Brown Bag AllStars

American hip hop group

Brown Bag AllStars

Brown Bag AllStars at the "Brown Bag Season" CD release show in New York City in 2012

Background information
Also known as| BBAS
Origin| Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
Genres|

* Hip hop
* East Coast hip hop
* electronic
* R&B

Instrument(s)| Vocals, turntables
Years active| 2007–present
Labels|

* Coalmine Records
* Brown Bag Records
* Soulspazm Records

Members|

* J57
* The Audible Doctor
* Soul Khan
* DeeJay Element
* DJ E Holla

Past members|

* DJ Goo
* Cold Codeine
* Koncept

Website| brownbagallstars.com

The Brown Bag AllStars is an American rap group made up of J57, The Audible Doctor, Soul Khan, DeeJay Element and DJ E Holla.[1] The group's repertoire of East Coast hip hop and underground hip hop blended with hard-core rap lyrics won them a spot in AllHipHop 's 2013 list of "Top 50 In Underground Hip-Hop".[2]

## Career

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### Early beginnings

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The Brown Bag AllStars was formed in 2007 while its members were working and interning at Fat Beats. Koncept, Soul Khan and Cold Codeine were writing verses and freestyling on beats made by J57 and The Audible Doctor at Jesse Shatkin's studio until they went on to release their debut project titled The Brown Tape.

### Later life

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On 4 August 2009 while at Fat Beats, the Brown Bag AllStars released their debut mixtape titled The Brown Tape, released through Coalmine Records.[3] The Brown Bag AllStars made an applaudable guest performance at the 2009 Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival.[4] In 2010, The Traveller and The Down Under Remixes EPs were released.

In 2011, the first of their annual end-of-the-year A Year In Review compilation serial was released before they went on to release Brown Bag Season Vol. 1 which featured guest and vocal appearances from DJ Brace, Marco Polo. On 5 January 2015, they released the fourth A Year In Review compilation which featured notable acts like 50 Cent, Young Buck, Smoke DZA, Cage, DJ Rhettmatic, Phantogram and Pharoahe Monch.[5][6]

## Discography

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This list of songs or music-related items is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (December 2015)

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### Mixtapes

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Mixtapes by Brown Bag AllStars  Year  | Title  | Release details

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2008  | The Brown Bag Tape |

* Released: 2008
* Label: Brown Bag Records
* Format: Digital download

2009  | The Brown Bag Tape (Deluxe Edition) |

* Released: 2009
* Label: Coalmine Records
* Format: Digital download

2012  | 2011: A Year In Review |

* Released: 1 January 2012
* Label: Brown Bag Records
* Format: Digital download

2013  | 2012: A Year In Review |

* Released: 1 January 2013
* Label: Brown Bag Records
* Format: Digital download

2014  | 2013: A Year In Review |

* Released: 1 January 2014
* Label: Brown Bag Records
* Format: Digital download

2015  | 2014: A Year In Review |

* Released: 1 January 2015
* Label: Brown Bag Records
* Format: Digital download

### Singles & EP's

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Singles & EP's by Brown Bag AllStars  Year  | Title  | Release details

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2011  | Traveler EP  |

* Released: 20 January 2010
* Label: Fat Beats
* Format: 12" Vinyl

2017  | 11 Steps  |

* Released: 31 May 2017
* Label: Brown Bag Records
* Format: Digital download

2017  | Beerz  |

* Released: 12 July 2017
* Label: Brown Bag Records
* Format: Digital download

### Albums

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Albums by Brown Bag AllStars  Year  | Title  | Release details

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2014  | Brown Label Part 1& 2  |

* Released: 4 March 2014
* Label: Brown Bag Records/Soulspazm
* Format: CD & Digital download

2016  | BlaQ Coffee (with Q-Unique)  |

* Released: 29 November 2016
* Label: Capital Q Records
* Format: CDR & Digital download

### Compilations

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Compilations by Brown Bag AllStars  Year  | Title  | Release details

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2011  | Brown Bag Season Vol. 1 |

* Released: 17 May 2011
* Label: Nostomania Records
* Format: CD

Brown Bag Season Vol 1 (DJ Brace Remixes) |

* Released: 17 May 2011
* Label: Nostomania Records
* Format: CD

2013  | 10x |

* Released: 18 February 2013
* Label: Brown Bag Records
* Format: Digital download

### Guest appearances

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Year | Title | Chart positions | Album

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US | US Hip-Hop
2009  | " NY to JPN" (Prisma featuring Brown Bag AllStars) | —  | —  | Prisma
"Men of Respect" (Hannibal King featuring Brown Bag AllStars) | —  | —  | Eating Cornbread on the Millenium Falcon
2010  | "Everyday" (DJ Brace featuring Brown Bag AllStars) | —  | —  | Non-album single
2011  | "Hung Over" (DJ JS-1 featuring Brown Bag AllStars) | —  | —  | Ground Original 3: No One Cares
2012  | "What It's All About" (M-Phazes featuring Brown Bag AllStars & DJ Brace) | —  | —  | Phazed Out
"Days Still Turn to Night" (J57 featuring ATR & Brown Bag AllStars) | —  | —  | The Ports EP
2013  | "Broken 40 Bottles" (Undefined featuring Brown Bag AllStars) | —  | —  | Certified A-Side

## References

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1. ^ Ortiz, E (June 11, 2011). "DXnext: Brown Bag AllStars". HipHopDX. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
2. ^ Hook, Sky (January 1, 2013). "2012: AllHipHop's Top 50 In Underground Hip-Hop!". AllHipHop. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
3. ^ "Brown Bag AllStars - The Brown Tape". HipHopDX. August 7, 2009. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
4. ^ Muessig, Ben (June 10, 2009). "Hip-hop festival returns to DUMBO". The Brooklyn Paper. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
5. ^ "Brown Bag AllStars Recap Their 2014 With 'Year In Review' Mix". 2Dope Boys. January 5, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
6. ^ Orcutt, KC (January 5, 2015). "Brown Bag AllStars Release Year In Review Compilation Full of Featured Guests: 50 Cent, Young Buck and More". Music Times. Retrieved December 2, 2015.

## External links

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