Kottonmouth Kings

Kottonmouth Kings - Colorado Daily Feature

Club Notes: Kottonmouth Kings still wreaking havoc
Also, Matt Nathanson returns to Fox Theatre
By Wendy Kale (Contact)
Thursday, November 6, 2008

The Kottonmouth Kings are proud to be “13 years in the game and still wreaking havoc.”

That’s because the Orange County band is known for its infectious blend of musical genres. The Kings are also gaining note for their Suburban Noize record label and unique clothing line.

It’s been four long years since the Kottonmouth Kings last played the Fox Theatre, but the band will remedy that situation with its Monday night concert.

“We’ve been playing for 13 years now. We really do it for the love of it,” frontman Daddy X said. “We all love punk, rock, reggae and hip-hop, so we meld all those influences into one sound.

“People say we remind them of Sublime.”

The Kottonmouth Kings are currently touring with their brand-new CD The Green Album.

“We definitely wanted to plant the seeds of freedom, hope and inspiration on this album,” Daddy X said. “There should be a world without the borders of religion and politics.”

Serious themes aside, the Kottonmouth Kings plan to bring their musical dance party to the Fox.

“We’re going to bring a lot of bands from our record label to the show,” Daddy X said. “We want people to have a good time and we want to host a really good party.”

Freestyle 101: Kottonmouth Kings - G4Tv Feature

Posted by Frank Meyer - Tuesday, November 04, 2008 9:00 AM

Today is Election Day, people! This is your chance to cast your vote and be part of Democracy! But after you get done flexing your freedom and being part of history, you might get a hankerin’ for some freestyle hip hop. You might even want said hip hop to touch on the election and get all current eventy ‘n’ stuff. Well, then do we have a Freestyle 101 for you: Orange County punk -pop legends Kottonmouth Kings!

Not normally known for political raps, Kottonmouth Kings rapper Johnny Richter was so inspired by the debates and the presidential race between Barack Obama and John McCain that he worked up a special rhyme just for you, just for today. He also threw in some Halloween lines, some references to Tupac and sellin’ dope, and made sure to take a swing at Gov. Palin just to keep it fresh. Meanwhile, Daddy X spit an off-the-top party rap over this blazin’ R.N.S. beat, and D-Loc kept it cool in the cut. The guys also chatted about growin’ up hip hop in punk rock Placentia, located behind the Orange Curtain in SoCal, and some of the rap music that inspired them to grab the mic. Freestyle 101 was happy to have the guys stop by The Engine Room in Hollywood while they were out promoting The Green Album, their latest effort on their own Suburban Noize Records.

And if you love Kottonmouth Kings, you’ll likely dig our Rock The Vote webisode with Aceyalone, fellow underground legends Insane Poetry or Tech N9ne, Suburban Noize labelmate Phoenix Orion, fellow stoners B-Real and DJ Muggs of Cypress Hill, and tourmates Insane Clown Posse, Twiztid and Blaze Ya Dead Homie. Next up on Freestyle 101 we have Chronic 2001 alumni Hittman, followed by nerdcore kingpin YT Cracker, Large Professor, Coolio, People Under The Stairs, Sen Dog, Cappadonna of Wu Tang Clan and many more. Make sure to dig our behind the scenes photos, visit us on MySpace, and rant in our Forums.