Rocker or rockers can refer to:

Social groups

Rocker (subculture), a 1950s/1960s British subculture

Rockers, fans of 1950s-style rock and roll music

Rockers, individuals or bands who perform rock music

Rockers MC (Rockers Motor Club), a motorcycle club

Sport

The Rockers, a professional wrestling tag team

Rocker turn, a turn in figure skating

Cincinnati Rockers, an Arena Football League team

Cleveland Rockers, a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) team

Detroit Rockers, an indoor soccer team in the National Professional Soccer League

The shape of part of a Kayak or of a Ski

Objects

Rocker arm, part of a 4-stroke engine

Rocker or rocker panel, the body section of a vehicle below the door openings

a rocker, or cradle, was a mechanical contrivance used in placer mining

Rocker, a metal tool with small teeth used in mezzotint printmaking

a rocking chair, or one of the curved bands of wood which support it

Kayak rocker or Canoe rocker, in nautical design, the change in the hull's curvature over its length

Barbie and the Rockers (branded in Europe as Barbie and the Rock Stars), a doll line made by Mattel

Pocket Rockers, a brand of music player produced by Fisher-Price

Film

''Rockers'' (1978 film), a 1978 Jamaican film

''Rockers'' (2003 film), a 2003 Japanese film

''The Rocker'' (film), a 2008 American film

Theatre

Rockers (play), a play by Sherwood Schwartz

Music

Rockers, a style of 1970s reggae

Rockers (soundtrack), soundtrack to the film ''Rockers''

The Rockers (band), a Japanese punk rock band

''Rocker'' (album), an album by Kraljevski Apartman

''Rockers'' (album), a compilation album by Styx

Rocker (song), a song by AC/DC

"Rocker", a song by The 69 Eyes

"Rocker", a song by Miles Davis

Rocker, former drummer of the British band The Flatmates

"The Rocker", a song by Thin Lizzy

Bombay Rockers, a Danish/Indian band

Dolly Rockers, an English pop group

Jesse & The Rockers, an American Christian pop punk band

The Fast Food Rockers, a British pop group

Looptroop Rockers, a Swedish hip hop group

Raga Rockers, a Norwegian rock band

Red Rockers, an American punk rock and New Wave band

Rockers Revenge, a studio musical project assembled by producer Arthur Baker

She Rockers, a female hip hop trio from London.

People with the family name

Fermin Rocker (1907–2004), a painter and illustrator

John Rocker (born 1974), an American Major League Baseball pitcher

Lee Rocker (born 1961), an American rockabilly musician

Rudolf Rocker (1873–1958), a German writer, historian and prominent anarchist

Tracy Rocker (born 1966), an American college football coach and former player

Places

Rocker, Montana, a neighborhood in Butte, Montana, United States.

References

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Coordinates	41°52′55″N87°37′40″N
name	Jacob Miller
background	solo_singer
birth date	May 04, 1952
death date	March 23, 1980
origin	Mandeville, Jamaica
instrument	Vocals
genre	Reggae
associated acts	Inner Circle
notable instruments	}}

Jacob Miller (May 4, 1952 – March 23, 1980) was a Jamaican reggae artist who first recorded with Clement Dodd. While pursuing a prolific solo career, he became the lead singer for reggae group Inner Circle with whom he recorded until his death in a car accident at the age of 27.

Biography

Jacob Miller was born in Mandeville, Central Jamaica on May 4, 1952 to Joan Ashman and Desmond Elliot. At the age of eight he moved to Kingston, Jamaica where he grew up with his maternal grandparents. In Kingston, Miller began spending time at popular studios including Clement Dodd’s Studio One. He recorded three songs for Dodd, including “Love is a Message” in 1968, which the Swaby brothers, (Horace, later called Augustus Pablo, and Garth) played at their Rockers Sound System. While the song did not garner much success nor maintain Dodd’s attention in Miller, it resulted in Pablo’s sustained interest in Miller.

