massive Attack, Portishead, DJ Shadow, Dan The Automator, RJD2.....Open "Influences" blog for an extensive list
Sounds Like
...whatever Jolly Taxpayer & Eli $ WANT it to sound like...
...we strive for something that's 'abnormal' and unlike what is on mainstream radio...It's 'Neo-Retro' because it sounds like it could've been from the Golden Age of real hip-hop, but it's context and concepts are very "Now"
...ya under-dig?...do you over-stand?
Written, produced and recorded by lowkey productions includes the hizits:
Dreams * Broadcast Distortion * NeoRetro * the Noise * the Epitome
Is it new or retro?Escapism, Eli Cash's latest album brings organic, lowkey beats mixed with impeccable flows and instantly memorable hooks. Listen as Eli Cash spits about the deceptive, careless nature of the US government, the resonating effects of unemployment, depression and the driving need to escape it all.
Eli Cash's signature style, lyrics and melodies are put to gritty yet melodic beats courtesy of the Jolly Tax-PZA and lowKey Productions.
Tired of what has become the mainstream focus of rap music (excess, guns, diamonds, misogynist lyrics, etc.) Eli Cash and lowKey Productions formed in 2003 to beat the mainstream at its own game.
Although starting his career as a drummer, independent emcee/producer Eli Cash has brought a fresh, honest mentality to hip-hop while making a name for himself releasing underground hip-hop albums with fellow producer, the Jolly Taxpayer under their indie label, the Madison, WI-based lowKey Productions. Fueled in part by growing up south of Milwaukee in the racially-segregated, poverty-stricken town of Racine, WI, and influenced strongly by the country's post-9/11 way of thinking, Eli Cash mixes fiery street-smart wit, memorable choruses and Twista-style rhymes with funky, all original production and recording.
Eli Cash's debut album, Kill the Radio, was a call to end all of the "b.s. on corporate radio...with fake rappers that'll do anything to sell their own image" and brought electrified reviews from alternative media. Gaining strong word of mouth support developed from his unique website elicash.com and tight live shows, Eli Cash and Kill the Radio have become an underground classic.
In his latest release, 2005's Escapism, Cash mixes deeply personal strife with emerging global issues as he examins the deceptive, careless nature of the US government, the resonating effects of unemployment, depression and the driving need to escape it all. Eli Cash's insightful lyrics are put to gritty yet melodic backbeats, with production influences ranging from 60's Doo-Wop and Soul ala Otis Redding, the Shirelles ("Dreams") to alternative hip-hop (Mos Def, RZA, DJ Shadow) and modern rock (Radiohead, RJD2) ("Neo-Retro").
Videos
Eli Cash feat. Jolly Taxpayer - "Broadcast Distortion"
Eli Cash feat. Jolly Taxpayer
"Broadcast Distortion" Escapism
Directed by Leon F. Chen
Copyright 2007 LOWkey Productions
Hey what's up ? Eli Cash Had To get back to ya spot.. 2-c what's been good.. Remember 2.... See the things you want as already yours & think of them as yours, & they belonging 2 you, & in your possession
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Well I'm always open for a collab man just let me know. I'm still in the studio but I'm not working on a definite album yet. Just gettin all the other umg artists out here and makin moves out of town
yo cash...thanks for the feedback. i'm getting a strong vibe on those songs as well. gonna record a full band version of two dollar whiskey soon. no plans for the midwest maybe august, we'll see...
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