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Active Oner
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What up, you've reached tha Active Oner Soundclick page. Here you will find tha music from when I was with MBC and MKM and unreleased joints from back in tha days.
If you wanna hear tha most current Active Oner music, hit up:
Active Oner Official Myspace Page
For current Distant Strangers music, hit up:
Distant Strangers Official Myspace Page
First and foremost, thanks 4 takin' tha time to come through and check out tha music, it's much appreciated. I'm from Saint Cloud, MN, been rappin' since 2002, decided to take it a step further in 2004 by actually tryna get my music out there. It started out as a hobby and became much more as time went on, so I ran with it. I was an original member of the Mad Bombin' Crew from 2002-2004 and then left the crew in the beginning of 2005 to embark on my own musical journey. Tried to start another crew called the Mic Killin' Militia but that didn't work out so well, so I was solo until about the middle of 2005 when I got with Distant Strangers. We've been a strong entity in this hip hop scene for years, helpin' to revolutionize Saint Cloud's music scene. I'm also in another group, Kings Of Tha Cloud which is an alliance formed by Distant Strangers, Cloud City Boyz and Top Contendaz.
This music page will mostly be for mixtape downloads and such, "Tha Militia Mixtape, Volume 1: Dawn Of A New Beginning is up for download, so you are free to grab that. "Tha Heatwave Mixtape" is on sale for $5, and tha DS "Legal Eyes It" T-shirts are on sale for $10, so send an email with "Mixtape" or "T-Shirt" in tha subject line to distant_strangers@yahoo.com.
Just wanna give a big shout out to everybody who's doin' their thang, DJ's, producers, MC's, anybody who's out there grindin'..leave a msg on tha board if you wish.
Email: active.oner@gmail.com
If you wanna hear tha most current Active Oner music, hit up:
Active Oner Official Myspace Page
For current Distant Strangers music, hit up:
Distant Strangers Official Myspace Page
First and foremost, thanks 4 takin' tha time to come through and check out tha music, it's much appreciated. I'm from Saint Cloud, MN, been rappin' since 2002, decided to take it a step further in 2004 by actually tryna get my music out there. It started out as a hobby and became much more as time went on, so I ran with it. I was an original member of the Mad Bombin' Crew from 2002-2004 and then left the crew in the beginning of 2005 to embark on my own musical journey. Tried to start another crew called the Mic Killin' Militia but that didn't work out so well, so I was solo until about the middle of 2005 when I got with Distant Strangers. We've been a strong entity in this hip hop scene for years, helpin' to revolutionize Saint Cloud's music scene. I'm also in another group, Kings Of Tha Cloud which is an alliance formed by Distant Strangers, Cloud City Boyz and Top Contendaz.
This music page will mostly be for mixtape downloads and such, "Tha Militia Mixtape, Volume 1: Dawn Of A New Beginning is up for download, so you are free to grab that. "Tha Heatwave Mixtape" is on sale for $5, and tha DS "Legal Eyes It" T-shirts are on sale for $10, so send an email with "Mixtape" or "T-Shirt" in tha subject line to distant_strangers@yahoo.com.
Just wanna give a big shout out to everybody who's doin' their thang, DJ's, producers, MC's, anybody who's out there grindin'..leave a msg on tha board if you wish.
Email: active.oner@gmail.com
Why this name?
Active was my tag name, so when I put down tha spray can n picked up tha mic, I stuck with it, it's a part of me.
Do you play live?
Yes, I do play live. My group Distant Strangers has done shows all around Minnesota extending to Wisconsin and North Dakota, and have opened up for some big name artists like 2 Live Crew, AK Billionaire from Do Or Die, J-Kwon and Meech to name a few. Over the years performin' has gotten much more fun and intense, it's great to see tha people sing your lyrics while your up on stage doin' yo thang. Much love to everyone who's came to a show, we appreciate tha support, and for those who haven't came to a DS show yet, you're missin' out..hope to see you at tha next one!
How, do you think, does the internet (or mp3) change the music industry?
