Mad Rad

Mad Rad is a Seattle-based hip hop/electronic music group that consists of five members; three vocalists, a DJ, and a drummer. Four members of Mad Rad have stage names which are as follows; Nathan Quiroga (Buffalo Madonna), Peter Robinson (P Smoov), Gregory Smith (Terry Radjaw), Ty Finnan (DJ Darwin), and their drummer's name is Trent Moorman.[1] Mad Rad formed in 2007 and have released two full-length albums, their most recent in 2010 (The Youth Die Young).[2]

Mad Rad has been classified in several different music genres and are widely popular in Seattle for their similarities to a genre called Hipster hop, also known as Third-Wave hip hop.[3] Mad Rad member P Smoov is the main producer of all of Mad Rad's music. P Smoov attended Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida.[4] P Smoov is also one part of the Seattle-based hip-hop duo Fresh Espresso.

  1. ^ "Articles by Trent Moorman - Seattle - The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper". Thestranger.com. Retrieved 2011-09-20.
  2. ^ The Youth Die Young – Douster Remixes (2011). "Mad Rad » Discography". Madradmusic.com. Archived from the original on 2010-10-12. Retrieved 2011-09-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Eric Grandy and Dave Segal. "The Best of 2009 by Eric Grandy - Seattle Music - The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper". Thestranger.com. Retrieved 2011-09-20.
  4. ^ Jonathan Cunningham (2009-06-17). "Mad Rad's Trouble-Making Hipster-Hop - Page 2 - Music - Seattle". Seattle Weekly. Retrieved 2011-09-20.