Genres Alternative hip hop Active until 2012 | Years active 2007-2012 Genre Alternative hip hop | |
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Albums Fear of a Clear Channel Planet, bell hooks Members Jasson Perez, Michael Milam, Richard Wallace, Epic Similar | ||
BBU is an American hip hop group from Chicago, Illinois, consisting of Jasson Perez, Richard "Epic" Wallace, and Michael "Illekt" Milam. The group's name is an acronym for "Bin Laden Blowin' Up" and "Black, Brown and Ugly".
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Career
BBU's 2009 song, "Chi Don't Dance", was praised by Pitchfork Media as "a bona fide summer jam". The group released the mixtape, Fear of a Clear Channel Planet, in 2010.
BBU released the Bell Hooks mixtape on Mishka and Mad Decent in 2012. It featured vocal contributions from GLC, Mic Terror, and Das Racist.
BBU was featured on The Hood Internet's "Won't Fuck Us Over" off of their first album, FEAT, in 2012. PopMatters described the group as "one of the most compelling up-and-coming forces in hip-hop".
Style and influences
According to Chicago Reader, BBU's most obvious inspirations are Outkast and Dead Prez.
Mixtapes
Guest appearances
Songs
Please No Picturesbell hooks · 2012
Chi Don't DanceFear of a Clear Channel Planet · 2010
The Hoodbell hooks · 2012