It's good for the up n comin' artist to get him or herself heard onna worldwide basis, n also good to interact with other artists n work with them as well.
Would you sign a record contract with a major label?
This question should be rephrased as "Would you still sign your life away to a major label?" All the hip hop major labels are wack anyway, nobody onna major label is puttin' out anything good. Does that answer your ?
Band History:
2001-2002: Great Ones Die Spittin (w/Phobia - this crew was one of tha tightest)
2002-2005: Mad Bombin Crew (w/Cyklone, Ex Trip & Whyte Mike - first started out with only me and Whyte Mike)
Mid 2005: Mic Killin Militia (w/Kimma & Cyklone - this crew didn't last that long)
2005-Present: Distant Strangers (w/L-DuB & Smokin' Robs - Bishop was part of DS then left in 2006 to form Black & White with Whyte Mike)
Discography:
MBC Releases:
Mad Bombin Season (July 2003)
Ridin With A Vengance (November 2003)
Back For More (November 2004)
Battlegroundz - Compilation of battle tracks (November 2004)
Last Dayz As A Mad Bomber (January 2005)
The Mad Bombin Era: Greatest Hits - Compilation of hits from tha MBC days (February 2005)
MKM Releases:
Active Oner Presents: Tha Militia Mixtape, Vol. 1: Dawn Of A New Beginning (February 2005)
302 Production$ Releases:
Tha Heatwave Mixtape (August 2007)
302 Production$ up and coming releases:
Distant Strangers - D.S.T.C (Tha highly anticipated DS album is close to being finished!)
L-DuB - DuBStyle
Active Oner - Tha.4.Mula
2002-2005: Mad Bombin Crew (w/Cyklone, Ex Trip & Whyte Mike - first started out with only me and Whyte Mike)
Mid 2005: Mic Killin Militia (w/Kimma & Cyklone - this crew didn't last that long)
2005-Present: Distant Strangers (w/L-DuB & Smokin' Robs - Bishop was part of DS then left in 2006 to form Black & White with Whyte Mike)
Discography:
MBC Releases:
Mad Bombin Season (July 2003)
Ridin With A Vengance (November 2003)
Back For More (November 2004)
Battlegroundz - Compilation of battle tracks (November 2004)
Last Dayz As A Mad Bomber (January 2005)
The Mad Bombin Era: Greatest Hits - Compilation of hits from tha MBC days (February 2005)
MKM Releases:
Active Oner Presents: Tha Militia Mixtape, Vol. 1: Dawn Of A New Beginning (February 2005)
302 Production$ Releases:
Tha Heatwave Mixtape (August 2007)
302 Production$ up and coming releases:
Distant Strangers - D.S.T.C (Tha highly anticipated DS album is close to being finished!)
L-DuB - DuBStyle
Active Oner - Tha.4.Mula
Favorite spot?
Of course, home in tha booth, secondly would have to be Hawaii, nice weather, bomb budz.
Equipment used:
Updated tha home studio finally, got tha nice condenser mic and a small mixer with the Audiobuddy box, Cool Edit Pro 2.0 to record, soon to update to Pro Tools.
Anything else...?
