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Dragon Fli Empire
from left to right: DJ Cosm and Teekay.
from left to right: DJ Cosm and Teekay.
Background information
OriginCalgary, Alberta, Canada
GenresCanadian hip hop
Years active2002 (2002)–present
LabelsMakebelieve Records
P-Vine (Japan)
Traveller Records
Bigfoot Records
MembersTeekay
DJ Cosm
Websitedragonfliempire.com

Dragon Fli Empire (abbreviated DFE) is a

DJ/producer
).

DFE's first album, Conquest, was released in August 2004. It was followed by Invasion in 2005, Intermission EP in 2008 and Redefine in 2009. Their music is inspired by classic hip hop beats like those of Pete Rock, Large Professor and Prince Paul.

History

Dragon Fli Empire formed in May 2002. They released the original version of their debut album Conquest locally in the summer of 2002 as a limited edition CD-R.

The song "Mount Pleasant", a track about observations while riding

CKUA and CBC Radio 3.[1]
An official version of Conquest was pressed and independently released in August 2004. The album was re-mastered and three tracks from the CD-R version were replaced with newer ones, including the DFE theme song "D-E-F".

Their second album, Invasion, was independently released in May 2005. Reaching number five on the

!earshot Canadian campus radio charts,[2] it showcased a progression in the group's sound, and featured the tracks "Headphones", "Our Way", "Invasion" and "Tight Spot". The group collaborated with several other Canadian indie hip hop artists on the album, including Ndidi Cascade, More or Les, Epic, Mindbender and Touch and Nato plus live musicians like Kirby Small and Tariq
.

In 2007, an album featuring tracks from Invasion and Conquest (Inquest) was released in Japan through P-Vine Records. The same year, a 12" vinyl release of the Invasion song "Roc the Crowd" featuring Ohmega Watts was released worldwide on Calgary-based label Bigfoot Records.

DFE released an EP entitled Intermission in May 2008 prior to their third full-length album Redefine. The EP reached number three on the !earshot and

The R3-30 on CBC Radio 3
. Two tracks from Intermission were nominated for Radio 3's 2008 Bucky Awards.

The group's third full-length album,

MuchVibe. Redefine was also nominated for Best Rap / Hip Hop Recording at the 2009 Western Canadian Music Awards
.

The Ride On EP vinyl was released via Finnish label Traveller Records in September 2009, featuring four songs from Redefine.

Dragon Fli Empire was the first hip hop group featured on the annual MUCH does Calgary talent showcase on MuchMusic in 2005. They have also appeared on CBC-TV's

Sled Island, the Calgary International Spoken Word Festival and the Calgary Folk Music Festival
.

Their music has been featured on the

National Geographic Adventure travel show Word Travels.[5]

Discography

  • Conquest - 2004 - Makebelieve Records
  • Invasion - 2005 - Makebelieve Records
  • Intermission EP - 2008 - Makebelieve Records
  • Redefine - 2009 - Makebelieve Records
  • Mission Statement - 2013 - Makebelieve Records
  • Banff Avenue - 2020 - Makebelieve Records

Japanese discography

Vinyl discography

  • Abstrakt Vinyl Compilation - 2005 - Makebelieve Records (features "Headphones")
  • Roc the Crowd EP feat. Ohmega Watts - 2007 - Bigfoot Records
  • Ride On EP - 2009 - Traveller Records
  • Hold Down the Fort b/w Right on Time ft. Von Pea 7" - 2018 - Beats House Records / Radio Krimi Records
  • Record Store ft. J-Live b/w Fli Beat Patrol 7" - 2020 - Ill Adrenaline Records

Compilation appearances

References

  1. ^ Calgary, The (2009-01-10). "Ambassadors of Calgary hip-hop". Canada.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-10. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  2. ^ "!earshot : charts : Hip Hop : Mar 27, 2007". Earshot-online.com. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  3. ^ [1] Archived April 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:30:00 GMT (2009-11-10). "Music From Peak Season | Episode 5 | MTV.ca | News". MTV.ca. Archived from the original on 2012-08-04. Retrieved 2012-07-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "Word Travels - Music". Wordtravels.tv. Retrieved 2012-03-19.

External links

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