M.E.M., shortened from Money Exchange Movement, is an English-language rap trio set to introduce their hip-hop currency across the globe. Formed in Bangkok, Thailand, the dynamic squad is comprised of Way, Big Calo and Dandee, three rappers whose backgrounds are as diverse as their individual sounds. Money Exchange Movement is not only their name but is indeed a movement. From its very start, Hip-hop, more than any other music, has been about where you’re from. What city or borough or street you rep has forever identified the sound and expectations of the listeners. Nas will always be Queensbridge, as Too $hort is Oakland, and Outkast, Atlanta. It’s been more than a decade Hip-hop has outgrown these local boundaries and has infiltrated the global popular consciousness, sprouting in its wake locally grown movements in every town in every nation. Money Exchange Movement carries the banner for this charge, representing a new Hip-hop generation of Internationally saavy, multiple visa holding, multi-lingual and multi-cultural artists that can’t be confined to a single town and a single rap category. Hip-hop has gone global and so must be its new diplomats. Way is a New-York raised, Bangkok based rapper whose charisma, wordplay and feverish energy brings raucousness on any track. Big Calo is a Florida born Puerto Rican rapper with a bassy, funk-laden lyricism that never fails to leave all heads in the room bopping. Born and raised in Frankfurt, Germany, the half Thai half German MC, Dandee, channels the silkiest flows through his rough-as-gravel vocal style. M.E.M has recently emerged on the music scene in mid 2008, but the three members are no strangers to the industry. Way, a founding member of Thaitanium, Thailand’s hip-hop pioneers selected to open for such big-name talents as 50 Cent, Fort Minor and Jay-Z for their Thai stops on their world tour. Thaitanium’s credit also includes a long list of chart-topping hits and accolades including the prestigious MTV Asia Awards for Best Group Artist., When he is not performing on stage or in the booth with Thaitanium, Big Calo can be found hustling the hottest clubs in Bangkok and SE Asia with leading DJ crew Bangkok Invaders. He recently released The Adobo Mixtape and the M.E.M. Mixtape through the Thaitanium mixtape series. A recognized Bkk Invaders MC in his own light, Dandee as part of Silksounds released two underground Lp’s, and is featured on “Freakshow,” a No.1 hit single by Malaysia’s PopShuvit. Which lead to the founding of Project E.A.R., a collaboration of artists throughout southeast asia (Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines and Indonesia). The super group burst on to the scene with their performance of the hit single “Marabahaya Rmx” at the MTV ASIA AWARDS last year, which was followed by the music video shown throughout Asia. Unapologetically brazen and charismatic, M.E.M.’s goal is simple: to blow the fans’ mind and make them move to the beat. Way: “We want to take it back to where music is just fun. Whatever we feel during that day, wherever music takes us, we just go.” The anticipated debut album won’t hit the shelves until the end of this year, but the hype has already attracted a devoted following throughout Thailand and recently in Japan with their collaboration with Japanese counterparts on “Tom Yum Samurai” released in Osaka in August 2008. In March 2009 money exchange was the headlining single on the “Thaitanium Compilation Vol. 1 The Beginning with their song “Ape Shit” the music video is currently on rotation on MTV Thailand. M.E.M. ,as a part of Project E.A.R., just released their second single “Southeast A” and shot the video in Bangkok which will be shown also on Music channels throughout Asia. The group followed up “Ape Shit” a few months later with the second official single “Proper Tings” which is featured on the Thaiatnium Compilation Vol.2 Back At It. Currently M.E.M. is cemented in the studio putting the final touches on the upcoming album set to release some time this year.
Discographie:
Ape Shit (Single) – Thaitanium Compilation Vol.1 (2008)
Proper Tings (Single) – Thaitanium Compilation Vol.2 (2009)
Windows Down ( Single) – Thaitanium Compilation Vol.2 (2009)
Marabahaya rmx (Single) – Project E.A.R. (2008)
Southeast A (Single) – Project E.A.R. (2009)
M.E.M. – The Mixtape – Thaitanium Mixtape Series (2009)
TomYum Samurai EP – 420 Records (2008)
TomYum Samurai Mix CD – 420 Records (2009)
Performance History:
Thaitanium Uncensored (2007)
Opening Act for Akon concert in Bangkok (2008)
Soulnation Festival Indonesia (2008)
Global Gathering Malaysia (2008)
Asian Hip Hop Festival (2008)
MTV Asia Awards Malaysia (2008)
Awhatup.com launch party (2009)
Zouk Club Kuala Lumpur (2008)
X2 Club Jakarta (2008)
420 Party Osaka, Japan (2008-09)
TomYum Samurai concert Osaka, Japan (2009)
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