Pseudo Slang 'We'll Keep Looking' album

Pseudo Slang, a Buffalo, New York based hip-hop duo comprised of rapper Emcee Sick, of the crew Xtracts Of Slang, and producer Tone Atlas, of the crew Pseudo Intellectuals, are proud to announce the release of their new studio LP, We'll Keep Looking due June 2nd via Fat Beats Records.

Buffalo, New York isn't much known as a hotbed for hip-hop; most don't know much about the city at all. With We'll Keep Looking Pseudo Slang look to change that, shedding light on the blue-collar city that serves as the duo's home base. Speaking on the city that has so influenced his own post-industrial tinted rhymes, Emcee Sick says, "Buffalo is a special place, an economically challenged rust-belt city lacking in resources that, somehow, in its blue-collar way, creates an unassuming atmosphere for expression. Untainted by sparkle and cliquey-ness Buffalo has nurtured a group of artists and enthusiasts around a very casual and honest representation urban culture." For Sick Emcee, Tone Atlas, and the countless others inspiring the album, We'll Keep Looking is their opportunity to present the local sounds of their unique city to the world.

On We'll Keep Looking, a title referencing overcoming everyday struggle and the search for artistic inspiration, creativity often sparked for the duo over a plate of barbeque while listening to records at Tone Atlas' home. Conversation led to verses, and those verses, laid over Tone's jazz and soul-inspired concoctions, led to the unique sounds heard throughout the album, including "Broke & Copasetic," the album's lead single, featuring R&B songstress Vinia Mojica. It was that unique sound that caught the ear of Fat Beats Records, and now, three years after inking their deal, We'll Keep Looking has finally arrived.

Pseudo Slang formed officially in 2004 with the release of their debut project, The Catalogue, a comprehensive collection of Xtracts' Of Slang and Pseudo Intellectuals' unreleased work recorded between 1999 and 2004, which was released via the duo's self-funded and managed record label, Baby Steps Hip-Hop, Inc. The resulting buzz around The Catalogue led to Pseudo Slang inking a deal with Fat Beats Records in 2005 and releasing their debut single, "Broke & Copasetic" in 2006. In anticipation of their new album, Pseudo Slang has been touring extensively, including a Canadian tour with Jeru The Damaja, the New Royalty Tour ‘06 with Tableek of Maspyke, which spanned over 30 cities, a brief tour through Denmark, and more. Pseudo Slang's new album, We'll Keep Looking, is available June 2nd via Fat Beats Records.

"Pseudo Slang make the thinking fan's kind of hip-hop." - Chicago Sun Times

Pseudo Slang biography
Pseudo Slang is the collaborative effort of Emcee Sick of Xtracts of Slang and producer Tone Atlas of Pseudo Intellectuals. Based in Buffalo and Chicago respectively, PS have been closely followed for almost a decade, garnering international praise and acclamation for creating music that steps outside the standard boundaries of contemporary rap.

Under the umbrella of self-founded and managed record label Baby Steps Hip Hop, Inc., Pseudo Slang released their debut project The Catalogue in October 2004, a compilation of tracks PS recorded between 1999 and 2004 serving as a comprehensive collection of Xtracts’ and Pseudo’s unreleased work leading up to the formation of Pseudo Slang.

Shortly following the release of The Catalogue, general interest in PS grew very quickly, and subsequently in August 2005 the group signed with Fat Beats Records. Their first single released under Fat Beats, Broke & Copasetic featuring songstress Vinia Mojica, was released in 2006 and sprouted a rising fanbase across the globe, enabling the duo to gain exposure for their projects and recognition for their collaboration as Pseudo Slang.

Pseudo Slang has been touring extensively domestically as well as abroad, including a Canadian tour with hip-hop legend Jeru the Damaja, the 30+ city New Royalty Tour ‘06 with Tableek of Maspyke, a mini-tour in and around Denmark, the 30+ city Goldrush Westward Bound ‘07 Tour, and the 20+ city Slamdance Underground Film VS Underground Music Tour ‘09. For those not familiar with previous works from Xtracts of Slang and Pseudo Intellectuals, the merged group of Pseudo Slang carries on the former parties' musical traditions, exploring post-industrial tinted narratives interwoven with jazz and soul-inspired soundscapes. Their classic hip-hop overtones set PS’s distinct new sound boldly against the backdrop of current music. Their highly anticipated full-length album We’ll Keep Looking, directly following the release of the exclusive Japanese version this past April, will be released worldwide on Fat Beats Records in June 2009.

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