Kottonmouth Kings * Authority Zero * Big B

Kottonmouth Kings are a self-proclaimed rip-hop (punk rap) group from Orange County, California.

The Kottonmouth Kings officially formed in 1994, and describe themselves as "psychedelic hip-hop punk rock". Kottonmouth Kings comprise of Daddy X (the former frontman of Humble Gods and Doggy Style), Lou Dog, D-Loc, Johnny Richter, The Dirtball, DJ Bobby B, Taxman and Pakelika, who serves as "visual assassin" for the group. The group first attracted attention with the song "Suburban Life," which appeared on the soundtrack to the film Scream 2. Kottonmouth Kings released their debut album, Royal Highness on Capitol Records in the summer of 1998. They began to gain mainstream success with the release of their third album, High Society in 2000, and toured with D12 and Bionic Jive in the fall of 2001.[1] In 2006, Kottonmouth Kings headlined at the year's Cannabis Cup and was named "Band of the Year" by High Times.

DO NOT FORGET SAINT-DOG!!!!! He made that group. Oh and he's back on Sub Noize. I think.....

Loc Richter and X made the group...saint dog got lucky when Richter didn't want to sign with capitol...and saint is back with tha noize...transmission end

An underground revolution against all odds and logic and always against the grain the Kottonmouth Kings continue to release ground breaking albums on their own label Suburban Noize Records. With soundscan numbers in the millions and packed houses across the country, Kottonmouth Kings have been laying the foundation of one of todays most radical music movements in America and beyond. Combining mind-bending sonics, fusing Hip Hop, Punk Rock, and soul-flavored classics, The Kings have innovated and pioneered their own sound that has set them apart from the pack. In a day and age of fast food consumerism, The Kings have proved their lasting staying power redefining the meaning of a self empowered group.

In the climate of today's struggling music industry, the Kottonmouth Kings continue to thrive. The group runs the immensely successful independent record label Suburban Noize Records , which markets and distributes the Kings as well as over 20 other acts including (hed)pe , Mondo Generator, hip-hop legends X-Clan , Jada Pinkett Smith's Wicked Wisdom and Big B from A & E's hit television series Inked . In addition, the band is also involved in the vastly successful lifestyle clothing company SRH , which registers millions in sales each year.

The Kottonmouth Kings also assembled one of the biggest concert grossing tours of summer with the Strange Noize Tour, which also included Tech N9ne, (hed)p.e., and some of the hottest groups in the world of underground hip-hop. The tour brought together two of America's biggest independent labels - Suburban Noize and Strange Music - for one traveling summer music festival that was completely sold out.

After over a decade of cultivating a massive worldwide movement, the Kings are continue to elevate their musical vision to new heights year after year.

"I think the reason so many years later the Kottonmouth Kings are still touring, putting out records, selling out places is because it's a living and breathing, tangible thing that these our fans can enjoy,” closes Brad X. "They haven't seen a single or a video on MTV; it's a real thing that they're part of. It's an underground subculture.

Members:
D-Loc - Vocals
Johnny Richter - Vocals
Brad "Daddy X" - Vocals
The Dirtball - Vocals
DJ Bobby B - Turntables
Pakelika - Visual Assassin / Hydro-Mechanix
Lou Dog - Drums
Taxman - Anti-Hero

Pakelika the masked man worked as a mime in front of the world famous Hollywood Wax Museum when the band was forming…

Brad "Daddy X" who over sees the production duty for all the KMK and Sub-Noize releases started off singing for the punk rock nuisances “Doggystyle” …X was also signed with another group by Easy E’s Ruthless Records…Front man for the infamous “Humble Gods” who suffered the death of two bass players “Jason Thirsk” of Pennywise fame and Bianca Butthole of Betty Bluetorch fame…Doug Carrion guitar player of Humble Gods performs all the guitar work on the KMK records…Doug also helps run Sub-Noize Records and was one time member of the Descendents and Dag Nasty…

