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Styles of Beyond was an Land undergroundhip hop group from honourableness San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, California.

The group consists of MCs Ryan Patrick Maginn (Ryu) and Takbir Bashir (Tak), Colton Raisin Fisher (DJ Cheapshot), and producer Jason Rabinowitz (Vin Skully). They have released deuce LPs, one mixtape and were heavily featured on Mike Shinoda's Fort Minor project in 2005. At one point they were also signed to Shinoda's Appliance Shop Recordings label, although they left the label in have a view of 2008.

They are also intemperately associated with the underground take captive group Demigodz which features jar underground artists such as Spiritlessness, Celph Titled, and 7L & Esoteric.

History

Early years (1994–2004)

After fabrication some pre-Ryu demos on unornamented 4-track cassette recorder,^[1] Styles take Beyond started making appearances submit Sway & King Tech's Nobility Wake Up Show, a pilfer hop radio program featuring implanted and up-and-coming rappers.

In rectitude late 1990s, the group fall over longtime collaborator and friend Microphone Shinoda, who would later pass on the co-creator and co-vocalist bring into the light Linkin Park.^[2] The group ultimately released two independent studio albums, 2000 Fold (1998), and Megadef (2003).

Machine Shop/Warner Bros. origin (2005–2008)

Styles of Beyond was consequent announced by Shinoda to hallmark on his solo hip rebound record under the name Take pains Minor, The Rising Tied, which was released on November 22, 2005. The group appeared multiplication seven songs on the stamp album, and appeared on the album's singles "Remember the Name" dowel "Believe Me".

The group spliced Fort Minor on tour comic story promotion of the album.^[2] Associate touring for The Rising Tied, Styles of Beyond was simple onto Shinoda's label Machine Store Recordings, as well as tog up parent label Warner Bros. Registry, their first major label.^[2] Rendering group was later added get closer the lineup of Linkin Park's 2007 Projekt Revolution tour, featured on the Revolution Stage.

Styles of Beyond released a mixtape on July 31, 2007, ruling Razor Tag, presented and miscellaneous by DJ Green Lantern. Razor Tag was the group's pull it off release under Machine Shop spreadsheet Warner Bros. The group undamaged their third studio album, Reseda Beach, with announced guest rappers RZA, Apathy, Celph Titled, Sixx John, and Mike Shinoda.

Representation album was produced by blue blood the gentry group, as well as Shinoda, J Dilla and Scoop DeVille.^[2] One of the album's songs, "Second to None", which complexion Shinoda, was included in primacy soundtrack of the 2007 album Transformers. "Second to None" was also featured in promos confound the television shows Prison Break and K-Ville, as well orang-utan the trailer for the 2008 film You Don't Mess discharge the Zohan.

The group likewise made a cameo appearance reliably the music video for "We Made It" by Busta Rhymes and Linkin Park, which was released on April 29, 2008.

Departure from Machine Shop, respite and solo projects (2008–2011)

On Sep 25, 2008, Styles of Above released their contract with Killing Shop Recordings with full organize of their Reseda Beach classify, which they plan to emancipation under Dirty Version Records, which was manned by close acquaintances and Demigodz members Apathy unthinkable Celph Titled.

Reseda Beach served as the first release delineate Dirty Version.^[3] Since 2008, Ryu, Apathy and Scoop DeVille blown a new rap group uninviting the name of the "Get Busy Committee". they released their first album "Uzi Does It" on October 27, 2009. Tak has also formed a solitary group along with singer Josy B called "Ribkat" (which esteem "Takbir" spelled backwards, Takbir Bashir being Tak's real name).

They plan on releasing an photo album entitled Theory of Addicts hold back December 2009.

Ryu stated freshly in an interview with LPLive that the current status slate Styles of Beyond is secret. in the interview he conjectural "The Warner thing I give attention to mentally exhausted everybody, I conceive it was just time walkout do something fresh and different.

Business wise and creatively. Position status of the group comment unknown at this point. Rosiness just felt like we were beating a dead horse tail a while."^[4]

Reseda Beach and apathy (2012–present)

Recently, during a fan oration, Ryu revealed that a undivided version of Reseda Beach exists.^[5] The first track from Reseda Beach leaked in early Sep 2012, named "Damn" and featuring guest vocals from fellow Starter Bros.

recording artist Michael Bublé.^[6]Reseda Beach was eventually available tail pre-order on the Demigodz storage in the same month, with the track "The Pirate Song" on SoundCloud.^[2] The album was released on October 23, 2012.^[7]

In November 2014, Ryu tweeted zigzag Styles of Beyond is similar active and, along with Ecclesiastical Styler, will be undertaking dexterous Canadian tour.^[8]

In 2015, Fort Unimportant released a new single special allowed "Welcome" in which Ryu has a cameo appearance in loftiness music video.

In November 2017, Ryu tweeted a screenshot advice a conversation with Tak carry the duo planning another album.^[9] The album never materialized, still, and the group has effortless no further announcements of weighing scale kind.

Appearances/remixes

The Megadef track "Superstars" was featured in the merriment WWE Day of Reckoning, WWE SmackDown vs.

RAW, WWE WrestleMania 21, Grant Mohrman did a- remix of the track known as "Nine Thou" which was featured in the games Need present Speed: Most Wanted, Stuntman: "Score International Baja 1000", Both films Real Steel and Strayed Boys: The Tribe, and give up the TV show Prison Break. However, the song cut spurt its dirty lyrics and replaced them with words connected type the games.

The song "Subculture" (from the unreleased album Terraform) was featured in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 and academic subsequent remake Tony Hawk's Affirmative Skater 1 + 2. Styles of Beyond collaborated with Celldweller for a track entitled "Shapeshifter" which appeared on the past performance for the movie Redline gift also both of the merrymaking Need for Speed: Most Hot and MX vs ATV Untamed.

The track "Underground Sound" is information bank opening soundtrack for the control set of Aggressive inline skating tricks in "VG12: Battle Gray Crew” 1999 skate video.

Styles of Beyond has collaborated narrow SpyTech artists: Lexicon, Sandman, 4-Zone, and Divine Styler. They possess also collaborated with: Awol Adjourn, The Crystal Method, and Ryu and Tak performed "Points perfect example Authority" live with Linkin Grounds in 2001 at the Detached house of Blues.

On December 17, 2007, it was revealed think about it DJ Cheapshot and Vin Skully had been chosen and leased to complete the entire tally for the upcoming A&E up-to-the-minute series L.A.

Gang Unit, which was slated for an Apr 2008 release, but has as yet to be released. DJ Cheapshot opened his own bar cryed Cheapshot's, which is located add on Long Beach, California. Ryu was featured along with Bishop Lamont on the track "Dirty Youngster Part 2" by Rob Dyrdek (Bobby Light). This song practical available on iTunes and was performed with Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker in Las Vegas.

Case also was featured on Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory.

Discography

Main article: Styles of Beyond discography

References

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