Beans (rapper)

Beans

Beans performing at Coachella in 2005
Background information
Birth name Robert Edward Stewart, II
Also known as Mr. Ballbeam
Born (1971-07-03) July 3, 1971
Origin White Plains, New York, United States
Genres Underground hip hop
Occupation(s) Rapper, producer
Instruments Vocals, Moog synthesizer, programmed percussion
Years active 1996–present
Labels Anticon, Warp Records, Thirsty Ear Recordings, Adored And Exploited
Associated acts Antipop Consortium
Website adoredandexploited.com

Beans (born Robert Edward Stewart, II) is a rapper from White Plains, New York. He was a member of the underground hip hop group Antipop Consortium. He is a founder of the record label Adored And Exploited.

Style

With his distinctive, fast-flowing and poetic style, Beans amalgamates witty, thoughtful lyrics with his own productions of "Chunky psychedelic electro-hop." According to the Pitchfork Media review for the album Thorns, "The MC is simply good at what he's good at, putting together bushy, crooked beats with rhymes that are both confessional and evasive."[1]

History

Beans has released two LPs and one EP on AntiPop Consortium's former label Warp Records since launching his solo career in 2003: Tomorrow Right Now, Now Soon Someday EP and Shock City Maverick. The third solo album Only was released on Thirsty Ear Recordings in 2005, followed by the fourth album Thorns on Adored And Exploited in 2007.

In 2011, Beans released the fifth solo album, End It All. on Anticon. It features productions by Four Tet, Sam Fogarino of Interpol, Clark, Tobacco, Fred Bigot, Nobody, Son Lux, Ade Firth, In Flagranti, and The Bumps.

Beans has collaborated with Vernon Reid of Living Colour, Kool A.D., Ghislain Poirier, Arto Lindsay, Alec Empire, Funkstörung, Holy Fuck, Evil Nine, DJ Shadow among others.

In 2013, Beans collaborated with Ghostly International recording artist, Mux Mool, under the name, Knifefight. The duo recorded a 6 track, cassette only release for Anticon.

Live performance

Beans has been known to perform in a wide variety of venues, from underground clubs in New York's East Village to festivals worldwide. In the past has taken to the stage armed with only a microphone and a portable CD player for his backing track, further reflecting the minimalist nature of his style. he has been recently performing and touring with That Kid Prolific.

Beans has performed on the same stage as acts as diverse as Radiohead, Prefuse 73, Public Enemy, Kool Keith, Edan, The Rapture, Missy Elliott, The Locust, Mike Ladd and Tortoise.

Discography

Albums
EPs
Singles
Antipop Consortium
Remixes
Productions
Knifefight

"Knifefight Ep" Produced by Mux Mule

Guest appearances

References

  1. ↑ http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/12140-thorns/

External links

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