Buck 65 is one of the best
rapper/
DJs ever. He has been described by newspapers as "A mix between
Kool Keith and your grandpa." He has also been on the top ten Canadian
hip-hop charts with his hit cd "
Vertex". He has a new cd coming out soon, called "
Man Overboard". He has done a project with "James P." which can be found currently as the featured project on http://www.extralucky.com. His official web site is http://www.buck65.com .
Buck 65 is old. He started out as a
b-boy back in '82 while living in
Small Town,
Nova Scotia, but today this no-nonsense white boy is the Jimmy Castor of hip hop. Handling production, lyrics, and DJ'ing duties by himself, Buck may be the man to
single-handedly rescue hip hop.
In 1989, with his head full of crazy ideas, Buck moved to
Halifax and began to make things happen. He made his first professional studio recording and shortly after became a volunteer at the local university radio station,
CKDU. Ten years later he still preaches the
gospel on air once a week.
His first official release, 1992's
Chin Music, was quick to become the number one single on the CKDU charts and the top selling
independent release in the city. This led to a relationship with
murderecords, a local label able to provide Buck with some much needed distribution as well as the opportunity to tour.
In 1996, Buck, along with his friend
Sixtoo, decided to make a half joke record under the name
The Sebutones. The Sebutones released a long-player called
Psoriasis and a 12' called Sebutone Def. A cult was born.
1n 1997, Buck recorded a
trilogy called
The Wild Life which was released as a 12" on Hand Solo Records in
Toronto and was later named single of the year by
Austrailia's
Darn Kids magazine. Near the same time, Buck defined his sound with the recording of
Language Arts - a 45 minute long song which also served to officially introduce his alter egos: characters like
Johnny Rockwell,
Uncle Climax, and the rest of "the certain others". This also marked the year Buck met
Mr. Dibbs, the man who would eventually induct Buck into his crew of talented hip hop types from all over the United States,
The 1200 Hobos.
Buck, who also records under the
monkier Stinkin' Rich, has recorded with musicians ranging from Biz Markie to jazz dude
Jerry Granelli. Included amoung the influences that shape Buck's
perverted art are
MC Shan,
David Lynch,
J.V.C. FORCE,
John Galliano,
Superlover Lee,
Spiderman,
Kool Keith,
Ted Williams,
Mix Master Mike, and
Vivienne Westwood.
Many regarded Buck as somewhat of a
weirdo because his subject matter includes fashion design,
freestyle BMX, baseball, and
icthyology. Maybe he's a throwback, maybe he's the future, but you can't hear any death threats or
hollow boasting coming from this
honky. Forget about it. This is music that picks up where the rap performance in
Revenge of the Nerds left off.
thanks to:
http://www.buck65.com