Hangar 18 (band)

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Hangar 18
Origin New York City, New York, U.S.
Genres Hip hop
Years active2001–2009
Labels Definitive Jux
Website hangar18.bandcamp.com
Members
  • Alaska
  • Windnbreeze
  • DJ Pawl

Hangar 18 was an American hip hop group from New York City, New York. [1] It consisted of Alaska, Windnbreeze, and DJ Pawl. [1] The group was signed to Definitive Jux. [1]

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History

During their early years, Alaska and Windnbreeze were active members of the Atoms Family crew. [2] Hangar 18 was formed after the two were joined by DJ Pawl in 2002. [2] The group's name derives from a hangar at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. [3]

In 2004, Hangar 18 released the debut studio album, The Multi-Platinum Debut Album , on Definitive Jux. [4] It received favorable reviews from Exclaim! [5] and XLR8R . [6] In 2007, the group released the second studio album, Sweep the Leg , on the label. [7] It featured a guest appearance from Slug of Atmosphere. [8]

Members

Discography

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Compilation albums

Singles

Guest appearances

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Freedman, Pete (November 8, 2007). "Hanging tough". Colorado Springs Independent . Archived from the original on September 18, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Hangar 18". Definitive Jux . Archived from the original on September 3, 2009. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  3. ↑ Faraone, Chris (November 8, 2007). "Hangar 18". Spin . Archived from the original on June 16, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  4. ↑ Pemberton, Rollie (October 14, 2004). "Hangar 18 - The Multi-Platinum Debut Album". Stylus Magazine . Archived from the original on March 3, 2008. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  5. ↑ Quinlan, Thomas (September 1, 2004). "Hangar 18 The Multi-Platinum Debut Album". Exclaim! . Archived from the original on March 5, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  6. ↑ Romana, Ryan (June 15, 2004). "The Multi-Platinum Debut Album". XLR8R . Archived from the original on December 24, 2011. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  7. ↑ Chennault, Sam (November 12, 2007). "Hangar 18: Sweep the Leg". Pitchfork . Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  8. ↑ Brown, Marisa. "Sweep the Leg - Hangar 18". AllMusic . Archived from the original on June 3, 2012. Retrieved June 26, 2020.

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