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A conceptual crew masterminded by hip-hop enigma Mike Ladd, the
Majesticons embody all things "commercial rap." They are a
Crystal-popping, party-jam-rocking, cash-flashing strike force doing
battle against the Infesticons, another concept crew/rival posse that's
all about difficult-to-digest, "abstract" production and
pseudo-sophisticated lyricism. In this war of the worlds, the victor wins
total control of hip-hop's future. The Star Wars-like saga began in
1999 with the release of the Infesticons' Gun Hill Road, and
continued in 2003 with the Majesticons' Beauty Party. While both
albums' biting satire and subterranean status will likely keep them from
the ears of the people they're actually addressing, many indie-rap heads
(especially those who dug Def Jux's S.A. Smash project) will find them
hilarious and entirely on point. A third and final chapter of this epic
struggle is said to be in the works.
- Brolin Winning
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