Hypnotic Brass Ensemble Plays “Scrabble” – Inspiration for “Fuck The Police” – J Dilla

VTech Music and Mochilla present the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, as they cover Rene Costy‘s “Scrabble” which was the original song sampled by J Dilla on “Fuck the Police”.

Hypnotic Brass Ensemble are a family, literally. Born in Chicago, these 8 brothers are all sons of their father Phil Cohran, who was a songwriter and trumpeter for Sun Ra. With a heavy upbringing in the jazz tradition, the brothers also started listening to hip hop acts such as NWA, Public Enemy, Ice Cube and Eazy-E, bringing their music straight to the streets of Chicago, eventually moving to New York City where they played with the likes of Mos Def and Erykah Badu.

In May 2009, Blur and Gorillaz’s frontman Damon Alburn released Hypnotic Brass Ensemble’s first official full length studio album on his “Honest Jon” label to much critical success and grassroots buzz, garnering massive amounts of hits on their YouTube videos, as well as boasting coverage and features from the likes of the NY Times, New Yorker, Village Voice, Fader and others.

For More Info About Hypnotic Brass Ensemble:

New York Times Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTQa_aU7pfE

New Yorker Feature: http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/musical/2009/06/08/090608crmu_music_frerejones

Myspace Page: http://www.myspace.com/hypnoticbusiness

Artist Website: http://hypnoticbrass.net/

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