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Living Proof

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  • Genre: Hip Hop / Indie

    Location Portland/Seattle, US

    Profile Views: 83158

    Last Login: 5/15/2012

    Member Since 5/24/2005

    Type of Label Unsigned

  • Bio

    ................ ......Living Proof is a two-man crew, Prem and Tope, currently repping Seattle and Portland respectively. With one full-length release and numerous live appearances under their belt, Living Proof is currently working on a second album in addition to a Tope solo album...Stay Tuned.....Living Proof has worked with and/or shared stages with artists such as: Myka 9, Grouch & Eligh, The Coup, Mistah FAB, Zion I, Souls Of Mischief, Nappy Roots, C-Rayz Walz, One Be Lo, People Under The Stairs, Common Market, Blue Scholars, Shawn Jackson, Blu, CunninLynguists, and more.. ..For booking information please contact: ..LivingProofMusic@gmail.com......Living Proof "Roots To Branches".. Available Now.. Produced By Sapient. Cuts By DJ Spark... Featuring Myka Nyne, Liv Warfield, AED, & members of Sandpeople..... ........ ..CD/Game Exchange.... 3719 N Mississippi Ave... 1428 SE Hawthorne Ave... 2605 SE 122nd Ave... 2033 NE Burnside Rd... 15705 SE McLoughlin Blvd... ..360 Vinyl.... 214 SW 8th Ave.. ..Everyday Music.... 1313 W Burnside St... 1913 NE Sandy Blvd..... .. LIVING PROOF ON FACEBOOK.. .. ..LIVING PROOF ON LASTFM.... ..LIVING PROOF ON iTUNES.... ..LIVING PROOF ON SUPERHAPPYWAX.... ..LIVING PROOF ON CDBABY.. ....LIVING PROOF ON UNDERGROUNDHIPHOP.... ..LIVING PROOF ON ACCESSHIPHOP.. ..
  • Members

    ..Prem.... ........ ..Tope.......... ....Living Proof..............Promote Your Page Too....
  • Influences

    ....A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, The Pharcyde, Heiroglyphics, Jaylib, Haiku D'eTat, The Roots, Slum Village, Devin The Dude, The Coup, Common, Brother Ali, Blackstar, One Be Lo, Blackalicious, Little Brother, Living Legends, Oldominion, Sandpeople, Lifesavas, ect.....
  • Sounds Like

    .. .."As The fourth or fifth generation of PDX hip-hop artists begin to transition from individuals groups into a fully realized 'scene,' Living Proof is one reason to pay attention. Mixing smooth, organic flows about appreaciating life's bounty and bangers elevating the status of the duo's native Northwest, LP is one of PDX hip-hop's brighter stars".. -Casey Jarman Willamette Week.. .."As hip hop continues to pour out from the Pacific Northwest, Portland's Living Proof get a helping hand from Sandpeople's master producer Sapient and guest appearances from Mo-B, Iame, Gold, DJ Spark and more for their full length Roots To Branches. Boasting a sound that is both jazzy and soulful like other NW natives Lightheaded, as well as raw and more abstract forms reminiscent of Grayskul, Old Dominion and of course Sandpeople.".. -Access Hip Hop .. .."The opening track of Prem and Flowtope’s freshman album resonates with bubbling horns and airy beats—and plenty of positivity. It’s a small moment, but one that’s telling about the duo and their future, if the promising album is any indication: they want to bring hip-hop back to its empowering roots while stretching out their own creative branches. And at its delirious, beat-mixing, Northwest-pimping best, Living Proof emerges as a tumbling young outfit on the verge of big things.".. -Stephen Marc Beaudoin LocalCut/Willamette Week.. .."In the world of Portland hiphop, it goes (1)Sandpeople,(2) Everyone else. Seeing that as truth, young rappers Prem and Tope allied themselves with Sandpeople super-producer Sapient to release the new and solid 'Roots To Branches' under the name Living Proof.".. -Graham Barey Portland Mercury.. .."Local hip hop duo, Living Proof, made up of Prem and Tope, the two emcees split time behind the mic and aren't shy about their love for the hometeam.".. -Ezra Caraeff Portland Mercury Blogtown PDX.. .......... .......... ............

