http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.12521&variant=artist-playlists&rws=%2Fcage-2%2Fplaylists.rssAn underground favorite with a long, twisted history, Cage has one of the most tormented back stories in hip-hop. As a young child, his father was a dope fiend who shot up in front of him, abandoned the family and once held them at gunpoint. Turning to drugs and crime after bouncing around from relative to relative, Cage was institutionalized as a teenager, where he was subjected to a number of experimental treatments with various untested psych drugs. After 18 months, he came out and recorded a rap demo. He also appeared on Pete Nice's solo LP <I>Dust To Dust</I> in 1993. Hooking up with various figures in the New York scene (Bobbito, KMD, Kurious, etc.), he was on the verge of getting signed to his first label deal but was thwarted by drug addiction and a baby on the way. By '97 he had gotten himself together (relatively) and released "Agent Orange" on Fondle 'Em Records, which was nothing so much as a homage to <I>A Clockwork Orange,</I>finding him rapping exclusively about drugs, torture, murder and sadistic chaos. The record was a huge hit and led to him signing with Eastern Conference, where he released several LPs, including the Smut Peddlers project and <I>Movies For The Blind</I>. Cage's psycho-rap style struck a chord, especially with young Internet-savvy white kids, who embraced him as the underground version of Eminem. In 2005, he split from EC and signed to Def Jux, where he had recorded with the Weathermen earlier. There he released <I>Hell's Winter</I>, a far more personal, less shocking LP. It won praise from critics the world over and showed that Cage was more than just another "me-so-crazy" white rapper. - Brolin WinningEast Coast Undergrounden720Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:23:34 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.12521&variant=artist-playlists&rws=%2Fcage-2%2Fplaylists.rss An underground favorite with a long, twisted history, Cage has one of the most tormented back stories in hip-hop. As a young child, his father was a dope fiend who shot up in front of him, abandoned the family and once held them at gunpoint. Turning to drugs and crime after bouncing around from relative to relative, Cage was institutionalized as a teenager, where he was subjected to a number of experimental treatments with various untested psych drugs. After 18 months, he came out and recorded a rap demo. He also appeared on Pete Nice's solo LP <I>Dust To Dust</I> in 1993. Hooking up with various figures in the New York scene (Bobbito, KMD, Kurious, etc.), he was on the verge of getting signed to his first label deal but was thwarted by drug addiction and a baby on the way. By '97 he had gotten himself together (relatively) and released "Agent Orange" on Fondle 'Em Records, which was nothing so much as a homage to <I>A Clockwork Orange,</I>finding him rapping exclusively about drugs, torture, murder and sadistic chaos. The record was a huge hit and led to him signing with Eastern Conference, where he released several LPs, including the Smut Peddlers project and <I>Movies For The Blind</I>. Cage's psycho-rap style struck a chord, especially with young Internet-savvy white kids, who embraced him as the underground version of Eminem. In 2005, he split from EC and signed to Def Jux, where he had recorded with the Weathermen earlier. There he released <I>Hell's Winter</I>, a far more personal, less shocking LP. It won praise from critics the world over and showed that Cage was more than just another "me-so-crazy" white rapper. - Brolin Winning http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.20632952&variant=play&rws=%2Fcage-2%2Fplaylists.rss Rap/Hip-Hop Thu, 1 May 2008 18:28:36 -0700 Playlists Featuring Cage on Rhapsody Online 20632952 ply.20632952 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.20632952&variant=play&rws=%2Fcage-2%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.15563859&variant=play&rws=%2Fcage-2%2Fplaylists.rss Rap/Hip-Hop Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:57:09 -0700 Playlists Featuring Cage on Rhapsody Online 15563859 ply.15563859 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.15563859&variant=play&rws=%2Fcage-2%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.14446509&variant=play&rws=%2Fcage-2%2Fplaylists.rss Rap/Hip-Hop Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:50:42 -0800 Playlists Featuring Cage on Rhapsody Online 14446509 ply.14446509 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.14446509&variant=play&rws=%2Fcage-2%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.14137155&variant=play&rws=%2Fcage-2%2Fplaylists.rss Rap/Hip-Hop Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:55:40 -0700 Playlists Featuring Cage on Rhapsody Online 14137155 ply.14137155 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.14137155&variant=play&rws=%2Fcage-2%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.14083874&variant=play&rws=%2Fcage-2%2Fplaylists.rss Rap/Hip-Hop Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:38:52 -0700 Playlists Featuring Cage on Rhapsody Online 14083874 ply.14083874 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.14083874&variant=play&rws=%2Fcage-2%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.12935365&variant=play&rws=%2Fcage-2%2Fplaylists.rss Rap/Hip-Hop Mon, 19 Mar 2007 08:04:58 -0700 Playlists Featuring Cage on Rhapsody Online 12935365 ply.12935365 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.12935365&variant=play&rws=%2Fcage-2%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.9148796&variant=play&rws=%2Fcage-2%2Fplaylists.rss Rap/Hip-Hop Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:48:21 -0700 Playlists Featuring Cage on Rhapsody Online 9148796 ply.9148796 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.9148796&variant=play&rws=%2Fcage-2%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.8960078&variant=play&rws=%2Fcage-2%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Mon, 7 Dec 2009 10:13:27 -0800 Playlists Featuring Cage on Rhapsody Online 8960078 ply.8960078 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.8960078&variant=play&rws=%2Fcage-2%2Fplaylists.rss