Founded in 2009 by rappers/singers Flynt Flossy and Whatchyamacallit, crafty Hip Hop/R&B crew/label Turquoise Jeep features a loose collection of collaborators who revel in the Jeep’s ribald, unrelentingly humorous take on genre conventions. The Jeep first gained noticed by dropping songs like “Lemme Smang It” (with Yung Humma) and “Did I Mention I Like to Dance” on YouTube, the surprising success of which led to a touring outfit that comes off like Digital Underground crossed with Mike Ladd’s little-known, semi-satirical supergroup, The Majesticons. Read more about Turquoise Jeep in this week’s Sound Advice.
Turquoise Jeep performs with Abiyah and Super Origami Thursday at Woodward Theater. More info/tickets:
woodwardtheater.com .
This article appears in Nov 11-17, 2015.
