The Weathermen (hip hop group)
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| The Weathermen | |
|---|---|
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Years active | 1999–2010 |
| Labels | Eastern Conference Records |
| Members | |
| Aesop Rock Breeze Brewin Cage El-P Tame One Yak Ballz Camu Tao (deceased) |
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The Weathermen, is a New York City-based, underground hip-hop supergroup consisting of Aesop Rock, Tame One, Cage, Yak Ballz, El-P, and Breeze Brewin. The group took its name from the revolutionary organization Weatherman, and sometimes refers to itself as the "New Left". Former members include Jakki da Motamouth, Masai Bey, Copywrite, Vast Aire and the late Camu Tao.
[edit] History
They released a mixtape in 2003 titled The Conspiracy, on Eastern Conference Records.[1] In the summer of 2010, Cage announced on his Facebook page the beginning of a collaboration between himself and Aesop Rock called "Two of Every Animal", along with the news that there would be no new Weathermen without Camu Tao.