After the brothers launched their own label in 1972, Pablo recorded a version of “Love is a Message” named “Keep on Knocking” in 1974. In the next year and a half Miller recorded five more songs for Pablo, “Baby I Love You So,” “False Rasta,” “Who Say Jah No Dread,” “Each One Teach One,” and “Girl Named Pat”, each of which became a Rockers classic with King Tubby dubs on their b-sides. These singles developed Miller’s reputation and ultimately drew Inner Circle to hire him as a replacement lead singer.

Musical career

Inner Circle was an emerging reggae group made popular playing covers of American Top 40 hits. Band leader Roger Lewis said Jacob Miller was “always happy and jovial. He always made jokes. Everyone liked Jokes.” Adding Miller as lead singer, the band’s lineup was Roger Lewis on guitar, Ian Lewis on bass, Bernard “Touter” Harvey on keyboards, and Rasheed McKenzie on drums. Coining Miller as Jacob “Killer” Miller, the group continued to accrue popularity. They signed with Capitol Records in 1976 and released two albums, Reggae Thing and Ready for the World. Their first hit with Jacob Miller was “Tenement Yard”, followed by “Tired Fi Lick Weed In a Bush”.

While recording, Miller continued pursuing a solo career, recording “Forward Jah Jah Children,” “Girl Don’t Com” produced by Gussie Clarke, and “I’m a Natty” produced by Joe Gibbs. He earned second place in Jamaica’s 1976 Festival Song competition with the song “All Night ‘Till Daylight” and produced his first solo album in 1978, Dread Dread. While most of Miller’s solo work were backed by Inner Circle members, his preferred Rockers style diverged from the tendency of Inner Circle to experiment with other genres, including pop, soul, funk and disco. The track which has brought him the most lasting recognition is the rockers standard 'King Tubby Meets The Rockers Uptown' with Augustus Pablo, a dub of 'Baby I Love you So,' engineered by King Tubby. Other notable tracks with Augustus Pablo include 'Keep on Knocking,' 'False Rasta' and 'Who Say Jah No Dread', all produced by Pablo. The album Who Say Jah No Dread features two versions of each of these tracks; the original and a dub engineered by King Tubby.

Miller was featured in the film ''Rockers'', alongside many other musicians including Gregory Isaacs, Big Youth and Burning Spear. In the movie, he plays the singer of a hotel house band, (in reality Inner Circle), who are joined on drums by the film's hero, Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace and play a live version of Inner Circle's hit "Tenement Yard".

In March 1980, Jacob Miller went with Bob Marley and Chris Blackwell to Brazil to celebrate Island opening new offices in South America. On Sunday, March 23, 1980 Miller was killed at age 27 in a car accident on Hope Road in Kingston, Jamaica. Miller and Inner Circle had been preparing for an American tour with Bob Marley and the Wailers, and the next album, ''Mixed Up Moods'', had been recorded before his death.

Jacob Miller was UK reggae artist Maxi Priest's uncle.

See also

27 club

References

External links

More Jacob Miller information

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Coordinates	41°52′55″N87°37′40″N
Name	Steve Lombardi
Names	Steve LombardiBrooklyn BrawlerBoston BrawlerKim CheeAbe "Knuckleball" SchwartzMost Violent Player (MVP)KangarooDoink the ClownThe Red Knight
Height
Weight
Birth date	April 18, 1961
Birth place	Detroit, Michigan
Billed	Brooklyn, New York
Debut	1983
Retired	}}

Steve Lombardi (born April 18, 1961) is an Italian American professional wrestler, and road agent. He is also known by his ring name Brooklyn Brawler. He currently works for WWE as a road agent.

