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| name = Radioinactive
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| birth_name = Kamal Humphrey de Iruretagoyena<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/blowing-up-absurd/Content?oid=14237|title=Blowing Up Absurd: Mush Records Waives Hiphop's Rules|work=[[The Stranger (newspaper)|The Stranger]]|first=Dave|last=Segal|date=May 8, 2003|access-date=September 25, 2018}}</ref>
| birth_name = Kamal Humphrey De Iruretagoyena
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| origin = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]
| origin = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]
| genre = [[Alternative hip hop]]<br>[[Underground hip hop]]
| genre = [[hip hop music|Hip hop]]
| occupation = [[rapping|Rapper]]
| occupation = [[rapping|Rapper]], [[record producer|producer]]
| years_active = 1998-present
| years_active = 1998-present
| label = [[Mush Records]]<br>Stranger Touch Records<br>Flying Carpet Studios
| label = [[Mush Records]], Stranger Touch Records, Flying Carpet Studios, Laitdbac Records
| associated_acts = [[3 Melancholy Gypsys]], [[Busdriver]], [[Daedelus (musician)|Daedelus]], Antimc
| associated_acts = [[3 Melancholy Gypsys]], [[Busdriver]], [[Daedelus (musician)|Daedelus]], [[Antimc]], [[The Shape Shifters]], Log Cabin
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'''Radioinactive''' (born '''Kamal Humphrey De Iruretagoyena''') is an [[indie hip hop]] artist from [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]. He is a member of [[Shape Shifters (band)|Shape Shifters]] collective. He was a member of Log Cabin along with [[Eligh]], [[Murs (rapper)|Murs]] and [[Scarub]]. He has released a number of solo albums, as well as collaborating with artists such as [[Busdriver]], [[Daedelus (musician)|Daedelus]] and Antimc.
'''Kamal Humphrey de Iruretagoyena''', better known by his stage name '''Radioinactive''', is an American hip hop artist from [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]. He is a member of [[The Shape Shifters]]. He was a member of Log Cabin along with [[Eligh]], [[Murs (rapper)|Murs]] and [[Scarub]]. He has released a number of solo albums, as well as collaborating with artists such as [[Busdriver]], [[Daedelus (musician)|Daedelus]], and [[Antimc]].


==History==
==Life and career==
Radioinactive released the first album, ''Pyramidi'', on [[Mush Records]] in 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/6664-pyramidi/|title=Radioinactive: Pyramidi|publisher=''Pitchfork Media''|first=Brad|last=Haywood|date=December 3, 2001}}</ref>
Radioinactive released the first solo album, ''Pyramidi'', on [[Mush Records]] in 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/6664-pyramidi/|title=Radioinactive: Pyramidi|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|first=Brad|last=Haywood|date=December 3, 2001}}</ref> ''[[The Weather (Busdriver & Radioinactive album)|The Weather]]'', his collaborative album with rapper [[Busdriver]] and producer [[Daedelus (musician)|Daedelus]], was released on the label in 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/busdriver-radioinactive-with-daedelus/the-weather.htm|title=Busdriver & Radioinactive with Daedelus - The Weather|work=[[Stylus Magazine]]|first=Fredrick|last=Thomas|date=September 1, 2003}}</ref>


In 2004, he released a collaborative album with producer [[Antimc]], titled ''[[Free Kamal]]'', on Mush Records.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/radioinactive-free-kamal-antimc|title=Radioinactive - Free Kamal (with Antimc)|work=[[Tiny Mix Tapes]]|author=Chadwicked}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/radioinactiveandantimc-free/|title=Radioinactive and Antimc: Free Kamal|work=[[PopMatters]]|first=Justin|last=Cober-Lake|date=August 31, 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/6665-free-kamal-with-antimc/|title=Radioinactive / Antimc: Free Kamal|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|first=Brian|last=Howe|date=July 8, 2004}}</ref> Josh Drimmer of ''Dusted Magazine'' said: "Intelligent and fun, it’s a good record to listen to with a cool glass of lemonade. And a dictionary."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/1561|title=Radioinactive and Antimc - Free Kamal|work=Dusted Magazine|first=Josh|last=Drimmer|date=August 5, 2004}}</ref>
''[[The Weather]]'', his collaborative album with rapper [[Busdriver]] and producer [[Daedelus (musician)|Daedelus]], was released in 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/busdriver-radioinactive-with-daedelus/the-weather.htm|title=Busdriver & Radioinactive with Daedelus - The Weather|publisher=''Stylus Magazine''|first=Fredrick|last=Thomas|date=September 1, 2003}}</ref>


