WHEN JACK "WILDCHILD" BROWN is on the mic, he likes to speak freely. Off-the-dome spontaneity is what sparks the rapid-fire, run-on-sentence style he developed as a young B-boy in the remote Southern California city of Oxnard and then skillfully executed as one-third of the Lootpack. "Back in the day, I used to break," Wildchild explains, "so I always try to put that essence in, like, if I was breaking to the beat, how would I sound?" With Madlib's raw SP-1200 instrumentals clearing the path for Wildchild's lyrical tanks, Lootpack's 1999 debut Soundpieces: Da Antidote was a relentless attack on wack MCs and their financiers. Four years later, Wildchild drops his highly anticipated solo effort, the positive, party-vibe-heavy Secondary Protocol on the renowned indie Stones Throw Records. In response to criticism of the one-track battlin' mind state on Soundpieces, Wildchild delves into personal matters, like on the ode to his seed, "Kiana." "You don't usually hear a lot of family-oriented issues in hip-hop," says the 28-year-old married father who recently began bringing his 8-year-old daughter onstage to rock with him. "But a lot of cats can relate to that." SOURCE:JAMES TAISource magazinePressMad Personal with WildchildVapors Magazine Interview at Spine Magazine Wildchild in The Source Call Of The Wild XLR8R Magazine Wildchild in Elemental Magazine Rhymes or Bricks Jockey Slut article Chairman's Choice XXL Magazine Clap Them Hands Review at pitchforkmedia.com Wildchild & DJ Romes interview in Switzerland The Onion review of Secondary Protocol Rap Reviews Secondary Protocol WEBSITE:http://www.stonesthrow.comWildchild - Wonder YearsWildchild of the Lootpack - "Wild 'n You" DVD trailerLootpack - Whenimondamic
December 31, 2024 at 10pm to January 1, 2025 at 2am
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January 25, 2025 at 9pm to January 26, 2025 at 2am
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