There's no debate about it: Audible Mainframe has taken its place as one of hip hop's most profound outfits. There are other groups that posture rap tactics over live musicianship, but Audible is the only one perched on the ridge where rhyme and rock climax.
At the recent Mass Industry Committee Awards - Boston's first hip-hop award show - the seven man crew pocketed first prize for Best Live Group, while Audible's front man Exposition snatched the trophy for Best Underground Artist. They add these awards to the ever growing list of accolades coming their way including winning 107.3 WAAF's 2003 Grand Band Slam, taking the trophy and prize money away from 35 of Boston's best rock bands and becoming the first hip-hop group ever to take the title. In between their own studio albums, Audible lends its collective talents and versatility to other artists.
Early this year the band collaborated with hip-hop icons Tek and Steele of Smif N Wessun on a live anniversary edition of the duo's 1996 debut, Dah Shinin'. To compound the list of legends they've worked with, Audible supported and then backed Def Jam originator Slick Rick at his Boston tour stop. Other notable outings include performances with Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley, Arrested Development and backpack rapper to the stars Common.
On top of Audible's countless write-ups, critical acclaim, MySpace props and recent awards, the group's knack for rocking crowds of all shapes, tastes and sizes remains its dominant accomplishment. Having made major headway in the Northeast music scene bringing down the house and selling out venues like NYC's Knitting Factory and Boston's Harper's Ferry, Audible has recently relocated to Long Beach, CA. Preliminary reports from new fans and packed crowds from San Diego to Santa Monica support what hip-hop heads from Beantown to Baltimore and everywhere in between have known for years; Audible Mainframe is poised to dominate.
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