Shoutz:
My wife first and foremost, for being with me through thick and thin when it came to anything, and for supportin' me in my dream chase, I love you baby!! Second to Sarah Groth for makin' all our graphics since day one, thanks Sarah!! Distant Strangers (DuB and Robs), Cloud City Boyz (Smokey and Lil Roi Boi), Crime Dogg, Kid Low Key, and tha whole 612 Records family, Top Contendaz (Tewtone and OJ) and tha whole St. City Entertainment family, Esean, DJ Special Dark, J-DuB, Bigg Brough and Sub-Zero Entertainment, my niggas BiG C Tha Don, J-Dogg and Marcus reppin' tha Eastside streets of St. Paul, Meech, J-Kwon and tha Hood Hop family, Dat Boi and Meda4ic from Newbreedz Productions, North from Up North Productions, Janey, Katana, Rico Nevotion, Mississippi Mafia, Phobia, K-WaY, Lunatic Poet, Dash D.U.B and tha whole Duce Duce Entertainment family, Frozen Tundra, Pledge Empire, Brain Ded, Brotha Goolash, 8bzaG, El*A*Kwents and tha Planet X Records/Extraterrestrealz/Hecatomb fam, Capaciti, Carnage and Desdamona, The Lyricist, Narcissis, Mac Blaze and tha Militiaman Productions fam, Ms. Lakesha, Halfbreed, JimDogWah, Gigantic Mechanix, Lawst, Postures, iLL P.O.E, M-A-T-T aka Murder All The Tracks, my boy T-Dogg locked up FREE T-DOGG, the Rodriguez bros (Carm and Tony), D-Day, L-Train, Willis Da iLList, SpundizzLe, Cyklone (it's still GP yall, even tho we've gone our seperate ways and live our own lives, yall my homies 4 life no matter what goes on fo sho, yall stay up and live life like you want to, f*** what anyone says. GP 4 life.), RX Magazine, Distant Films, NV Boarding, DJ Coop and DJ Gimli (hit them up at stclouddj.com if you need DJ services, they know what you like and what they doin'.), DJ B-rady, John Heinen, my boy Zach and tha rest of tha A440 Studios family, The Rox, Rumrunners and McRudy's Pub (even though ya owner Brad Ireland f***ed Distant Strangers out of a show and some dough, it's all gravy tho, we still makin' paper!!), The What's Up Lounge in Mankato, MN, Station 4 in Saint Paul, MN, St Cloud State University, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, and anyone else I might have forgot, much love n keep doin' yo thang!!!
My wife first and foremost, for being with me through thick and thin when it came to anything, and for supportin' me in my dream chase, I love you baby!! Second to Sarah Groth for makin' all our graphics since day one, thanks Sarah!! Distant Strangers (DuB and Robs), Cloud City Boyz (Smokey and Lil Roi Boi), Crime Dogg, Kid Low Key, and tha whole 612 Records family, Top Contendaz (Tewtone and OJ) and tha whole St. City Entertainment family, Esean, DJ Special Dark, J-DuB, Bigg Brough and Sub-Zero Entertainment, my niggas BiG C Tha Don, J-Dogg and Marcus reppin' tha Eastside streets of St. Paul, Meech, J-Kwon and tha Hood Hop family, Dat Boi and Meda4ic from Newbreedz Productions, North from Up North Productions, Janey, Katana, Rico Nevotion, Mississippi Mafia, Phobia, K-WaY, Lunatic Poet, Dash D.U.B and tha whole Duce Duce Entertainment family, Frozen Tundra, Pledge Empire, Brain Ded, Brotha Goolash, 8bzaG, El*A*Kwents and tha Planet X Records/Extraterrestrealz/Hecatomb fam, Capaciti, Carnage and Desdamona, The Lyricist, Narcissis, Mac Blaze and tha Militiaman Productions fam, Ms. Lakesha, Halfbreed, JimDogWah, Gigantic Mechanix, Lawst, Postures, iLL P.O.E, M-A-T-T aka Murder All The Tracks, my boy T-Dogg locked up FREE T-DOGG, the Rodriguez bros (Carm and Tony), D-Day, L-Train, Willis Da iLList, SpundizzLe, Cyklone (it's still GP yall, even tho we've gone our seperate ways and live our own lives, yall my homies 4 life no matter what goes on fo sho, yall stay up and live life like you want to, f*** what anyone says. GP 4 life.), RX Magazine, Distant Films, NV Boarding, DJ Coop and DJ Gimli (hit them up at stclouddj.com if you need DJ services, they know what you like and what they doin'.), DJ B-rady, John Heinen, my boy Zach and tha rest of tha A440 Studios family, The Rox, Rumrunners and McRudy's Pub (even though ya owner Brad Ireland f***ed Distant Strangers out of a show and some dough, it's all gravy tho, we still makin' paper!!), The What's Up Lounge in Mankato, MN, Station 4 in Saint Paul, MN, St Cloud State University, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, and anyone else I might have forgot, much love n keep doin' yo thang!!!