Platinum
Pied Pipers 'Triple P' (Ubiquity CD/LP)
      
     
    
    
"Wow! I listened to the album seven times in a row.......
I made 23 friends listen to the album 3 days straight....... at
gunpoint - I'm on the run. I will go to jail for PPP."
?UESTLOVE (THE ROOTS)
"Real grown folk music, There's no need for a fast forward
button. This album is solid from start to finish."
J.ROCC (BEAT JUNKIES, POWER 106)
"This is honest-to-God real soul music"
XLR8R
"Album of the month"
GILLES PETERSON (WORLDWIDE)
"Plugging the Detroit-flavored hip-hop... it's an album
full of soulful contributors, earthy production and surprising
genre twists."
LOS ANGELES TIMES - BUZZ BANDS
"One of the most talked about artists of the year has
been Waajeed and his Platinum Pied Pipers project... blending
Detroit hip hop style with 21st Century soul flavor."
FATBEATS.COM
"Progressive electric soul"
DAZED & CONFUSED
"Next 100 Artist"
URB
While [Waajeed] made hip-hop for the streets with his act
Slum Village, he’s now making intergalactic soul with the
Platinum Pied Pipers... the Triple P’s debut for Ubiquity
has created a buzz in the air and a tremble on the dance floor"
LA WEEKLY (PICK OF THE WEEK)
"The record to watch in the new year"
BENJI B (DEVIATION, RADIO 1XTRA)
"Waajeed's polished production provides a perfect depth
and suitable sparkle to this leading light collective."
UNDERCOVER
"Essential for fans of the Jay Dee / Slum Village dirty,
hip hop soul vibe."
KEEP ON
"PPP is my fu@*%ing sh#*"
KING BRITT (FIVESIX RECORDINGS)
The
Platinum Pied Pipers are a two-man dynamic musical duo with an essential
new twist on modern hip hop and soul. Producers Waajeed (a founding
member of Slum Village) and musical sidekick Saadiq have released
two singles and been in several highly talked-about live shows.
Working hard for two years they now have a hungry public waiting
in line for their fresh-faced approach to music on their debut album,
“Triple P”.
The first two PPP singles sparked sold-out European tour dates and
a flurry of press including Urb Magazine’s Next 100 issue,
a Top 5 rating from The Detroit Free Press for their performance
at Detroit’s electronic music festival, Movement 2004, plus
a mass of features in lifestyle and music mags, and a steady buzz
in industry-savvy circles. They’ve appeared as guests and
had their music play on radio shows from San Francisco to London
to Paris and Tokyo, including Radio 1, Radio 1xtra, Ministry of
Sound, Radio Nova, Jointone, and on the Ninja Tune globally syndicated
show Solid Steel. In addition to multiple dates in Los Angeles,
San Francisco and Detroit, they hold down a monthly residency at
the revered Friends and Family Club in England, and have played
several dates in New York including a Puma/Giant Step Tsunami benefit
alongside The Brazilian Girls. They’re currently booked to
play an exclusive PUMA party at WMC, and a US tour around the album
release date is in the works at time of press.
Cover versions of Faze O’s classic “Rydin’ High”
and Bobby Caldwell’s “Open Your Eyes” on Rewind
Volume 2 showcased their ability to match beat making with musicianship,
and the original tracks flaunted on “Triple P” launch
an exciting voyage into Detroit hip-hop, soul, house, and rock.
It’s a mix that is that is at once accessible to the masses
and edgy for the underground heads. Fellow Detroit artists Jay Dee,
MC Lacks, plus UK-based Spacek, and Los Angeles based SA-RA Creative
Partners pop up on the album. The jump off 12” featured the
vocal abilities of Los Angeles native and newcomer Georgia on a
classic Waajeed-style banger called “Your Day Is Done”
with New York based Tiombe Lockhart’s soulful jazz ballad
“I Got You,” on the flip – this track was nominated
for song of the year by the BBC Radio 1 Worldwide show. The second
12” also features Tiombe Lockhart on a bumpin soul cut with
Ge-ology and Rich Medina adding their remix prowess to a joint featuring
Jay Dee. Other album highlights include a Latin-fueled version of
“50 Ways to Leave Your Lover” (already garnering support
from DJs worldwide) and a track with Detroit MC Invincible.
While the PPP moniker may be new to the scene, Waajeed is no stranger
to those who know their hip-hop. Teaming up with hip hop production
guru Jay Dee in the early 1990s, Waajeed helped form the trailblazing
group Slum Village. He contributed tracks to Slum’s “Dirty
District” compilation on Sequence/Kinetic in 2002 and recorded
seven tracks (co-producing two) for the critically acclaimed “Trinity
(Past, Present, and Future)” released on Capitol in 2002 -
including production credits on “La La” and the dub-influenced
club banger “Star.” He worked with Jay Dee co-producing
tunes on the instant classic, “Welcome 2 Detroit” released
on BBE in 2001 and co-produced songs with Detroit soul sensation
Dwelle. Waajeed’s production work was also featured in MGM’s
box-office hit, Barbershop 1. His label, Bling 47, provided the
launching pad for “The Official Jay Dee Instrumental Series,”
regarded in many circles as an underground classic, and the first
installment of his own instrumental series, “BPM.” Bling
47 productions have even wound up on Cartoon Network’s Adult
Swim programming slot.
Waajeed, a self-taught musician who feels right at home in front
of his MPC 2000, is known for his gritty Detroit hip hop style.
Whereas Saadiq, a master keyboard and guitar player, brought up
under the tutelage of world-renowned songwriter Barrett Strong (most
known for his work with Motown artist Marvin Gaye), brings the element
of improvisational live instrumentation to PPP’s sound. Waajeed
and Saadiq were introduced through their mutual friends, Slum Village,
and the two joined forces musically at the turn of the millennium.
Their partnership was formally launched on Ubiquity’s Rewind
Vol.2 and continued to flourish behind the boards for acts including
top-selling German group, ASD and Japan based DJ Mitsu’s album
“The Awakening Remixes” on “Right Here,”
featuring Dwele. |
