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New Kingdom was a RapRock group formed in 1987 by a couple of music geeks from New York, Sebastian, a former {{Hardcore Punk}}er, and Nosaj, a devotee of Soul artists like Curtis Mayfield. Despite only making two albums, this underappreciated band is the missing link between PsychedelicRock and HipHop, and are considered by their fans to be pioneers in a trippy, acidy psychedelic fusion of [[RapRock rap and rock]] that has oozed over into other genres and artists in the UndergroundHipHop scene.

New Kingdom is known for their bizarre, freeform-sounding lyrics which are often {{Mind Screw}}y or [[IndecipherableLyrics slurred as fuck]], and a sound that, as explained above, mixes {{Funk}}, Soul, [[RapRock Rap, Rock]] and [[EverybodyMustGetStoned Psychedelia]], sounding like a [[Music/GeorgeClinton early Funkadelic]] crossed with ''Bitches Brew''-era Music/MilesDavis, ''ComicBook/TheFabulousFurryFreakBrothers'' and a rapper doing an imitation of Music/CaptainBeefheart. The vocals are not so much rapping as it is shouting spoken poetry over Psychedelic Fusion.

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New Kingdom was a RapRock group formed in 1987 by a couple of music geeks from New York, Sebastian, a former {{Hardcore Punk}}er, and Nosaj, a devotee of Soul artists like Curtis Mayfield. Despite only making two albums, this underappreciated band is the missing link between PsychedelicRock and HipHop, and are considered by their fans to be pioneers in a trippy, acidy psychedelic fusion of [[RapRock rap Rap and rock]] Rock that has oozed over into other genres and artists in the UndergroundHipHop scene.

New Kingdom is known for their bizarre, freeform-sounding lyrics which are often {{Mind Screw}}y or [[IndecipherableLyrics slurred as fuck]], and a sound that, as explained above, mixes {{Funk}}, Soul, [[RapRock Rap, Rock]] Rock and [[EverybodyMustGetStoned Psychedelia]], sounding like a [[Music/GeorgeClinton early Funkadelic]] crossed with ''Bitches Brew''-era Music/MilesDavis, ''ComicBook/TheFabulousFurryFreakBrothers'' and a rapper doing an imitation of Music/CaptainBeefheart. The vocals are not so much rapping as it is shouting spoken poetry over Psychedelic Fusion.

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Rap Rock dates back to the early '80s, so they were definitely not "early pioneers"


New Kingdom was a AlternativeHipHop group formed in 1987 by a couple of music geeks from New York, Sebastian, a former {{Hardcore Punk}}er, and Nosaj, a devotee of Soul artists like Curtis Mayfield. Despite only making two albums, this underappreciated band is the missing link between PsychedelicRock and HipHop, and are considered by their fans to be pioneers in a trippy, acidy psychedelic fusion of [[RapRock rap and rock]] that has oozed over into other genres and artists in the UndergroundHipHop scene.

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New Kingdom was a AlternativeHipHop RapRock group formed in 1987 by a couple of music geeks from New York, Sebastian, a former {{Hardcore Punk}}er, and Nosaj, a devotee of Soul artists like Curtis Mayfield. Despite only making two albums, this underappreciated band is the missing link between PsychedelicRock and HipHop, and are considered by their fans to be pioneers in a trippy, acidy psychedelic fusion of [[RapRock rap and rock]] that has oozed over into other genres and artists in the UndergroundHipHop scene.



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* RapRock: Early pioneer in this.
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New Kingdom is known for their bizarre, freeform-sounding lyrics which are often {{Mind Screw}}y or [[IndecipherableLyrics slurred as fuck]], and a sound that, as explained above, [[NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly mixes]] {{Funk}}, Soul, [[RapRock Rap, Rock]] and [[EverybodyMustGetStoned Psychedelia]], sounding like a [[Music/GeorgeClinton early Funkadelic]] crossed with ''Bitches Brew''-era Music/MilesDavis, ''ComicBook/TheFabulousFurryFreakBrothers'' and a rapper doing an imitation of Music/CaptainBeefheart. The vocals are not so much rapping as it is shouting spoken poetry over Psychedelic Fusion.

