Artifacts (band)

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The Artifacts were a hip-hop duo from Newark, New Jersey, consisting of Tame One and El Da Sensei. Their musical style was underground, and they were known to represent the four elements of hip hop. The Artifacts' first single "Wrong Side of Da Tracks" paid special homage to graffiti art, as they were graffiti artists themselves along with ceme0ne. They released their first album, "Between a Rock and a Hard Place" on October 27, 1994. Well received by underground hip hop audiences, it features intelligent lyrics, as well as b-boy and graffiti themes. The album's hard-hitting, funky beats were produced by Buckwild (from the DITC crew) and T-Ray (from the Soul Assassins crew).

The Artifacts' sophomore album, "That's Them" was released on April 15, 1997. It featured similar material, but it did not receive as much recognition as their debut effort.

Later in the same year, The Artifacts split. Tame One and El Da Sensei have continued to release music separately.

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Album cover	Album information
	Between a Rock and a Hardplace Released: 1993 RIAA Certification: unknown Billboard 200 chart position: unknown R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: unknown Singles: "Wrong Side of the Tracks"
	That's Them Released: 1996 RIAA Certification: Unknown Billboard 200 chart position: Unknown R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: Unknown Singles: "Return to da Wrongside", "The Ultimate", "Collaboration of Mics"