BBU (band)

BBU
Origin	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Genres	Alternative hip hop
Years active	2007-2012
Labels	Ruby Hornet, Mad Decent, Mishka
Associated acts	The Hood Internet, Tony Baines, Stefan Ponce, Montana Macks
Members	Jasson Perez Richard "Epic" Wallace Michael "Illekt" Milam

BBU is an American hip hop group from Chicago, Illinois, consisting of Jasson Perez, Richard "Epic" Wallace, and Michael "Illekt" Milam. The group's name is an acronym for "Bin Laden Blowin' Up" and "Black, Brown and Ugly".

BBU's 2009 song, "Chi Don't Dance", was praised by Pitchfork Media as "a bona fide summer jam". The group released the mixtape, Fear of a Clear Channel Planet, in 2010.

BBU released the Bell Hooks mixtape on Mishka and Mad Decent in 2012. It featured vocal contributions from GLC, Mic Terror, and Das Racist.

BBU was featured on The Hood Internet's "Won't Fuck Us Over" off of their first album, FEAT, in 2012.PopMatters described the group as "one of the most compelling up-and-coming forces in hip-hop".

According to Chicago Reader, BBU's most obvious inspirations are Outkast and Dead Prez.

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