World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment / WWE

1980s-1990s

Lombardi began his WWF career in late 1983, competing under his real name and being used primarily as an enhancement talent until early 1989, when he was repackaged as The Brooklyn Brawler. The Brawler character was that of a street fighter, wearing battered jeans and torn New York Yankees t-shirts, and smoking cigars. Under the tutelage of Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, the Brawler entered a feud with The Red Rooster. When The Rooster left Heenan's villain group and became a fan favorite, Heenan stated that he had made The Rooster a star and could do the same with any wrestler. After WrestleMania V, the Brawler's alliance with Heenan was phased out and he returned to his former enhancement talent status, a role he would remain in throughout the early 1990s. Since the late 1990s, he has been semi-retired from the ring, working mostly as a road agent for WWF and only occasionally appearing in the ring, usually for comic skits and matches. Lombardi lost to Dwayne Johnson, who would later become The Rock, in Johnson's WWF tryout match on March 10, 1996. Johnson later recalled the match in his autobiography; praising Lombardi as a stand-up wrestler.

While semi-retired, the Brooklyn Brawler appeared on the independent wrestling scene, managing the Flying Stirpe Brothers Lou and Rob. Although they achieved little success, they will always be remembered for wreaking havoc and throwing uncooked pasta at the crowd.

Despite his status as enhancement talent, Lombardi had some big wins and title shots. In 1991 the Brooklyn Brawler entered into a small feud with new WWF star Big Bully Busick after the Brawler challenged Busick to match to see who the real bully of the WWF was. The Brawler defeated the Bully by countout and in a rematch one week later saw the Brawler dominate the Bully until the latter's manager Harvey Wippleman grabbed the Brawler's leg, leading to a controversial win for the Bully. On October 4, 1993 Lombardi also competed in the WWF Intercontinental title Battle Royal (as The M.V.P.). In 1997, he won a battle royal for a WWF Championship match in Madison Square Garden; he went on to face then-WWF champion Shawn Michaels, but was defeated. On the September 20, 1999 episode of ''Raw is War'', Lombardi was one of the replacement referees while the original referees were on strike.

2000s

In 2000, the Brawler scored a pinfall against then-World Champion Triple H in a non-title handicap match and a rare singles victory over Just Joe on an episode of ''WWE Jakked''. As part of an angle on the April 21, 2005 airing of ''SmackDown!'', he adopted the moniker of the "Boston Brawler," shedding his customary New York Yankees apparel in favor of Boston Red Sox clothing. This was done in response to the Red Sox' defeat of the Yankees in the 2004 American League Championship Series, which propelled the Sox to their World Series victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. Lombardi did this in a segment on ''SmackDown!'' (in New York City) with Heidenreich. Heidenreich was looking to make more friends, but Lombardi decided he'd rather be the Boston Brawler. Heidenreich stopped wanting to be Lombardi's friend, which aided Heidenreich's ongoing face turn.

In early 2006, he still worked behind the scenes of WWE, including behind the camera with John Cena on his WWE.com show "5 Questions". Cena often makes references to Lombardi, even jokingly calling him the greatest technical wrestler of all time. Also, his face popped up in front of Cena's mouth to censor curse words, usually saying "Nu-Uh!" or "Brawler!". On the June 2, 2006 episode of Five Questions, Brawler showed his face. He even censored himself, saying "YOU are a piece of Brawler". In another episode of "5 Questions," Cena acknowledged that Lombardi was actually born in Detroit, and not in Brooklyn. On May 7, 2006, WWE.com announced that, as part of Jakks Pacific's ''WWE Classic Superstars'' collection, they would be releasing a Brooklyn Brawler action figure. At Vengeance, Brawler appeared as Doink the Clown when he came out to the ring with Eugene during Eugene's match with Umaga. On August 1, 2006, Lombardi went to the ECW brand for a match against then ECW wrestler, Kurt Angle. Lombardi quickly lost when Angle applied an ankle lock on him. That same week, he appeared on ''SmackDown!'' against Vito, losing by submission. On the December 18 edition of ''Raw'', Lombardi appeared in the 30 Man Battle Royal as the Brooklyn Brawler.

