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About

funky49 is a rapper/producer straight outta Florida. He produces hip-hop, electronica and country. He has a small cameo appearance in the documentary, Nerdcore for Life. He was filmed as a fan for the MC Frontalot documentary, Nerdcore Rising. He has been an opening act for mc chris, MC Frontalot, MC Lars,ytcracker, Schaffer the Darklord and Shael Riley. In 2008 he released his full length album, Starblazer. This was followed by a music video for the song "Milk & Doo Doo" from the album. He frequently works with redvoid and together produce music under the following alias: Superfiends, 2DefMice. funky49 also has been known to work closely with the Emergency Pizza Party who funky49 attributes to getting him to rap live. He prefers his name be spelled with no space and no caps to make searching for him easier.

Aliases: The Rapbassador, Starblazer, Doctor Basswave, Gianni Cache, JohnPaulJonez, bludclot

Biography

(from funky49.com) Steven Rush aka funky49 is all over the map like Carmen Sandiego. Let's focus on him being a producer and a rapper. He's made music with two boomboxes and a cheap sampling keyboard, with Amiga MOD trackers, pirated software and whatever it took to get the idea in his brain to your ears. Currently he has a home studio with professional gear and Pro Tools.

Best known for his Beastie Boys remixes and rapping, funky49's rhymes found a home in the nerdcore rap movement. Since joining the nerdcore community, he has performed live coast-to-coast opening for acts such as mc chris, performed at Nerdapalooza SE 07 & 08, been interviewed by college radio stations & in podcasts and released his first album, Starblazer.

funky49 credits electronic music classes at the Unversity of South Florida, old school hip-hop and his circle of friends for influencing his sound. funky49's greatest influence has been from his friend Redvoid, producer & DJ of Florida Breaks and electro-house music.

Trivia

  • In January of 2001, funky49 asked MC Frontalot in email if he would like to make a fake, internet rapper hostility. MC Frontalot declined.
  • In April of 2004, funky49 was DMCA's by the laywers of the Beastie Boys and NWA asking for his remixes to be taken down.
  • In the summer of 2006, MC Wreckshin asked funky49 to rhyme with him at Austin's Coffee & Film. funky49 acknowledges wreckshin as his 'rhyme daddy.
  • In March of 2007, funky49 did an acapella version 'Positive' for Chuck D after a Public Enemy performance in St. Pete, Florida.
  • For Nerdapalooza 2007, funky49 gave High-C a belt because he came from Lousiana without one. funky49 & redvoid also did a live cover of Jesse Dangerously's Outfox'd in which funky49 put on a tie and rapped while redvoid sang the hook.
  • In November 2008, named #9 (Sangriaa) and #7 (Nina) in the Vagina In Deep Podcast ranking of the sexist nerdcore guys.

Drinks Invented

  • Greenlight - Corona Light with a pony shot (1.5oz) of lime-flavored tequila
  • Dewdriver - Essentially a screwdriver with Mountain Dew

Media

  • funky49 was named by Wired magazine as a Nerdcore Hip-Hop All Star (September 2006)
  • "Trekkie Pride" was mentioned in Esquire magazine (April 2007)
  • Redmond Developer (July 2007)
  • Radio interviews with Palomar College Radio KKSM AM1320 (Sept 2007) and Arcadia University (Beaver College) with DJ Remedy (Oct 2007)
  • A clip of funky49 rapping was shown on the FragTV channel on Joost before Frontalot's 'Grue' video (2007)
  • Photo of funky49 & redvoid appears in the Turkish Billboard magazine's coverage of Nerdapalooza 2008 (2008)
  • funky49 has a blurb in the Tampa Bay Times 2009 Ultimate Local Music Guide (March 2009)
  • Various Podcasts (Radio Free Hipster, Solipsistic Nation, The Rainbow Family Podcast)

Portfolio

Performances

funky49 has performed in:

  • Gainesville, FL (including Nerdapalooza SE 2007)
  • Orlando, FL (including Nerdapalooza 2008)
  • Port St. Lucie, FL
  • St. Pete, FL
  • Tampa, FL
  • Eugene, OR

Discography

Hip-Hop

  • Pre-Rhyme Torrents singles: funky bronx, Master of the House (Les Mis cover), I'm That Guy, Positive, Never Going Back (to dialup), TCPIP Ho, Rape iz Foul
  • Appears on Rhyme Torrents volume 1, 3, 6, 7, 8 (2006-2008)
  • Rhyme Torrents Halloween Edition (2006)
  • Appears on Nerdcore Undercover (2007) with the songs "Intergalactic Pizza Party" and "Everything (I Own)"
  • Appears on Zealous1's Collabocide with EPP (2007)
  • Appears on New Liver, New Life (2007)
  • Friendly Response EP (2007) as a response to the Jesse Dangerously Challenge
  • Starblazer LP, Lucky Black Cat Records (2008)
  • Rapbassador EP, Lucky Black Cat Records (2008)

Experimental

  • Divebombing (2007) for the RPM Challenge
  • Prestidigichillitation (2008) for the RPM Challenge

Electronica

  • Bass-Time Continuum - (1999-2003) mix cd of original nu-skool breakbeat and dnb tracks by redvoid & funky49

Credits

Rapper/Producer

Rapper

Producer

External Links

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