ERA: 1996-1999
Crew Founder, MJ, and the gang records first Hip-Hop collection, and joins the local Hip-Hop, and EDM/rave DJ community.
FEATURING:
- Picnic (Majik City Junglists, Morris, AL)
- The Cueball (B'ham, AL)
- ANOM!LE Kru
- Supreme And The EARGASM (B'ham, AL)
- Episode (Star Wars: Episode I Premier Afterparty, B'ham, AL)
- The Bad Seed (5 Points South B'ham, AL)
- Insomniax (The Atrium, ATL, GA)
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| MJ's undergrad and post-grad hustle was to produce custom mix-tapes/compilations. |
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PICNIC (Party By Harmony Productions)
A random invite to an "outside" party by a couple of baby rave DJs, spawns an array of new characters and friendships that would continue to unfold throughout decades.
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| Ken Liu spots the crew! |
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| Jamie skanks to the music. |
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| NEW FACES: Zack/Revolve of BMW (Birmingham's Most Wanted) breaker crew is in effect! |
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| NEW FACES: Denise arrives from ATL with her new pup, Kaiser. |
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| NEW FACES: Ben/Pez of BMW breaker crew is in effect! |
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THE CUEBALL (DJ Nights)
Since "Picnic" we all started to notice and recognize each other around town, and would purposefully come "make the scene" together whenever the opportunity arose.
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| Ben/Pez of BMW breaker crew |
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MJ emcees as "Perfect Timin'/OPX"over EDM as the DJs skirmish.
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ANOM!LE "KRU" & SUPREME'S "EARGASM"
A local colleague launches a Hip-Hop weekly, just as the crew finishes off a collection of experimental works, all while forming an enduring, and unbreakable bond.
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| Escape Pod studios, where D@ innovates in early cosplay, and Cilabuz hips us to future footing styles. |
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| TOP TO BOTTOM: Planet X/DJ Modern Science, Noble Kang, and MJ/Orion Pax/OPX |
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| TOP TO BOTTOM: MJ/Orion Pax/OPX, Denise "D@/D.A.T./Data" Tatum, Jon "Supreme" Malone |
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| YET NAMED: Leo "The Astr-Ill-logical" Cooper Jr., Carlos "Sleepy/Sir Matrix, The Lexicon" Averhart, Michael "Cilabuz" Lee, "Jackie Bubblez" Smith. |
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Over the next year, the gang spent more and more time together, becoming more like a family.
SUPREME'S BIRTHDAY BASH
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| Supreme, D@, Jackie Bubblez, OPX, and Yusef "Poltageist" Young |
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| THE YET UNNAMED: Erica Malone, and Julie "Julez" Smith (crew tech, and default photographer) |
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| Erica Green, First Lady of SoulChild Music. |
After the hotel, we all decided to go swimming at our pool.
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| NDC Sigil (!ndividualz Crew logo) |
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THE EARGASM
Soon after, Supreme launches the city's premier Hip-Hop weekly, The Eargasm, after the Quincy Jones classic, inviting a slew of local and regional rapping emcees, DJs, producers, breakdancers, and appreciators, to come celebrate the varied arts of the urban culture.
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| Eargasm premiers with ANOMILE Kru as regular guest acts. |
Supreme also invites his entire music family to be regular performers, including the likes of Jive Mobb, Abstract Chemistry, Red Light District, Attitude of ATL, and many more over the years.
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| One half of Abstract Chemistry; DJ FX (Fred French) abides. |
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| Emcees, R-tist and Rasul set the record straight. |
Eventually, the collective momentum resulted in a collaborative album under the supergroup name, "The Eargasmatics", after MJ mentions during an early recording, that the people that come to The Eargasm are like addicts for it; "Eargasm addicts", as he put it.
The collective crew took a field trip to Atlanta, GA to go to the Spitkicker Tour, which was the long awaited reunion tour of New York's "Native Tongue" crew.
Before the concert, which featured the likes of Talib Kwali & DJ Hi-Tek, De La Soul, Bizmarkie, and Pharoah Monche, the gang went to the meet n' greet where they met Common.
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| TOP PICS: Eargasm regulars (yet unnamed), including Ryan Howell a.k.a. D-Ryan of Abstract Chemistry. BOTTOM PIC: MJ, Preme, and D@ toast to their most recent successes together. |
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| TOP PIC: D@, Supreme, MCDJ KNCTRNL, and (yet unnamed). MIDDLE PIC: Big 'Mal. BOTTOM PIC: D@'s first apartment in B'ham. |
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| Common with MJ, with Poltageist, and with Erica |
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| MJ, Julie, and their daughter, Julia Troix. |
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| Crew tech specialist, Julie and MJ in ATL, GA for the Spitkickers Tour |
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Crew 'cousins', Majik City Junglists form, featuring DJs ddoT (Todd Williams) and J-Me (Jamie Duke), with emcees, KNCTRNL (Harold J Williams), and MJ as "Orion Pax/OPX" in local and regional shows.
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EPISODE (Star Wars: Episode I Premier Afterparty, B'ham, AL)
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| Jack!e Bubblez is excited and being bubbly, as usual! |
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| MJ takes the stage with a mic in one hand, and a lightsaber in the other. |
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| Ddot and J-me tagteam, droping the bangers! |
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THE BAD SEED (5 Points South, B'ham, AL)
In preparation for our next big gig, we all head to The Bad Seed, Southside, B'ham, AL to try -out and grab some new records, and performance gear.
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| Orion Pax/Omnipax/OPX (Concept Art) |
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| D@ sleeps off an incredibly long studio session. |
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| Blk & Myld, featuring MJ's longtime musical sister, Christinay Bogan. |
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| The ANOM!LE Kru performs for B'ham's Spookadelic Halloween Fest. |
Creatively, MJ would go from creating Hip-Hop to EDM/Drum n' Bass alternating every two years. The following are selections from both genres.
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INSOMNIAX (The Atrium, ATL, GA)
The gang hops Highway 20-East, headed to Atlanta for their next gig at the Atrium, a multi-roomed rave with Ddot and J-Me DJing, and myself as OPX, their emcee.
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| Sunshine Nolan checks if her ID is present. |
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| Brian "Noodles" Neely, excitied to see crew arriving. |
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| Ddot and J-Me spins. |
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| MJ/OPX emcees to the crowd below. |
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| MJ/OPX is joined by MC Man. |
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| Other MCJ crew members (2Cense) show support with their presence. |
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| DJ Jordana LaSesne, a.k.a. DJ 187 |
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| MJ/OPX emcees for DJ 187 during her set. |
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| MJ/OPX emcees for DJ 187 during her set. |
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