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Supreeme were an American rap group. Members include Shaka "Tom Cruz" Girvan aka Dope Pope, Negashi Armada, and Sam "King Self" Terrell. Girvan produces all of the music, and all three members contribute lyrical content and stylistic elements. They are best known for their release ''Supremacy'' (Record Collection, 2006) but have since been up-streamed to Warner Bros. Records.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Supreeme Supremacy Hip Hop Galaxy )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Wild Peach: Georgia loses a Peach )〕 Supreeme can be found listed under List of current Warner Bros. Records artists. Their music is available through iTunes and Amazon.com. Numerous mixtapes and underground albums have been circulated through free internet downloads. Though Supreeme has enjoyed limited commercial success, they are an influential and critically acclaimed group. They were the critics' pick for best hip hop act in Atlanta in Creative Loafing's annual "Best of Atlanta" in 2007 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=don't try this at home... )〕 ==History== Supreeme was founded in the spring of 2003 in Atlanta, GA while the members skipped class together in high school. All three members attended Henry W. Grady High School, though they had already met each other when they were younger.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=CertifiedHipHop: Supreeme Interview )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Atlanta's Music Scene (five local bands who are hitting all the right notes) )〕 In 2005, west coast rapper Murs signed a deal with Record Collection as an A&R/artist. He then signed Supreeme onto Record Collection's roster. Supreeme won the attention of Murs and Record Collection alike with the release of ''Church and State'' (2003).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Murs Announces Nationwide Tour With 9th Wonder and Supreeme )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Record Collection )〕 Church and State is considered a highly innovative underground album. Supreeme appeared on Warped Tour in the summer of 2005 with label mates Brother Reade.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=CertifiedHipHop: Supreeme Interview )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Warped Tour, Vancouver BC, Tuesday, July 12, 2005 )〕 Supreeme also went on a nationwide tour headlined by Murs in spring 2006.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Murs Announces Nationwide Tour With 9th Wonder and Supreeme )〕 While on the road, their first nationally-distributed album, ''Supremacy'', was released on April 25, 2006.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Supremacy Supreeme CD )〕 The song "Supply and Demand", off of ''Supremacy'' featuring J Young, was a favorite amongst bloggers and fans, and the album got a string of favorable reviews.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Supreeme: Supremacy )〕 The album was underpromoted by the label, and sales were tepid, though they continue to enjoy a slow burn mostly via internet. In 2007 the trio was up-streamed to parent label Warner Bros. Records.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Wild Peach: Georgia loses a Peach )〕 Their new album ''Gold Medallion'' has already been recorded and is to be released on Warner Bros. Records, though the release date has yet to be announced. In promotion of ''Gold Medallion'' and in commemoration of their five-year anniversary as a group, they released ''Bronze Medallion: Best of Supreeme 2003-2008'' in the spring of 2008.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Supreeme - "Bronze Medallion" Mixtape )〕 In August 2008, Supreeme released their music video for "I'm Crazy" the single from their latest album ''Silver Medallion'' which came out on September 12, 2008. The music video was produced and directed by DJ Bernstein Bear.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Supreeme Breaks Down It's 'Crazy' Video )〕 The group disbanded at the end of 2009 with their final release ''God Bless The Child''. Their entire discography has been made available online as free downloads.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=FAT TONY BLOG: Supreeme: 2003-2009 + Discography )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Supreeme」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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