DJ Bobby B has been supplying beats and spinning in clubs for over a decade…Bobby B was at one time the DJ for the underground hip hop group, “Da Nayborhoodz” Bobby was a sponsored body boarder and is a Expert Freestyle Motocross rider, who rides with the godfather of motocross Mike Metzger who can be seen on KMK’s new lifestyle concert video “ Stoners Reekin Havoc”…

When D-Loc is not spittin rhymes he is busy riding motocross, skateboarding or putting out DJ records under his alias “DJ Shaky Bonez”…pretty impressive for a kid that smokes weed all day…D-Loc was also a all county basketball stand out in high school…

Johnny Richter is a high school drop-out, childhood buddy of D-Loc who was shipped around to six schools in one year before getting shipped off to boarding school, where he sang in the choir to avoid cleaning duties…Richters singing premiered on KMK new CD “Rollin Stoned” it’s the secret weapon…he’s been waiting to unleash…Richter’s flows are the foundation of the kings rhyme game…he never allows his vocals to be punched in the studio…He has a photo graphic memory and memorizes his rhymes on the spot then performs them…truly a gifted young talent…A dope slanging street hustler who raises exotic iguanas and reptiles …went from moving pounds to moving units…Richter’s party pad which was used in the filming of KMK’s first video “Suburban Life” …Had four kegs on tap and two full size Nitrous tanks…in operation at all times…

Lou Dog, KMK’s drummer invented his innovative three-wheel low-rider drum kit in a stoned haze in Hollywood, CA… Lou Dog was also band mates of Brad X’s “ Doggystyle” and “Humble Gods” …Brad X and Lou Dog were partners in a production Company called “ Artist Groove Network” who promoted concerts, events, raves and clubs in LA for a decade…Some of those legendary clubs were: Truth, Orbit, Boogie Lounge, Society, Opium Den, Century Club, Roxbury, Shelter and the list goes on and on…

The Dirtball was added to the group in 2010, Marking a new legacy for the Kottonmouth Kings, His fast intellectual raps are a great addition to the already awesome sound of the Kottonmouth Kings...

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The Artist Groove Network was a concept to provide a platform for artist, DJ’s and musicians to make money so they could pursue their art without having to be constricted to a 9-5…Here are some interesting people that we have worked with them when they were starving artist: Tony and Gwen from No Doubt, Brian Baker form Bad Religion, Minor Threat fame, Yogi from Buck Cherry, Ron Goldman murder victim of O.J Simpson, Ricky Vodka from Motochrist and Humble Gods and countless others…AGN was also partners in the club Truth…with Steve Levy owner of “ Moonshine Music”…

AGN premiered DJ Rob Harris before he was tragically killed in a skydiving accident while filming a Mountain Dew commercial.

Rob was Brad X’s roommate at the time and the 1st ranked sky surfer in the world…

Suburban Noize records was founded by Brad X to give underground artists a chance to put there material out to the world. The label is a close nit group of people that wish to further each others careers.

SRH was founded by Kevin Zinger in the early 90s in Mission Beach, San Diego. The company promoted shows for bands like Pennywise, Sublime, 311 etc. After years of promoting clubs and concerts SRH started there clothing line to represent the style that they promted. Zinger met Brad X when he booked the Humble Gods on a Blink 182 show SRH put on in San Diego.

On the first day of recording KMK, debut release of “Royal Highness” D-Loc had to be bailed out of jail on a shoplifting and possession charge…D-Loc was also sited with a possession charge, when the Redondo Beach Police raided DJ Bobby B’s home studio…They proceeded to smash Bobby B’s entire glass bong collection…hand blown and custom pieces, but they missed the grow room in the basement! Richter was also charged with a possession charge in the incident…

DJ Bobby had 2 DJ records on Suburban Noize Records “99 Rips” and “Built from Scratch”…and a 3rd on the way and Bobby B is currently producing Pakelika’s solo debut also coming out on Suburban Noize Records

Brad X’s brother Spike is the Corporate Avenger…X produced their full length “Freedom is a State of Mind”…Johnny Richter’s infamous VW bus is a custom detailed show car which is referenced in numerous KMK’s songs…

