151 feva gang

151 Feva Gang / Feva Nation is an underground/independent hip-hop group of national fame hailing from East Orange, New Jersey. In the Northern New Jersey area around the late 1990s, 151 Feva Gang began as an organization of many local street gangs and crews from Essex County (East Orange, Newark, and Irvington), New Jersey, before redirecting their efforts towards music in 2007.

Their underground smash hit “SHAKIN MY DREADS” by Killa Kherk was debuted on Music Choice's Hip Hop Channel on Direct TV in 2008.

The hit club song Ride Dat Wave by DJ Frosty, Saucy-P and the Gria Brothers was debuted in 2009 on Hot 97 fm. The Official Remix features Fat Man Scoop, DJ Webstar, and Lumidee.

151 Feva Gang is widely known as being amongst the first artists to combine Jersey's Brick City club Music and Baltimore Club Music with Hip-Hop and R&B. With the aid of Baltimore's DJ K-Swift, 151 Feva Gang was able to further their local club music culture into a nation-wide phenom. Hit Jersey Club songs from “Feva Nation” members such as “Tote It Remix”, "Hit It To The Beat Remix”, and “Ride Dat Wave” have been airing on Hot 97 FM.

151 Feva Gang is also credited as the originators of the "Screw Jersey Movement" .... in which they combined the Chopped and screwed style of music (invented by DJ Screw) from Houston, Texas with their own style of east coast hip-hop.

Artists within 151 Feva Gang / Feva Nation include:

  • Killa Kherk aka Kherk Cobain from East Orange, New Jersey
  • Denaro aka Dapper Don from East Orange, New Jersey
  • P-Jerz from Newark, New Jersey
  • The Gria Brothers from East Orange and Vauxhall, New Jersey
  • DJ Frosty from East Orange, New Jersey

These are only a few main members involved with the music, as this organization is comprised of many members with many different rankings and responsibilities.

Most members identify themselves with obnoxious gold jewelry, gold teeth, tattoos, and dread locks. They pride themselves with being over the top and flamboyant. They covet the slogan "Live Fast Die Slow" and leisure with the excessive drinking of Bacardi 151 or perscription codiene syrup known as Lean.

As a rap group 151 Feva Gang has only existed for less than 4 years, but as an organization they have existed for over a decade.

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Origin of 151 Feva Gang

Lead by East Orange native Kherki Kaifa (Killa Kherk Cobain), teenage recruits from various parts of Essex County aligned their respective crews (regardless of affiliation) in order to form what would become 151 Feva Gang. Although there were many artists in the crew at first ... Andrew Phillips (Denaro Da Don) and James Sah (P-Jerz) would eventually emerge as the other two main artists out of the crew.

Influence heavily by DJ Screw and the Dirty South Rydaz, 151 Feva Gang developed a liking to the independent hustle set forth by these southern artists, and opted to make an economic advantage of those principles in New Jersey, where most artists were being overlooked by the major labels.

Similar to the Bay Area's Hyphy Movement, New Jersey's underground/indie hip hop culture strives off originality of sound, the ability to market and promote the music independent of major labels, and more importantly, a unity between the up and coming Jersey artists. 151 Feva Gang has been instrumental in establishing and publicizing New Jersey's underground culture through their music. These characteristics and accomplishments have given 151 Feva Gang an extensive and international internet fan-base.

Moreover, 151 Feva Gang has a stronghold in East Orange's Down The Hill neighborhood (turf of Double II Set and Brick City Brims) as well East Orange's Southside neighborhoods. Their network is prevalent in almost every city in Essex County through strategic aliances and support from many different "sets" and organizations. This has proven crucial in establishing 151 Feva Gang's grassroot fan-base.

151 Feva Gang is alleged to have ties and alliances to many different established gangs and organizations in and around New Jersey (Double II Set bloods, the Brick City Brims, Grape Street Crips, Folk gangs, Vice Lords, Queen Street Blood Gang, Haitian Outlaws, Gangsta Killa Bloods, 93 Bloods, Hoover Crips etc), but these allegations remain unsubstantiated.

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