On the May 5, 2007 edition of ''SmackDown!'', Lombardi made an appearance backstage in his Brooklyn Brawler persona, waiting in line for interviews to become SmackDown! General Manager Theodore Long's assistant. On the 15th anniversary of ''Raw'' on December 10, 2007, Lombardi appeared as Abe "Knuckleball" Schwartz in a segment. When Triple H saw him, he exclaimed "I guess the Brooklyn Brawler was busy tonight".

On the July 12, 2010 edition of Monday Night RAW, Lombardi made an appearance in a comedy match as "Doink the Clown" for an 8-man tag. He teamed with William Regal, Zack Ryder, & Primo Colon vs. Santino Marella, Vladimir Koslov, The Great Khali, & Goldust. The match was set up as a foil for guest host Florence Henderson who starred as Carol Brady in 70s sitcom The Brady Bunch. Lombardi was pinned by the Great Khali during the match.

On the November 15, 2010 edition of Monday Night RAW, an old-school themed show, Lombardi made an appearance as the "King of old-school - Brooklyn Brawler" in which he lamented the crowds' apparent lack of knowledge with regards to who he was - specifically the lack of a pop upon his entrance. He then proceeded to issue an open challenge to anyone from the "new school" - a challenge which was accepted by Ezekiel Jackson who defeated Lombardi. This bout took place 13 years to the date after Brawler fought then WWF (WWE) Champion Shawn Michaels in a losing effort at Madison Square Garden.

In wrestling

Finishing moves

''Sidewalk Smash'' (Sending the opponent face-first into the mat from the middle turnbuckle)

Superplex

Swinging neckbreaker

Managers

*Bobby Heenan

Harvey Wippleman

Championships and accomplishments

Border City Wrestling

BCW Can-Am Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

*BCW Can-Am Television Championship (1 time)

NWA Michigan

*NWA Michigan Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

References

External links

Steve Lombardi pictures

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Coordinates	41°52′55″N87°37′40″N
Name	Gregory Isaacs
Background	solo_singer
Birth name	Gregory Anthony Isaacs
Alias	Cool RulerLonely Lover
Born	July 15, 1951Kingston, Jamaica
Died	October 25, 2010London, England, UK
Genre	Reggae
Occupation	Singer-songwriter
Years active	1968–2010
Website	}}

Gregory Anthony Isaacs (15 July 1951 – 25 October 2010) was a Jamaican reggae musician. Milo Miles, writing in the ''New York Times'', described Isaacs as "the most exquisite vocalist in reggae". His nicknames include Cool Ruler and Lonely Lover.

Biography

In his teens, Isaacs became a veteran of the talent contests that regularly took place in Jamaica. In 1968, he made his recording debut with a duet with Winston Sinclair, "Another Heartache", recorded for producer Byron Lee. The single sold poorly and Isaacs went on to team up with two other vocalists (Penroe and Bramwell) in the short-lived trio The Concords, recording for Rupie Edwards and Prince Buster. The trio split up in 1970 and Isaacs launched his solo career, initially self-producing recordings and also recording further for Edwards. In 1973 he teamed up with another young singer, Errol Dunkley to start the African Museum record label and shop, and soon had a massive hit with "My Only Lover", credited as the first lovers rock record ever made. He recorded for other producers to finance further African Museum recordings, having a string of hits in the three years that followed, ranging from ballads to roots reggae, including "All I Have Is Love", "Lonely Soldier", "Black a Kill Black", "Extra Classic" and his cover version of Dobby Dobson's "Loving Pauper". In 1974 he began working with producer Alvin Ranglin, and that year he had his first Jamaican number one single with "Love Is Overdue". Isaacs recorded for many of Jamaica's top producers during the 1970s, including Winston "Niney" Holness, Gussie Clarke ("My Time"), Lloyd Campbell ("Slavemaster"), Glen Brown ("One One Cocoa Fill Basket"), Harry Mudie, Roy Cousins, Sidney Crooks and Lee "Scratch" Perry ("Mr. Cop"). By the late 1970s, Isaacs was one of the biggest reggae performers in the world, regularly touring the US and the UK, and only challenged by Dennis Brown and Bob Marley. Between 1977 and 1978, Isaacs again teamed up with Alvin Ranglin, recording a string of hits including "Border" and "Number One" for Ranglin's GG's label.

