Backburner is a Canadian underground hip hop group and musical collective, formed by frequent collaborators Fresh Kils, Uncle Fester, Dexter Doolittle, and Process in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 2001. Their name comes from their habit of starting new projects and leaving others on the back burner.[1]
Backburner | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Canada |
| Genres | Underground hip hop Canadian hip hop |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels | Backburner Hand'Solo |
| Members | Ambition Beatmason Chokeules Dexter Doolittle MC Frank Deluxe Fresh Kils Ghettosocks Ginzuintriplicate Jay Bizzy Jesse Dangerously Johnny Hardcore Manalive Mister E More or Les Peter Project Psybo Savilion Thesis Sahib Timbuktu Uncle Fester Wordburglar |
The crew has released three official, commercially available albums: Heatwave in 2011,[2][3][4] Eclipse in 2015,[5] and Continuum in 2022.[6] A music video was produced for the lead single from Heatwave.[7][8]
Discography
editAlbums
EPs
- Heatwave Remixes (2012)
References
edit- ^ Hand'Solo Records - artist profile
- ^ Exclaim! - album review
- ^ Rap Reviews - album review
- ^ Pop Matters - album review
- ^ "Backburner – Eclipse". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ Juon, Steve 'Flash'. "Backburner :: Continuum, Feb 2022". rapreviews.com. Rap Reviews. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Hip Hop Canada - video release notice". Archived from the original on 2014-01-08. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
- ^ Exclaim! - video release notice
- ^ "Backburner – Big Talk". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Backburner – Heatwave". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
External links
edit- Backburner on Bandcamp
- Backburner on Twitter
- Backburner on Discogs