Monsta Island Czars | |
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| Origin | Long Beach, New York, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1991–2008, 2010–2021 |
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| Past members | Superstar Jet Jaguar (MF Grimm) King Geedorah (MF DOOM) (Deceased) Contents(Deceased) |
Monsta Island Czars was a Long Island/New York City hip-hop collective that was formed by MF Grimm and MF Doom, and included numerous Long Beach MC's, producers, and graffiti artists. [1] The group was active from 1991 until 2008, then reunited in 2010. They released one album, two mixtapes, three EPs, and three compilations. Though no official break up announcement has been made, it is assumed the group is inactive due to deaths of past members X-Ray (2025), Kongcrete (2024), Spiega (2022), MF DOOM (2020), and Majesty (2016). Founder MF Grimm has also been inactive since 2021.
The members of the group take their names from movie monsters from Toho's Godzilla movies. Escape from Monsta Island! , their only full-length album, was released in 2003 by Metal Face Records. Most M.I.C. (Monsta Island Czars) tracks are produced by King Caesar (aka X-Ray) or King Geedorah (aka MF Doom).
There was a rumor that in 2007, remaining members of M.I.C. were set to release a new album titled Return To Monsta Island - however, this was dispelled in an interview [2] with X-Ray. Fans soon became unsure whether the group was on hiatus or had broken up. Clues included the collective's MySpace webpage being deleted and their official site (monstaisland.com) going dark. In 2007 rumors continued that M.I.C. was still active and working on new tracks, but nothing seemed to come out of it. [3]
In 2013 and 2016, X-Ray released two new albums titled All Hail The King and All The King's Men, respectively, featuring multiple members of M.I.C. including Spiga, Kong, Kamackeris, Megalon, and Rodan. Although these aren't official Monsta Island Czars projects, they are confirmation much of the group is still together and making music.
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