Genres Hip hop Labels Epic Records Genre Hip hop music | Years active 2006-present Website Myspace page Record label Epic Records | |
Members Emcee Hype
Party.picasso
Gumshu | ||
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Jersey Bound Trunk Crew is a hip-hop group based in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The group consists of Emcee Hype on rhymes, Party.picasso on beats and guitar and Gumshu on the mix. The members say they draw on an extensive list of influences including old school rap, funk, jazz, poetry, film, pop culture and literature. The members of Jersey Bound Trunk Crew have released five albums, (two as Jersey Bound Trunk Crew) including their latest release, Get Down Dirty Disco. Emcee Hype is currently the front man for the two-piece band Jeff The Rainforest.
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Recognition and MTV
Starting the week of February 5, 2007, Jersey Bound Trunk Crew was named mtvU's Artist of the Week in their Best Music on Campus program. The music video for their 2007 song 'Run.Live.Love' was featured on mtvU, which plays online and at college campuses nationwide.
In March 2007, Jersey Bound was selected as one of mtvU and Epic Records' Top 50 in their Artist of the Year contest on BestMusicOnCampus.com. The winner of the contest wins a $1.5 million record deal with Epic Records.
In April, by a combination of votes received and judging by a panel from mtvU and Epic, the group made it into the Top 15 in the mtvU and Epic Records contest. Each of the Top 15 artists are to sign an option deal with Epic. The mtvU and Epic Records contest ended in May, a rock band winning the contest. Jersey Bound Trunk Crew signed a three-month option contract with Epic Records.
Jersey Bound Trunk Crew performed at the MTV & EA Games "Rock Band Tour" on October 4–6 in Pittsburg.
The trio continues to release music, both as solo artists and as a group.