Lifesavas

Lifesavas, the Portland, OR-based duo of MC Vursatyl and maker/MC Jumbo the Garbageman, became mostly of the nonaffiliated artists release a an archive through Quannum, the successor to underground rap phenom Solesides. The duo fulfilled while playing golf ball and quickly got hipped to each other’s rapping skills; following a short-lived task, they created Lifesavas and documented an individual, “Grand Larceny.” After it had been noticed by Quannum-connected Main Xcel, the set began obtaining spins and do a display with Latyrx. Second solitary “Headexercise” premiered on Quannum, and after constant touring with Blackalicious, Lifesavas released a debut full-length, Soul in Rock, in 2003. For his or her next task the group made the decision, to be able to provide themselves more creative freedom, to make a story in regards to a never-completed blaxpoitation film whose movie director had distributed his ideas using the rappers after shifting to Portland, which in turn in turn influenced Lifesavas to produce a record using that as their guide. In fact, this is all developed, but Gutterfly, some sort of idea album about existence within the ghetto, and affected by blaxpoitation along with other cult movies, arrived in 2007 and presented guest looks from Fishbone, Deceased Prez, and Smif-N-Wesson, amongst others.