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'''Anybody Killa''', or ''''ABK'''' is the [[stage name]] of '''James Lowery''' (born [[June 26]] [[1973]]), a [[horrorcore|horrorcore rap]] artist. Lowery is of Native American descent, and his family belongs to the [[Lumbee]] tribe. He has a very noticeable lisp.

==Early History==
James Lowery began his rap career in 1995, as part of the group Krazy Klan. He rapped under the name Jaymo while his partner Lavel rapped as Jayho. Krazy Klan became one of the largest Detroit underground horrorcore groups, just under [[Esham]], [[Insane Clown Posse]], and [[House of Krazees]]. They released their first album, Frustrationz, on cassette tape only. After a three year break, they released their second and last album, developMENTAL, in 1999. DevelopMENTAL was the only album Krazy Klan released on CD.
Shortly after the album's release, Krazy Klan broke up and went their separate ways.

In 2000, Lowery released a solo CD called ''Rain From The Sun'' under the alias Native Funk. Shortly after the album's release, he changed his name to''' Anybody Killa''', the name which he has kept ever since. Not long after dropping his solo album, ABK became good friends with the newly-signed [[Psychopathic Records]] artist, [[Blaze Ya Dead Homie]], and served as his hypeman at the 2000 [[Gathering of the Juggalos]]. ABK also became good friends with ICP. He started to make appearances on their own albums. ABKs friendship with twiztid which started when they were children also helped him get on psychopathic records.

== Anybody Killa ==
===Psychopathic Records (2001 - 2006)===

In 2001, Lowery was finally signed to [[Psychopathic Records]], and immediately started work on his first album, which was originally intended for 2002 release date.

When labelmates [[Dark Lotus]] lost a member in 2001, ABK was their first choice as a replacement. He recorded verses on the re-issued version of ''[[Tales From The Lotus Pod]]'' in 2002. His vocals were dubbed over that of [[Marz]], who had been kicked out of the group a year earlier. Although ABK's version went on to become the official version, the juggalo community is split between which version of the album is better.

[[Image:Hatchet-warrior.jpg|left|thumb|120px|Hatchet Warrior]]
After a year's delay, ABK's first official album, [[Hatchet Warrior]], was finally released in 2003.
[[Image:61ESRT3J32L SS500 .jpg|right|thumb|120px|Dirty History]]
His follow-up LP, ''[[Dirty History]]'', was released in 2004. Not only was the album considered an improvement over Hatchet Warrior, but it is Anybody Killa's most successful album, selling over 100,000 copies.

In 2004, Dark Lotus released a second album titled [[Black Rain]]. ABK was featured this time as a full-length member, and was featured prominently throughout the album. That same year, Lowery was asked to join another Psychopathic Records supergroup, the [[Psychopathic Rydas]], in 2004. Under the alias "Sawed Off", he appeared on the album ''Check Yo Shit In Bitch''.

[[Image:Abk3.jpg|left|thumb|120px|Road Fools EP]]In 2005, ABK released an EP named ''[[Road Fools]]'' with a DVD of tour footage and his own personal brand of comedy. In this EP/video, he also exploits his "nub". Despite the bonus footage and extras, Road Fools was a disappointment to fans, who felt the album was overhyped and was nowhere near as good as his previous albums.

That same year, he joined [[Blaze Ya Dead Homie]] to form a supergroup called '''Drive By'''. The group released one album titled Pony Down. The group was short-lived, and broke up shortly after the album was released.

On February 3, 2006 it was announced that ABK had left Psychopathic Records due to contract issues.

===Independent career and return to Psy. (2006 - present)===
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Shortly after leaving the label, ABK set up his own website [http://www.thehatchetwarrior.com thehatchetwarrior.com], and re-released the Native Funk album [[Rain From The Sun]].The re-release (released on June 1st), included a second disc entitled the [[Rain From The Sun Re-Release/Rattlesnake EP| Rattlesnake EP]] with all new material including a new version of Guillotine called Guillotine Pt. 2 featuring fellow rapper Strict.

In 2006, ABK started a group called the [[Detroit Warriors]] with fellow rappers Strict & Venomiz. Together, they released their first album, [[Strike 1 Mix]].

Anybody Killa also finished working on a project he had started before he left called "ABK's Orange-Black CDs". Both the Orange EP and [[Black EP]] became available Oct. 1st, 2006. A Christmas-themed EP, titled [[Holiday Jingles]], was released in December 2006.

In April 2007, Detroit Warriors released their second album, Strike 2 Mix. The second album featured Strict, Flagrant, AJAX, Krazy Klan, & a few other underground Detroit artists.

In late 2007, ABK plans to release his new album, titled ''Mud Face''.

In June 2007 it was announced on the juggalo gathering website that ABK would play at the Insane Clown Posses annual 2007 Gathering of the Juggalos, which would mark his 1st appearance with any Psychopathic Records artists since the split between the two; and it also came as a surprise to the Juggalo and Warrior communities alike.

