Micheal David Larsen, better known by his stage name Eyedea, was an American musician, rapper, and poet. He was a freestyle battle champion and songwriter from Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Heiruspecs is a live hip hop band based in the Midway neighborhood of Saint Paul, Minnesota. Their name is a deliberate misspelling of the word haruspex, which is a Roman term for a person trained to practice divination from the inspection of entrails.
Doomtree is an American hip hop collective and record label based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The collective has seven members: Dessa, Cecil Otter, P.O.S, Sims, Mike Mictlan, Paper Tiger, and Lazerbeak. The collective is known for incorporating a wide range of musical influences into their work with lyrical complexity and wordplay, and their annual "Doomtree Blowout" events held in Minneapolis venues to showcase their group performances and the Twin Cities music scene.
STNNNG was an American noise rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Formed in 2003, they played over 400 live shows in the United States, England, France, and Belgium. STNNNG released four full-length albums on the Twin Cities-based Modern Radio record label before splitting up in 2017.
Jason Heinrichs, also known by his stage name Anomaly, was a Canadian-born musician and producer from Minneapolis. He worked primarily in dance music and hip-hop, and was notable for producing some of the earliest works by prominent Twin Cities rappers Atmosphere, Eyedea, P.O.S., and Oddjobs, as well as his own work with house-music duo Roomsa and solo efforts. He also played in Brother Sun Sister Moon, a side project of Information Society's Paul Robb.
Oddjobs was an alternative hip hop group from Minnesota formed in 1995. The band released three studio albums and several EPs, including 2003's critically praised Drums, and broke up in 2004, with the members re-forming as Kill the Vultures and Power Struggle.
Twin Cities hip hop, also referred to as Minneapolis hip hop, is sub-genre of rap music that originates from the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Minnesota.
Chaka Mkali, better known by his stage name I Self Devine, is an American hip hop musician based in Minneapolis. He has been a member of groups such as The Dynospectrum, Micranots, and Semi.Official. In 2012, City Pages described him as "one of the most influential voices in Minnesota hip hop."
Kill the Vultures is an American hip hop group from Minneapolis, Minnesota formed in 2005.
Mixed Blood Majority is an American hip hop group from Minneapolis, Minnesota. The trio includes producer Lazerbeak of Doomtree, and rappers Alexei "Crescent Moon" Casselle of Kill the Vultures and Joe Horton of No Bird Sing.
Drums is a studio album by American hip hop group Oddjobs. It was released November 9, 2002, on Third Earth Music.
Carnelian is the fourth album by Minnesota hip hop group Kill the Vultures.
Conflict & Compromise is the debut album by Minnesota alternative hip hop group Oddjobs. It was released in 1999 by Interlock Records.
The Whereabouts of Hidden Bridges is a collaborative mixtape by Minnesota alternative hip hop artist Eyedea and Advizer, Crescent Moon, and DJ Anatomy of the rap quintet Oddjobs. It was released in 1999 by CMI Records in a small quantity, and is now considered a rare early work by both artists.
Absorbing Playtime is an EP by Minnesota alternative hip hop group Oddjobs. It was released in 2000 by CMI Records.
Live! at the Bryant-Lake Bowl, 17–18 August 2001 is a live album by Minnesota alternative hip hop group Oddjobs. It was released in 2001 by CMI Records.
The Shopkeeper's Wife is an EP by Minnesota alternative hip hop group Oddjobs. It was released in 2003 by Third Earth Music.
Expose Negative is the fifth and final album by Minnesota alternative hip hop group Oddjobs. It was released in 2005 on New York label Raptivism Records.
The Careless Flame is the second album by Minnesota alternative hip hop group Kill the Vultures. It was released in 2006 by Jib Door.
Roma di Luna was an American folk/Americana group from Minneapolis, Minnesota formed in 2004. The band released four records, including most recently We Were Made To Forgive in 2018. The group began as a husband-and-wife duo comprising Alexei Casselle of Kill the Vultures and Channy Leaneagh, later of Poliça, before expanding to a group of seven.
