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Artist
Lord T and Eloise
12+ albums
seen live 1xsxsw 2008sxsw 2009
about
Lord Treadwell and Maurice Eloise XIII (aka Lord T and Eloise) have dubbed their rap style "aristocrunk". Though perceived by many as an oxymoron, the term is meant to describe a lifestyle as well as a musical genre. Many songs of their album Aristocrunk are accompanied by harpsichord and baroque style music, while others stay close to the traditional crunk Memphis sound. Their rhymes seem to inspired by "slow train" lyrical style, similar to the style of Snoop Dogg. Drawing from a diverse palette of influences, the group admits that the Beastie Boys, Public Enemy, Busta Rhymes, The ODB, 8Ball and MJG, Al Kapone have all been influences. While tracks like "Cashmere" and "Penthouse Suite" have a more refined, classical edge with the incorporation of strings and cello, other tracks like "Pillz" and "Make Dat Monet" have a more crunk, dirty south edge to them, featuring 808 drums and heavy bottom end. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.