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Saturday, September 02, 2006
Lexicon Return With Exclusive iTunes EP
LEXICON.
The Rapstars E.P. (B.E.A.R./Alpha Pup Records)
iTUNES EXCLUSIVE DIGITAL EP - 10/3/06
After releasing two successful indy hiphop albums and becoming one of the bigger names in the LA underground hiphop scene, Lexicon was frustrated. They felt they weren't expressing themselves creatively how they wanted to, so instead of building on the props they'd achieved in the underground scene, they tore it all down, to build it up again. And in the process, they committed an underground hiphop cardinal sin -- they added live instruments to their music. Lexicon began to grow weary of the un-originality that is pervading hiphop, in both the mainstream and the underground . They wanted to seperate themselves from the muck and break through the ceiling they felt was put on top of the type of music they were making. And most importantly, they wanted to make the kind of music they always wanted to make! Risky decision yes, but what's more gratifying than doing exactly what you want to do? They spanned their influences from dance- rock to modern rock to the raw drums and stabs of classic hiphop, until they found a perfect mesh. And the thread that ties them together are that Oak and Nick are better MC's than ever, and C-Minus is still providing neck breaking beats for every song. With C-Minus manning the beats, Oak and Nick doing what they do best, and bassist Alex Pauley and guitarist Jason "Metal 24/7" Zimmerman adding what Lexicon felt was always missing, this is truly like nothing you have ever seen or heard before. Will the risk pay off? We'll begin to see as Lexicon now unveils what they've been working on locked away in the studio for the past 2 years. Ladies and gentlemen, Lexicon presents to you THE RAPSTARS E.P, available exclusively on iTunes through B.E.A.R/Alpha Pup.
Stats
-Song "Ordinary" was featured in the season finale of "Viva La Bam" on MTV.
-A Variety of Lexicon songs have been used in numerous MTV Programs including Next, Made,
and Punk'd.
-Two songs, “Rock” and “The Official” were used in 2004’s Harold and Kumar Go To White
Castle. “Rock” was prominently featured twice, serving as a book-end for the main story line.
-“Rock” has been featured on UPN’s America’s Next Top Model on 6 different occasions, and
two other Lexicon songs have been used on the show as well.
-“Rock” was featured in a 2004 episode of CBS’s Joan of Arcadia.
-“Rock” was also featured as one of the main songs in the videogame Backyard Wrestling II,
There Goes The Neighborhood.
-Two singles, “It’s The L” and “Makin Music” landed in the top 5 of CMJ’s radio chart.
-Lexicon has sold collectively 30,000 units world wide, to date.
www.myspace.com/lexicon
www.lexiconmusic.com
LEXICON.
The Rapstars E.P. (B.E.A.R./Alpha Pup Records)
iTUNES EXCLUSIVE DIGITAL EP - 10/3/06
After releasing two successful indy hiphop albums and becoming one of the bigger names in the LA underground hiphop scene, Lexicon was frustrated. They felt they weren't expressing themselves creatively how they wanted to, so instead of building on the props they'd achieved in the underground scene, they tore it all down, to build it up again. And in the process, they committed an underground hiphop cardinal sin -- they added live instruments to their music. Lexicon began to grow weary of the un-originality that is pervading hiphop, in both the mainstream and the underground . They wanted to seperate themselves from the muck and break through the ceiling they felt was put on top of the type of music they were making. And most importantly, they wanted to make the kind of music they always wanted to make! Risky decision yes, but what's more gratifying than doing exactly what you want to do? They spanned their influences from dance- rock to modern rock to the raw drums and stabs of classic hiphop, until they found a perfect mesh. And the thread that ties them together are that Oak and Nick are better MC's than ever, and C-Minus is still providing neck breaking beats for every song. With C-Minus manning the beats, Oak and Nick doing what they do best, and bassist Alex Pauley and guitarist Jason "Metal 24/7" Zimmerman adding what Lexicon felt was always missing, this is truly like nothing you have ever seen or heard before. Will the risk pay off? We'll begin to see as Lexicon now unveils what they've been working on locked away in the studio for the past 2 years. Ladies and gentlemen, Lexicon presents to you THE RAPSTARS E.P, available exclusively on iTunes through B.E.A.R/Alpha Pup.Stats
-Song "Ordinary" was featured in the season finale of "Viva La Bam" on MTV.
-A Variety of Lexicon songs have been used in numerous MTV Programs including Next, Made,
and Punk'd.
-Two songs, “Rock” and “The Official” were used in 2004’s Harold and Kumar Go To White
Castle. “Rock” was prominently featured twice, serving as a book-end for the main story line.
-“Rock” has been featured on UPN’s America’s Next Top Model on 6 different occasions, and
two other Lexicon songs have been used on the show as well.
-“Rock” was featured in a 2004 episode of CBS’s Joan of Arcadia.
-“Rock” was also featured as one of the main songs in the videogame Backyard Wrestling II,
There Goes The Neighborhood.
-Two singles, “It’s The L” and “Makin Music” landed in the top 5 of CMJ’s radio chart.
-Lexicon has sold collectively 30,000 units world wide, to date.
www.myspace.com/lexicon
www.lexiconmusic.com
