People Under the Stairs

Five years since the first People Under The Stairs album “The Next Step” hit the streets and the traditions and rules that uphold hip–hop´s subculture still continue to crumble. Let us remember a time when hip–hop was good. When beats consisted of looped music (an evolution of the DJ going back and forth with funky breaks), rhymes that reflected the nuances of everyday b–boy life, scratching that musically captured the rhythms and sounds of a passing city, and of course, soul! The People Under The Stairs are stuck in this era, and their art is much more than their music, it is the vibe they convey through it. In August of 2003, People Under the Stairs take it back to the good times of roller skates, hot dogs and fresh fades with their new Summer offering “Or Stay Tuned.” A collection of new jams full of fun times, lyrics that make you laugh and more of that good living style hip–hop you love.The People Under The Stairs´ Thes One and Double K have excused themselves from modern hip hop. “We are not MC´s, Producers, or DJ´s” Double K explains, “we are B–boys, and we do all of that naturally”. Together, both members dig for records, produce the beats, rap... more...