International stardom seemed assured in 1978 when Isaacs signed to the Virgin Records offshoot Front Line Records, and appeared in the film ''Rockers'', in which he performed "Slavemaster". The ''Cool Ruler'' (which became one of his nicknames) and ''Soon Forward'' albums, however, failed to sell as well as expected, although they are now considered among his best work. In 1981, he made his first appearance at the Reggae Sunsplash festival (returning annually until 1991), and he moved on to the Charisma Records offshoot Pre, who released his ''The Lonely Lover'' (another nickname that stuck) and ''More Gregory'' albums along with a string of increasingly successful singles including "Tune In", "Permanent Lover", "Wailing Rudy" and "Tribute to Waddy". He signed to Island Records and released the record that finally saw him break through to a wider audience, "Night Nurse", the title track from his first album for the label (''Night Nurse'' (1982)). Although "Night Nurse" was not a chart hit in either the UK or US, it was hugely popular in clubs and received heavy radio play, and the album reached #32 in the UK. This success for Isaacs coincided with drug problems with cocaine which saw him serve a six-month prison sentence in Kingston in 1982 for possession of unlicensed firearms. Isaacs claimed that he had the weapons only for protection, but it emerged that this was his 27th arrest and that Isaacs had become involved in drug dealing and had become addicted to crack cocaine. He celebrated his release from prison with his second album for Island, ''Out Deh!'' (1983). Isaacs was featured in the 1982 documentary ''Land of Look Behind''.

When his contract with Island ended, Isaacs returned in 1984 with the "Kool Ruler Come Again" single, and began a period of prolific recording, working with producers including Prince Jammy, Hugh "Redman" James, Bobby Digital, Tad Dawkins and Steely & Clevie, maintaining a consistent standard despite the volume of work produced. Isaacs then built a strong relationship with Gussie Clarke of the Music Works label. They began with Isaacs' 1985 album ''Private Beach Party'', and had a massive hit with "Rumours" in 1988, which was followed by further popular singles including "Mind Yu Dis", "Rough Neck", "Too Good To Be True" and "Report to Me". The association with Clarke continued into the early 1990s, teaming up with singers including Freddie McGregor, Ninjaman and JC Lodge. He dueted with Beres Hammond on the 1993 Philip "Fatis" Burrell-produced "One Good Turn", Burrell also producing Isaacs' 1994 album ''Midnight Confidential''.

In the 1990s the African Museum label continued to release all of Isaacs' music, and that of artists he produced. In 1997 Simply Red covered "Night Nurse" and had a hit with it. Isaacs continued to record and perform live in the 2000s. In 2005 Lady Saw produced another version of "Night Nurse" with her toasting over the original lyrics.

Isaacs' drug addiction had a major impact on his voice, with most of his teeth falling out as a result. Isaacs said of his addiction in 2007: "Drugs are a debasing weapon. It was the greatest college ever, but the most expensive school fee ever paid – the Cocaine High School. I learnt everything, and now I've put it on the side."

He also performed at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 Inauguration at Jamaica.

In 2007 he collaborated with the Spanish rap group Flowklorikos / Rafael Lechowski album Donde Duele Inspira.

In 2008, after some 40 years as a recording artist, Isaacs released a new studio album ''Brand New Me,'' which was nominated for the Grammy Awards for 2010. The album received positive reviews from critics, such as this review from Reggae Vibes: "Gregory is back, and how! 'Brand New Me' is a very suitable album title for the cool ruler's new album. He is back in a different style, more or less like we were used to from this great 'lovers & roots' artist" This was followed in 2009 by the album ''My Kind Of Lady''.

