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from left: Moke, Jaxon, M.C.U.D, DJ Product, Mawk

(həd) pe is a rapcore band from Huntington Beach, California. They fuse punk energy with hip hop lyrics and instrumentation to form a sound they call "G-punk" (A combination of G-Funk and Punk).

History

Cover art from (həd) pe's 2000 release, Broke

(həd) pe was formed in 1994 by MC Jahred Shane (aka M.C.U.D.) and lead guitarist Wesstyle, both of whom saw each other in attendance at many of the same shows in the Los Angeles and Southern Californian underground scene. They began writing songs and teamed up with Mawk (Bass guitar), Chizad (Guitar), B.C. (Drums), and DJ Product 1969 (Turntables) to form (həd) pe.

Their first album was the Church of Realities EP, released independently in 1995. Upon signing to Jive Records they came out with their self-titled major label debut, which featured rerecorded versions of many of the Church of Realities songs. These earliest recordings had a gritty, striking energy to them which members of the band have attributed to their use of the drug Speed. Their biggest hit was the 2000 album Broke, which saw them experimenting with a smoother hip hop influence and an arguably more focused energy to their music. Broke featured guest appearances by Serj Tankian from System of a Down and Morgan Landers from Kittie on the track "Feel Good."

The band released the first single of their sophomore album, Broke, "Bartender" which got some air play on MTV but was largely ignored. The record, to this day has sold 450,000 copies worldwide (their best selling so far).

It's been claimed that pressure from the record label lead the band to pursue a more mainstream, accessible sound with the 2003 album Blackout. Whatever the reason, it was not as successful as Broke had been, and in it's wake many of the original members of the band went their separate ways. Sonny Mayo, formerly of Snot and Amen (Currently of Sevendust), picked up guitar duties for touring after Chizad left the band. The band also parted ways with their label of six years, Jive Records, at this time.

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concert at Rock Am Ring (Germany)

After signing to indie label Koch Records and adding guitarist Jaxon and drummer Moke (Formerly of Otep) to the line-up, (həd) pe frontman Jahred reworked some material he had originally written for a side-project with Fenix Jones and released the album Only in Amerika in 2005. (həd) pe continued to pursue their energy filled rap-metal in this album as well.

In June 2005 the band appeared on the cover of Origivation Magazine. The article was titled "Under F_cking Rated".

At the end of 2005 HED p.e. signed with Suburban Noize Records, and plan on releasing a new CD along with a live CD, and DVD in 2006.

The release date for their new album as stated on hedtheband.com will be June 6, 2006 (6-6-06) and will be released under the name "Back To Base X"

Current members:

Ex-members:

Name

(həd) pe's name has evolved over time. Originally they went by the name həd (with or without the parentheses), but they had to add the "pe" to their name to differentiate themselves from another band called Head. Starting with the 2001 album Broke they expressed some interest in having the meaning of "pe" change with each album, and so they went by (həd) PLANET EARTH for some time; they reused this name for the 2003 album Blackout as well. With Only in Amerika it again changed, this time losing the parentheses and switching to uppercase with HED p.e.. It seems there is no other standard way of spelling or capitalizing the name, but this article uses "(həd) pe" because that is what they used on the self-titled album. With the release of Only in Amerika, HED pe has officially decided to go without the parenthesis or upside-down e. The official (according to the HED pe website) spelling is HED pe.

In June 2005 the band appeared on the cover of the Philadelphia-based publication, Origivation Magazine.

In 2006, (hed) p.e. have reverted back to their own name which they had during their self titled album and Broke.

