Type
Amateur Hour
This is comedy/hip hop at it's best. Think of Dave Chappelle telling stand up through the medium of rap music that sounds similar to Slug of Atmosphere. It's crude, vulgar and hilarious.
Type burst onto the national rap scene in 2007, touring the country with Grieves three times in support of his first two solo albums: Mustache Immaculate and Well Known Secrets. Both are available on CD Baby.
2008 was a huge year for Type, releasing three projects, including Amateur Hour (his third solo album). He toured with Mac Lethal of Rhymesayers Ent., released an EP with Grieves as Illegitimate Children then they toured in support of that, and finally hit the road with Louis Logic and his group The Let Go, to celebrate the release of The Let Go's debut album Tomorrow Handles That (also available now).
Amateur Hour includes the popular song "Junk Punter," an ode to the act of kicking a man in his nuts. There are also break-out-of-the-box singles "Man Crush (No Homo)" -about being envious and obsessed with a member of the same sex- and "Role Models" -a satire club song about how modern day sports stars choose to use their spotlight.
"Type satirizes everyone: the sincere underground rapper who rhymes all too often about staying on the grind, political hip hop, the '90s OG party rapper..." -Sara Brickner, Seattle Weekly
"Type has always prided himself on crass, scatological material designed to disgust the faint-hearted and wild-eyed— scene-scorching to piss off the local purists; though not the amateur he once was, this one's his finest Hour." -Larry Mizell, Jr., The Stranger
It is clear that in just two years, Type has accomplished a lot. With five albums under his belt and five national tours to back them, Type is well on his way to making TYPE a household name across the country. With a bright future, watch for Type on the road and in stores in 2009. Capture a piece of rap history and purchase Amateur Hour now, it may just be his masterpiece.
Hip-Hop/Rap: Nerdcore