Sweatshop Union - The Bill Murray EP





Sweatshop Union is the undisputed heavyweight of North Western hip-hop, and has earned a reputation as the hardest working collective in the region. Having performed over five hundred shows internationally, their live performance has become a mainstay of Canadian music. In 2002, a concept album was recorded called: Sweatshop Union. The record was released internationally on Battle Axe Records and the new group began their relentless touring schedule that has proven to be a key catalyst in their success. The next three records solidified Sweatshop Union's presence in rap music. The group co-signed to EMI and went out on the road touring with the Black Eyed Peas, Swollen Members and the Living Legends as well as opening shows for Snoop Dogg, De La Soul, and The Roots. Both college and commercial radio gave the albums substantial airtime and soon after came nominations for Juno Awards, a Canadian Radio Music Award, Much Music Video Awards and more. By 2006 Sweatshop Union had begun headlining shows in the U.S. and appearing at major festivals across North America. Recently, URB Magazine featured them in their next top 100. They're not alone in thinking that Sweatshop Union is a band worth keeping an eye on. Their consistently poignant music continues to become more relevant daily and the group shows no signs of slowing down. March 1st, 2011, marked the release of the groups most ambitious record to date, an experimental concept album best described as a runaway mushroom trip through the inner and outer cosmos. They titled the record simply: Bill Murray. Along with recent releases from Sweatshop Unions' Dirty Circus and Pigeon Hole, the group aims to become the most prolific collective in hip hop.


SWEATSHOPUNION1: we're on the Sunshine Coast this Saturday @ the Gibsons Legion w/ @PIGEON_HOLE @Def3 & more SWEATSHOPUNION1: @danksquad @djjuggy we had such a good time rolling with you dudes. thanks again SWEATSHOPUNION1: RT @Def3: @SWEATSHOPUNION1 the Steve before and after edition http://t.co/dXjW4aFe SWEATSHOPUNION1: come through early tonight for @PIGEON_HOLE & @Def3 before we start up SWEATSHOPUNION1: last show of the tour tonight in South Lake Tahoe. party party! http://t.co/JdUei385



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SWEATSHOP UNION Presents PIGEON HOLE - Age Like Astronauts - Available Now - "Age Like Astronauts" is the exciting debut album from Pigeon Hole. Hailing from the West Coast's Sweatshop Union, the two MC/beatmakers boast innovative hip hop and a distinctive sound that borrows, bends, and shapes music without regard for genre. Pigeon Hole's unsettled sound ranges from boom bap, to lo-fi, to psychedelic basement anthems. The album features songs with D.sisive, Moka Only, DJ Itchy Ron and Mos Eisley of Sweatshop Union.
itunes | bandcamp | buy cd | urbnet.com/PigeonHole

SWEATSHOP UNION Presents DIRTY CIRCUS - Alive and Well - Available Now - An album many years in the making, this debut album from Sweatshop Union's Metty The Dertmerchant and Mos Eisley Is somewhat of an ode to the traditional "classic era" of Hip Hop. With carefully selected productions that adhere to that "vintage" format crafted by the group itself as well as Swollen Members producer Rob The Viking, Slakah The Beatchild and the legendary old school DJ Rip One. Alongside the two M.C.'s are featured guests: Bootie Brown of The Pharcyde, Moka Only, Blame One, Geo of Blue Scholars, Shad K, Dynas and DJ's Grouch, Cysko and ES Nine.
itunes | bandcamp | buy cd | urbnet.com/DirtyCircus

SWEATSHOP UNION Presents THE TRILLIONAIRE$ - By Hook or By Crook - Available Now - Sweatshop Union Presents: The Trillionaire$ By Hook Or By Crook Is a unique concept album, far different from the normal rap records being released today. It is a tongue and cheek commentary on the greed and ruthlessness of modern society. It celebrates and at the same time makes a statement about mans insatiable hunger for "the good things in life". The Trillionaire$ are the brainchild of Metty The Dertmerchant , a combo consisting of himself and fellow Canadian M.C. Evil Ebenezer.
itunes | bandcamp | buy cd | urbnet.com/TheTrillionaire$


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