- Arsonists (hip hop group)( Arsonists )【 3 albums 13 lyrics 】
- Arsonists are an underground hip hop group. Their album, As the World Burns (1999), reached No. 78 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums; its single, 'Pyromaniax', reached No. 43 on Billboard's Hot Rap Singles chart.
History
The group was formed with five members in 1993 in Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York, as Bushwick Bomb Squad. The main members were Q-Unique, D-Stroy, Freestyle, Swel Boogie and Jise One, although the number of members eventually grew to eight. Q-Unique was a member of New York City's well-known breakdancing crew, the Rock Steady Crew. The group released a single, 'The Session', in 1996, which was played on New York radio stations and brought offers from record labels. They signed with the independent label Fondle 'Em Records and changed their name to the Arsonists. They released their first album, As the World Burns, in 1999 on Matador Records, an indie rock label that ventured into hip hop music for the release. The album received critical acclaim,but did not achieve mainstream commercial success; it reached No. 78 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. They appeared on the final album by the digital hardcore band Atari Teenage Riot, 60 Second Wipeout, that year. The group went from five members down to three: Q-Unique, Jise One and Swel Boogie, for their follow-up album, Date of Birth in 2001. With their live performances, the group is known to be very varied in its rap style, drawing on many old school hip hop and east coast hip hop influences. Kansas City's alternative weekly newspaper, The Pitch, described them as 'one of the best live bands in hip-hop' in 2001. On 18 August 2011, Arsonists played the first show in 11 years that had all four members on stage at Hip Hop Kemp in Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic.
A new album called Lost in the Fire was planned for 2013 with the original members Q-Unique, D-Stroy, Freestyle, Swel Boogie, and Jise One but the album has not been released yet.
Personal Information
A portrait of group member Jise One was posted to Humans of New York in June, 2017. He took the stage name 'Jise' in honor of his older brother, who had been murdered in 1989.
Discography
Albums
As the World Burns (Matador, 1999)
Date of Birth (Matador, 2001)
Singles
'The Session' (1996)
'Blaze/Geembo's Theme/Flashback' (Fondle 'Em, 1998)
'Backdraft' (Matador, 1999)
'Pyromaniax' (Matador, 1999)
'Backdraft/Halloween II' (Matador, 1999)
'As the World Burns' (Matador, 1999) [instrumental limited edition] - Sorted by ＞ Sorted by album (Time) Sorted by song name (Characters) Sorted by other
- Album name Release Date Song
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Date of Birth
2001
1.Date Of Birth (Intro)
2.Respect The Unexpected3.Wordplay -
As The World Burns
1999
1.Blaze
2.Pyromaniax
3.Backdraft4.D-Sturbed Words
5.Flashback -
Miscellaneous
1.Rhyme Time Travel
2.Venom
3.False Hope4.Fat Laces
5.Blacklisted
【Correction of errors in the album information】