In 2004, he released ''Free Kamal'' with producer Antimc.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/radioinactive-free-kamal-antimc|title=Radioinactive - Free Kamal (with Antimc)|publisher=''Tiny Mix Tapes''|author=Chadwicked}}</ref> Josh Drimmer of ''Dusted Magazine'' said, "Intelligent and fun, it’s a good record to listen to with a cool glass of lemonade. And a dictionary."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/1561|title=Radioinactive and Antimc - Free Kamal|publisher=''Dusted Magazine''|first=Josh|last=Drimmer|date=August 5, 2004}}</ref>
His second solo album, ''Soundtrack to a Book'', was released on Stranger Touch Records in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/radioinactive-soundtrack-book|title=Radioinactive - Soundtrack to a Book|work=[[Tiny Mix Tapes]]|first=Dave|last=Gurney}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/radioinactive-soundtrack-to-a-book/|title=Radioinactive: Soundtrack to a Book|work=[[PopMatters]]|first=Michael|last=Frauenhofer|date=May 18, 2006}}</ref> [[Mason Jones (guitarist)|Mason Jones]] of ''Dusted Magazine'' described it as "an excellent mini-album, perhaps the best yet from Radioinactive."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/2797|title=Radioinactive - Soundtrack to a Book|work=Dusted Magazine|first=Mason|last=Jones|date=April 5, 2006}}</ref> He released the third solo album, ''The Akashic Record'', on Flying Carpet Studios in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://alarm-magazine.com/2012/video-radioinactives-mint-tea-f-la-caution-2mex/|title=Video: Radioinactive's "Mint Tea" (f. La Caution & 2Mex)|work=Alarm|first=Meaghann|last=Korbel|date=April 2, 2012}}</ref>

The second solo album, ''Soundtrack to a Book'', was released on Stranger Touch Records in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/radioinactive-soundtrack-book|title=Radioinactive - Soundtrack to a Book|publisher=''Tiny Mix Tapes''|first=Dave|last=Gurney}}</ref> Mason Jones of ''Dusted Magazine'' said, "''Soundtrack to a Book'' is an excellent mini-album, perhaps the best yet from Radioinactive."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/2797|title=Radioinactive - Soundtrack to a Book|publisher=''Dusted Magazine''|first=Mason|last=Jones|date=April 5, 2006}}</ref>

He released the third solo album, ''The Akashic Record'', on Flying Carpet Studios in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://alarm-magazine.com/2012/video-radioinactives-mint-tea-f-la-caution-2mex/|title=Video: Radioinactive’s "Mint Tea" (f. La Caution & 2Mex)|publisher=''ALARM Magazine''|first=Meaghann|last=Korbel|date=April 2, 2012}}</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==

===Albums===
===Albums===
* ''Pyramidi'' (2001)
* ''Pyramidi'' (2001)
* ''[[The Weather (Busdriver & Radioinactive album)|The Weather]]'' (2003) {{small|(with [[Busdriver]] and [[Daedelus (musician)|Daedelus]])}}
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* ''[[Free Kamal]]'' (2004) {{small|(with [[Antimc]])}}
* ''Soundtrack to a Book'' (2006)
* ''Soundtrack to a Book'' (2006)
* ''The Akashic Record'' (2012)
* ''The Akashic Record'' (2012)
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* ''The Music'' (1999)
* ''The Music'' (1999)
* ''Fo' Tractor'' (2003)
* ''Fo' Tractor'' (2003)
* ''Hip-Hop Helmet'' (2014)


===Collaborations===
===Singles===
* "Touch Type" b/w "Winthorp & Winthorp" (2003) with [[Busdriver]]
* "Touch Type" b/w "Winthorp & Winthorp" (2003) {{small|(with [[Busdriver]])}}
* ''[[The Weather]]'' (2003) with Busdriver and [[Daedelus (musician)|Daedelus]]
* "Mint Tea" b/w "Bury Me Standing" (2012) {{small|(with [[2Mex]] and [[La Caution]])}}
* "Chump" (2013)
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* ''Free Kamal'' (2004) with Antimc
* "[[30 Days, 30 Songs|Natural Born Loser]]" (2016)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.30days30songs.com/19 | title=Radioinactive featuring Sheila Brody - 30 Days, 30 Songs | website=30 Days 30 Songs | access-date=June 22, 2020}}</ref> {{small|(with Sheila Brody)}}

===Guest appearances===
* [[Omid Walizadeh|Omid]] - "Farmers Market of the Beast" from ''Beneath the Surface'' (1998)
* Neila - "Da Duh" from ''Starting Early'' (2000)
* [[Busdriver]] - "Somethingness" from ''[[Temporary Forever]]'' (2002)
* [[TTC (band)|TTC]] - "Latest Dance Craze" from ''[[Batards Sensibles]]'' (2004)
* [[Awol One]] - "Gagbuster" from ''Self Titled'' (2004)
* Akuma and [[Factor Chandelier]] - "Dig Dig Dig" from ''Dawn of a New Era'' (2005)
* [[Ghislain Poirier|Poirier]] - "Propaganda" from ''Rebondir EP'' (2006)
* Phoenix Orion & Paranorml - "Ahead of Our Time" from ''Beyonders: Time Capsule'' (2006)
* Prosperous - "Limo Clorox" from ''Solar Residue'' (2006)
* M.Fusion - "One Life to Live" from ''The Goth Kid EP'' (2007)
* Existereo - "Shifter Track" from ''Excuse My French'' (2010)
* Blaq Tongue Society - "Third Eye of the Sun" from ''Blaq Tongue Society'' (2013)


