“Brooklyn’s freshest new MC/DJ duo adds the extra to ordinary.”
- COMPLEX MAGAZINE
“It's not too often that hip-hop so real can provide such an escape.”
- XLR8R
“Fa-resh!”
- WIRED MAGAZINE
“Banging and boundary-pushing”
- CMJ
“If these cats remain in hip hop’s underground, it isn’t their fault.”
- TIME OUT
“Superb”
- URB
JUNK SCIENCE
is Baje One on the mic and DJ Snafu on the beats. Simple. These two young gentlemen met in high school in Brooklyn in the mid-nineties (when Baje One stole a handful of tapes from Snafu's backpack, including a cassette containing original beats that were "dope") and started making lots of "not-that-good-but-definitely-interesting" music together on half-days and weekends. Not that much happened between then and 2003-ish. At that point, they moved in together and started working on their debut album, Feeding Einstein, “an intelligent blend of DJ Snafu’s dusty collages and Baje One’s thoughtful commentary.” -Spitkicker.com
In early 2005, they caught Scion’s attention when they won the car company’s NextUp Song Contest with their track “Roads,” a victory by popular vote which earned them a marketing deal that included a fully funded and fly music video directed by ANDREW GURA (Madlib, MF DOOM, Nas etc.) The success of their video and the quality of their then-finished debut LP in turn grabbed the attention of DJ Ese, the man behind Brooklyn’s EMBEDDED RECORDS, who released Feeding Einstein in November of 2005 to critical acclaim. Now they’re famous. That was easy.
Their sophomore record, Gran'Dad's Nerve Tonic, came out in October 2007 on Definitive Jux through an exclusive license from Embedded. The album is pure Junk Science; a clever patchwork of tightly conceptual tracks woven together by the theme of the Tonic itself and the duo's signature, intentionally dusty, lo-fi sound. According to emcee Baje One, "It's not a record about alcohol or alcoholism per se, as much as the record itself is the drink that me and Snafu needed and couldn't find anywhere on the shelves." In promotion of the record, and in keeping with Junk Science and (Embedded CEO) DJ Ese's love of beer, the three teamed up with up-and-coming Brooklyn brewery Sixpoint Craft Ales to create a limited-release brew to coincide with the release of the album. The beer was available in a limited bottling and on tap in bars and restaurants around NYC. They also did cool stuff like go on a national tour with Del The Funky Homosapien and Devin The Dude, get featured on Myspace Music, and top CMJ's hip hop charts.
The duo are currently hard at work in completing what will be their 3rd album, A Miraculous Kind Of Machine, which will come out approximately 3 months after it's done.
And now, some FUN facts about Junk Science:
- Baje One and DJ Snafu are both members of Brooklyn’s oft-celebrated crew: NUCLEAR FAMILY
- Baje and Snaf share the same birthday, March 15th, which is coincidentally also THE IDES OF MARCH, the date in 44 BC which marks the assasination of Julius Caesar. Perhaps one day Baje One will kill Snafu or vice versa. Only time will tell.
- Both members share a love for video games, craft beers, and intelligent stupidity.
Yo you guys are amazing, the music is on point and I frequent ya myspace page for the music. You should be signed to a bigger label def. Good luck and keep making hits. Btw the beat on That Being Said, utterly amazing. Good shit.
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