Oh No (musician) facts for kids
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Oh No
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Jackson performing with The Alchemist in 2014
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| Birth name | Michael Woodrow Jackson |
| Also known as | The Disrupt, BBC |
| Genres | Hip hop |
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| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels | Stones Throw |
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Michael Woodrow Jackson, known professionally as Oh No, is a talented American rapper and music producer. He's famous for creating unique hip-hop beats and has released many albums with Stones Throw Records. Oh No is also part of two cool hip-hop groups: Gangrene with The Alchemist, and The Professionals with his brother, Madlib.
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Oh No's Musical Journey
Early Life and Family Music
Michael Woodrow Jackson grew up in a family full of music! His older brother is the well-known hip-hop artist Madlib. His dad, Otis Jackson, was a singer, and his uncle, Jon Faddis, was a jazz trumpeter. It's clear that music runs in their family!
Oh No started his own music journey performing with his group called Kali Wild. He even appeared on an album by his brother's group, Lootpack, called Soundpieces: Da Antidote.
Starting His Career
Oh No signed with Stones Throw Records, a record label based in Los Angeles. He released his first album, The Disrupt, in 2004. Around this time, he also started working with other artists. He produced music for people like Wildchild, MED, and many others. He has also produced tracks for famous groups like Juggaknots, De La Soul, and Murs.
Unique Sound and Inspiration
In 2006, Oh No released Exodus Into Unheard Rhythms. For this album, he used samples only from the music of Galt MacDermot, a famous composer. Critics really liked the album, and it helped Oh No become known as a top underground hip-hop producer.
In 2007, he released Dr. No's Oxperiment. This album was special because it was made entirely from samples of Turkish, Lebanese, Greek, and Italian music. He continued this unique style in 2009 with Dr. No's Ethiopium, which used only samples from Ethiopian music.
Music for Video Games
Oh No loves video games! He even created a beat using only video game sounds for a song called "The Ride" on his album The Disrupt. In 2009, he remixed several songs for the soundtrack of the fighting game BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger.
Later, in 2013, Oh No helped create the original music for the popular video game Grand Theft Auto V. He worked on this project with The Alchemist, Tangerine Dream, and Woody Jackson.
Oh No's Music
Oh No has released many albums and songs throughout his career, both as a solo artist and with other musicians.
Studio Albums
Here are some of the studio albums Oh No has released:
- The Disrupt (2004)
- Exodus into Unheard Rhythms (2006)
- Dr. No's Oxperiment (2007)
- Dr. No's Ethiopium (2009)
- Ohnomite (2012)
- Dr. No's Kali Tornado Funk (2012)
- Ashes (2012) (with Chris Keys)
- Stereo Jr. (2012) (with Strong Arm Steady)
- Disrupted Ads (2013)
- The Subliminal Substance (2013) (with Chaotik Stylz)
- Animal Serum (2014) (with Prince Po)
- 3 Dimensional Prescriptions (2017) (with TriState)
- Ultimate Breaks and Beats (2017)
- A Long Red Hot Los Angeles Summer Night (2019) (with Blu)
- The Professionals (2020) (with Madlib as The Professionals)
- OFFAIR: Dr. No's Lost Beach (2022)
- Berserko (with Tha God Fahim) (2023)
- Good Vibes / Bad Vibes (Oh No deconstructs the music of Roy Ayers) (2023)
- Heavy Vibrato (with Elzhi) (2023)
Other Music
Oh No has also released mixtapes and many singles. He is also well-known for producing songs for other artists. Some of the artists he has produced for include:
- Murs
- Wildchild
- Declaime
- MED
- Mos Def
- Talib Kweli
- Danny Brown
- Action Bronson
He has also made guest appearances on songs by other artists, such as:
- Lootpack
- Wildchild
- Little Brother
- Strong Arm Steady
- Czarface
- Blu
