KnowMads are a Hip Hop group from Seattle. The KnowMads consist of Pepe, Jester & Cheef on the mics, along with Originate & Jester on the breaks.
“All of our songs have been recorded in the Bassment. We make music because we feel there are too many kids out there wasting their lives. We call ourselves the KnowMads because we wander our planet and our society in search of intelligent life. In search of those few people who make the world spin and your heart beat. But we’re just doing what we love. When our lights burn out we’ll leave behind our music. So that’s our lives. When the bombs start dropping and kids start praying, we’ll be up on the rooftop, freestyling and beatboxing til the world goes down”
They’ve been around since 2006 I believe but i first heard them late 2008 and to be honest i kinda slept on them i didn’t really give their music a good listen too until recently when one of their tracks appeared in my shuffle and im pleased it did as these guys are dope. You can hear the energy they bring, you can tell they just enjoy making their music and its more then just a hobby to them. Sometimes when you listen to allot of music you often come across artists who just sound tired but these guys are the opposite of that. Don’t sleep!
Check out their previous releases for free:
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More of their albums can be found off their Myspace below:
http://www.myspace.com/knowmads
I can kinda relate to your post bob, the first track i ever heard from them was in the bassment and that was on a mix cd my boy had burned from one of his playlists. I remember it was these mix cds that my friend made that first got me into underground hip hop and ever since then i eat, breathe and sleep hip hop. Anywho, i was under the impression that the knowmads were a bit more popular in the underground scene, but when i went on youtube and found out that the vast majority of their songs weren’t up i realized they were a hidden treasure. I absolutely loved in the bassment, but that was all i had heard from them and since i was caught up with hip hop coming from every direction i didnt look them up further. Then one day i found their myspace a couple of weeks ago and since then I’ve had their music on blast all day… I easily rank them up in my personal favorites amongst the likes of CYNE, Panacea, Ian Kamau, Specifics, etc.
Needless to say if you like any of the artists i just named, if you like Hip Hop in general, you will love the knowmads, i don’t see how you can’t.
ESPECIALLY those of you who smoke…
The point of this post? gee i don’t know just me giving them their props and appreciation for making great music.
Some of my favorites are:
Ms. Communication
Northwest Motives
Live Your Life
Days Past
Dust
Growing Deep
In the bassment
Home
Just give them a listen and if you like them why don’t you comment and show some appreciation?
I can kinda relate to your post bob, the first track i ever heard from them was in the bassment and that was on a mix cd my boy had burned from one of his playlists. I remember it was these mix cds that my friend made that first got me into underground hip hop and ever since then i eat, breathe and sleep hip hop. Anywho, i was under the impression that the knowmads were a bit more popular in the underground scene, but when i went on youtube and found out that the vast majority of their songs weren’t up i realized they were a hidden treasure. I absolutely loved in the bassment, but that was all i had heard from them and since i was caught up with hip hop coming from every direction i didnt look them up further. Then one day i found their myspace a couple of weeks ago and since then I’ve had their music on blast all day… I easily rank them up in my personal favorites amongst the likes of CYNE, Panacea, Ian Kamau, Specifics, etc.
Needless to say if you like any of the artists i just named, if you like Hip Hop in general, you will love the knowmads, i don’t see how you can’t.
ESPECIALLY those of you who smoke…
The point of this post? gee i don’t know just me giving them their props and appreciation for making great music.
Some of my favorites are:
Ms. Communication
Northwest Motives
Live Your Life
Days Past
Dust
Growing Deep
In the bassment
Home
Just give them a listen and if you like them why don’t you comment and show some appreciation?