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What's up?! Check'd is a sci-fi/revolution hip-hop group from the Northwest. Check'd currently lives in Eugene, Oregon where they do shows and record. Project: Reconstruction - Check'd's debut album is now available on CD Baby.
Do you play live?
We play live a lot in Oregon. We will be going on tour eventually. Check out www.checkdrevolution.com for tour info.
How, do you think, does the internet (or mp3) change the music industry?
The internet is one of our strongest tools as independent musicians. Without the capacity for sharing and promoting that the internet provides, we wouldn't have near as much power against corporate brands.
Would you sign a record contract with a major label?
No. We are totally indepedent of corporate affilliation
Band History:
Check'd is a politically charged hip-hop group that spawned out of Portland, Oregon in May, 2006. Since then, Check'd has recorded an album - titled ' Project: Reconstruction (P:RC)' - and does shows regularly in the Eugene and Portland areas.
Check'd was founded by MC's Onegin Offegan, Jon the Rappist, and King Oliver. Together, they recorded the 'Check'd EP' in July, 2006. In December of 2006, trumpeter Your Funk joined the band and helped record 'The Non-Violent Fist EP.'
In the summer of 2007, Testament joined the group as an MC to complete the quintet that recorded Check'd's first full length album - Project: Reconstruction. P:RC marks the first full length release on Haunted House Records, the label owned by King Oliver and Onegin Offegan of Check'd.
Recently, Jon the Rappist has left Check'd. Also, Your Funk grabbed an excellent gig on a cruise ship for the next several months, which means that Check'd will be performing as an incomplete group.
Check'd is:
Onegin Offegan
Testament
King Oliver
Your Funk (temporarily unavailable)
Check'd was founded by MC's Onegin Offegan, Jon the Rappist, and King Oliver. Together, they recorded the 'Check'd EP' in July, 2006. In December of 2006, trumpeter Your Funk joined the band and helped record 'The Non-Violent Fist EP.'
In the summer of 2007, Testament joined the group as an MC to complete the quintet that recorded Check'd's first full length album - Project: Reconstruction. P:RC marks the first full length release on Haunted House Records, the label owned by King Oliver and Onegin Offegan of Check'd.
Recently, Jon the Rappist has left Check'd. Also, Your Funk grabbed an excellent gig on a cruise ship for the next several months, which means that Check'd will be performing as an incomplete group.
Check'd is:
Onegin Offegan
Testament
King Oliver
Your Funk (temporarily unavailable)
Your influences?
Video Game Music, Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, RJD2, MF Doom, Pharcyde, El-P, Lifesavas, Cannibal Ox, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Sun Ra, John McGloughlin, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Pigeon John, Blackalicious, Lyrics Born,
Favorite spot?
Gotham.
Equipment used:
Computers, Voices, Instruments.