Lee Scott (rapper)
Lee Scott is a rapper and producer from Runcorn,[1] near Liverpool, UK. Lee has been making UK hip-hop since 2003. He founded the label Blah Records in 2006.[2][3] As well as founding Blah, Lee has worked with veteran rapper Jehst on his label YNR and has released music on High Focus Records.[4][1][5]
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Origin | Runcorn, UK |
Genres | British hip hop, alternative hip hop, |
Years active | 2004 - Present |
Labels | Blah Records |
Associated acts | Cult Mountain, Mcabre Brothers, Antiheroes, Cult of the Damned, Hock Tu Down, High Focus Records |
Website | https://blahrecords.com/pages/lee-scott |
Style and Works
Lee has been a member of many rap groups and crews since 2003. These include Cult Mountain,[6] Children (later Cult) of the Damned,[3] Mcabre Brothers[2] and more. He has been described as 'an integral part of Hip-Hop in Britain'[7] and in early 2020 Red Bull selected Blah Records as one of its 'seven UK-based independent labels worth shouting about'.[8] Media figures have noted Lee's ability to promote his and his label's music through limited edition releases and merchandise.[1][9]
Musically, reviewers have praised his albums for their 'thick layers of peculiarity'[10] with 'contradictory and self depreciating satire'.[11] Anthony Fantano, of The Needle Drop, called his 2015 High Focus release Butter Fly 'thought provoking, playful, absurd and cynical while pulling jabs at pop culture' and a 'thinking man's hip hop record'.[4]
Discography[12]
Solo Albums
- Somewhere Between Here and There (2019, Blah Records)
- Lou Reed 2000 (2018, Blah Records)
- Nice Swan (2016, Blah Records)
- Butter Fly (2015, High Focus Records)
- CactusOwlMoonGoat (2014, Blah Records)
- Tin Foil Fronts (2014, Blah Records)
- Put on The Glasses (2008, Blah Records)
- The Wrong Bootleg Demo EP (2006, Blah Records)
Collaboration albums
- Happy Hour at The Super Fun Time Party Dome Megamix 4000 (with Jam Baxter) (2019, Blah Records)
- Hock Tu 3 (with Reklews as Hock Tu Down) (2018, Blah Records)
- Part Deux: Brick Pelican Posse Crew Gang Syndicate (with Cult of The Damned) (2018, Blah Records)
- Attack of the 50,000 ft SWEG LAWDS from OUTER SPACE (with Black Josh) (2018, Blah Records)
- Stupid Poignant Sh!t (with Illinformed) (2013, Blah Records)
- Grumpy Underground Comeback Sh!t (with Bill Shakes) (2013, Blah Records)
- Gonzo Lyricism (with Monster Under The Bed as Mcabre Brothers) (2011, Blah Records)
- Prozium Peddlin (with Reklews as Hock Tu Down) (2009, Blah Records)
- Mcabre Brothers (with Monster Under The Bed as Mcabre Brothers) (2009, Blah Records)
- Brick Pelican: The Greatest Mystery of All (with Children of The Damned) (2009, Blah Records)
- Tourettes Camp (with Children of The Damned) (2007, Blah Records)
Solo EPs
- ffsman ep (2020, Blah Records)
- Oh, the Fun We're All Having (2018, Blah Records)
- SUPERGOD5000PLUS (2017, Blah Records)
- Happy Sellout Sh!t (2012, Blah Records)
- Peppered Moth Soup (2012, Blah Records)
- The Wrong Bootleg Demo EP (2006, Blah Records)
Collaboration EPs
- GOLD DUST (with Bisk & SadhuGold) (2020, Blah Records)
- SUPERGANG (with Milkavelli, Sniff & Sumgii) (2019, Blah Records)
- Tell A Friend (with Milkavelli as Mcabre Brothers & A.H Fly) (2019, Blah Records)
- ADHD Concerto 77 (with Sniff & Jack Chard as Nobodies Home) (2018, Blah Records)
- Disasterpiece EP (with Salar as Antiheroes & Farmabeats) (2017, Blah Records)
- Serotonin PLZ (with Sam Zircon as Eathworm Grim x Goosewater) (2017, Blah Records)
- THINGS TO DO IN HAPPY LAND WHEN UR DEAD (with Trellion & Sumgii as HAPPYPPL) (2017, no label)
- Cult Mountain II (with Cult of The Damned) (2015, Blah Records)
- Cult of The Damned (with Cult of The Damned) (2015, Blah Records)
- B-Movie Millionaires EP (with Black Josh) (2015, Blah Records)
- Cult Mountain (with Trellion, Milkavelli & Sumgii) (2014, no labell)
- UVAVU (with Bill Shakes, King Grubb & Reklews) (2014, Blah Records)
- Flows For The Contemporary Urban Gentleman (with Salar as Antiheroes) (2018, Blah Records)
- Merry Crit Mass (with Monster Under The Bed as Mcabre Brothers) (2012, Blah Records)
- Something Strange (2010, Blah Records)
- Just Drink EP (with Children of The Damned & Brad Strut) (2009, Blah Records)
Singles
- MULLET (2020, Blah Records)
- FML (AFTER HOURS MIX) (with Jam Baxter) (2019, Blah Records)
- INABIT (with Milkavelli as Mcabre Brothers) (2019, Blah Records)
- 2 Phones (featuring CHLOBOCOP & Stinkin Slumrok) (2019, Blah Records)
- theysay (with King Grubb, Bill Shakes & Kiyani) (2019, Blah Records)
- 0800 GREY SKIES (with Milkavelli & Stinkin Slumrok) (2019, Blah Records)
- Ceiling / Urn Money (with Jazz T) (2018)
- Reel It In (with Jehst & Strange U) (2016, YNR Productions)
- Mansion 38 / Mr Whippy's Benz (with Jam Baxter & Trellion) (2016, Blah Records)
- NVR MND (2016, Blah Records)
- Powdered Water/Buy, Install (with Salar as Antiheroes) (2010, Blah Records)
References
- Team, Trendjackers (2017-01-17). "5 Outstanding Examples of Modern Music Marketing". Trendjackers. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
- "Live Review: Mcabre Brothers - Bristol vs London". WORDPLAY. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
- "The Cult of Blah Records". The Monitors. 2014-07-10. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
- "Lee Scott - Butter Fly". The Needle Drop. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
- "Premiere: Lee Scott And Jehst Murk A Morriarchi Beat On "Campbell And Algar"". Complex. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
- Tang, Phil (2016-04-01). "Cult Mountain 2 - Milkavelli X Trellion X Lee Scott X Sumgii". guestlist.net. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
- "Album Reviews: Lee Scott - Tin Foil Fronts & CactusOwlMoonGoat". Redbrick. 2014-11-27. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
- "7 independent UK hip-hop labels worth shouting about". www.redbull.com. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
- Greg, Stanley (2018). Off Licence Magazine Issue One: Five Minutes with Lee Scott. Off Licence Magazine. p. 20.
- Dadry, Ashni (2015-04-25). "Lee Scott & Dirty Dike - 'Butter Fly' Review". UKHH.com. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
- "WPGM Recommends: Cult Of The Damned - Part Deux: Brick Pelican Posse Crew Gang Syndicate (Album Review) - WE PLUG GOOD MUSICWE PLUG GOOD MUSIC". www.wepluggoodmusic.com. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
- "Lee Scott". Blah Records. Retrieved 2020-04-02.