Local Band Network Member Since: December 21, 2010
Last Update: January 23, 2011
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Music types:
Hip Hop, Rap
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Those Guys, Jova and J.Al, is a hip-hop duo from Monroe, OH, a suburb of Cincinnati. They became best friends when meeting as high school freshmen, and began rapping after graduating in 2008.
The sound of their music reflects their song making process; eclectic. Combine the lyrical competency of The Clipse, the time period merging of The Cool Kids, the originality and musical instinct of Kanye West, blend in the in the creativity of themselves, and that’s Those Guys. Their music gives you a view of their experiences, ambitions, emotions, and imaginations, and does so with a sound crafted in their basement studio. Taking pride in being true to themselves, they have developed a do-it-yourself attitude. As such, Jova produces many of their beats on Reason 4.0, and engineers recording on Pro Tools 8.
With a current goal of acquiring a strong home-town fan base, they have performed in the Cincinnati area at The Mad Hatter, Blue Wisp, The Venue, and many house/basement parties on local campuses. Those Guys have jammed their schedule with as many opportunities as possible to rock the stage, and have catered to hip hop, rock, and alternative crowds of all kinds. At shows, Those Guys keep the crowd actively engaged, taking cues from one of their favorite live duos, Method Man and Redman. You can find them passing out flyers and posting them up, literally, everywhere around their area.
After releasing their debut LP, "Greater Than The Mixtape Vol. 1" in summer '09, they reached thousands of listeners through internet downloads, and personally passed out over 700 self-made CDs locally. Currently, they’re promoting their CD "Greater Than The Mixtape Vol. 2" which was released Nov 2, 2010. It is available for free download on their website, www.NoNewsEnt.com, and plan to release an original LP in the spring of 2011.
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