Discography

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Church Of Realities
  • Church of Realities (Released in 1995)
    1. Intro
    2. 1st Song lyrics
    3. Hangman
    4. Darky
    5. I.F.O.
    6. Ground
    7. Spam
    8. Hill
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(həd) pe
  • (həd) pe (Released August 12, 1997)
    1. P.O.S.
    2. Ground
    3. Serpent Boy
    4. Firsty
    5. Tired Of Sleep (T.O.S.)
    6. Darky
    7. Schpamb
    8. Ken 2012
    9. Circus
    10. 33
    11. Hill
    12. I.F.O.
    13. Bitches
    14. Tits, Clits, and Bong Hits (bonus hidden track)
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Ground
  • Ground (EP) (Released in 1997)
    1. Ground (Clean)
    2. Ground
    3. Spam
    4. Hangman
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Serpent Boy
  • Serpent Boy (Single) (Released in 1998)
    1. Serpent Boy (Tom Lord Alge Radio Edit)
    2. Serpent Boy (Rock Da Beat Mix)
    3. Darky (Machine Mix)
    4. Epilouge
    5. Serpent Boy (Album Version)
Broke
  • Broke (Released August 22, 2000)
    1. Killing Time
    2. Waiting To Die
    3. Feel Good
    4. Bartender
    5. Crazy Legs
    6. Pac Bell
    7. I Got You
    8. Boom (How You Like That)
    9. Swan Dive
    10. Stevie
    11. Jesus (Of Nazareth)
    12. The Meadow
    13. Bad Dream (Secret Bonus Multimedia Track)
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Killing Time
  • Killing Time (single) (Released February 27, 2001)
    1. Killing Time (Radio Mix Edit)
    2. Killing Time (Album Version)
    3. Serpent Boy (Junkie XL Rock Da Beat Mix)
    4. Darky (Machine Mix)
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The Meadow
  • The Meadow (Special Like You) (Released in 2001)
    1. The Meadow (Special Like You) (Edit)
    2. The Meadow (Special Like You) (Album)
    3. The Meadow (Delta Mix)
    4. Firsty (Live)
    5. Bartender (Live)
    6. The Meadow (Original Demo)
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Bartender
  • Bartender (Single) (Released in 2002)
    1. Bartender (Clean Version)
    2. Bartender (Dirty Version)
    3. Crazy Legs
    4. Bad Dreams
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Blackout
  • Blackout (Released March 18, 2003)
    1. Suck It Up
    2. Bury Me
    3. Dangerous
    4. Blackout
    5. Get Away
    6. Crazy Life
    7. Half The Man
    8. The Only One
    9. Other Side
    10. Flesh And Bone
    11. Octopussy
    12. Carnivale
    13. Fallen
    14. Revelations
    15. Dracula (bonus hidden track)
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Only in Amerika
  • Only in Amerika (Released February 22, 2005)
    1. Foreplay
    2. Represent
    3. The Truth
    4. Wake Up
    5. War
    6. The Box
    7. C.B.C.
    8. Voices
    9. Raise Hell
    10. Amerikan Beauty
    11. Chicken
    12. Daydreams
    13. Not Ded Yet
    14. HED (bonus hidden track)
  • G-Punk Nation Exclusive (Unofficial) (Released in 2004)
    1. Liberation
    2. Dracula
    3. Crosstown Traffic
    4. Bad Dream
    5. Sabbra Cadabra
    6. The Meadow (Demo)
    7. Set It Off (With Primer 55)
    8. Kerosene (With Drown)
    9. Firsty (Live)
    10. Bartender (Live)
    11. Epilouge
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Back 2 Base X
  • Back 2 Base X (Released June 6, 2006)
    1. Listen
    2. Novus Ordos Clitorus
    3. Lock And Load
    4. White Collars
    5. Get Ready
    6. Sophia
    7. Peer Pressure
    8. Beware Do We Go
    9. Daze Or War
    10. Sweetchops
    11. Soitbe
    12. Let's Ride
    13. The Chosen One
    14. Niteclub In Bali (bonus track on Japanese and Australian releases)

Back 2 Base X is a word play for "Back to basics". This sugests that this album will be more punk/rock instead of rap (like latest album Only In Amerika). An advanced copy of the album leaked online May 6, 2006, a month before the official release date.

known bonus, hidden or unreleased tracks

  • Liberation - cut out from Blackout, available later on "Blackout Advance Promo"
  • Dracula - bonus from Blackout
  • Crosstown Traffic - from soundtrack of game about NASCAR - Crank It Up. It's Jimi Hendrix cover.
  • Bad Dream - bonus from Broke [available only through site (which is currently offline]
  • Sabbra Cadabra - track from album Nativity in Black: "Vol. 2, A Tribute to Black Sabbath"
  • I Know Where You're At - track from album Strait Up: "A Tribute To Lynn Strait"
  • HED - bonus from Only In Amerika
  • Tits, Clits & Bong Hits - bonus track hidden on self-titled, Jahred said the song was written after the album was finished because he realized that they had cut nothing about their actual touring, which is how they had almost entirely built their original fanbase.
  • Buzzkill - cut out demo from Blackout
  • Stepping Stone - demo from Only In Amerika (part of this song was available on hedrocks.com)
  • Set It Off - Primer 55 song, Jahred sings chorus there.
  • Kerosene - made by Drown and (hed)p.e.
  • Sundown - written by Chad Benekos before he left the band, it was cut off the American issue of blackout and only issued with another track, dracula on the japan release of the album. a Japanese version of the CD just went on ebay for over a hundred bucks.
  • Epilogue - previously unreleased, available later on Serpent Boy EP
  • Mess Up's - hidden excert from Broke/Serpent Boy EP

Videography

# Title Year Directed by Album
1 Ground 1997 themselves Church of Realities
2 Bartender 2000 ??? Broke
3 Killing Time 2001 Demian Rami Lichteinstein Broke
4 The Meadow 2001 Chizad Broke
5 Blackout 2003 Vem and Tony Blackout
6 Represent* 2005 ??? Only in Amerika
7 Get Ready* 2006 Suburban Noize Records Back 2 Base X

*(can be downloaded from Suburban Noize Records webpage)

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