Stoic Bliss

Stoic Bliss
Origin	Queens, New York, U.S
Genres	rap, hip hop
Years active	2004–present
Labels	G-Series
Associated acts	Fuad al Muqtadir, Double R, Fokir Lal Miah

Members	Ac1d

Past members	Xtro B1shop Tizzy Montana Rul Fly Mana

Stoic Bliss (SB) is a Bangladeshi-American hip hop band.^[1] It consists of hip hop artist Kazi & rap artist Ac1d.^[2]

History

Early years

Stoic Bliss began their work when they met native producer Rajib Rahman, who produces most of their tracks.^[3] After their first album, Xtro, B1shop, Tizzy Montana, Rul, Mana, and Fly left the band. Since then, Ac1d & Kazi have remained the active members of the band.

Lights Years Ahead (2005–2006)

The band's debut album, Lights Years Ahead (আলোক বর্ষ দূরে),^[4] was released in Bangladesh in June 2006.^[5] This album featured early Stoic Bliss members: Xtro, B1shop, Tizzy Montana, Rul, and Fly.

The single Abar Jigay raised the group's popularity among Bengali speakers.^[6] Light Years Ahead sold well over 250,000 copies within the first 10 months, making Stoic Bliss an emerging music group in Bangladesh. Other songs like Mayabi Chokh, Shesh Barer Moto, Chow Mei Fun were also popular among listeners. This album featured early Stoic Bliss members Xtro, B1shop, Tizzy Montana, Rul, Fly, and Mana, the only female member of the group. Abar Jigay was used in popular media.^[7]

Kolponar Baire (2006–2007)

Stoic bliss released their second album, Kolponar Baire (Beyond the Imagination), in the middle of the 2007.^[8]

Upcoming Project (2008–2014)

After the second album, the band didn't appear for few years and had few performances as the members advanced their careers. though Kazi was heard on several mixed and solo albums.^[9] After a long break, Stoic Bliss has announced their short return by promoting a few teasers of upcoming songs on social media. A release date will be announced soon.^[10]

"CURRENT NEWS" (2014-Present)

Ac1d^[11] is the father of Hip-Hop in the urban Bengali music scene. Being the pioneer of Bangla Rap. The introduction of the new Genre paved its way to create a new platform of music. Bengali audience's world-wide tuned in to greet Bengali Hip-Hop at its purest form with open arms. Through his album, word of mouth and shows his demand increased, hip-hop became a fixed genre that squeezed its way through and found acceptance in the Bengali communities world-wide. What once was an experimental project is now a revolution. AC1D opened a new chapter and unlocked a passage that allowed other armature Hip-Hop admirers to take stand. Ac1D however, is still the only rapper that can fluently "flow" in Bengali and ingenuously switch back to English. "The first album was just an experiment to see the reaction of the listeners, this second album is the real deal. It is the introduction of Bengali Hip-Hop at its purest form, Its not Bangla Rap if your rapping in English and have a Bengali chorus, its Bangla Rap when the entire song is in Bengali " – Ac1D.

In 2014, AC1d and Kazi split apart forcing AC1d to go solo and legally taking control over Stoic Bliss and his own empire.

Currently, AC1d is working with Chaos Theory Music Group^[12] (Pucker Brown) and Robert Cutarella^[13] and has just release his mix tape entitled, "Dirty Sprite" now available for download on SoundCloud.^[14] His new record label, "SKULL $ MONEY", along with his publishing label, "Na Kon Na Ent." is now in partnership with his business partner Evermuela connecting major distribution along with independent marketing utilizing his pre-existing fan-base of over 1,000,000.

Discography

Studio albums

Light Years Ahead (2006)
Kolponar Baire (2007)
TBA

References

External links

Media related to Stoic Bliss at Wikimedia Commons

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