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The Alchemist and Oh No, respected and accomplished MCs and producers in their own right, weren’t acquainted until they met at a show headlined by Dilated Peoples member and mutual friend, Evidence. Inspired, Al contacted Oh No and proposed a collaborative project. From that point they “just clicked”, says Oh No. “I sent him a verse and a beat, and he sent a beat and a verse.” The creative sparring continued, and they began to refer to the work as Gangrene.

Sweater Beats is a Brooklyn-based producer who makes music for the bedroom. His music can be found here: www.soundcloud.com/sweaters

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'When I Hear The Word Culture, I Reach For My Revolver' Built around indie record producer/multi instrumentalist Philip Thomas, Copyright Terrorists recorded, produced, sampled and remixed their way through the 90's, credits including Beastie Boys, Cypress Hill, Apollo 440, PWEI & BS2000 as well as releasing their own 'Culture' ep in 1995, the debut album 'We Love NY' following in 1996 and 1997's 'You' maxi single all to critical acclaim.

Prince Paul (born Paul Huston) is a legendary DJ and hip hop producer. Prince Paul is known for having a very unorthodox, but mostly well-received sense of humor. Musically, he was one of the driving forces of what was to become known as alternative rap, by using surprising samples and quirky humour. Originally a member of Stetsasonic, he produced De La Soul's 1989 debut album 3 Feet High and Rising (It was on this album that Prince Paul invented the hip hop skit which has a long-standing and pervasive tradition on Hip hop albums to this day).