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New Kingdom is known for their bizarre, freeform-sounding lyrics which are often {{Mind Screw}}y or [[IndecipherableLyrics slurred as fuck]], and a sound that, as explained above, [[NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly mixes]] mixes {{Funk}}, Soul, [[RapRock Rap, Rock]] and [[EverybodyMustGetStoned Psychedelia]], sounding like a [[Music/GeorgeClinton early Funkadelic]] crossed with ''Bitches Brew''-era Music/MilesDavis, ''ComicBook/TheFabulousFurryFreakBrothers'' and a rapper doing an imitation of Music/CaptainBeefheart. The vocals are not so much rapping as it is shouting spoken poetry over Psychedelic Fusion.



* GenreMashup: As noted above, their style mixes PsychedelicRock with {{Funk}}, [[{{Jazz}} Jazz Fusion]], Soul, and stoned speak-rapping.



* NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly: As noted above, their style mixes PsychedelicRock with {{Funk}}, [[{{Jazz}} Jazz Fusion]], Soul, and stoned speak-rapping.
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They dropped off the face of the Earth after only two albums: ''Heavy Load'' and their MagnumOpus ''Paradise Don't Come Cheap''.

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They dropped off the face of the Earth after only two albums: ''Heavy Load'' and their MagnumOpus ''Paradise Don't Come Cheap''.
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New Kingdom is known for their bizarre, freeform-sounding lyrics which are often {{Mind Screw}}y or [[IndecipherableLyrics slurred as fuck]], and a sound that, as explained above, [[NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly mixes]] {{Funk}}, Soul, [[RapRock Rap, Rock]] and [[EverybodyMustGetStoned Psychedelia]], sounding like a [[Music/GeorgeClinton early Funkadelic]] crossed with ''Bitches Brew''-era Music/MilesDavis, ''TheFabulousFurryFreakBrothers'' and a rapper doing an imitation of Music/CaptainBeefheart. The vocals are not so much rapping as it is shouting spoken poetry over Psychedelic Fusion.

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New Kingdom is known for their bizarre, freeform-sounding lyrics which are often {{Mind Screw}}y or [[IndecipherableLyrics slurred as fuck]], and a sound that, as explained above, [[NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly mixes]] {{Funk}}, Soul, [[RapRock Rap, Rock]] and [[EverybodyMustGetStoned Psychedelia]], sounding like a [[Music/GeorgeClinton early Funkadelic]] crossed with ''Bitches Brew''-era Music/MilesDavis, ''TheFabulousFurryFreakBrothers'' ''ComicBook/TheFabulousFurryFreakBrothers'' and a rapper doing an imitation of Music/CaptainBeefheart. The vocals are not so much rapping as it is shouting spoken poetry over Psychedelic Fusion.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: Scott Harding, the producer of their first album, ''Heavy Load'', later went on to produce Music/{{Gravediggaz}} and [[Music/DeLaSoul Prince Paul]] albums.
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New Kingdom was a AlternativeHipHop group formed in 1987 by a couple of music geeks from New York, Sebastian, a former {{Hardcore Punk}}er, and Nosaj, a devotee of Soul artists like Curtis Mayfield. Despite only making two albums, this [[SugarWiki/NeedsMoreLove underappreciated band]] is the missing link between PsychedelicRock and HipHop, and are considered by their fans to be pioneers in a trippy, acidy psychedelic fusion of [[RapRock rap and rock]] that has oozed over into other genres and artists in the UndergroundHipHop scene.

