Felt (hip hop group)

Felt is an American hip hop duo, consisting of Slug of Atmosphere and Murs of Living Legends.

Felt
OriginMinneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
GenresHip hop
Years active2002–present
LabelsRhymesayers Entertainment
Associated acts
Websitefelt.bandcamp.com
Members

History

Felt released the debut studio album, Felt: A Tribute to Christina Ricci, in 2002.[1] It was produced by Murs' fellow Living Legends member The Grouch.[1]

In 2005, the duo released the second studio album, Felt, Vol. 2: A Tribute to Lisa Bonet.[2] It was produced by Ant of Atmosphere.[3]

In 2009, the duo released the third studio album, Felt 3: A Tribute to Rosie Perez.[4] It was produced by Aesop Rock.[5]

In 2020, Felt returned with a single, "Name in Ya Mouth".[6] In that year, the duo released the fourth studio album, Felt 4 U.[7] Produced by Ant, the album featured guest appearances from Blimes, Aesop Rock, The Grouch, and Shepard Albertson.[8]

Style and influences

Felt's first three studio albums are named after actresses; Christina Ricci, Lisa Bonet, and Rosie Perez.

Each of their first three studio albums contains two songs named after other celebrities; Suzanne Vega, Rick James, Morris Day, Marvin Gaye, Kevin Spacey, and Paul Reubens.

Members

Discography

Studio albums

Singles
  • "Dirty Girl" (2005)
  • "Name in Ya Mouth" (2020)[9]
gollark: Obviously this just means I'm untainted by capitalism, so you can trust me.
gollark: No.
gollark: Hardly. There is lots of inertia in country design.
gollark: As supreme eternal world dictator, I would be all of knowledgeable (I have a copy of Wikipedia for purposes), ethical (via relativistic trolley collision simulations), and pragmatic (we would have superhuman AI do all diplomacy for us, ethically).
gollark: Except me. I want to and should.

References
  1. Brown, Marisa. "Felt: Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  2. Breihan, Tom (September 6, 2005). "Felt: A Tribute to Lisa Bonet". Pitchfork.
  3. Chadwicked. "Felt (Slug & Murs) - Felt 2: A Tribute to Lisa Bonet". Tiny Mix Tapes.
  4. Youssef, Sobhi (December 2, 2009). "Felt Felt 3: A Tribute to Rosie Perez". Sputnikmusic.
  5. Breihanon, Tom (September 3, 2009). "Aesop Rock, Atmosphere's Slug, and Murs Team for Felt 3". Pitchfork.
  6. A., Aron (August 4, 2020). "Slug & Murs Tease New Felt Project With "Name In Ya Mouth"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  7. Sam (August 7, 2020). "New Murs and Atmosphere Album 'Felt 4 U' Out Today". The Source. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  8. Graves, Wren (August 7, 2020). "Felt (Atmosphere and Murs) Return with Surprise Album Felt 4 U: Stream". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  9. "Releases: Felt". Rhymesayers Entertainment. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
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