Animal Farm
Eugene, Oregon, United States
Music
The best kept secret in music
Press
Fans of off-center, lyrics-obsessed hip-hop a la Aesop Rock may dig Gen.Erik, who mines a similar territory of sexed-up, all-intellectualized-with-nowhere-to-go storytelling. - Willamette Week
Gen.Erik sometimes approximates the over-enunciated consonants and anti-dialect delivery of Eminem, but his subject matter is far less... well, violent, postured and, you know, loco. He points out spiritual hypocrisy--both that of others ("Stereotypes") and his own ("Sex, Drugs, Money")--turning around pretty clever phrases and rapping with humor in lieu of preachiness. (Also, it helps that DJ Aero's production is pretty tight.) - Portland Mercury
Discography
Animal Farm "The Unknown" - released May 15th, 2008
Gen.Erik- 7 Deadly Songs
Photos
Feeling a bit camera shy
Bio
Animal Farm is constant energy on stage. The four MCs (Kenny Wilson, Gen.Erik, Hanif Wondir, and Fury) feed off each other and the beats laid down by DJ Strategy to produce one of the livest shows in the northwest. The group combines straight lyricism with politics and comedy to provide an extremely entertaining show. Animal Farm hails from Eugene and Portland, Oregon, and is a combination of three of the most celebrated groups in the area, Money Shot, SoundProof, and Cleveland Steamers. All of the members were in hip-hop groups voted amongst the top 3 in a 2005 fan poll in the Eugene Weekly (received #1 status in 06' & 07'). Since the group's inception, Animal Farm has created a quick local buzz and will be touring this fall to promote their upcoming mixtape.
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