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The Grouch was a founding person in the Living Legends crew, a loose collective of MCs and DJs through the Bay Area, Japan, and European countries. The Living Legends eschewed the gangsta posing that dominated the hip-hop community, specifically on the Western Coast, and only clear-eyed raps about real-life problems. …

The meeting of two West Coastline rappers fuelled this talented Canadian band. In 1996, Mad Kid was a single artist executing in SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA when he came back to his hometown of Vancouver. There he fulfilled Prevail, who was simply gaining interest for his lively concert events and …

An MC collective located in Vancouver, Sweatshop Union was formed in 2000 by way of a trio of organizations — Dirty Circus, I.B.S. (Innocent by Standers), and Innovative Mindz — plus single rapper Kyprios, who all wished to spend less and improve effectiveness. They self-released their self-titled debut, after that …