When I was around 16 I discovered a band from Chicago that blew me away. I was at some Summer concert series put on by the local radio station Q101 and freaked out when I saw this insane band on the side stage. I don't remember the name of the group but it turned out it was a collaboration of some of Chicago's best hip hop and rock musicians. Some of the guys were from Liquid Soul (a sick Chicago Jazz/Jam band) and when the guitarist handed me a cassette, yes a cassette, i saw that other members were from a local Hip Hop rock act called the BOOGIE SHOES.
The band that was playing that day was the dirtiest/funkiest band that I had ever seen. They were on stage blowing my mind effortlessly and I was particularly entranced by the guitarist/singer named Double A that would sing all of the notes he ripped on the guitar and was a great MC.
When we left the concert we blasted the tapes they gave us, one called the Boogie Shoes "Greatest Hits Volume 1" and the other was Double A's side project called "Trunk" which i lost and have searched hi and low to find again with no luck. These albums changed my life and I don't think I would be the same if I had not had the luck of being at the right place at the right time.
I would seriously recommend picking one of their records up to hear some totally original hip hop rock from the Chicago indie scene in the 90's. They put out 2 solid albums full of great songs and personality.
You can preview their record here.
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/boogieshoes
I would suggest picking up "Vol 1 Greatest Hits" if you can find it, otherwise "Bust it, Bust it, Bust it!" is dope too
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