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New Kingdom was a AlternativeHipHop group formed in 1987 by a couple of music geeks from New York, Sebastian, a former {{Hardcore Punk}}er, and Nosaj, a devotee of Soul artists like Curtis Mayfield. Despite only making two albums, this [[SugarWiki/NeedsMoreLove underappreciated band]] band is the missing link between PsychedelicRock and HipHop, and are considered by their fans to be pioneers in a trippy, acidy psychedelic fusion of [[RapRock rap and rock]] that has oozed over into other genres and artists in the UndergroundHipHop scene.
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New Kingdom was a AlternativeHipHop group formed in 1987 by a couple of music geeks from New York, Sebastian, a former {{Hardcore Punk}}er, and Nosaj, a devotee of Soul artists like Curtis Mayfield. Despite only making two albums, this [[NeedsMoreLove underappreciated band]] is the missing link between PsychedelicRock and HipHop, and are considered by their fans to be pioneers in a trippy, acidy psychedelic fusion of [[RapRock rap and rock]] that has oozed over into other genres and artists in the UndergroundHipHop scene.

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New Kingdom was a AlternativeHipHop group formed in 1987 by a couple of music geeks from New York, Sebastian, a former {{Hardcore Punk}}er, and Nosaj, a devotee of Soul artists like Curtis Mayfield. Despite only making two albums, this [[NeedsMoreLove [[SugarWiki/NeedsMoreLove underappreciated band]] is the missing link between PsychedelicRock and HipHop, and are considered by their fans to be pioneers in a trippy, acidy psychedelic fusion of [[RapRock rap and rock]] that has oozed over into other genres and artists in the UndergroundHipHop scene.
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* MagnumOpus: ''Paradise Don't Come Cheap'', their ''second'' and '''''final''''' album.
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They dropped off the face of the Earth after [[TooGoodToLast only two albums]]: ''Heavy Load'' and their MagnumOpus ''Paradise Don't Come Cheap''.

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They dropped off the face of the Earth after [[TooGoodToLast only two albums]]: albums: ''Heavy Load'' and their MagnumOpus ''Paradise Don't Come Cheap''.
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New Kingdom is known for their bizarre, freeform-sounding lyrics which are often {{Mind Screw}}y or [[IndecipherableLyrics slurred as fuck]], and a sound that, as explained above, [[NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly mixes]] {{Funk}}, Soul, [[RapRock Rap, Rock]] and [[EverybodyMustGetStoned Psychedelia]], sounding like a [[GeorgeClinton early Funkadelic]] crossed with ''Bitches Brew''-era MilesDavis, ''TheFabulousFurryFreakBrothers'' and a rapper doing an imitation of CaptainBeefheart. The vocals are not so much rapping as it is shouting spoken poetry over Psychedelic Fusion.

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New Kingdom is known for their bizarre, freeform-sounding lyrics which are often {{Mind Screw}}y or [[IndecipherableLyrics slurred as fuck]], and a sound that, as explained above, [[NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly mixes]] {{Funk}}, Soul, [[RapRock Rap, Rock]] and [[EverybodyMustGetStoned Psychedelia]], sounding like a [[GeorgeClinton [[Music/GeorgeClinton early Funkadelic]] crossed with ''Bitches Brew''-era MilesDavis, Music/MilesDavis, ''TheFabulousFurryFreakBrothers'' and a rapper doing an imitation of CaptainBeefheart.Music/CaptainBeefheart. The vocals are not so much rapping as it is shouting spoken poetry over Psychedelic Fusion.
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+Curtis Mayfield, BlackFlag, MilesDavis, GrandFunkRailroad, GetoBoys

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+Curtis Mayfield, BlackFlag, MilesDavis, GrandFunkRailroad, GetoBoysMusic/BlackFlag, Music/MilesDavis, Music/GrandFunkRailroad, Music/GetoBoys
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* HeyItsThatGuy: Scott Harding, the producer of their first album, ''Heavy Load'', later went on to produce {{Gravediggaz}} and [[DeLaSoul Prince Paul]] albums.

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* HeyItsThatGuy: Scott Harding, the producer of their first album, ''Heavy Load'', later went on to produce {{Gravediggaz}} Music/{{Gravediggaz}} and [[DeLaSoul [[Music/DeLaSoul Prince Paul]] albums.
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New Kingdom was a AlternativeHipHop group formed in 1987 by a couple of music geeks from L.A., Sebastian, a former {{Hardcore Punk}}er, and Nosaj, a devotee of Soul artists like Curtis Mayfield. Despite only making two albums, this [[NeedsMoreLove underappreciated band]] is the missing link between PsychedelicRock and HipHop, and are considered by their fans to be pioneers in a trippy, acidy psychedelic fusion of [[RapRock rap and rock]] that has oozed over into other genres and artists in the UndergroundHipHop scene.

