Aball Muse on Pretty Ugly…..
the vision realized by years of musical creation in its early stages of ascension
Pretty Ugly is a marriage of opposing forces. “Our music is all about finding common
ground in a world of polarity…” says A-ball Muse, front man and songwriter for the 4
piece band. Drawing on hip hop, punk rock, metal, funk and reggae, Pretty Ugly portray
a cross section of American youth unconcerned with genre-defined boundaries. A
powerful voice of the street cultures of modern society, Pretty Ugly embraces all walks of
life in the new urban sound scape.
The eclectic but natural blend of rock music that consistently lives in the realms of hip-hop, funk, r & b, pop, and punk. This style has been coined ‘American Classic’ by Tshisuaka Tshiakatumba. But labels aren’t important in describing the band that has no limits or lanes in which to stay.
Official video for “Gutter Thug”
Genre – American Classic, hip hop, reggae, rock, punk, pop, r & b, ska
Members – Aaron Jackson, Roderick Glaspar, Gus Jackson
Hometown – Minneapolis, Minnesota
Record Label – Muppethouse Music Group
Manager – KL Mgmt (612-244-5763)
Contact – prettyugly@catiblog.com, kel@catiblog.com
Too many influences to list but I’ll try: Max Roach, Jimi Hendrix, Sly and the family Stone, Metallica, James Brown, Joe Tex, Buddy Miles, Coltrain, Bird Parker, Digable Planets, Led Zepplin, Nirvana, Pearl Jam and the rest of that grunge scene, Beck, Lead Belly, Muddy Waters, Minor Threat, The Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Living Colour, Billy Holiday, Erykah Badu, OutKast, Nas, The Geto Boys and Scar Face, Del the funky Homosapien, Pharcyde, Heiroglyphics, The Coup, The Pixies, The Goats, Ever Clear, Cypress Hill, Dr Dre, 2 Pac, Truth Maze, Miles Davis, Prince, Parliment, Skibba, MF DooM, Atmoshpere, Snoop Dogg, Pete Rock, Mix Master Mike, Public Enemy, Run DMC, The Beastie Boys, Tshishuaka aka Mike the Bastard, Sublime, IPSO Facto, The Time, Buddy Guy, Stevie Ray Vahn, Stevie Wonder, Kool Keith, Big Daddy Kane, Kool G Rap, Dan the automator and Princ Paul, El P and Def Jux, Canibul Ox and Vast Aire, Nina Simone, The Temptations, The Jackson 5, Duke Ellington, Biggie Smalls, Dela Soul, Tribe Called Quest, Slum Village, Pharrel and the Nerds, Anthrax, Bob Marley, Buju Banton, Gregory Isaac, Toots and the Maytals, Peter Tosh, Yellow Man, Fela, Ozzie, Wu Tang Clan, Common, The Alkaholics, The AntiCon cats you know Sol, Dos, Dose ONe blah blah not so much as influences just inspiration, Al mi dialo, Curtis Mayfield, Isiac Hayes, The Isley Brothers and Rick James Bitch!
REBELS OF BABYLON by capabLe_keL
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