It has been rumored that ABK has been announced as re-signing to Psychopathic as of the 2007 Gathering of the Juggalos.

"At ICP's seminar today they said they are 99% through contract negotiations with Anybody Killa and welcome him back to the Hatchet."[http://www.juggalonews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=131&Itemid=1]

==Discography==
===Krazy Klan===
*''Frustrationz'' (1995)
*''developMENTAL'' (1999)
*''MENTAL'' (unreleased)

===Native Funk===
*''[[Rain From The Sun]]'' (2000)

===Anybody Killa===
*''[[Hatchet Warrior]]'' (2003)
*''[[Dirty History]]'' (2004)
*''[[Road Fools]] (CD plus DVD)'' (2005)
*''Drive-By: Pony Down (Prelude)'' (2005)
*''[[Rain From The Sun Re-Release / Rattlesnake EP]]'' (2006)
*''[[Orange EP]]'' (2006)
*''[[Black EP]]'' (2006)
*''[[Holiday Jingles]]'' (2006)
*''[[Devilsh: Black Orange]]'' (2007)
*''[[Mud Face]]'' (2008)

===Detroit Warriors===
*''[[Strike 1 Mix]]'' (2006)
*''[[Strike 2 Mix]]'' (2007)

===Singles===
*"Foo Dang" (Drive-By) (2002)
*"Hey Y'all" (2004)
*"All Hallows Day" featuring *AJAX and Strict (2006)
*"Tears" (2006) While not an official single, this was made available with the opening of his new website following his departure with Psychopathic for free download.

=== Collaborations ===
FLAGRANT

AJAX
*''[[Out of Body/Out of Mind EP]] (2007)''
*Track: "By Any Means"

[[Blaze Ya Dead Homie]]
*''[[1 Less G N Da Hood]]''
*''[[Colton Grundy: The Undying]]''
*''Drive-By - [[Pony Down (Prelude)]]''

[[ClaAs]]
*''[[Celebrity Death]]''
*Track: "The Industry" (also features [[Grewsum]])

[[Dark Lotus]]
*''[[Tales From The Lotus Pod Revisited]]''
*''[[Black Rain (album)| Black Rain]]''

[[Insane Clown Posse]]
*''[[The Wraith: Shangri-La]]''

[[Jumpsteady]]
*''[[The Chaos Theory]]''

L.A.V.E.L.
*''Lavel's Street Music (Diamond Cutz Vol. 1 Mixtape)''
::Track: "Rockstar" (also features [[Esham]])

[[Psychopathic Rydas]]
*''Check Yo Shit in Bitch''

[[Shaggy 2 Dope]]
*''[[F.T.F.O.]]''

[[Twiztid]]
*''[[Freek Show]]''
*''[[Cryptic Collection Vol. 2]]''
*''[[The Green Book (album)| The Green Book]]''
*''[[Fright Fest 2003 EP]]''
*''[[Cryptic Collection Vol. 3]]''
*''[[Man's Myth Vol. 1]]''
*''[[Cryptic Collection Halloween Edition]]''

[[Violent J]]
*''[[Wizard of the Hood EP]]''

[[Zug Izland]]
*''[[Cracked Tiles]]''

'''[[Psychopathics from Outer Space 2]]'''
*''Conquer''
*''Warrior''
*''Demon Faces''
*''Mr. Sesame Seed''
*''Y U Wanna Hoe?''
*''Stayin' Alive''
*''Graverobbers''
*''Free Studio''

==External links==
* [http://www.thehatchetwarrior.com Official site]
*[http://www.myspace.com/anybodykilla myspace official site]

[[Category:1973 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Native American musicians]]
[[Category:American rappers]]
[[Category:Horrorcore groups]]

[[de:Anybody Killa]]

Revision as of 18:22, 31 October 2007

Anybody Killa

Anybody Killa, or 'ABK' is the stage name of James Lowery (born June 26 1973), a horrorcore rap artist. Lowery is of Native American descent, and his family belongs to the Lumbee tribe. He has a very noticeable lisp.

Early History

James Lowery began his rap career in 1995, as part of the group Krazy Klan. He rapped under the name Jaymo while his partner Lavel rapped as Jayho. Krazy Klan became one of the largest Detroit underground horrorcore groups, just under Esham, Insane Clown Posse, and House of Krazees. They released their first album, Frustrationz, on cassette tape only. After a three year break, they released their second and last album, developMENTAL, in 1999. DevelopMENTAL was the only album Krazy Klan released on CD. Shortly after the album's release, Krazy Klan broke up and went their separate ways.

