Slumpmasters

SLUMP i.e. a downward curve, being in the muck & mire, and simply doing without. Therefore, their natural progression is an upward bound movement, and the only motion they’re going to role with. In addition to the Slump mastering, the duo, which is composed of Massive and Big Aziz, has definitely paid their dues. They collectively possess over twenty years of experience in the music industry. And when the prior elements are fused, don’t fight it - just let it ride, because you have jus been Slumpdified.

Jabba Jaws other wise known as Big Aziz hooked up with the other half of the combo Mr. Massivo other wise known as Massive, in order to salvage the Hip-Hop culture in Dallas. They created a Hip-Hop night called REAL LIVE and they were affectionately called the REAL LIVE EMCEEs. Once they touched the stage an effortless chemistry combusted. The undeniable balancement (that both of them had been seeking), premiere lyrical and production skills, coupled with their hustle mentality was the catalyst that spawned the SlumpMasters.

The SlumpMaster’s southern flow and dirty sound is not an imitation of the popular sound from those who reside below the Mason Dixon Line, these Boyz here are "the hottest thing this side of the Rio Grande". And they are coming straight-up from DFW (Dallas Fort Worth Texas). When Massive and Big Aziz are performing their duties as the Slump Masters, a fresh and impressive clip of rhyme styles are libel to spray in flows that keep you reaching up while managing to deliver enough of a contemporary song format for an unprepared listener’s system to digest. The Slump Experience is an evolution. At times it may be reminiscent of the echoing sound of your fist against the school’s picnic table while your homie rhymes over the beat. And just when you think you have MASTERED the Slump Master’s MO they hit you up side ya head with questions about the present and future, and how repeating the past just won’t do. Their method is, "to give their listeners what they want until they learn to want what we have to give." Their musical offering is cleverly balanced with enough stimulating information and artistry to carefully assimilate the listener to their sophistication. Serving as primary producers of their songs, Massive and Big Aziz drop crunked tracks and land on top of them with a whirl-wind of rhymes, blazing through joints that boldly assault your speakers. One of the Slump Master’s completed songs is "Know betta" which respectfully borrows the essence of Curtis Mayfield’s narrative style pleadings in its sing song hook of "There are people in the struggle..." The song describes today’s "A" typical Cita clone or ghetto girl whooping it up in the hood and doing what ever she has to do to get paper. The second section of the hook admonishes her behavior by stating: "She should know betta…"

The SlumpMasters run an entirely self-contained powerhouse production facility, and develop marketing strategies for their product’s in house. The combo has also launched their own Website which catalogs Slump projects and affiliated emcees and producers. The site gives the visitor a sample of the skills contained in their camp (wwwslumpsouth.com). Hip-Hop connoisseurs, aspiring artist, and entrepreneurs stand to learn a valuable lesson from Massive and Big Aziz as they have gone completely against the grain of common music industry practices in their methodology of marketing and selling their product. The SlumpMasters have identified refreshing and less exploitive techniques for achieving success by challenging old procedures of profit and responsibility sharing between label and artist. "They empower emcees." Evidenced by the fact that Slump affiliates are encouraged to participate in Slump projects through participating in the distribution of their own product. This is a system that rewards them more than if they were simply waiting around for others to make things happen for them. SlumpMasters are poised to influence and entertain many with their innovating artistry and business practice, which for the first time will qualify them as the first group to hope for a Slump in their career. Welcome to the sacred order of Slump!

The SlumpMasters have been blessed to grace the stage with the likes of KRS-One, Erykah Badu, Talib Kwali, Mos Def, Slum Village, Lil Flip, Beatnuts, Jurassic 5, and Dead Prez. And they were the only unsigned artist to be picked-up for the 2002 Vibe Black College Tour. They have also released five independent compilation albums on Slump Entertainment. If you are trying to get – in, were you fit – in, make sure, you do not sleep on the Slump Masters.

More info can be found at: www.slumpsouth.com