In 2010, Gregory Isaacs put out the last of his albums to be released while he was still living; ''Isaacs Meets Isaac,'' with Zimbabwean reggae singer, King Isaac. In November 2010, ''Isaacs Meets Isaac'' was nominated for Best Reggae Album for the 2011 Grammy Awards, giving Gregory Isaacs his fourth Grammy Nomination, and Zimbabwe's King Isaac, his first.

Death

After a long battle with lung cancer, Isaacs died on 25 October 2010 at his home in south London. A memorial service was held on 20 November at Kingston's National Indoor Sports Centre, including a musical tribute from artists including Lloyd Parks and We the People Band, Ken Boothe, Freddie McGregor, Shaggy, Judy Mowatt, Mavado, The Tamlins and Bongo Herman, before his remains were interred at the Dovecot Cemetery.

Discography

More than 500 Gregory Isaacs albums have been released during his career, many being compilations. Studio albums of original material are listed below:

''In Person'' (1975) Trojan

''All I Have Is Love'' (1976) Trojan

''The Best Of Vol. 1'' (1977) GG's

''Extra Classic'' (1977) African Museum

''Mr Isaacs'' (1977) DEB

''Cool Ruler'' (1978) Front Line

''Soon Forward'' (1979) Front Line

''Slum (Gregory Isaacs in Dub)'' (1978) Burning Sounds

''Gregory Isaacs Meets Ronnie Davis'' (1979) Plant (with Ronnie Davis)

''Showcase'' (1980) Taxi

''Lonely Lover'' (1980) Pre

''More Gregory'' (1981) Pre

''The Best Of Vol. 2'' (1981) GG's

''Night Nurse'' (1982) Island/Mango

''Out Deh!'' (1983) Island/Mango

''Let's Go Dancing'' (1984)

''Judge Not'' (1985) Greensleeves (with Dennis Brown)

''Private Beach Party'' (1985) Greensleeves & RAS

''Easy'' (1985) Tad's

''Double Dose'' (1986) Blue Trac (with Sugar Minott)

''All I Have is Love Love Love'' (1987) Tad's

''Victim'' (1987) VP

''Watchman of the City'' (1987) Rohit

''Come Along'' (1988), Live & Love

''Red Rose for Gregory'' (1988) Greensleeves & RAS

''Warning'' (1989) Firehouse

''Feature Attraction'' (1989) VP for Mixing Lab records

''No Contest'' (1989) Greensleeves & VP (with Dennis Brown)

''I.O.U.'' (1989) Greensleeves & RAS

''On The Dance Floor'' (1990) Heartbeat

''Call Me Collect'' (1990) RAS

''Set Me Free'' (1991) VP, Digital B & Vine Yard

''No Intention'' (1991) VP

''Boom Shot'' (1991) Shanachie

''State of Shock'' (1991) RAS

''Past and Future'' (1991) VP

''Pardon Me!'' (1992) RAS

''Cooyah!'' (1992) Label Unknown...

''Can't Stay Away'' (1992) VP & Xterminator

''Rudie Boo'' (1992) Star Trail

''Unattended // Absent'' (1993) Pow Wow & Greensleeves

''Unlocked'' (1993) RAS

''Midnight Confidential'' (1994) Greensleeves for Xterminator records

''Dreaming'' (1995) Heartbeat

''Not a One Man Thing'' (1995) RAS

''Private Lesson'' (1996) Heartbeat

''Mr. Cool'' (1996) VP

''Maximum Respect'' (1996) House of Reggae

''Hold Tight'' (1997) Heartbeat

''Hardcore Hits'' (1997) Ikus

''Dance Curfew'' (1997), Acid Jazz – with Dread Flimstone

''Kingston 14 Denham Town'' (1998) Jamaican Vibes

''Do Lord'' (1998) Xterminator

''New Dance'' (1999) Prestige

''Turn Down The Lights'' (1999) Artists Only

''So Much Love'' (2000) Joe Gibbs Music

''Future Attraction'' (2000) VP

''Father & Son'' (2000), 2B1 – Gregory Isaacs & Son

''It Go Now'' (2002), 2B1

''Life's Lonely Road'' (2004)

''Give It All Up'' (2004) Heartbeat

''Rat Patrol'' (2004) African Museum

''Masterclass'' (2004) Greensleeves for Blacker Dread records

''Revenge'' (2005) P.O.T.

