Profile by Jessica Zucker
The American underground hip-hop group, Atmosphere, was formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1994.
Slug (Sean Daley), Ant (Anthony Davis), Spawn (Derek Turner) were the original members of Atmosphere, but after the release of Overcast! Spawn left the group.
Atmosphere has been
known to attract a punk and indie rock audience while their music is rap
influenced by KRS-One, De La Soul and Public Enemy. Atmosphere formed
their own independent record label, Rhymesayers, and made their band
name through touring.
Just before releasing their fourth album, Atmopshere signed with indie label Epitaph Records.[ii] Slug is the focal point of Atmosphere with his personalized vocals and emotional lyrics.
He is the son of a black
father and white mother who divorced when he was a teen; encouraging
Slug to engage in the hip-hop, graffiti, break dancing scene.[iii]
He acquired the alias Slug from the nickname “Sluggo” his father would call him when he was a child.[iv]
Lyrics:
“I said I'll make you smile for the simple fact I'm good at it
Ill make you smile just so I can sit and look at it…”
–“Modern Man’s Hustle”
“I've got a sickness, it feels like love
It's not contagious, take off the gloves
Drop your defenses, apply a coat of perfect
I'll form the sentences you try to interpret”
–“A Song About A Friend”
“And if I was you, I wouldn't hear a word I said
Wouldn't trust nothing to start it up inside my head
I'd make a conscious effort to live instead
Of trying to kill the monsters that reside underneath the bed”
–“If I Was Santa Claus”
“Those are your shoes
These are my shoes
We've got issues”
–“Shoes” [v]
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