Pep Love

3:42 PM Innovations , Posted in , 4 Comments

Born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi, Pep Love relocated with his family to Oakland, California as a teenager. In Oakland, he partnered with fellow DJ/producer Jay-Biz to create the group, The Prose. The Prose was later incorporated into the underground hip hop collective, the Hieroglyphics, in 1995. Pep Love is a practictioner of Capoeira martial arts, and is also a vegan. Pep Love made his recording debut on Casual's 1993 release, Fear Itself. The Prose released their debut album, The Shamen, in 1993. The album featured appearances from Hiero members, Del tha Funkee Homosapien and Casual. Pep Love released his solo debut album, Ascension in 2001 and Ascension Side C in 2003, through the Hieroglpyphics' self-owned, independent label, Hieroglyphics Imperium Recordings. He also contributed significantly to both of the Hieroglyphics' studio albums, 3rd Eye Vision in 1998, and Full Circle in 2003.


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4 Response to "Pep Love"

  1. Meghan Moran says:
    March 18, 2011 at 5:55 PM

    Sounds good. Thanks for putting me on to him.

    RootYourDroid.net says:
    March 18, 2011 at 8:25 PM

    Lol straight from Mississippi! What's not to like?

    Seriously though, where did you dig this up?

    G says:
    March 19, 2011 at 11:33 AM

    cool tune

    Anonfourtwenty says:
    March 20, 2011 at 11:07 AM

    I love the song "Living is Beautiful" by Pep Love. Such a good vibe, you should listen to it if you haven't heard it. Haven't heard TAMI until now, its pretty good.

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