Eric Strand (born September 28, 1980, in San Francisco, California), better known as Fatgums, is an American record producer, hip hop DJ and independent record label owner/president. He is best known for his work with rapper Bambu of the rap group Native Guns. Fatgums' independent record label, Beatrock Music, was founded in 2009 in collaboration with the Long Beach based clothing company Beatrock.
Fatgums | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Eric Strand |
| Also known as | Gums |
| Born | September 28, 1980 San Francisco, California |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California |
| Genres | Hip Hop, Rap |
| Occupation(s) | Record Producer, DJ, Record Label owner, Medical Student |
| Instrument(s) | Turntables Pro Tools MPC Keyboard |
| Years active | 1993 – present |
| Labels | Beatrock Music, GammaGums Music |
Background edit
Fatgums started his music career in 1993 as a DJ/turntablist in the San Francisco Bay Area. In 1999, he moved to Los Angeles to attend college at UCLA. He began his professional hip hop production career after graduating in 2004.
Recent and current projects edit
In April 2009, Fatgums and Bambu released the critically acclaimed EP, Beatrock Presents: Fatgums x Bambu ...A Peaceful Riot....[1] The musical chemistry between Fatgums and Bambu has been likened to that of 9th Wonder and Murs.[2] Bookends (produced by Fatgums and Gammaray) by Novelists (Ajax and Randall Park aka Randruff), was his first full-length production effort.[3]
Discography edit
Mixtapes
- 2000: OHHSSH!! by Fatgums and Gammaray
Albums
- 2008: Bookends (Produced by Fatgums and Gammaray) by Novelists
- 2008: The Appetizer by The CounterParts
- 2009: Beatrock Presents: Fatgums X Bambu ...A Peaceful Riot... by Fatgums x Bambu
- 2009: The CounterParts LP by The CounterParts
- 2010: Remittances by Power Struggle
- 2010: Gumstrumentals Volume I by Fatgums
Featured Production
- 2005
- The Committee - "Struggles" (The Committee EP)
- 2008
- Bambu - "Make Change" (...Exact Change...)
- Bambu - "Seven Months" (...Exact Change...)
- Bambu - "Exact Change" (...Exact Change...)
- Bambu - "Iron Bam" (...Exact Change...)
- ReVision - "Forward Progress ft. DJ Krissfader" (Forward Progress Mixtape)
- ReVision - "Daily Grind ft. C-Los" (Forward Progress Mixtape)
- 2009
- Geologic (of Blue Scholars), Kiwi & Bambu (of Native Guns) - "Divide & Conquer" (A Song For Ourselves Mixtape by DJ Phatrick)
- 2010
- Rocky Rivera - "The Rundown" (Rocky Rivera)
- Bambu - "The Queen Is Dead" (...Paper Cuts...)
- 2011
- Bambu - "Jonah's Lament" (...exact change... Reloaded)
- Dregs One - "Think About It" (The Wake Up Call Mixtape)
- Prometheus Brown and Bambu - "Lookin Up" (Prometheus Brown and Bambu Walk Into A Bar)
- Otayo Dubb - "Jerry McGuire" (Cold Piece of Work)
- Otayo Dubb - "A Lil' More (feat. Bambu)" (Cold Piece of Work)
- 2012
- Bwan - "Infinite" (Living Room)
- Bwan - "Grindstone" (Living Room)
- Bwan - "Lyricists (feat. Akil)" (Living Room)
- 2013
- Patience - "City Love" (Broken Hourglass)
- Bambu - "Sun In A Million" (Sun Of A Gun)
- Rocky Rivera - "Air Mail" (Gangster of Love)
- 2014
- Power Struggle - "A Round For My Friends" (In Your Hands)
- Power Struggle - "Live That Life" (In Your Hands)
- Power Struggle - "Falling From The Sky" (In Your Hands)
- 2015
- Rocky Rivera - "Godsteppin" (Nom de Guerre)
- Rocky Rivera - "Turn You" (Nom de Guerre)
References edit
- ^ "The District Weekly". Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2009-06-12.
- ^ RapReviews.com
- ^ Can't Stop Fanatics
External links edit
Album Reviews
- Taylor, Patrick "Power Struggle :: Remittances", RapReviews.com
- Kiwi "POWER STRUGGLE – “REMITTANCES” (A REVIEW)", The Deconstruction of Kiwi Illafonte
- Taylor, Patrick "The CounterParts LP", RapReviews.com
- Taylor, Patrick "Fatgums X Bambu: A Peaceful Riot Going On", RapReviews.com
- The Mixshow Commander "Fatgums/Bambu: A Peaceful Riot", The Slap Report
- Ryan, Gabe, & Robins, Freesia. "OHHSSH!! DJ's Release First Mixtape!", The Guardsman