Figures of Speech is an American hip hop duo based in Los Angeles.
Figures of Speech made its mark in the early 1990s as a progressive LA-based hip hop duo featuring two females emcees, Jyant and Eve. Drawing inspiration and musical collaboration from the legendary Good Life open-mic nights in South Los Angeles, Figures of Speech counted CVE, Hip Hop Klan, OMD, Unity Committee, Freestyle Fellowship, The Nonce, Abstract Rude, Medusa, Pigeon John,Volume Ten and many others among its contemporaries.
The women of Figures of Speech first met while students at UCLA. They became founding members of the Project Blowed open mic nights at Kaos Network, and were a part of the groundbreaking Project Blowed compilation tape released in 1994, which featured many of the most dynamic rappers of the Los Angeles underground at that time. The landmark recording showcased wildly diverse acts whose common bond was a mandate to expand the musical, thematic, and lyrical horizons of hip-hop. Figures of Speech contibuted a song entitled "Don't Get It Twisted" to the compilation.
Figures of Speech performed regularly in the LA underground scene, but beyond the contribution to Project Blowed, never released their music until the summer of 2007 on the album THE LAST WORD. The songs featured on THE LAST WORD were recorded in and around Los Angeles from approximately 1992-1996. The tracks were largely produced by CVE, Digiak and The Nonce. THE LAST WORD is restored and executive produced by Omid.
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Figures of Speech made its mark in the early 1990s as a progressive LA-based hip hop duo featuring two females emcees, Jyant and Eve. Drawing inspiration and musical collaboration from the legendary Good Life open-mic nights in South Los Angeles, Figures of Speech counted CVE, Hip Hop Klan, OMD, Unity Committee, Freestyle Fellowship, The Nonce, Abstract Rude, Medusa, Pigeon John,Volume Ten and many others among its contemporaries.
The women of Figures of Speech first met while students at UCLA. They became founding members of the Project Blowed open mic nights at Kaos Network, and were a part of the groundbreaking Project Blowed compilation tape released in 1994, which featured many of the most dynamic rappers of the Los Angeles underground at that time. The landmark recording showcased wildly diverse acts whose common bond was a mandate to expand the musical, thematic, and lyrical horizons of hip-hop. Figures of Speech contibuted a song entitled "Don't Get It Twisted" to the compilation.
Figures of Speech performed regularly in the LA underground scene, but beyond the contribution to Project Blowed, never released their music until the summer of 2007 on the album THE LAST WORD. The songs featured on THE LAST WORD were recorded in and around Los Angeles from approximately 1992-1996. The tracks were largely produced by CVE, Digiak and The Nonce. THE LAST WORD is restored and executive produced by Omid.
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Gary Halbert, the prince of print as many call him is one of the foremost copywriter of this century. Many of the top copywriters hold Gary to be the best copywriter in the world.
Gary's sales letters probably reached more homes in the United States than any other copywriter.
His coat of arms letters is one of the more famous letters and it's that particular letter that's claimed to have been mailed to more homes in the US than any other copywriter's work.
Gary's work will forever influence the copywriting industry.
Gary died in May 2007 in his sleep at the age of 65. Many of Gary's words of wisdoms can be read at his archived newsletter at www.thegaryhalbertletter.com
Gary's sales letters probably reached more homes in the United States than any other copywriter.
His coat of arms letters is one of the more famous letters and it's that particular letter that's claimed to have been mailed to more homes in the US than any other copywriter's work.
Gary's work will forever influence the copywriting industry.
Gary died in May 2007 in his sleep at the age of 65. Many of Gary's words of wisdoms can be read at his archived newsletter at www.thegaryhalbertletter.com
Dark Princess is a Russian gothic metal band formed in 2004 out of Moscow. They perform a wide range from power ballads to very heavy metal songs.
Lineup
*Olga Romanova (The bands namesake Dark Princess) - vocals
*Aleksandr Lubimov - guitar
*Denis Stekanov - drums
*Ilya Klokov - guitar
*Stepan Zujev - keyboards
*Stanislav Fatyanov - bass
Discography
*Without You (Full-length, 2005)
*Stop My Heart (Demo, 2006)
*Stop My Heart (Full-length, 2006)
*' (Full-length, 2007)
Lineup
*Olga Romanova (The bands namesake Dark Princess) - vocals
*Aleksandr Lubimov - guitar
*Denis Stekanov - drums
*Ilya Klokov - guitar
*Stepan Zujev - keyboards
*Stanislav Fatyanov - bass
Discography
*Without You (Full-length, 2005)
*Stop My Heart (Demo, 2006)
*Stop My Heart (Full-length, 2006)
*' (Full-length, 2007)
This west coast style of American music is that of combing the genres of "Country" and "Funk". Usually has a set of instruments found in traditional Country music, the funk elements are typically found in the arrangement, groove and vocal performances and practices.
The east coast version of the sub-genre is commonly referred to as "funkabilly" but the end result usually has a similar sound which most describe as "Country with groove".
The east coast version of the sub-genre is commonly referred to as "funkabilly" but the end result usually has a similar sound which most describe as "Country with groove".