Atmosphere is an American hip hop duo from Minneapolis, Minnesota, consisting of rapper Slug and DJ/producer Ant. Since its formation in 1996, the group has released nine studio albums and ten extended plays.
Ian Matthias Bavitz, better known by his stage name Aesop Rock, is an American hip hop recording artist and producer residing in Portland, Oregon. He was at the forefront of the new wave of underground and alternative hip hop acts that emerged during the late 1990s and early 2000s. He was signed to El-P's Definitive Jux label until it went on hiatus in 2010. betterPropaganda ranked him at number 19 at the Top 100 Artists of the Decade.
Teren Delvon Jones, better known by his stage name Del the Funky Homosapien or Sir DZL, is an American rapper, producer and singer.
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.
The Dynospectrum is a studio album by The Dynospectrum, a collaboration between Slug, I Self Devine, Sab the Artist, and Swift. They performed under the pseudonyms Sep Sev Sev Two, Pat Juba, General Woundwart, and Mr. Gene Poole, respectively. The production was handled by Ant, who assumed the name Solomon Grundy for the project. It was released on Rhymesayers Entertainment on October 13, 1998.
Sean Michael Daley, better known by his stage name Slug, is an American rapper from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Slug is best known as one half of the hip hop group Atmosphere, which he founded with Derek Turner (Spawn). Turner has since left and Anthony Davis (Ant) produces Atmosphere with Slug. In 1995, Slug, in collaboration with Anthony Davis, Musab Saad, and Brent Sayers founded the Minneapolis-based independent hip hop record label Rhymesayers Entertainment.
Anthony Davis, better known by his stage name Ant, is an American hip hop producer. He is best known as being one half of the hip hop group Atmosphere, but has worked with many other artists and projects, mostly with Rhymesayers Entertainment, such as Brother Ali, I Self Devine, Felt and The Dynospectrum. He has also released two solo albums, Melodies and Memories, and Melodies and Memories 85–89.
"Children's Story" is a song recorded by British-American hip hop artist Slick Rick. Taken as the second single from his album The Great Adventures of Slick Rick, the song was a Top 5 hit on both the Hot R&B Singles and the Hot Rap Tracks charts. It is one of the most sampled rap songs of all time.
Minneapolis hip hop is hip hop or rap music that originates from the Minneapolis metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Minnesota.
Rites of Passage is the first album by American hip hop artist Brother Ali. It was released on Rhymesayers Entertainment on April 1, 2000. It is a cassette-only album produced by Brother Ali with very small original circulation. It has been re-issued following Ali's very successful later albums. From the Rhymesayers website: "Rites of Passage is a personal journey through one emcees experience of life and hip hop alike. Features Mad Son of the Unknown Prophets, Queen Aminah and Desdamona."
Sad Clown Bad Summer 9 is a 5-track EP that was released on August 21, 2007 by Minneapolis hip hop duo Atmosphere under their own label Rhymesayers Entertainment. This EP was released to hold listeners over while Slug and Ant put the finishing touches on their LP When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold, that was released on April 22, 2008.
The Corner is the fourth compilation album released by the Oakland, California-based, underground hip hop collective, Hieroglyphics. The album was released on September 20, 2005 by the group's own independent record label, Hieroglyphics Imperium Recordings.
Aesop Rock is an American hip hop artist currently signed to Rhymesayers Entertainment. His discography consists of seven studio albums, and three EPs, as well as ten singles, four collaborations, one compilation, nine music videos, and many appearances on other artists' tracks and on compilations.
Sad Clown Bad Dub II is a 12-track band promoted album originally sold exclusively at Atmosphere concerts with a limited print run of 500 copies. The songs are a set of four track recordings taken over the course of year 2000 and were compiled on the first day of fall: September 21, 2000. Emcee Slug states in the liner notes that he and producer Ant decided to call this CD "Sad Clown Bad Dub II" to preemptively head off any criticism of the recording's sound quality. A limited pressing re-release of "Sad Clown Bad Dub II", notable for a red "Authorized Bootleg" stamped over the "II" on the CD booklet cover, was later made available by the Rhymesayers label through The Fifth Element store.
The Woodstock Experience is a box consisting of a set of studio albums and live performances from the 1969 Woodstock Festival by the artists Santana, Janis Joplin, Sly and the Family Stone, Jefferson Airplane, and Johnny Winter. Each set consists of the 1969 studio album by the artist as well as each artist's entire Woodstock performance. The set was released as both a box containing all five artists, and also as individual releases separated by artist, each containing the studio album and live performance of that artist.
The Piece Maker 2 is the second studio album by Tony Touch, released on February 24, 2004 through Koch Records.
Soundset Music Festival is a hip-hop music festival held yearly in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul area over Memorial Day weekend. Inaugurated 2008, Soundset has since sold out over 35,000 attendees and hosted established national acts such as Atmosphere, Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, Big Boi, Ludacris, Macklemore, Kendrick Lamar, Chance the Rapper and Nas as well as up and coming artists including Vic Mensa, Manny Phesto and Dem Atlas.
Antonio Rosario, better known as Orikal Uno, is an American rapper from Saint Paul, Minnesota. Orikal Uno is one half of the hip-hop group OnePlusOne, which was founded with Alphonso Fleming Jr (DisputeOne). He is one half of the hip-hop group spellbound along with DJ Greenery. Orikal Uno is known as a visual artist; painting custom canvases for people via multiple platforms on the internet. He is also a notable music producer and audio engineer.