Pakelika has worked w/ Janet Jackson Janet Jackson and was featured in “Go Deep” and “Together Again” videos…Before the KMK, Pak played Lumitor on the “ Mighty Power Rangers Tour”…Paks house is a shrine of bongs and masks. His corridors are decorated with his mask collection which people have given him through out his travels with the Kings…Pak has 4 heavy duty glad bags of mask from every KMK performance…One day Pak wishes to donate his archives to science and research development and better understanding of the long lost art form of hydro-mechanix…Pakalika currently holds the Undisputed Heavyweight Pot Smoking Championship Belt of the World…Pak ignites joints across America and beyond on Kottonmouth stages as an act of Civil Defiance and personal freedom…Pak is a street dancing legend in the club and underground culture…Pak was recently up for the featured roll in the classic ”Creature from the Black Lagoon” conflict in touring schedule kept it from happening, just a small glimpse of why Paks referred to as the “Greatest Entertainer in the Universe”.

The intro of “Rolling Stoned” KMK new full length if performed by Brad X’s 3 year old daughter “Sky Blue” who is also on the track “Sleepers” and “Light it up”. She can often be found on stage with the Kings. Brad X is married to playmate Anna Rose, a devoted yoga and holistic healer.

Interlude in Rolling Stoned captured Sweet Dick Willy the vagabond street coach who connected the Kings together…Also world rewound Green Thumb and Curator of the Kings Blend Hopper performed interludes…KMK once collaborated with Incubus guitar player Mike Einziger on track “Shouts Going Out” …DJ Bobby B performed on Tommy Lee’s Methods of Mayhem Record.

The Kings have shared the stage and played with the following groups: Janes Addiction, Bad Brains, 311, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Offspring, Green Day, Pennywise, Cypress Hill, Redman and Method Man, Insane Clown Posse, No Doubt, Incubus, Moby, Papa Roach, Eminem, D-12, Long Beach Dub All-Stars, NOFX, Sugar Ray, P.O.D, SlipKnot, Limp Bizkit and Kid Rock, Rage Against the Machine and Blink 182, Fishbone, Digital Underground, Rimshot and the Alkoholiks and the list goes on and on.

KMK is an institution in our American subculture and will be passed on to future generations. It is a movement and a lifestyle.


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Big B is an american rapper currently signed with Suburban Noize Records as a solo artist. Along with John E. Necro, he also does vocals for Alternative rock and Hip-hop band OPM, who are also signed with Subnoize. He has been known as the "Official Suburban Noize Heavyweight".


Big B born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. Big B started out in a band called 187 from Vegas releasing the album Furious. He was also an original member of the band Spade Brigade.


The Kottonmouth Kings, met Big B through the freestyle motocross world. DJ Bobby B, D Loc, and Richter hung out with Twitch, Scummy, Metz, and Dawes who were great friends with Big B. So Bobby B, Loc and Richter bragged on and on to the Subnoize leaders, including Daddy X, about there homie Big B and his band OPM. After checking out OPM they were very pleased, but unfortunately the band was already signed to a major label, that being Atlantic. By this time Big B had already laid down a track for the Tsunami Brothers and Richter did the same for OPM. After greatly enjoying the label Big B decided to sign a deal with the label. In the next week Big B came into the studio the next week with Mellow Man Ace(Hip Hop Hall Of Fame Inductee) and Bronek making beats. Afterwards, Ace from Ice T's camp comes in the Sub Noize office one day and is played some of Big B's work already finished. He says, "I want in" and came back the next week with a great amount of beats for him to record on. This resulted in his debut solo album under Suburban Noize Records known as High Class White Trash.

Since this time Big B has released five more albums including two with OPM and is expected to release his seventh solo album, More To Hate on August 28, 2007. He is currently known for his colaberations with The Dirtball and Subnoize Souljaz.

There's also a gangsta rapper called Big B from Kansas City, Missouri.

