Twen Bumbs
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Twen Bumbs create a brand of unique Hip Hop stemming from their diverse backgrounds and experiences. Deeply rooted in the traditions of soul music, theirs is conscious, enlightening uplifting, yet fun and forward-thinking. Don’t be surprised if you find your knees tweakin’ a bit when you listen.
The Twen Bumbs is a collective or crew of artists and like-minded artistic individuals comprised of Dubla Music associated producers and MCs. The primary members are Juskwam (on lyrics) and Dubla (on production). DJ/producer Knos fills in often on production. On occasion, founding member Bzo makes appearances on Bumbs tracks and live shows.
Juskwam is a prolific emcee born in Nashville, TN, and raised in Houston, TX in an era when hip hop was in it’s formative and early expansion stages. Kwam has been developing his emcee craft, recording and performing in front of audiences since 1990. He grew up listening to Run-DMC, The Fat Boys, Rakim, LL Cool J, KRS-ONE, The Beastie Boys, Grand Master Flash and the like.
Dubla is the the chief producer and founder of Dubla Music. He produces, mixes and engineers most of the music heard on Twen Bumbs and other Dubla Music projects. You may also find Dubla behind the steel wheels blending and mixing grooves and on occasion, and sometimes, in cameo appearance, dropping a lyric or two on a mic device. Mostly, he can be found behind the mixing console or an MPC laying and layering syncopated rhythms.
Dubla and Juskwam have been collaborating on projects for many years, but Twen Bumbs were officially formed in New Orleans in 2006 – the summer following Hurricane Katrina.
Says Kwam, “I had been freestylin’ most of my life until Dub asked me to see what my concentrated thought would sound like. We figured out the mix – Some ill ass lyrics tweaked with some butter beats with a dose of consciousness.” Two a-alikes that run the underground, we call it… Twen Bumbs!
The Twen Bumbs have collaborated and performed alongside Private Pile, D.O.N., Shawna P, Pow Shadowz, Cas One, Wick-It, Kidsmeal,The Able Chris, Soapbox and Guerilla Publishing Company artists Elespee, Prospek, Cali Obzvr and Unseen.
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