857

Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
Long Island, New York USA Contact

857 is a racially diverse, multidimensional, innovative hip-hop quartet from Long Island, NY which administers "The Cure for the Cliche" for music fans desperately seeking medication in hip-hop's current "Age of Ignorance"

Artist Information

Biography

857 is a racially diverse, multidimensional, innovative hip-hop act from Long Island, NY that creates music simply to demonstrate hip-hop's true potential.

Unlike many one-dimentional acts that rely on the familiar, regurgitated, cookie-cutter themes of materialism, misogyny, and violence, 857 is diverse and posseses the rare ability to connect with listeners on many different levels. Party joints, life experiences, personal reflections and role playing are just a few of the many concepts presented in 857's music.

Achievements

857's single "Mouth Music" was featured in an episode of NBC's award winning drama, Friday Night Lights.

857's has been featured in the news, magazines, on internet TV (Evolving Artist, http://evolvingartist.com/) and live TV, non-commercial and internet radio in the US and abroad. They've also performed in colleges and popular music venues in NY including, the Downtime, the Downtown, Southpaw, Iguana, Pianos, etc.

Instrumentation

Tur-Bo: lyricist/rapper
Y.K.C.: lyricist/rapper
The 23rd Stallion: lyricist/rapper
AL-G: producer/DJ

Discography

ADVENT (available on Amazon.com, iTunes, and CDbaby.com)
Life Is Like... (single available on Amazon.com, iTunes, and CDbaby.com)

Official Website

http://www.857music.com

Links

Audio

  • Champion
    Listen  
  • Enjoy The View
    Listen  
  • Life Is Like... (feat. Ashely Mastrorocco)
    Listen  
  • Mouth Music
    Listen  
  • Where's the Beef?
    Listen  
  • Chillin' (feat. Marilionza Perez)
    Listen  
  • Innovative Hip-hop (feat. Marilionza Perez)
    Listen  
  • Broke (feat. Keith Allen)
    Listen  
  • Up In Here
    Listen  
  • Nervous
    Listen  

Lyrics

Video

Mouth Music

Photo Gallery

  • 857

  • 857, logo, and website

  • We'll take the stairs...

  • They don't know we're in the parking lot...

  • Things are looking up

  • It's official: We see things the same way!

Press

  • 857's energetic live performance! [+ Show ]

    “857 is a great group with lots of energy and character in their live performance. As one of the gro...

  • 857 Live show [+ Show ]

    857 is a very talented hip-hop group that many music industry people had the pleasure to see perform...

  • This is *innovation* delivered with entertainment!! [+ Show ]

    ..sure still on my way to find more of *far off MTV's tits's 'n goldchain bullshit hip hop* .. this...

  • 857 is no joke! [+ Show ]

    The innovative hip-hop of 857 on their new cd ' ADVENT ' came across so natural and free-form that I...

  • 857 - Innovative Hip-Hop [+ Show ]

    I have been pleasantly surprised! The reason is that some of you all have been clamoring for more h...

  • It's just a matter of time for these talented gentlemen [+ Show ]

    Long Island's own hip-hop act, 857, is bringing that old school vibe back into the hip-hop game with...

  • Sign Them Up! [+ Show ]

    Another great hip-hop act from New York. 857, four piece call their music innovative hip-hop and I ...

Setlist

857 usually performs anywhere between a half hour to an hour but has enough original material to fill out a 2 hour slot.

Basic Requirements


Calendar

There are no upcoming dates at this time.