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Atmosphere is an American hip-hop duo from Minneapolis, Minnesota, consisting of rapper Slug (Sean Daley) and DJ/producer Ant (Anthony Davis). Since its formation in 1996, the group has released thirteen studio albums and ten extended plays.
About. In their 25-plus years as a duo, Atmosphere’s rapper Slug and producer Ant have built a legacy that is embedded in the fabric of underground hip-hop. Rising in the ranks of Minneapolis, their debut album, Overcast! was released in 1997.
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- "The Arrival" Album: You Can't Imagine How Much Fun We're Having. Year: 2005. Four albums and nearly a decade into a critically and commercially (by independent standards) successful career, some groups might see fit to calm things down a bit, achievement diminishing the hunger that led to prior greatness.
- "You" Album: When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold. Year: 2005. A lot of Atmosphere fans probably hate this song. It's the closest Slug and Ant have ever gotten to making an all-out pop song, but they do it their way, working in the struggles of your working class young American trying to make ends meet, and despite the fact that you might not want to hear Atmosphere making pop songs, you have to admit they did a damn good job making this one catchy and accessible without straying too far from the things that made them so successful in the first place.
- "Ode to the Modern Man" Album: Overcast! Year: 1997. With any title or lyric in Atmosphere's catalog, a certain level of sarcasm (or, at very least, multiple levels of meaning) requires consideration.
- "Smart Went Crazy" Album: You Can't Imagine How Much Fun We're Having. Year: 2005. In the rap world, there is perhaps no group that is more of an outlier than Atmosphere.
Sep 25, 2014 · For the better part of 20 years, Atmosphere has been a constant on the indie rap scene, releasing more than a dozen projects of their own, running the successful Rhymesayers label, and helping...
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In their 25-plus years as a duo, Atmosphere’s rapper Slug and producer Ant have built a legacy that is embedded in the fabric of underground hip-hop. Rising in the ranks of Minneapolis, their debut album, Overcast! was released in 1997.
May 24, 2023 · Long before “emo rap” was trending on SoundCloud and blaring from fentanyl dealers’ iPhones, there was Atmosphere. The Minneapolis hip-hop duo comprised of lyricist/rapper Sean “Slug” Daley and producer Anthony “Ant” Davis have been celebrated for their emotionally vulnerable albums like 2002’s Go
Feb 22, 2023 · Minnesota hip-hop duo Atmosphere have announced their new album, So Many Other Realities Exist Simultaneously, out May 5th via Rhymesayers Entertainment. As a preview, they’ve released the lead single, “Okay,” and its accompanying video.