In 2000, Lowery released a solo CD called Rain From The Sun under the alias Native Funk. Shortly after the album's release, he changed his name to Anybody Killa, the name which he has kept ever since. Not long after dropping his solo album, ABK became good friends with the newly-signed Psychopathic Records artist, Blaze Ya Dead Homie, and served as his hypeman at the 2000 Gathering of the Juggalos. ABK also became good friends with ICP. He started to make appearances on their own albums. ABKs friendship with twiztid which started when they were children also helped him get on psychopathic records.

Anybody Killa

Psychopathic Records (2001 - 2006)

In 2001, Lowery was finally signed to Psychopathic Records, and immediately started work on his first album, which was originally intended for 2002 release date.

When labelmates Dark Lotus lost a member in 2001, ABK was their first choice as a replacement. He recorded verses on the re-issued version of Tales From The Lotus Pod in 2002. His vocals were dubbed over that of Marz, who had been kicked out of the group a year earlier. Although ABK's version went on to become the official version, the juggalo community is split between which version of the album is better.

Hatchet Warrior

After a year's delay, ABK's first official album, Hatchet Warrior, was finally released in 2003.

Dirty History

His follow-up LP, Dirty History, was released in 2004. Not only was the album considered an improvement over Hatchet Warrior, but it is Anybody Killa's most successful album, selling over 100,000 copies.

In 2004, Dark Lotus released a second album titled Black Rain. ABK was featured this time as a full-length member, and was featured prominently throughout the album. That same year, Lowery was asked to join another Psychopathic Records supergroup, the Psychopathic Rydas, in 2004. Under the alias "Sawed Off", he appeared on the album Check Yo Shit In Bitch.

File:Abk3.jpg
Road Fools EP

In 2005, ABK released an EP named Road Fools with a DVD of tour footage and his own personal brand of comedy. In this EP/video, he also exploits his "nub". Despite the bonus footage and extras, Road Fools was a disappointment to fans, who felt the album was overhyped and was nowhere near as good as his previous albums.

That same year, he joined Blaze Ya Dead Homie to form a supergroup called Drive By. The group released one album titled Pony Down. The group was short-lived, and broke up shortly after the album was released.

On February 3, 2006 it was announced that ABK had left Psychopathic Records due to contract issues.

Independent career and return to Psy. (2006 - present)

Shortly after leaving the label, ABK set up his own website thehatchetwarrior.com, and re-released the Native Funk album Rain From The Sun.The re-release (released on June 1st), included a second disc entitled the Rattlesnake EP with all new material including a new version of Guillotine called Guillotine Pt. 2 featuring fellow rapper Strict.

In 2006, ABK started a group called the Detroit Warriors with fellow rappers Strict & Venomiz. Together, they released their first album, Strike 1 Mix.

Anybody Killa also finished working on a project he had started before he left called "ABK's Orange-Black CDs". Both the Orange EP and Black EP became available Oct. 1st, 2006. A Christmas-themed EP, titled Holiday Jingles, was released in December 2006.

In April 2007, Detroit Warriors released their second album, Strike 2 Mix. The second album featured Strict, Flagrant, AJAX, Krazy Klan, & a few other underground Detroit artists.

In late 2007, ABK plans to release his new album, titled Mud Face.

In June 2007 it was announced on the juggalo gathering website that ABK would play at the Insane Clown Posses annual 2007 Gathering of the Juggalos, which would mark his 1st appearance with any Psychopathic Records artists since the split between the two; and it also came as a surprise to the Juggalo and Warrior communities alike.

It has been rumored that ABK has been announced as re-signing to Psychopathic as of the 2007 Gathering of the Juggalos.

"At ICP's seminar today they said they are 99% through contract negotiations with Anybody Killa and welcome him back to the Hatchet."[1]

Discography

Krazy Klan

  • Frustrationz (1995)
  • developMENTAL (1999)
  • MENTAL (unreleased)

Native Funk

Anybody Killa

Detroit Warriors

Singles

  • "Foo Dang" (Drive-By) (2002)
  • "Hey Y'all" (2004)
  • "All Hallows Day" featuring *AJAX and Strict (2006)
  • "Tears" (2006) While not an official single, this was made available with the opening of his new website following his departure with Psychopathic for free download.

Collaborations

FLAGRANT

AJAX

Blaze Ya Dead Homie

ClaAs

Dark Lotus

Insane Clown Posse

Jumpsteady

L.A.V.E.L.

  • Lavel's Street Music (Diamond Cutz Vol. 1 Mixtape)
Track: "Rockstar" (also features Esham)

Psychopathic Rydas

  • Check Yo Shit in Bitch

Shaggy 2 Dope

Twiztid

Violent J

Zug Izland

Psychopathics from Outer Space 2

  • Conquer
  • Warrior
  • Demon Faces
  • Mr. Sesame Seed
  • Y U Wanna Hoe?
  • Stayin' Alive
  • Graverobbers
  • Free Studio

External links

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