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An In-depth Introduction to Quelle Chris
History, discography, etc.
@quellechris is one of the best, and most creative rappers, writers, producers, animators - ARTISTS in the game, and has been for longer than some of us might've known.
An In-depth Introduction to Quelle Chris
History, discography, etc.
@quellechris is one of the best, and most creative rappers, writers, producers, animators - ARTISTS in the game, and has been for longer than some of us might've known.
DISCLAIMER
I am in no way an expert or a historian, just a fan. So if there are any major mistakes in here, let me know.
A few tweets also seem to not show up for everyone.
I am in no way an expert or a historian, just a fan. So if there are any major mistakes in here, let me know.
A few tweets also seem to not show up for everyone.
Quelle was already rapping by middle school - with him and his friends recording their tracks via voicemail. He was also trying out an SP-202 around that time, which his brother brought home, recording his samples by holding it up to the TV.
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During college he was a member of the drug noise-rock/industrial crap band Drunk Uncle (“I still have those songs, but not sure if the world’s ready for that yet.” - We are!), and probably had a bunch of other projects going as well that I’m not aware.
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But the arguably most important was his affiliation with Detroit crew Wasted Youth; Big Tone, 87 & Loose Cannon. According to Quelle himself he owes his whole career to them - the group that showed him rapping was not just entertainment, but something he could actually do.
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The first recorded performance I could find from (who I PRESUME to be) Quelle, was on Blaqk Mythe’s “Random Thoughts”, from 2003. The project was the 4th in production group Narrowpath’s (Tron Flen & Mr. Skip) mixtape series. Quelle appears as Q-Life on 4 tracks.
Then there’s the 6th project in Narrowpath’s series. From what I can gather it’s Q-Life’s first full project, containing 9 tracks fully produced by Narrowpath. It also seems like Quelle was signed to Cipher Music Group at the time (which I’m unable to dig up more info on).
And here’s a track off of Wasted Youth legend Big Tone’s 2005 release ‘The Drought’, where Quelle’s featurd on the track “Get Up” - as Quelle, not Q-Life. I’m not mentioning more singles in this thread, but early Quelle + Wasted Youth material is noteworthy.
Some of the earliest music found on Quelle’s Bandcamp (and originally on the Crown Nation website) is a compilation of songs recorded 2004-2006. Most of the tracks were recorded in the basement. The 500 copy vinyl sold out when House Shoes re-released a year or two later.
Crown Nation (Quelle & Denmark Vessey), was formed in 2006 after the duo met through Loose Cannon. They rocked venues with legends like Slum Village, and played the Stones Throw After Party. I saw word of a debut titled Well Spoken N*groes, but SBE might be the same record.
A.O.S. is one of Quelle’s other projects; some kind of a more melodic experimental vibes - not hip hop. A.O.S. kept going where two man band Pus (Quelle + Levi Beach) left off, dating as far back as 200., The two earliest projects were released online for a limited time only.
The only A.O.S. project still foun on Quelle’s Bandcamp is the third one; ‘Bones for Girls’, with 16 tracks. This time with less singing, but full of fascinating, beautiful minimalistic synth compositions. Check it out for yourself; https://quellechris.bandcamp.com/album/bones-for-girls-2012…
‘The S.O.N.’ is a (previously) unreleased demo for a concept EP. The concept “chronicles the story of a rapper from pride to profit, from message to who gives a fuck i need money.”
Often recgonizd as Quelle’s debut album, released through Synergy Works in 2011. According to Quelle he “wanted to do it like Michael Jackson where it's not about a growing narrative – it’s just good hip-hop song after good hip-hop song.” And it is. Classic.
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It also features Roc Marciano, and Danny Brown, who Quelle had produce for since Danny’s ‘Hot Soup’, after 87 introduced the two to each other.
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A year later, Quelle droppd the first part of his 2Dirt4TV series, with an EP fully produced by L.A. producer @darealdibiase. Every beat was made on the spot, and the EP made in 3 days while Quelle slept in DiBia$e’s studio.
Around this time there also seems like Quelle created a collabrative project with DiBia$e and KNXWLEDGE that never got released, called Balance.
And it seems to still exist!
https://twitter.com/darealdibiase/status/958577301746221056
And it seems to still exist!
https://twitter.com/darealdibiase/status/958577301746221056
After “producing mad hits”, Quelle decided to make his first beat tape, and promoted it with a video of a… bunch of people blowing their heads off… Watch it here: …