Lifesavas

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Name = Lifesavas


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Origin = Portland, Oregon, United States
Genre = Hip hop
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Label = Quannum Projects
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Lifesavas are a hip hop trio from Portland, Oregon, notable for what "The Onion"'s Nathan Rabin called their "self deprecating style".

Like many of their peers on Quannum Projects, their lyrics tend to be rhythmically intricate and emotionally introspective. They take a positive approach in their lyrics, especially noticeable in songs like "Livin' Time". They take a dim view toward the prevailing "gangsta" trends and what they view as the "dumbed down" and "immoral" tendencies of mainstream American rap. Other topics covered on their debut album "Spirit in Stone" include politics, social relationships, religion and racial progress.

The group also contributed to the Elliott Smith tribute album "To: Elliott From: Portland", covering the Elliott Smith song "Happiness". Other artists on the tribute album include The Decemberists and The Thermals.

In April 2007 the group released their second album, "Gutterfly". They tour frequently with labelmates and partners Blackalicious. They have collaborated with several notable artists, including Vernon Reid of Living Colour, Fishbone, J-Live, Lyrics Born, Gift of Gab, DJ Shadow, and Dead Prez.

External links

* [http://www.lifesavas.blogspot.com/ Livesavas tour blog]
* [http://www.myspace.com/lifesavas Lifesavas at MySpace]
* [http://www.myspace.com/lifesavaslive Lifesavas fan site at MySpace]
* [http://www.audibletreats.com/download/Lifesavas/ Lifesavas bio, pics, audiostreams]
* [http://kexp.org/aspnet_client/KEXPViewMediaGroup.aspx?rID=19932&pID=528&fID=1695&date=1695 Live performance] , first broadcast on KEXP, May 2007.