''Substance Free'' (2005) Vizion Sounds

''Come take my hand'' (2006) Mun Mun

''Hold Tight'' (2008) Mafia & Fluxy

''Brand New Me'' (2008) African Museum

''My Kind Of Lady'' (2009) Rude Productions

''Isaacs Meets Isaac'' with King Isaac (2010) King Isaac Music

Notes

References

Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (2004) ''The Rough Guide to Reggae, 3rd edn.'', Rough Guides, ISBN 1-84353-329-4

Kiviat, Steve (1996) "Gregory Isaacs", ''Washington City Paper'', December 6 – 12, 1996 (Vol. 16, #49)

Larkin, Colin (1998) ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae'', Virgin Books, ISBN 0-7535-0242-9

Miles, Milo (1992) "RECORDINGS VIEW; Gregory Isaacs, the Ruler of Reggae", ''New York Times'', 2 February 1992

Perry, Andrew (2007) "The cool ruler of reggae makes a comeback", ''The Daily Telegraph'', 11 January 2007

Thomspon, Dave (2003) ''Reggae & Caribbean Music'', Backbeat Books, ISBN 0-87930-655-6

External links

Profile @ Reggaeville.com

Biography: Reggae Vibes

Biography: Greensleeves Records

RAS Records discography

Gregory Isaacs Vinyl Page Some of Isaacs' vinyl releases

Free Downloads @ JahSmoke.com Isaacs' albums and vinyls

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Coordinates	41°52′55″N87°37′40″N
name	Looptroop
landscape	yes
background	group_or_band
years active	1991–present
origin	Västerås, Sweden
genre	Hip hop
label	David Vs GoliathBurning Heart RecordsBad Taste Records
website	Official website
current members	PromoeSupremeEmbeeCos.M.I.C }}

Looptroop Rockers is a hip hop group from Västerås, Sweden. The members are rappers Promoe (Mårten Edh), Supreme (Mathias Lundh-Isen), DJ/Producer Embee (Magnus Bergkvist) and CosM.I.C (Tommy Isacsson). In February 2007 CosM.I.C, who had been a member of the group since the beginning in 1993, decided to focus on designing and maintaining looptrooprockers.com and not to be an active member of the group. He however rejoined the group in 2010 as Promoe announced at a concert in Helsinki on May 19, it was officially announced on their website on May 21. On their fourth album, Good Things, the group changed its name from Looptroop to Looptroop Rockers, a name they've used unofficially for some years prior to the change.

Biography

Looptroop was formed in 1991 by Promoe and Embee. The two had met while attending school in Västerås and were still in their teens at the time of the group's inception. Cos.M.I.C joined shortly thereafter and in 1993 the group independently released their cassette-only debut EP ''Superstars'', which was followed in 1995 by ''Threesicksteez''. By the time they released their third cassette, ''From The Wax Cabinet'' (1996), long-time associate and frequent collaborator Supreme had become a permanent member of the group. It was in the pre-DVSG time when Promoe and Cos.M.I.C were also part of a group of graffiti writers called the "BIF" (Babylon Is Falling) crew in Västerås.

In 1998, Looptroop started their own record label, David Vs. Goliath (commonly referred to as DVSG), and with distribution handled by the Swedish punkrock label Burning Heart Records they released their full-length debut album ''Modern Day City Symphony'' in 2000. The album managed to sell reasonably well despite limited media exposure and spawned the underground hit single "Long Arm of the Law," which took a critical stance towards the Swedish police force and has since become one of Looptroop's signature songs.

