Shredders (music group)

Shredders is an American hip hop group from Minneapolis, Minnesota.[1] It consists of rappers P.O.S and Sims and producers Lazerbeak and Paper Tiger.[2] The four are part of the Doomtree collective.[3] The group's debut studio album, Dangerous Jumps, peaked at number 43 on Billboard's Independent Albums chart.[4]

Shredders
OriginMinneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
GenresHip hop
Years active2016–present
LabelsDoomtree Records
Members
Websiteshredddders.com

History edit

At the end of the tour for All Hands in 2015, Minneapolis hip hop collective Doomtree decided to take a short break, allowing each member to focus on their own projects.[5] P.O.S, Sims, Lazerbeak, and Paper Tiger, who are four-sevenths of the collective, formed the group Shredders in 2016.[6] Producers Lazerbeak and Paper Tiger started trading tracks between New York and Minneapolis.[7] Around tour dates for their respective solo albums, rappers P.O.S and Sims took hold of those beats and started trading verses over them.[7]

In 2017, Shredders released a self-titled debut EP.[8] It was followed by the singles "Xanthrax"[9] and "Flipping Cars".[10] In that year, the group released the debut studio album, Dangerous Jumps.[11] It peaked at number 43 on Billboard's Independent Albums chart.[4]

In 2019, the group released the singles "Ayeyayaya",[12] "Suburban Base",[13] and "Vanilla ISIS".[14] In that year, the group also released a studio album, Great Hits.[15]

Discography edit

Studio albums edit

  • Dangerous Jumps (2017)[11]
  • Great Hits (2019)[15]

EPs edit

  • Shredders (2017)[8]

Singles edit

  • "Xanthrax" (2017)[9]
  • "Flipping Cars" (2017)[10]
  • "Ayeyayaya" (2019)[12]
  • "Suburban Base" (2019)[13]
  • "Vanilla ISIS" (2019)[14]

References edit

  1. ^ Galil, Leor (January 26, 2018). "New Minneapolis rap group Shredders keep the fun in the Doomtree family". Chicago Reader. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  2. ^ Boller, Jay (July 11, 2017). "Hear first-ever songs from Doomtree spinoff group Shredders". City Pages. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  3. ^ Johnson, Cecilia (July 11, 2017). "Four-sevenths of Doomtree debut new group, Shredders". The Current. Minnesota Public Radio. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Independent Albums: The week of November 25, 2017". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 5, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  5. ^ Barlow, Annette (January 11, 2018). "Song of the Day: Shredders – Fly As I Dare". KEXP-FM. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  6. ^ Eustice, Kyle (July 20, 2017). "Doomtree Side Project Shredders Is Like A "Group Text Thread"". HipHopDX. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  7. ^ a b Riemenschneider, Chris (November 16, 2017). "Pared-down Doomtree group debuts new album ahead of St. Paul concert". Star Tribune. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  8. ^ a b O'Brien, Molly (July 20, 2017). "Shredders: MN Hip-Hop Collective Doomtree Forms New Group". Minnesota Monthly. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  9. ^ a b Madden, Michael (September 7, 2017). "Shredders tear it up in this month's Twin Cities rap roundup". City Pages. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  10. ^ a b Madden, Michael (October 13, 2017). "Lexii Alijai gender-flips an Outkast classic in October's Twin Cities rap roundup". City Pages. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  11. ^ a b Calder, Simon (September 15, 2017). "Back to the City Video Podcast: P.O.S discusses Shredders and 2 other new projects". City Pages. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  12. ^ a b Tomer, William (June 25, 2019). "Minneapolis rap group Shredders, a spinoff of the Doomtree collective, return with 'Ayeyayaya' [405 Premiere]". The 405. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  13. ^ a b Eustice, Kyle (August 29, 2019). "Shredders Deliver "Great Hits" Project". HipHopDX. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  14. ^ a b Eustice, Kyle (August 15, 2019). "#DXCLUSIVE: Shredders Return With Potent "Vanilla ISIS" Single". HipHopDX. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  15. ^ a b Hamlet, Isaac (August 20, 2019). "Witching Hour conjures 2019 line up". Iowa City Press-Citizen. Retrieved September 7, 2019.

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