The Brown Bag AllStars is an American rap group made up of J57, The Audible Doctor, Soul Khan, DeeJay Element and DJ E Holla.[1] The group's repertoire of East Coast hip hop and underground hip hop blended with hard-core rap lyrics won them a spot in AllHipHop 's 2013 list of "Top 50 In Underground Hip-Hop".[2]

Brown Bag AllStars
Brown Bag AllStars at the "Brown Bag Season" CD release show in New York City in 2012
Background information
Also known asBBAS
OriginBrooklyn, New York City, U.S.
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals, turntables
Years active2007–present
Labels
Members
Past members
Websitebrownbagallstars.com

Career

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Early beginnings

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The Brown Bag AllStars was formed in 2007 while its members were working and interning at Fat Beats. Koncept, Soul Khan and Cold Codeine were writing verses and freestyling on beats made by J57 and The Audible Doctor at Jesse Shatkin's studio until they went on to release their debut project titled The Brown Tape.

Later life

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On 4 August 2009 while at Fat Beats, the Brown Bag AllStars released their debut mixtape titled The Brown Tape, released through Coalmine Records.[3] The Brown Bag AllStars made an applaudable guest performance at the 2009 Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival.[4] In 2010, The Traveller and The Down Under Remixes EPs were released.

In 2011, the first of their annual end-of-the-year A Year In Review compilation serial was released before they went on to release Brown Bag Season Vol. 1 which featured guest and vocal appearances from DJ Brace, Marco Polo. On 5 January 2015, they released the fourth A Year In Review compilation which featured notable acts like 50 Cent, Young Buck, Smoke DZA, Cage, DJ Rhettmatic, Phantogram and Pharoahe Monch.[5][6]

Discography

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Mixtapes

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Mixtapes by Brown Bag AllStars
Year Title Release details
2008 The Brown Bag Tape
2009 The Brown Bag Tape (Deluxe Edition)
2012 2011: A Year In Review
  • Released: 1 January 2012
  • Label: Brown Bag Records
  • Format: Digital download
2013 2012: A Year In Review
  • Released: 1 January 2013
  • Label: Brown Bag Records
  • Format: Digital download
2014 2013: A Year In Review
  • Released: 1 January 2014
  • Label: Brown Bag Records
  • Format: Digital download
2015 2014: A Year In Review
  • Released: 1 January 2015
  • Label: Brown Bag Records
  • Format: Digital download

Singles & EP's

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Singles & EP's by Brown Bag AllStars
Year Title Release details
2011 Traveler EP
  • Released: 20 January 2010
  • Label: Fat Beats
  • Format: 12" Vinyl
2017 11 Steps
  • Released: 31 May 2017
  • Label: Brown Bag Records
  • Format: Digital download
2017 Beerz
  • Released: 12 July 2017
  • Label: Brown Bag Records
  • Format: Digital download

Albums

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Albums by Brown Bag AllStars
Year Title Release details
2014 Brown Label Part 1& 2
  • Released: 4 March 2014
  • Label: Brown Bag Records/Soulspazm
  • Format: CD & Digital download
2016 BlaQ Coffee (with Q-Unique)
  • Released: 29 November 2016
  • Label: Capital Q Records
  • Format: CDR & Digital download

Compilations

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Compilations by Brown Bag AllStars
Year Title Release details
2011 Brown Bag Season Vol. 1
  • Released: 17 May 2011
  • Label: Nostomania Records
  • Format: CD
Brown Bag Season Vol 1 (DJ Brace Remixes)
  • Released: 17 May 2011
  • Label: Nostomania Records
  • Format: CD
2013 10x
  • Released: 18 February 2013
  • Label: Brown Bag Records
  • Format: Digital download

Guest appearances

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Year Title Chart positions Album
US US Hip-Hop
2009 " NY to JPN" (Prisma featuring Brown Bag AllStars) Prisma
"Men of Respect" (Hannibal King featuring Brown Bag AllStars) Eating Cornbread on the Millenium Falcon
2010 "Everyday" (DJ Brace featuring Brown Bag AllStars) Non-album single
2011 "Hung Over" (DJ JS-1 featuring Brown Bag AllStars) Ground Original 3: No One Cares
2012 "What It's All About" (M-Phazes featuring Brown Bag AllStars & DJ Brace) Phazed Out
"Days Still Turn to Night" (J57 featuring ATR & Brown Bag AllStars) The Ports EP
2013 "Broken 40 Bottles" (Undefined featuring Brown Bag AllStars) Certified A-Side

References

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  1. ^ Ortiz, E (11 June 2011). "DXnext: Brown Bag AllStars". HipHopDX. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  2. ^ Hook, Sky (1 January 2013). "2012: AllHipHop's Top 50 In Underground Hip-Hop!". AllHipHop. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Brown Bag AllStars - The Brown Tape". HipHopDX. 7 August 2009. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  4. ^ Muessig, Ben (10 June 2009). "Hip-hop festival returns to DUMBO". The Brooklyn Paper. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Brown Bag AllStars Recap Their 2014 With 'Year In Review' Mix". 2Dope Boys. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  6. ^ Orcutt, KC (5 January 2015). "Brown Bag AllStars Release Year In Review Compilation Full of Featured Guests: 50 Cent, Young Buck and More". Music Times. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
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