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Bio:

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Living Proof is a two-man crew, Prem and Tope, currently repping Seattle and Portland respectively. With one full-length release and numerous live appearances under their belt, Living Proof is currently working on a second album in addition to a Tope solo album.

Stay Tuned.

Living Proof has worked with and/or shared stages with artists such as: Myka 9, Grouch & Eligh, The Coup, Mistah FAB, Zion I, Souls Of Mischief, Nappy Roots, C-Rayz Walz, One Be Lo, People Under The Stairs, Common Market, Blue Scholars, Shawn Jackson, Blu, CunninLynguists, and more

For booking information please contact: LivingProofMusic@gmail.com

Living Proof "Roots To Branches"
Available Now
Produced By Sapient. Cuts By DJ Spark.
Featuring Myka Nyne, Liv Warfield, AED, & members of Sandpeople.

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CD/Game Exchange
3719 N Mississippi Ave.
1428 SE Hawthorne Ave.
2605 SE 122nd Ave.
2033 NE Burnside Rd.
15705 SE McLoughlin Blvd.
360 Vinyl
214 SW 8th Ave
Everyday Music
1313 W Burnside St.
1913 NE Sandy Blvd.

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LIVING PROOF ON LASTFM
LIVING PROOF ON iTUNES
LIVING PROOF ON SUPERHAPPYWAX
LIVING PROOF ON CDBABY
LIVING PROOF ON UNDERGROUNDHIPHOP
LIVING PROOF ON ACCESSHIPHOP

Member Since:

May 24, 2005

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Influences:

A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, The Pharcyde, Heiroglyphics, Jaylib, Haiku D'eTat, The Roots, Slum Village, Devin The Dude, The Coup, Common, Brother Ali, Blackstar, One Be Lo, Blackalicious, Little Brother, Living Legends, Oldominion, Sandpeople, Lifesavas, ect.

Sounds Like:

"As The fourth or fifth generation of PDX hip-hop artists begin to transition from individuals groups into a fully realized 'scene,' Living Proof is one reason to pay attention. Mixing smooth, organic flows about appreaciating life's bounty and bangers elevating the status of the duo's native Northwest, LP is one of PDX hip-hop's brighter stars" -Casey Jarman Willamette Week

"As hip hop continues to pour out from the Pacific Northwest, Portland's Living Proof get a helping hand from Sandpeople's master producer Sapient and guest appearances from Mo-B, Iame, Gold, DJ Spark and more for their full length Roots To Branches. Boasting a sound that is both jazzy and soulful like other NW natives Lightheaded, as well as raw and more abstract forms reminiscent of Grayskul, Old Dominion and of course Sandpeople." -Access Hip Hop

"The opening track of Prem and Flowtope’s freshman album resonates with bubbling horns and airy beats—and plenty of positivity. It’s a small moment, but one that’s telling about the duo and their future, if the promising album is any indication: they want to bring hip-hop back to its empowering roots while stretching out their own creative branches. And at its delirious, beat-mixing, Northwest-pimping best, Living Proof emerges as a tumbling young outfit on the verge of big things." -Stephen Marc Beaudoin LocalCut/Willamette Week

"In the world of Portland hiphop, it goes (1)Sandpeople,(2) Everyone else. Seeing that as truth, young rappers Prem and Tope allied themselves with Sandpeople super-producer Sapient to release the new and solid 'Roots To Branches' under the name Living Proof." -Graham Barey Portland Mercury

"Local hip hop duo, Living Proof, made up of Prem and Tope, the two emcees split time behind the mic and aren't shy about their love for the hometeam." -Ezra Caraeff Portland Mercury Blogtown PDX

LIVING PROOF: Roots to Branches
LIVING PROOF: Roots to Branches
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