Team Facelift

Team Facelift

Team Facelift is a American rap group based in New York and signed to Duck Down Records.

The group was founded in 2004 and currently consists of its original three MC's: Machine, The Fat Jew, Alden Fonda, and one producer, Tommy Mas. The four members are half-brothers, they share the same father but each have a different mother. Their sound was described by the New York Post as "a cross between Barbra Streisand and The Wu-Tang Clan".

They first gained national attention when headlining MTV's "52/52" campaign featuring artists during short commercial spots in-between programming. Team Facelift was the only group to appear that was unsigned.

"We try to bridge the gap -- we do rap music, but we wanna bring it to the level where you could play it at a slumber party with 12 year-old girls. You could play it at the mall. You could play it in Belgium. It's for quiet Asians, a dentist on his day off, orphans, quadriplegic transvestites, gothic Puerto Ricans, middle age moms with short shorts and big t-shirts with polar bears on them, Dominican dads, people with two dads, angsty teenagers who hate their dads, bloods, crips, boys and girls." -The Fat Jew

Team Facelift are known for their bizarre stage theatrics and antics, such as the use of pyrotechnics and live animals (particularly doves.) The Fat Jew is famous for his on-stage nudity, often performing in nothing but a thong and construction boots. The band has also been widely discussed for their often unrealistic and exotic demands from club promoters and sponsors, including horses and chariots, bronze statues of themselves, and hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of cold cuts.

Their first album "Mixed Emotions" was released in December 2006 on their independent imprint, Facelift Records, and their newest project, currently untitled, will be released in the Spring of 2010 on Duck Down Records. In early May it was announced that the record will be executive produced by renowned remixer, producer and DJ, Junior Sanchez. In late 2008 they were featured on the single "Shake That Ass" on famed producer Armand Van Helden's "New York: a Mix Odyssey 2" album.

"it is a diverse sound. Of course we're known as rappers, and it's obvious that we are cut above pretty much any of our contemporaries when it comes to lyrics, so the people demand we come equipped with that straight up hip hop. At the same time we're also moving in the direction of house music, and not that cheeseball glam/electro sound, but more classic New York underground house sound. It is reminiscent of what you would hear while wilding out at "The Tunnel" in the mid 90's when house music still had elements of hip hop. That's a look nobody is getting after these days, but we guarantee it's going to pop. The fans can expect wet shirts, us doing it big like Ricki Lake's thighs, arena rap, unlimited babes, exploding cars, warm gin, good hip hop music and non-stop action" -Alden Fonda

Executive-Producers for the popular show, THE DAILY 10 on the E! Entertainment channel have selected Team Facelift to become the New York bureau of "The Daily 10", conducting 'man-on-the street, public opinion, and one-on-one interviews of the New York City entertainment scene, while adding their unique brand of color and humor to the segment.'

In the Fall of 2009, Team Facelift and Red Bull North America will partner together for "Band on the Run," a unique tour that will consist of surprise performances from Team Facelift at major Colleges & Universities in the North East and Mid-Atlantic regions of the US.

Discography

Albums

• Mixed Emotions (2006)
• Paid to Rage (April 2010)

Mixtapes

• Mixtape Vol. I (2005)
• Fancy/Sleazy (2007)
• Passion Cove (2008)

External links

• Official site