Busdriver

Busdriver, whose birth name is Regan Farquhar, is an underground MC hailing from Los Angeles. He is know for his rapid-fire, jazzy, free-association style of hip-hop.

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Born in Los Angeles, he was introduced to hip-hop at an early age, his father being the screenwriter for the film Krush Groove one the earliest films focusing on the hip-hop culture. Farquhar began rapping at age 9, by the time he was 13 he had released his first album with the group 4/29. A regular at the Project Blowed open mic, during the mid 1990's, he would be introduced to fellow underground artists, leading him to being a guest on at least 20 singles.

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In 2001 Busdriver released his first album Memoirs Of The Elephant Man, which he followed up with the 2002 release This Machine Kills Fashion Tips and Temporary Forever. 2003 brought a collaboration with fellow underground artists such Radioinactive and Daedelus with the release The Weather. His latest two releases, in 2004 and 2005 respectively, Cosmic Cleavage and Fear of a Black Tangent have been met with mixed reviews.

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Though his albums rarely if ever get airplay on the mainstream of radio, as most of his songs are played on more progressive or college radio formated stations, he managed to break into to the mainstream a bit with the addition of the track "Imaginary Places", off of Temporary Forever, which appeared in the hit video game, Tony Hawk's Underground (2003).

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Some listeners consider Busdriver to be an abstract rapper. His rhymes sometimes border on dadaist and even pure nonsense, but there is almost always a concrete message amongst his fast-paced, seemingly stream of conciousness rhymes. An interesting thing that sets Busdriver somewhat apart from other rappers is how he raps to the melody in addition to the beat on some songs.

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In 2005, Busdriver enlisted as a "Corn Ganggster" by rapping with The Unicorns-offshoot, Th' Corn Gangg.

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Hip-hop: Hip hop is a cultural movement that originated in the working class communities of New York City, United States, in the late 1970s. Other elements include beatboxing, hip hop fashion, and slang. Since first emerging in the South Bronx, hip hop culture has spread around the world. When hip hop music ...

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