LOOPRAT
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States | Established. Jan 01, 2014 | SELF
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University City Musicians' documentary -
LOOPRAT has become one of our favorite groups from St.Louis. But this goes beyond geography , LOOPRAT has managed to use instrumentation in a way that is rare but is moving to the forefront in Hip-Hop today. Pair that with a group of talented lyricist and you get something special. “Life’s Work” is the second visual installment from their recently released album, “How Live?” With an instrumental that carries cyclical momentum through a cypher-style song, “Life’s Work” acknowledges the value of the means rather than the ends, where beauty in the grind outlasts the satisfaction of immediate desire.
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loopratstlbooking@gmail.com (serious inquiries only) - Team Back Pack
“This is soul food for thought, hope your mind think it’s delicious” That line from the first verse of LOOPRAT’s “All the Way Live” video shouldn’t be met with much resistance. Watch this loose, jam-oriented video from this STL group and you’ll inevitably be grooving along to the well-mixed combination of jazzy, big band vibes and killer rhymes. The track was already fun, but the pop-up concert video brings the live, organic elements of the track to life quite nicely. LOOP’s upcoming How Live? album drops Aug 26. - UPROXX
Discography
LOOPRAT EP (2014)
How Live? (2016)
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Bio
LOOPRAT is an eleven piece Jazz/Hip Hop collective consisting of five MCs and six instrumentalists (drums, bass, guitar, keys, alto sax, trumpet). Formed in 2014, LOOPRAT quickly began sharing the stage with some of St. Louis' key hip hop performers such as Black Spade, Tef Poe and MME. Over the past two years LOOPRAT has also shared bills with artists including Slum Village,Talib Kweli, Black Milk, The Lox, Prof, Saba, ProbCause, Chip the Ripper (King Chip), The Palmer Squares, ShowYouSuck, Barrel Maker, and Sidewalk Chalk. Coming off of shows at SXSW Music festival in 2015 and 2016 as well as gigs at the Universities of Indiana, Dayton-Ohio, Lawrence Wisconsin, and Milliken, the band has gained experience and gotten a taste for travel. The foundation is set and LOOPRAT looks forward to expanding both musically and geographically.
For Booking inquiries, please contact Loopratstlbooking@gmail.com
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