First Words was a Canadian hip hop group, consisting of Halifax beatmaker Jorun Bombay,[1] DJ STV[2] and emcees Above and Sean One (Sean McInerney). The group released two albums and an EP, as well as contributing tracks to several hiphop compilations, and was active from 2004 to 2008.
History
editIn 2004, First Words recorded the song "Down With Putting Raps Down", which was featured on the National Campus and Community Radio Association's Dig Your Roots hip hop compilation album.[3]
Also in 2004, First Words released a 16-track self-titled album[4] of original material, and received a positive review in Exclaim!.[5] The album was Deadbeats Entertainment's first release, kicking off the label's focus on local music. Their pre-release peaked at #1 on the top 30 and hip hop charts of Fredericton, New Brunswick's CHSR.[citation needed]
In 2005, Dead-Beats Entertainment released the four-track seven-inch vinyl recording, "Jorun's Way/Sean One's Way".[6] One of the tracks, "No Artificials", was a rap by First Words, and was also included on a compilation album of underground hiphop.[7]
In 2008, First Words released "Anti-Mixtape Movement",[8] available only on vinyl, which featured four tracks from their 2008 album "Cheaters".[9][10][11] Cheaters featured guest appearances from various other hiphop artists.[12]
Working separately, in 2007, Sean One released a compilation entitled "Full of It" which charted at #1 in Canada,[citation needed].[13] In 2005, Jorun released a compilation entitled "Jorun's Way" which featured artists Classified, Spesh, and Ghettosocks, among others.[14] Both men continue to regularly issue new releases.[15][16]
Discography
edit- 2004 : First Words
- 2008 : Anti-Mixtape Movement E.P.
- 2008 : Cheaters
References
edit- ^ "THE GODFATHER OF HALIFAX HIP-HOP". radiowestern.ca. Radio Western. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ "DJ STV". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ "Dig Your Roots Hip Hop Compilation". Oocities, Troy Neilson review 9 March 2003
- ^ ""First Words" (sound recording)", Collections Canada, Ottawa: Library and Archives Canada, OCLC 650198535, AMICUS No. 30841143, retrieved 23 May 2011
- ^ Quinlan, Thomas (December 2008). "HIP-HOP REVIEWS: First Words Cheaters". Exclaim!. Toronto: 1059434 Ontario Inc. exclaim.ca. ISSN 1207-6600. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
- ^ "Jorun Bombay – Joruns Way EP". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ "Jorun's Way/Sean One's Way". Exclaim! By Thomas Quinlan 1 Jul 2005
- ^ "First Words – Anti-Mixtape Movement E.P." discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ "First Words – Cheaters". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ "First Words Cheaters". Exclaim!, By Thomas Quinlan 19 Nov 2008
- ^ "Disc of the Week". Montreal Mirror, Sept 20 - Sept 26.2007 Vol. 23 No. 14 . Archived at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "First Words Cheaters". The Coast, By Mark Black 21 August 2008
- ^ Quinlan, Thomas. "Sean One Full of It, June 2007". exclaim.ca. Exclaim!. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ "Jorun Bombay – Jorun's Way". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ "Jorun Bombay". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ "Sean One". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
External links
edit- Deadbeats Entertainment Record label for recent First Words releases