In 2001, Promoe became the first member of the group to launch a solo career, with his debut solo album, ''Government Music''. In 2002 Looptroop released their second album ''The Struggle Continues''.

Embee's solo album ''Tellings From Solitaria'' was released in 2004 and featured contributions from several notable Swedish artists, including José González, Timbuktu and Daniel Lemma. The album was critically acclaimed and won a Swedish grammy award for best hiphop/soul in 2004.

Their third full-length studio album, ''Fort Europa'', was released in 2005. On the track "Fort Europa," the group takes a particularly critical tone towards their country's immigration policy. In the video, an image of a TV screen reading "Welcome SWE" is smashed by a golf club as the beat drops. In the first verse, Promoe compares immigration policy to the Berlin Wall.

On February 9, 2007 Cos.M.I.C announced that he was leaving the group indefinitely. He stated that there had been no falling-out between him and the rest of the group and mentioned that the group's busy schedule, which prevented him from spending time with his family, prompted this decision. Cos.M.I.C then contributed to two songs on the group's 2008 album "Good Things". After Cos.M.I.C left the group, they have also officially changed the group name from Looptroop to Looptroop Rockers.

They recently finished their new album in English entitled ''Good Things''. Cos.M.I.C is set to feature on two of the tracks on the album. The album was released 23 April 2008, also the same year that DVSG is celebrating their 10th anniversary. Looptroop have worked with artists like Rakaa Iriscience of the Dilated Peoples, Cunninglynguists, Timbuktu and Adam Tensta for this album.

The group is currently working on a new album as announced on their website on May 21, 2010, Promoe said it to be slated for a February 2011 release at a gig in Helsinki on May 19. On the same occasion it was announced that Cos.M.I.C. rejoined the group as a full member working on the new album.

In march 2011 the group released their fifth album "Professional Dreamers"

Discography

Looptroop

Main Albums

''Superstars'' (1993)

''Threesicksteez'' (1995)

''From the Waxcabinet'' (1996)

''Punx Not Dead'' (1998)

''Modern Day City Symphony'' (2000)

''The Struggle Continues'' (2002)

''Fort Europa'' (2005)

''Good Things'' (2008)

''Professional Dreamers'' (2011)

Singles

Fort Europa/Looptroop Radio (2005)

Naive /w Timbuktu (2008)

Professional Dreamers (2011)

12" vinyl

''Ambush in the night'' (1999)

Long arm of the law (2000)

''Fly Away'' (2002)

''Looptroopland'' (2002)

''Don't Hate The Player'' (2003)

Fort Europa.(2005)

The Building" (2008)

EP's

''From the Wax Cabinet EP (1996)

''Fuck A Record Deal'' (Looptroop/Headtag) (1996)

''Unsigned Hype'' (1997)

From beyond K-line (With Kashal Tee & Dj Erase) (1998)

''Heads or Tails EP'' (1998)

''Schlook From Birth'' (1998)

''Sedlighetsroteln'' (2000)

''TBA (2011)

Solo Albums and Side Projects

Promoe

''Off the Record (single) b/w It's Promoe/Poor Lonesome Homeboy'' (1999)

''Government Music'' (2001)

''The Long Distance Runner'' (2004)

''White Man's Burden'' (2006)

''Standard Bearer'' (2007)

''Kråksången'' (2009)

''Bondfångeri'' (2009)

''Never Follow [EP]'' (2010)

Embee

''From The Way Beyond Mixtape'' (1998)

''Embeetious Art EP'' (2000)

''Tellings From Solitaria'' (2004)

''Mash Hits'' (2006)

''The Mellow Turning Moment'' (2010)

The Casual Brothers (Embee and Cos.M.I.C)

''The Casual Brothers'' (2001)

''Customer's Choice'' (2003)

See also

Swedish hip hop

Hip hop music

References

External links

Official website

Looptroop Rockers On Reapet Album:Professional Dreamers 2011

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