13 & God

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13 & God
Origin	Oakland, CA USA Germany
Genre(s)	Underground hip hop Electronic
Years active	2003–present
Label(s)	anticon. Alien Transistor
Members
The Notwist Themselves

13 & God is an American and German underground hip hop and electronic collaboration group between Weilheim, Germany-based The Notwist and Oakland, California-based anticon members Themselves. The group is signed both to anticon and Alien Transistor. They are joined live by Jordan Dalrymple who now plays Dax Pierson's parts following a 2003 Subtle tour accident which left Dax paraplegic.

The band's name stems from the concept of the 12 apostles and Jesus Christ forming a group that comprises 13 mortal men as well as God. Distinguishing between The Notwist and Themselves in the context of which group is the '13' and which is 'God' is thus disingenuous; in the example above, God is inherently contained within the '13', creating a symbiotic relationship so strong it is unable to be severed. As 13 & God are not a Christian group, but do explore elements of philosophy, spirituality and existentialism, the name 13 & God is generally considered to be more of a reflection of those elements, as well as the concept of 'identity' itself.

According to a recent statement by Doseone, production on a new 13 & God album will commence as soon as The Notwist have finished recording their latest record.