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Authority Zero is a punk rock band from Mesa, Arizona. The band has punk rock and reggae influences, with Bad Religion, Pennywise, and Sublime as heavy influences for the band. There is also an obvious spanish/portuguese influence in the band's music.

The band's latest album, entitled 12:34 was released on January 30, 2007. The track "Courage" has been released as a single. The band recently toured with Rehab on the "Lack of Luxury" 2007 tour. This album is the final one featuring Jeremy Wood on bass, leaving in November 2006 due to personal differences within the band.

Lead singer Jason DeVore has also released material as a solo artist.

Authority Zero was started in 1994 when Bill Marcks met Jason DeVore at Westwood High School. Marcks didn't actually meet DeVore until the summer of 1995, until then Authority Zero consisted of two guitarists (Marcks & Jerry Douglas) and a drummer J.W. Gordon, all from Westwood. This trio put a few songs together without lyrics or basslines. When that summer rolled around, Douglas was expecting the yearly visit of his friend Jason DeVore, from Wyoming. Douglas introduced his long time friend and Marcks jokingly asked if he wanted to be their singer, soon later it was no joke.

Marcks was impressed with DeVore's ability to "write catchy songs in fifteen minutes with really sticky hooks". The two quickly enlisted Jeremy Wood on bass. His experience with lead guitar and musical theory separated his bass playing from others'. Not just a "follow along," his baselines were independent and yet fluid with the music. (Wood actually taught Marcks & Douglas how to play guitar). However, because of Gordon's commitment to the Air Force, his position as drummer soon had to be replaced. Fellow classmate, skateboarder, and drummer Daniel Garcia fit this empty stool like a missing puzzle piece. He brought a new charge and tempo that evolved Authority Zero's music into a faster, more complex, punk rock style. Eventually, however, differences and family obligations led to Garcia's exit from the group.

Marcks, Douglas, DeVore, and Wood finally came upon Los Angeles native Jim Wilcox formerly of Welter/The New Militia who's tragic events ended the group, and he fittingly completed the Authority Zero's lineup. Later Douglas also left the group and joined the Air Force.

After releasing a local EP that sold very well, Authority Zero released their debut album A Passage In Time in 2002 on Lava Records. The album featured a blend of genres including punk rock and reggae, with obvious Spanish and Portuguese influences. A Passage In Time included the hits "One More Minute" and "Over Seasons".

The success of A Passage In Time propelled the band into new popularity. Authority Zero appeared on many tours, such as Warped Tour, the No Use for a Name/The Starting Line tour, and Sum 41's "Sum on Your Face". The band has also toured with the likes of Everclear, Guttermouth and H2O.

In 2004, Authority Zero released Andiamó, again on Lava Records. "Andiamó" means literally "We go" in Italian, but can also be read as "And I am Zero", the title of their live DVD released following Andiamó. The album again featured a blend of genres and Spanish/Portuguese influences. Andiamó is somewhat politically charged, evident in the songs "Revolution", "A Thousand Years of War", and the cover of the song "Mexican Radio", originally written by Wall of Voodoo (the version that appears on Andiamó has lyric changes in order to make a statement against the 2003 invasion of Iraq). In the summer of 2006, Authority Zero released a live acoustic compilation album titled Rhythm and Booze on Suburban Noize Records.

The band's next album, entitled 12:34 was released on January 30, 2007. The track "Courage" was released as a single. The band recently toured with Rehab on the "Lack of Luxury" 2007 tour. This album is the final one featuring Jeremy Wood on bass, who left Authority Zero in November 2006 due to personal differences within the band.

On December 30th, 2008 Bill Marcks posted a blog on his MySpace stating he left the band to spend more time with his family and to focus 100 percent on his new band, Sanziggo.

Jason DeVore has also been working on a side project called The Bollox, an Irish punk band he started with longtime friends.

It has also been confirmed that Authority Zero is working on a new studio album to be released February of 2010.

Dean "DJ" Farmer resigned as the bass player on July 20, 2009 citing personal, business, and creative differences.

Jeremy Wood has rejoined Authority Zero as the bass player.



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