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Official|soundcloud.com/flying-carpet-studios}}
* [http://www.mushrecords.com/artist/Radioinactive.php Radioinactive] on [[Mush Records]]
* [http://www.mushrecords.com/artist/Radioinactive.php Radioinactive] on [[Mush Records]]
* {{SoundCloud}}
* [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Radioinactive Radioinactive] on [[Discogs]]
* {{Discogs artist|Radioinactive}}


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Latest revision as of 23:13, 25 January 2024

Radioinactive
Birth nameKamal Humphrey de Iruretagoyena[1]
OriginLos Angeles, California
GenresHip hop
Occupation(s)Rapper, producer
Years active1998-present
LabelsMush Records, Stranger Touch Records, Flying Carpet Studios, Laitdbac Records

Kamal Humphrey de Iruretagoyena, better known by his stage name Radioinactive, is an American hip hop artist from Los Angeles, California. He is a member of The Shape Shifters. He was a member of Log Cabin along with Eligh, Murs and Scarub. He has released a number of solo albums, as well as collaborating with artists such as Busdriver, Daedelus, and Antimc.

Life and career

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Radioinactive released the first solo album, Pyramidi, on Mush Records in 2001.[2] The Weather, his collaborative album with rapper Busdriver and producer Daedelus, was released on the label in 2003.[3]

In 2004, he released a collaborative album with producer Antimc, titled Free Kamal, on Mush Records.[4][5][6] Josh Drimmer of Dusted Magazine said: "Intelligent and fun, it’s a good record to listen to with a cool glass of lemonade. And a dictionary."[7]

His second solo album, Soundtrack to a Book, was released on Stranger Touch Records in 2006.[8][9] Mason Jones of Dusted Magazine described it as "an excellent mini-album, perhaps the best yet from Radioinactive."[10] He released the third solo album, The Akashic Record, on Flying Carpet Studios in 2012.[11]

Discography

[edit]

Albums

[edit]

EPs

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  • The Music (1999)
  • Fo' Tractor (2003)
  • Hip-Hop Helmet (2014)

Singles

[edit]

Guest appearances

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  • Omid - "Farmers Market of the Beast" from Beneath the Surface (1998)
  • Neila - "Da Duh" from Starting Early (2000)
  • Busdriver - "Somethingness" from Temporary Forever (2002)
  • TTC - "Latest Dance Craze" from Batards Sensibles (2004)
  • Awol One - "Gagbuster" from Self Titled (2004)
  • Akuma and Factor Chandelier - "Dig Dig Dig" from Dawn of a New Era (2005)
  • Poirier - "Propaganda" from Rebondir EP (2006)
  • Phoenix Orion & Paranorml - "Ahead of Our Time" from Beyonders: Time Capsule (2006)
  • Prosperous - "Limo Clorox" from Solar Residue (2006)
  • M.Fusion - "One Life to Live" from The Goth Kid EP (2007)
  • Existereo - "Shifter Track" from Excuse My French (2010)
  • Blaq Tongue Society - "Third Eye of the Sun" from Blaq Tongue Society (2013)

References

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  1. ^ Segal, Dave (May 8, 2003). "Blowing Up Absurd: Mush Records Waives Hiphop's Rules". The Stranger. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  2. ^ Haywood, Brad (December 3, 2001). "Radioinactive: Pyramidi". Pitchfork.
  3. ^ Thomas, Fredrick (September 1, 2003). "Busdriver & Radioinactive with Daedelus - The Weather". Stylus Magazine.
  4. ^ Chadwicked. "Radioinactive - Free Kamal (with Antimc)". Tiny Mix Tapes.
  5. ^ Cober-Lake, Justin (August 31, 2004). "Radioinactive and Antimc: Free Kamal". PopMatters.
  6. ^ Howe, Brian (July 8, 2004). "Radioinactive / Antimc: Free Kamal". Pitchfork.
  7. ^ Drimmer, Josh (August 5, 2004). "Radioinactive and Antimc - Free Kamal". Dusted Magazine.
  8. ^ Gurney, Dave. "Radioinactive - Soundtrack to a Book". Tiny Mix Tapes.
  9. ^ Frauenhofer, Michael (May 18, 2006). "Radioinactive: Soundtrack to a Book". PopMatters.
  10. ^ Jones, Mason (April 5, 2006). "Radioinactive - Soundtrack to a Book". Dusted Magazine.
  11. ^ Korbel, Meaghann (April 2, 2012). "Video: Radioinactive's "Mint Tea" (f. La Caution & 2Mex)". Alarm.
  12. ^ "Radioinactive featuring Sheila Brody - 30 Days, 30 Songs". 30 Days 30 Songs. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
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