b.FUNK
South Plainfield, New Jersey, United States | Established. Jan 01, 2014 | SELF
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Press
Click magazine cover and turn to pg. 20 - 22 for a preview
Photos on pg. 22
I.T.S. magazine did a review of b.FUNK's showcase with Ice Cube at The B.B. King Club (NYC). - Ol'school Productions
Ranked as high as #39 for the Indie Rock category
Ranked as high as #69 for the entire Indie scene - The Deli Magazine
Check out our official Press kit / Website for more press information! - b.FUNK
b.Funk, like The Weeknd, is not the most traditional pick for Freshman Predictions, as b.FUNK is a full band. But, considering b.FUNK's lead singer Brian Cole is as good of an emcee as there is in hip-hop, it's hard to keep them off this list. b.FUNK's probably the most musically diverse pick of the entire 2012 group. And it's easily conceivable that b.FUNK's a once in a generation kind of hip-hop group. My addiction to The Roots and Gym Class Heroes has been replaced by the sounds of New Jersey's dopest hip-hop group. - TheJourneyThroughLawSchool.com
b.FUNK is not like anything you have heard before, in fact the band's name alone is enough to describe their sound, pure funk.
To describe these guys as a "rap rock band", not unlike The Roots, would not be doing them justice. Each member of this band throws down everytime they touch an instrument, or pic up a microphone, and kick painful grooves to break your neck. Picture Funkadelic if George Clinton had decided to rap.
Having already opened for rap legends Ice Cube, and Slick Rick, these guys are on the up and up, and red hot to say the least. Get your ass to a show and be prepared to be cole cocked, and rocked fast by the energy of b.FUNK.
- Kean Radio WKNJ 90.3 FM
Discography
Download CHeCk yO mIND The mixtape plus all the other projects we've put out at www.bfunkmusic.com
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Bio
b.FUNK is the organic formula for the chemical reaction you call hip-hop. There is tremendous flavor within this group of two Jazz players, a true MC, a touch of latin and a smack of rock (not crack rock).
b.FUNK plans to return to NXNE 2014, after a highly successful outing in 2013. The journey has just begun, and the b.FUNK band aint nothing to FUNK with!
Members: 5 -
MCBC / Mr. Brown / Ant / Brett / Tozzi
Vocal / Bassist / Drummer/ 2 Guitars
Homebase: NYC/NJ
Formed: June 2010
Shows to date: 160 official shows **including 13 direct support roles**
Fans say b.FUNK sounds like: The Roots, Flobots, Lupe Fiasco etc.
Music video - CHeCk yO mIND - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLZ5J60ma8c
******* Direct support for *******
Slick Rick
Ice Cube
Rakim
EPMD
Sean Kingston
Kid Ink
Phife Dawg
Chris Webby
King Los
Cory Gunz
DJ Quik
Hot 97's DJ FunkMaster Flex.
******* Venues include *******
B.B. King Club 2x
Webster Hall - The Studio 3x
Highline Ballroom
NJ Performing Arts Center
NJ State Theater
The Stone Pony (NJ)
The Knitting Factory (Brooklyn) 5x
******* Festival experiences *********
Toronto Canada's NXNE Festival ('13, '14)
Make Music New York Festival ('10, '11, '12, Central Park) ('13, Gibson studio NYC)
Make Music Harvard Square ('13)
NJPAC Sounds of the City w/ Rakim ('12)
Eric LeGrand 52 Fest w/ Hot 97's FunkMaster Flex ('11)
NJ State Theater's Urban Arts Festival ('11)
Union County 2011 Music Fest (NJ)
Lincoln Tech annual car show
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