Removement Crew
 

                          
Bobby Danjerfield                DJ CMB                      Articulate

                   

Bobby Danjerfield - Bobby's MySpace
Music has always been a major influence on Bobby Danjerfields life. As a young child it was Rock, Pop, & believe it or not, country. As a teen Hip-Hop & Reggae nourished his development. Bobby Danj began writing & rhyming lyrics in the seventh grade, soley as a hobby. He could have easily pursued his musical ambitions straight out of highschool, but Danjer decided to commit himself to politics.

As a political activist he participated in labor organization, public protests, the distribution of propaganda, & revolutionary minded forums throughout the U.S., occasionally included as a key speaker. Danjerfield also participated in a Cuba/U.S. youth exchange culminating with a question & answer session with none other than Fidel Castro. 

Current day Danjerfield is all about the music. As an adult his musical taste has matured becoming much more eclectic & multi-genre. He has also developed a healthy disdain for the mainstreams' corrupt & diluted version of music that is marketted to the masses. Bobby has vehemently engaged in the local Hip-Hop scene for the last couple of years. Continuously doing shows, touring, & of course, working on new material. Danj is now in the final stages of finishing his debut album, " Planet of the Aapes", a dark concept album unleashing Bob's critical analysis of life, society, & himself. The project is two albums intertwined, the other half being, turntable master, CMB's interpretations of the same subject matter. The finished product is due out early "06". Beware the coming of a new day, the removement.
DJ CMB - CMB's MySpace
Music has always been a part of my daily life. Growing up, my ears were marinated by the sounds of classic rock and blues that my dad blared on the radio or played on his guitar. I always wanted to play a musical instrument, but the guitar (the only instrument in the house) didn't seem to be for me. As my musical taste grew to encompass hip hop, my desire to play a musical instrument was fulfilled through the art of turntablism.

Rap music became a part of my life around the 2nd or 3rd grade. My parents allowed me to have rap tapes, but only if they were edited. Since albums like "The Chronic" and "Doggystyle" didn't come edited, I had to borrow my older brother's friend's CDs and copy them on to tape. Of course I had to play the tapes when my parents were gone, or play them extremely low at night. No matter how sneaky I thought I was, my tapes were confiscated or destroyed.

Listening primarily to West Coast gangsta rap, I didn't get much exposure to turntablism. It wasn't until 6th grade that I became enticed by "the scratch." I had just gotten my first CD player, so my grandma said she would buy me any CD without a parental advisory. I found a copy of the soundtrack for "Friday" that had an advisory sticker on it covered up by the price tag, and so she bought it. 2 Live Crew had a track on the album called "Hoochie Mama," and at the end of the song is a breakdown where the DJ scratches. I was instantly obsessed, and determined to learn how to make the sound I was hearing.

Before I got a turntable I had to rely on watching TV for scratch education.  I watched a show, "Global Groove," on MTV that featured DJ Skribble cuttin up records. Any time I could, I recorded the show and watched it over and over. For months I would copy the hand motion, and people thought I was a little weird for playing the "air turntable."  My first turntable was a piece of shit. It was one of those tape player/radios with the turntable on the top, like they used in grade school.  It was so bad that I had to seal my only record, the Beach Boys' "Surfin USA," to the platter to keep the needle from skipping. It wasn't too long before I broke the needle and decided to smash the turntable in a rage. It took me nearly a year after I smashed my turntable to get an acceptable replacement, which was still pretty shitty, but lasted me through the most important times in my training. Along with my new equipment came a new knowledge of scratching. I learned that there was more than just moving the record back and forth. I found out how to do the different styles of scratches like flares, tears, chirps, etc. Around this time I was sick of all the commercialized rap that flooded the airwaves, so instead of spending time listening to new music, I spent time making my own.

Nearly five years and a million scratches later, I finally met other local hip hop artists like DJs JVC, 1DER, and Milk, along with MCs like Bobby Danjerfield, Articulate, Jamazz, and Mars Black. Since then I've been collabbing with these artists on different projects. Currently I'm working on the "Planet of the Aapes" album with Bobby Danjerfield and doing several cuts for Articulate's "Against the Current" album. Both of these monstrous albums will be droppin on REmovement Records soon. In case there are any fellow turntablists reading this, I'm open for battle or just havin a cutting session if you feel up to par. . 
Articulate - Articulate's MySpace
Born and raised in Omaha, Articulate grew up listening mostly to rock and metal, but became fascinated with hip hop after his brother force-fed him an album called "Illadelph Halflife" by The Roots. After discovering that he was able to imitate the voice of Black Thought and many other rappers, he started writing his own awkward rhymes, and in time these rhymes developed into what they are today... rough rugged and raw revivals of what was once a real genre. He spit on stage for the first time in the summer of '04 and since then has been slowly evolving his style, carving his craft, and experimenting with live show performances.  His debut solo LP, "Against the Current," will hit the stores in February of '06.  It will contain 13 solid tracks, including several classic guest appearances.  Aside from music, Articulate is a student at UNO studying to become a history teacher.  On top of all this, he has plans to eventually sail more ocean than Ferdinand Magellan, conquer more civilizations than Alexander the Great, and control more land than Genghis Khan.  In the end, it will be a REmovement flag that digs into the soil of distant planets and waves on across the universe for eternity...