New Music Video from LMNO of the Visionaries featuring JFK of Grayskul, produced by Yann Kesz from their full-length LP "Devilish Dandruff With Holy Shampoo" in stores now!
FAITH IS FACT from the full-length LP "Devilish Dandruff With Holy Shampoo" by LMNO & Yann Kesz. In stores now.
The track is actually at the very end of "Never Stop" on the album. It was dubbed "Innerlude" but later given a name which is "Faith Is Fact". Although the track is not labeled on the track list, it was one of LMNO's favorite and he really wanted to put a visual to the song.
We filmed the video in two parts. One while up in Humboldt County when LMNO had a show in Eureka a few weeks back and we also filmed on the way home in some desolate areas we found. We wanted to capture the nature, isolation, and most importantly, the beauty of Earth.
URB Magazine gave the LMNO & Yann Kesz album a solid 3.5 stars. Only one way to go, right James? UP!!!!
Here's the article in full:
LMNO (Leave My Name Out) has been a consistent rapper since the day he spit his first verse, yet remains grossly underrated. A member of the legendary Visionaries group, collaborator with Madlib and other prominent artists in the underground Los Angeles hip-hop scene such as Ras Kass and label-mate 2Mex, LMNO’s clinical style is a soothing and head nodding pleasure to listen. This time around, LMNO pairs up with France’s up-and-comer beat composer Yann Kesz in a laid-back and foundation-shattering album Devilish Dandruff and Holy Shampoo. Laced for precision, LMNO and Yann Kesz develop a great combination on the majority of the tracks on this album that lead to a diabolical complex of texture and illumination.
Never missing a beat, LMNO rhymes his way through this one with creative ease. Of particular significance in this album is “Creation of a Gun,” paramount to the creativity and catchiness of the surprisingly heavy spiritual underground sound. All over clean and wholesome, LMNO’s raps come through with an unexpected yet welcome conscious force. A street poet, LMNO makes reference to the many social ills affecting our world civilization, providing a thorough diagnosis to which he presents a radical religious awakening as its remedy. Featuring guest emcees JFK of Grayskul, producer Kev Brown (which he has worked with before on 2008’s Selective Hearing) among others, LMNO’s latest release provides a clear and strong presence of his emceeing skills—and of the great need for a positive direction among the “Many Options.”
Although pretty well known in underground circles, LMNO’s appeal should be much wider. His sound is infectious, his style is impenetrable, and his mic skills are ridiculously on point. LMNO is coming up in the game—guaran-expletive-teed. LMNO’s collaboration with Yann Kesz is just another entry on his rap résumé, and a welcome entry into the world of hip-hop music. Although the album is far from perfect, it’s a solid one from LMNO’s catalogue and a good introduction to his older more rugged releases. From the synthetic mass produced sounds of the present, LMNO’s work brings you back to the fibers without the excess—providing a thoughtful and effective elixir for the Devilish Dandruff with the one and only Holy Shampoo.
LMNO's latest album, Devilish Dandruff With Holy Shampoo, completely produced by Yann Kesz, is right around the corner. We are now taking pre-orders.
Click the link below and pre-order LMNO's newest album at a discounted price, and as an added incentive, all pre-orders are signed by LMNO!
Spanning 12 tracks (and a few hidden interludes?), the album features guests Kev Brown, Lorett Fleur, Karim Nazem, JFK of Grayskul, and LD on all the scratches. Arguably LMNO's best work to date.
24hrs with LMNO. A short but sweet video of our quick trip to Vegas - a trip we all know too well.
On Friday, September 4th of this year, I was invited to tag along on LMNO's journey to Las Vegas where he had a show at the Bunkhouse. We were only going to be gone for 24hrs, but that's all it took for us to leave a lasting impression on the Las Vegas hip-hop scene.
The pictures I took were horrible so I'm only putting up a few that came out okay.
This guy had an original Battle Axe copy of LMNO's Grin & Bear It - if you have one, consider yourself lucky, you CAN NOT find that in the LA area anymore.
And of course, the limited LRG "LEAVE MY NAME OUT" t-shirts. Only sold at shows.
This had nothing to do with the show, but on the way home we saw this cloud...or was it cloud? What does it look like to you?
LMNO & YANN KESZ DEVILISH DANDRUFF WITH HOLY SHAMPOO new album in stores 11.17.09
LMNO & Yann Kesz move forward with "The Brunt" - a 12" vinyl single capturing two incredible cuts from the upcoming Devilish Dandruff With Holy Shampoo LP and one non-album exclusive track on the B-side.
For all of those who say they still cop vinyl, here's your chance to prove it.
Click here to check out the single synopsis, plus snippets of the tracks. And pre-order the 12" by clicking the buy link.
LMNO & YANN KESZ DEVILISH DANDRUFF WITH HOLY SHAMPOO new album in stores 11.17.09