[in alphabetical order] Billy Frowny, C. Gizzle (A Living Legend), Christopher Reverb, DJ STV SLV, Djork, Dr. J, Emceebard, Encyclopedia Brown, Flosstradamus, Insta-MC, Jaxxxon Chrysler, Karrot, Kid Ontario, Lil' iPod, Lozone, Mac G6, Max Rockwell, MC High Life, MC Sawp, MC Spirit, MD Scribble, Mr. Belvedere, Natron, Ol' Fuss & Feathers, Ototoxin, Puss E. Beats of 1108 Thugz, Sir Benelux, T-Nuts, Tam'Ron, Torreaga
Influences
Tha 446, Three 6 Mafia, Cash Money Records, Chopper City Records, Project Pat, Hypnotize Camp Posse, Mike Jones, Slim Thug, Paul Wall, Lil' Flip, Big Pokey, Big Moe, Big Bear, The Game vs. 50 Cent, Chamillionaire, Young Jeezy, R. Kelly's "Trapped In The Closet (Chapters 13-22)"
WATCH THE VIDEO FOR "TWO THOUSAND FOUR FOUR SIX" (2003)
Not much can be said about 20-person Midwest rap collective The 446 that hasnt been said about other acts capable of fielding two complete baseball teams along with a pair of past-their-prime batting coaches. As a whole they enjoy walks in the rain, sandwiches, and, depending on the season, tend to be wealthy beyond belief. Their individual stories vary widely, from a disillusioned bounty hunter doomed to plod the earth until the end of his days to a young boys heart torn asunder by a pair of star-crossed dump trucks, and others who werent so lucky. The following is only what is known to be fact.
The group was formed in 1999 in a lake. Founding members include Steve Sleeve, Brain Stanger, Jaxxxon Chrysler and MC High Life. When it became apparent that the four would not be able to handle the job of defining a new genre of rap on their own while maintaining the lifestyle to which they had become accustomed, additional members joined, mostly under their own free will: Torreaga (T.O.R.E.), C-Geezy, Dr. J, the Lo Zone, Shuguervo, MD Scribble, Sawp, Natron, Ol Fuss N Feathers, Matt Rodbard, Djork, Lil Ipod, TK, TamRon, Samuel Grant and others. Pop singer Calloway, from the 1980s, has also collaborated with the group.
Like sands through the hourglass, the days passed and The 446 completed their debut album, Welcome To the Fourth Coast, in mid-2003. The album, a long-overdue tribute to the Fourth Coast (Great Lakes area) itself*, featured many of the well-loved singles and inside jokes the group had pounded into the earth since its inception. Standout tracks include 2,446, Rasterize, Reminiscin and also Stunt 2 Much, the song that ignited their hot-blooded and all-too-public war of words with Ohio frat-rapper Doc Grip. (The two camps have since commiserated and are rumored to be collaborating on a new energy drink.)
Naysayers said nay and though the debut album was a critical darling, it remained a commercial flop; nevertheless, the Fourth Coast standard-bearers pressed on and delivered the tour-de-force double album Pirates of the Fourth Coast in late 2004. Featuring an even-more-extended lineup and reportedly recorded on an ocean liner for tax reasons, Pirates delves still further into modern Midwestern mythology on songs such as My What is Like Whoa, G-13 and Hennessey, Megamayne and the controversial Drinking Gas, which advocates the practice of drinking gas.
That album dominated the Billboard charts and continues to hold the number one position, where it debuted last November. 2005 finds the group fairly well-fed and performing at shows alongside UK chavcore rap collective Goldie Lookin Chain and Adult Swims MC Chris, as well as Chicago mainstays Mt. St. Helens and the Ghost. Work on a Jaxxxon Chrysler-fronted album, tentatively titled The Vainglorious LP, has commenced and several members are in talks for an upcoming reality show on the O network.
Despite well-publicized claims to the contrary, The 446 are indeed human and can be killed by conventional means. This has not yet been attempted.
*The Third Coast is the Gulf of Mexico because Southern rappers called it first.
ja yah hear me now, give ME some of your ill-begotten fame.
or i mighte be placin blame and namin names cuz you all be too weak mild and tame like you squeak when you came dats how fuckin lame, fo' shame game. peace!
Remember this night...the night the infamous football ricocheted off the backboard, off the wall, nuttin' but bar....or so the story goes...thus sprung the clash of the classes, the punks verses the preps. Whata night eh?
Just wanted to stop by and say Miss you Millhouse! Keep on rockin!
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clasp of pressure of OH. The 446 is behind and all its excrement is wack. Go home! And make a mouthful......Cause tha 446 iss back!
posted by el profe de la brujeria! 2:33 PM
I picked up a CD at your show with fun club the other night. No one was manning your merch, so i just put my friend mister lincoln in the shoebox and took a disc. I hope that's okay.