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New Kingdom was a AlternativeHipHop group formed in 1987 by a couple of music geeks from L.A., New York, Sebastian, a former {{Hardcore Punk}}er, and Nosaj, a devotee of Soul artists like Curtis Mayfield. Despite only making two albums, this [[NeedsMoreLove underappreciated band]] is the missing link between PsychedelicRock and HipHop, and are considered by their fans to be pioneers in a trippy, acidy psychedelic fusion of [[RapRock rap and rock]] that has oozed over into other genres and artists in the UndergroundHipHop scene.

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New Kingdom was formed in 1987 by a couple of music geeks from L.A., Sebastian, a former {{Hardcore Punk}}er, and Nosaj, a devotee of Soul artists like Curtis Mayfield. Despite only making two albums, this [[NeedsMoreLove underappreciated band]] is the missing link between PsychedelicRock and HipHop, and are considered by their fans to be pioneers in a trippy, acidy psychedelic fusion of [[RapRock rap and rock]] that has oozed over into other genres and artists in the UndergroundHipHop scene.

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New Kingdom was a AlternativeHipHop group formed in 1987 by a couple of music geeks from L.A., Sebastian, a former {{Hardcore Punk}}er, and Nosaj, a devotee of Soul artists like Curtis Mayfield. Despite only making two albums, this [[NeedsMoreLove underappreciated band]] is the missing link between PsychedelicRock and HipHop, and are considered by their fans to be pioneers in a trippy, acidy psychedelic fusion of [[RapRock rap and rock]] that has oozed over into other genres and artists in the UndergroundHipHop scene.




Not to be confused with the AlternativeRock band of the same name.




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+Curtis Mayfield, BlackFlag, MilesDavis, GrandFunkRailroad, GetoBoys
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Related Acts:
+Truck Stop
+Freak Brothers
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* HeyItsThatGuy: Scott Harding, the producer of their first album, ''Heavy Load'', later went on to produce [[{{Horrorcore}} Gravediggaz]] and Prince Paul albums.

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* HeyItsThatGuy: Scott Harding, the producer of their first album, ''Heavy Load'', later went on to produce [[{{Horrorcore}} Gravediggaz]] {{Gravediggaz}} and [[DeLaSoul Prince Paul Paul]] albums.
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New Kingdom is known for their bizarre, freeform-sounding lyrics which are often {{Mind Screw}}y or [[IndecipherableLyrics slurred as fuck]], and a sound that, as explained above, [[NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly mixes]] {{Funk}}, Soul, [[RapRock Rap, Rock]] and [[EverybodyMustGetStoned Psychedelia]], sounding like a [[GeorgeClinton early Funkadelic]] crossed with ''Bitches Brew''-era MilesDavis, TheFabulousFurryFreakBrothers and a rapper doing an imitation of CaptainBeefheart. The vocals are not so much rapping as it is shouting spoken poetry over Psychedelic Fusion.

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New Kingdom is known for their bizarre, freeform-sounding lyrics which are often {{Mind Screw}}y or [[IndecipherableLyrics slurred as fuck]], and a sound that, as explained above, [[NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly mixes]] {{Funk}}, Soul, [[RapRock Rap, Rock]] and [[EverybodyMustGetStoned Psychedelia]], sounding like a [[GeorgeClinton early Funkadelic]] crossed with ''Bitches Brew''-era MilesDavis, TheFabulousFurryFreakBrothers ''TheFabulousFurryFreakBrothers'' and a rapper doing an imitation of CaptainBeefheart. The vocals are not so much rapping as it is shouting spoken poetry over Psychedelic Fusion.




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They dropped off the face of the Earth after [[TooGoodToLast only two albums]].

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They dropped off the face of the Earth after [[TooGoodToLast only two albums]].
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!NewKingdom provides examples of the following tropes:

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!NewKingdom !New Kingdom provides examples of the following tropes:

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