Formed by breaks fanatic Miles Tackett, Breakestra is a constantly morphing… Read Full Bio ↴Formed by breaks fanatic Miles Tackett, Breakestra is a constantly morphing hip-hop orchestra based in Los Angeles. The group came together in 1997-1997 around Tackett's DJ gigs at a coffeehouse. A multi-instrumentalist whose work on cello has appeared on recordings by B.B. King, Macy Gray, and Black Eyed Peas, Tackett was a funk fan who got into hip-hop during the late '80s -- courtesy of the Ultramagnetic classic Critical Beatdown -- when he realized it was keeping the funk flame alive.

A wish to play instrumental hip-hop in a band context brought the group together, with Tackett alongside drummer Josh "Wallet" Cohen, reed player Geoff "Double G" Gallegos, trumpeters Todd Simon and Paul Vargas, trombone player Dan Osterman, keyboard player Carlos Guaico, percussionist Davy Chegwidden, guitarist Dan Ubick, and vocalists Sol Sista DeMya and Mixmaster Wolf. Their club night, Root Down, brought in crowds, along with the cream of the rap underground (Jurassic 5, Dilated Peoples, Company Flow, DJ Shadow, Freestyle Fellowship), and their first single, "Getcho Soul Togetha," appeared on Stones Throw in 1999.

That year also brought an intriguing demo called The Live Mix Tape -- including Breakestra covers of a host of deep funk classics -- but an official release (as The Live Mix, Pt. 1) waited until 2001 and only appeared in Japan. The second volume followed later that year, and was released on Stones Throw. In 2005 Breakestra recorded a single, Family Rap, featuring Chali 2na and Soup from Jurassic 5 and Double K from People Under the Stairs, and also released their third studio album, Hit the Floor, on Ubiquity Records, with a nearly entirely different lineup.

Elephants
Breakestra Lyrics

We have lyrics for 'Elephants' by these artists:

Adrian Belew Elephants are enslaved ensnared endangered exploited Elephan…
Alice Wallace Walk with a purpose through the parking lot Keys 'tween your…
ASL I been trying to ignore these signs I know we both…
Belew Adrian Elephants are enslaved ensnared endangered exploited Elephan…
Blaudzun She lives in mad houses In warm museums too She reads time…
Broken Fires Late nights Back then Your house My friends A bunch of Eleph…
Brooke Garwood Pulled up in a small white van With my pack, two…
Burning Spear The elephants, the elephants I saw the elephants today I saw…
Crowded House It's the closing hour I don't want to go But I could…

Death Is Not Glamorous When it seems like the sun burnt out like a…
F.U.C. En elefant kom marcherende den var ti tons tung og provokere…
Feber If I could be an elephant Wouldn't that be nice 'Cause I'd…
Fire/Works When I walked into the room I was stopped dead…
Grimus Elephants don't forget Be sure about that When infidelity …
Jimmy Diamond Let's change your way, your thoughts, complications Nothing …
National Health If you've settled down on this world It's a good place…
Ollie Joseph Look, false personas, all is hopeless in the game now The…
Our Last Night They will lock you up and throw away the key Where…
PHCK (Elephants) (Elephants inside) (Elephants inside) (Inside my…
portugal the man Conductor stood up and took role call He sent love…
Portugal. The Man feat. Nic Newsham Conductor stood up and took role call He sent love…
prince Boy is lonely on a burning hot summer night He's looking…
Rachael Yamagata If the elephants have past lives yet are destined to…
Rachael Yamagata(레이첼 야마가타) If the elephants have past lives, yet are destined to…
Rachel Yamagata If the elephants have past lives Yet are destined to always…
Riley Pearce You're scared 'cause I am too This feeling in my head,…
Ruben Hein Meet me at Leon near Mexico city Where I remember you…
Seeed The trees are falling On your knees And crawling The dogs a…
Stick Against Stone CHIT CHAT: Chorus: Chit Chat -- Talk talk talk talk talk …
Supacooks and Sean & Dee 뿌웅 잘하는걸?! 이제 시작해볼까아?↗↗↗ 빵빵빵 뽕뽕뽕 빵빠라뽕뽕뽕 빵빵빵 뽕뽕뽕 빵빠라 뽕뽕뽕 나는 …
Søren Siegumfeldt's String Swing Elephants have wrinkles and a money clip Elephants are big …
The Snuts And I got my head spin tigher Jeans too tigher I'll talk…
The Sound Lemon What is it now Time to go out Redemption Suspension What is…
The Stoffs Outfitted in tutus The softest of pink A laugh bursts throug…
Them Crooked Vultures We're painted as monsters Borracho, cansado Do you know what…
Them Crooked Vultures爀 We're painted as monsters Borracho, cansado Do you know wh…
Warpaint I'll break your heart To keep you far from where all…
We The Committee Stars shot through the sky Right through your blood And in…

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Cramp Your Style Baby, sometimes you treat me good Sometimes you treat me ba…
Hiding I've been hiding from your eyes and staying out of…
Recognize Well I can't walk away From your mixed up masquerade I mus…
Stand Up Boys... Get up y'all! Stand Up! I woke up to the angels Sing…

Stand Up! Boys... Get up y'all! Stand Up! I woke up to the angels S…

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