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BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Slave Kamp was created by GMAN (Geoffrey Robinson) in ’93 and started off with JQ (Jarvis
Qualls), Whyze Up (Sean Alexander), Laylo (Terrance Casey), and
D.J. 7-11 (Johann Robinson). This number grew “Wu-Tang style” over the next
couple of years as other underground lyricists and producers from Alabama, Tennessee, and Georgia began
supporting and performing with group. A family was born, and by 1996, the Kamp’s
music was being played all over Alabama via mix tapes, demos, and their first
full length underground tape, which included the instant underground hit “Us vs.
Them”.
 Slave Kamp’s sound is southern
cooked with a unique flavor. The music and the
message speaks for itself.
Those who listen primarily to the beats will automatically be hooked to the bass
driven tracks complimented by the original (no samples) sounds of southern
blues/jazz/soul inspired music. Heads who peep out the lyrics will no doubt be
impressed by, not only the skills of these talented poets, but the overall
positivism of the group's message.
The Kamp has been opening up the minds and nodding the heads of its
followers down south for the past 10 years now and they can't help
but to continue to do so for many years to come. The time has
come for the rest of the world to get ready for the new millennium
and the new era of music.....Slave
Kamp.
CURRENT
INFORMATION: Keeping in close contact with other Kamp
members, G-Man, JQ, and DJ 7-11, have journeyed through the
Alabama's various clubs, record pool meetings, recording studios,
and local festivals creating and developing relationship to make
this new album "SATURDAY NITE SPECIAL" hot! The
new album is featuring GMan and JQ on the production and
vocals also, including production from Ray Green courtesy of
Unison Entertainment, Tori "Pimp Tight" King courtesy of Rip
of Records, Jason Vorhees & MOB-G of BlacPhoak, and a remix by
Dexter "D-Roc" Stanley (producer of FlipMode Squad, Hurricane,
and The Calhouns). Guest artist include Marcus "Spyda"
Reeder, Shana, Chubb Fresh, & MeechRockSki from Florence "Flo Town"
AL, Big Ced from Decatur, Ga, Clay Face from Nashville,TN, Tam-Tam &
Big Rudi Deville from Hunstville, AL, and BlacPhoak from Selma,AL.
REVIEWS:
"Muscle Shoals' Modern Masters of soulful
sounds are sliding hip-hop out of the ghetto and into the musical
mainstream"
by Terry Pace
The Times Daily
"Florence,
Alabama's Slave Kamp, whose educational style was reminiscent of the
Goodie MOB"
by J-Dogg Murder Dog Magazine
"It's not just music for black people or
music for black people. "Really it knows no bounds - everyday
responds to it. I hear from black, white, young, and old people and
they all say, We like what I hear. DON'T STOP"
by Terry Pace
The Times Daily
DISCOGRAPHY:
Slave Kamp: Volume 1 (1995), Slave Kamp: A Day in the Death of
America (1996), GMAN: Realities (1998), Collectors Item (2000),
Saturday Nite Special (2004), mixtape appearances in Alabama, Tennessee, and Texas
PERFORMANCES:
Opened
for TI, 2 Live Crew, Spice 1, Rakim, Goodie Mob, Young Bleed, Cool
Breeze and Calhoun's, many shows and festivals throughout the
southeast.
Light House Club - 1996 -
Huntsville, AL
Select-O-Hits Cross Roads Music Showcase - 1997 - Memphis, TN
StreetNic - May 1999 - Nashville, TN
Studio 42 - Regular Saturday Night performances in 1997 - 2000 - Sheffield, AL
Club 7 Diamonds - November 28, 2002 - Sheffield, AL
TJ's Records - March 2003 - Montgomery, AL
WEUP 103.1
Black Arts Festival - June 28, 2003 - Huntsville, AL
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