2008 Best Hip-Hop Performer
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41.98% Third Frame*
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The two friends from Concordia High School have done it again. Third Frame - which is two-thirds Derek Quandt and Ryan Messman - took the Best Hip-Hop Performer Whammy, their third in five years. And that isn't all. They also went home with the Best Local Non-Rock CD Release award for their fifth album, Yum Yum. Messman (Ry Guy) said that the kudos thrown Yum Yum's way are especially satisfying. "This is the first time we've ever won for a CD and that's really awesome. We believe in this disc, and now we know our fans really believe in it, too," he said. Third Frame, which also includes Gavin Gough (i.e. DJ Spot), came to be almost a dozen years ago when Quandt and Messman bonded over their mutual love of skateboarding and music. Soon the two were goofing around, riffing off little raps just for fun and eventually that fun turned serious when they talked John Friestroffer, their boss at Columbia Street West, into letting them have their first gig there. Soon they had a fan base, thanks in part to Third Frame Wednesday that featured the winning combination of rap and free pizza. Two years later Third Frame released their self-titled album, and followed that up with Absorb the Orb, Roped Off Section and Frame of Mind. Yum Yum was released the same year Ry Guy was battling testicular cancer, and Quandt (i.e. Ddlux) said it is their best work to date. "In a nutshell it's just another chapter in our discography. It's a party-themed, all-around great album, and it's what we've been doing for years, only elevated to the next level, and we're really proud of it," he said. Those who aren't satisfied simply listening to Third Frame on their car stereos (Quandt recommends cranking up the sound and rolling the windows down for optimum enjoyment) can head to the Latch String, Kaysan's 5th Down and Piere's to see them live. It might even be possible sometime in the future to see Quandt and Messman perform in a place of their own. Trained chefs, they hope to someday open a restaurant where you can bet rap will be on the menu. "Without sounding too gloomy it might be a bit of a stretch right now in these dark economic times, but it's definitely something we want to do," Quandt said. Until then, they're going to concentrate on recording their sixth album, which doesn't yet have a title but is already in the works. "As long as we're making music that sounds better than the last song we did, we're going to keep it up. We're having way too much fun to quit anytime soon," said Quandt. (Deborah Kennedy) |
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