The Boygirls
Hip Hop / Rap / Afro-beat
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"SNAPS FOR RAPS!"
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| Member Since | 4/15/2006 | | Band Website | cardboardboxrecords.com/theboygirls/ | | Band Members | Cameron May, Lana Bentley, Lara White, and Blair Lipkind. | | Influences | Life.
Old school funk and jazz artists.
Really cheesy commercial pop (NSYNC, Spice Girls, etc.).
Jam bands (like Phish, with "PH").
Folk acts.
Authors: Thomas King, Virginia Woolfe, Kevin Taft.
Books: Black Like Me, Pedagogy of the Oppressed, where we stand, Risking Utopia.
Political Cats: Raj Panu, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Ghandi.
Hip Hop people who don't suck.
Food: Greek salads and cranberry juice.
Funny People: Seinfeld, Dave Chapelle, Chris Rock.
Other Weird Cats: Rick James, a guy named Fredy, Lana's friend Cory.
| | Sounds Like | Music. | | Record Label | cardboardboxrecords (and proud of it). | | Type of Label | Major |
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| About The Boygirls |
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Once upon a time there was a girl named Lana and a boy named Cam. They met while attending the University of Calgary. While hanging out in Cam's apartment one summer evening, they decided to write some songs. A few months later Cam moved to a new house. One of his new room mates, Lara, was a singer. One night during a practice, a boy named Blair who was visiting the house decided to join the band. The rest...is herstory.
Who are the boygirls? They don't drive fancy cars, they can't afford expensive jewellery, and they're not in to starting "beef" with other artists (Lana doesn't even eat red meat). They're a band that writes songs about social issues. While some might say that their electronic sounds, Afro-beat bass lines, funky guitar riffs, and female vocals do not fit with the "hip hop scene", they disagree. Says co-founder May, "If you think about it, hip hop started off as being anti-establsihment. We don't fit the mainstream scene and given our lyrical content, we're anti-establishment so I guess we're hip hop". Adds Bentley, "When people criticize us it only makes us stronger. So bring on the boygirl bashing!". The band has quickly made a name for iteself and has fans in some very unlikely places. Their lyrics and committment to social issues have found them fans in the arts community, queer community and feminist community. Not your typical hip hop audience. But that's fitting for a group that is not your typical hip hop band.
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