The Shape Shifters are an underground hip hop collective based in Los Angeles, California.[1] It consists of Akuma, Awol One, Circus, Die Young, Existereo, LA Jae, Life Rexall, Perk One, and Radioinactive.[2][3][4]
The Shape Shifters | |
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| Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Alternative hip hop |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels | Champion Sound Celestial Recordings Mean Street Cornerstone R.A.S. |
| Members | Akuma Awol One Circus Die Young Existereo LA Jae Life Rexall Perk One Radioinactive |
| Past members | DJ Rob One Item Meck(Gary Gnu) Relm Ser Shumagorath Transducer/>Bleek |
The group prevented the Shapeshifters, another act from the United Kingdom, from using the name in the United States. That resulted in the latter changing its name to Shape:UK, but for the United States only.
Discography
editAlbums
edit- Planet of the Shapes (1998)
- Know Future (1999)
- Adopted by Aliens (2000)
- Soul-Lows (2002)
- Soulows Two (2004)
- The Shape Shifters Was Here (2004)
Singles
edit- "Triple Threat" (1998)
- "2012" (1999)
- "Circuit City" (2004)
References
edit- ^ Birchmeier, Jason. "The Shape Shifters". Allmusic.
- ^ Feigner, Eric (December 3, 2004). "The Shapeshifters poised to attack". The Daily Barometer.
- ^ Quinlan, Thomas (September 1999). "Shapeshifters - Planet EP". Exclaim!.
- ^ Serwer, Jesse (November 30, 2004). "The Shapeshifters Was Here". XLR8R.
External links
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