Mountain Brothers

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Mountain Brothers
Clockwise from Top Left: Styles, Peril-L, CHOPS
Background information
Origin	Philadelphia, PA
Genre(s)	Hip-Hop
Years active	1991–2003
Label(s)	Ruffhouse Records Pimpstrut Records Babygrande Records
Associated acts	CHOPS
Website	none
Members
CHOPS (vocals) Peril-L Styles

Mountain Brothers were an American hip hop group originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Named after the legend of 108 mountain bandits depicted in the Chinese novel Water Margin, the group formed in 1994 after all attended the Pennsylvania State University in State College, Pennsylvania.

The group is considered cultural pioneers, being one of the first Asian American hip-hop groups, and also for the lack of sampling of other music in construction of their own. Mountain Brothers released two critically acclaimed albums, Self Vol 1 and Triple Crown. Some of their more notable songs included "Paperchase," "Galaxies (The Next Level)," and "Thoroughbred." The last of the three is featured in remixed form on CHOPS' album Virtuosity. They also produced national radio and TV commercials for Sprite and Nike, as well as a music video for "Galaxies (The Next Level)".

The group disbanded in 2003, shortly after the release of the album Triple Crown. CHOPS is the only member still active in hip-hop, working with artists such as Kanye West, Chamillionaire, Bahamadia, Planet Asia, and Paul Wall. He also provided music for the MTV reality television show Rob and Big, the soundtrack for the independent film Dark, and contributed music to the soundtracks for the films Brown Sugar and House of Wax. Peril-L is currently a medical researcher and Styles Infinite is a doctor.