Th@ Kid / TeamSESH - TeamSESH (2011)

 

Artist: Th@ Kid / TeamSESH
Album: TeamSESH
Location: Oakland, USA
Genres: Boom Bap, Datpiff Scene, Cloud Rap
Year Released: 2011-xx-xxxx
Format(s) Released: Datpiff

Explanation:

TeamSESH is a hip hop collective that was founded by rapper Bones in the early 2010s. Consisting mostly of producers, their output has been primarily instrumental.

They are also noteworthy for being where several now-major hip hop artists got their start such as DJ Smokey and Fifty Grand and performed alongside other major acts such as Raider Klan and Odd Future.

Aside from loads of DJ mixes but some of the members for NTS Radio and a 2016 tape they haven't put out much. Individual members, sure, have tons of stuff out but the group, not so much. There was also a bootleg in 2013 some random Tumblr user made.

However, within Bones lost early tapes there was one tape just called TeamSESH. As it was lost for a long time with no songs surviving from it, I just assumed this was the actual start of TeamSESH and some kind of large tape featuring many of the members who never appeared on a tape (like DJ Smokey).

Having now heard it I can at least conclude that TeamSESH likely started as a trio. The album cover depicts three people. Bones, someone I haven't identified and who I assume is Jayyeah. He identifies himself on one of the tracks. As for production credits I have no idea. I wasn't able to find it. I don't know if Bones is on every track though if he is I could not tell.

The tape is very 2011. It's apart of what I refer to as the Datpiff Scene. That kind of optimistic boom bap and light hip hop that permeated around that time. Listen to that era B.o.B., Asher Roth and Charles Hamilton for what I mean.

The track Back Home is the highlight of the tape with interesting use of samples played backwards and really emotional bars from the emcees.

It's an okay start for what TeamSESH would eventually become. You can tell they had a lot of fun making it, hearing smiles through the bars and with simple it sounds at parts. Like it was made in a really enjoyable day.

Reasons for Disappearance: 

At some point Bones deleted all of his early tapes. No specific reason was ever given but it was likely because he didn't feel their quality matched what he was currently putting out. For him this era of releases was practically a lifetime ago.

Huge thanks to Bulma on RYM for tracking this down. Her work as an archivist and "internet music historian" is immeasurable and she has preserved so much already. 

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