Perhaps the only rap producer to emerge from Scandinavia is a chap who goes by the alias of Big Ice. Originally from West Oslo, Norway, Big Ice got into the business by writing for two of the Bay Area's best known rap publications, '4080' and 'Illtip,' during 1995. Just prior to the dawn of the 21st century, Big Ice began appearing on local rap... [+] Read More

The guitar hero behind a stream of releases on the Italian Comet label, Scott Finch first came to prominence as a member of Gypsy, a heavily Hendrix-influenced, Milwaukee-based band that emerged in the early '90s. Finch himself was the veteran of bands dating back to the early '60s. One early group was Bamboozle, another was simply named Finch,... [+] Read More