While the eclecticism of his debut album The Find won him many fans, Watts Happening pushes the envelope to reveal even more about MC and producer Ohmega Watts, and continues to challenge the expectations of what a rap album could be. The record includes collaborations with OHMEGA WATTS - WATTS HAPPENING lauded Philly-based MC/producer Jneiro Jarel, and up FOR INFORMATION AND SOUNDCLIPS OF OUR TITLES, GO TO WWW.UBIQUITYRECORDS.COM/PRESS STREET DATE: 10/09/2007 n’coming Brazilian vocalist Tita Lima who appears on the DJ-friendly Brazilian-tinged excursion “Adaptacao.” Watts wrote “Are You Satisfied” for Bay Area blues n’funkstress, and one of James Brown’s favorite female vocalists Sugarpie Desanto, inspired by recent losses she suffered in a tragic fire at her Oakland home. London instrumentalist, and label mate, Shawn Lee also provides some key sounds from his over-stocked studio. The album includes features from favorite Watts cohorts like the Lightheaded crew, Triple Grip and Theory Hazit. Ohmega Watts has a wide-eyed, all-encompassing, set of musical influences that range from the more obvious soul and funk tunes, to being a big fan of Stereolab and Broadcast, and psychedelic Brazilian sounds, to music by UK producers like Quantic and Mr Scruff. As such Watts Happening follows on from his debut album, The Find, exploring and presenting a multitude of beats, rhythms, and styles. With The Find he threaded these sounds together for the first time and his popularity grew organically from a virtually-unknown MC to one who has performed all over the USA including dates like Lollapalooza and Bumbershoot with Lyrics Born and The Greyboy Allstars. He has headlined the MusicFest NW show, and played dates with Breakestra, The While the eclecticism of his debut album The Find Rolling Stone described his album as being full of “Funky soul and razor-sharp dance-floor cuts,” and continued, “this is Coup and Lifesavas, De La Soul, Blackalicious, RJD2, Michael Franti and Spearhead, won him many fans, Watts Happening pushes the hip-hop that everyone - not just fans of the genre - can enjoy." Masta Killa, and Count Bass D. In addition he has toured throughout Europe and Cutting edge UK mag Dazed & Confused described him as Japan. envelope to reveal even more about MC and Rolling Stone described his album as being full of “Funky soul and razor-sharp producer Ohmega Watts, and continues to “One of the freshest talents to have emerged out of hip-hop's leftfield in the last five years.” dance-floor cuts,” and continued, “this is hip-hop that everyone - not just fans of the challenge the expectations of what a rap album genre - can enjoy." Cutting edge UK mag Dazed & Confused described him as “One On Watts Happening there’s a handful of party-pleasing of the freshest talents to have emerged out of hip-hop's leftfield in the last five could be. The record includes collaborations with dance-floor fillers in all different shapes and sizes including years.” And The Source added, “Ohmega takes it back to when it was only about lauded Philly-based MC/producer Jneiro Jarel, the hard-hitting Afrobeat drum-powered “The Platypus Strut” beats and rhymes, when Jam Master Jay was more than a memory and the culture and up n’coming Brazilian vocalist Tita Lima who which was made with a cast of musicians from the red-hot LA had harmony." funk and soul scene like Miles Tackett on guitar (Breakestra) appears on the DJ-friendly Brazilian-tinged and Todd Simon on horns and flute (The Lions, Connie Price, Since recording The Find he has appeared on records by Galactic, Shawn Lee, excursion “Adaptacao.” Watts wrote “Are You Antibalas etc). 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