| Delinquent Monastery | |
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| Origin | Oakland, California, USA |
| Genres | hip-hop |
| Years active | 2003–present |
Delinquent Monastery, also known as DelMon and DelMon Crew are a rap group from Oakland, California's inner city. DelMon has worked on tracks with a diverse list of hip-hop collaborators such as Dr. Dre, Sean Price (Boot Camp Clik), Pep Love (Hieroglyphics), Casual (Hieroglyphics), Mistah F.A.B, Raekwon the Chef (Wu Tang Clan), and Cali Agents.
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The Monastery are a trio of Plex Rock, Ajaxx, and Lush One. Drawing from a diverse pallet of sonic influences ranging from California Funk, Southern country, boombati, disco and rock. They were known formerly as the Pum Pum Chowas.[1]
Lush One was a finalist in the $50,000 2007 World Rap Championships and ‘most valuable rapper’ nominee.[2]
DelMon has evolved their stage show for over five years of an intense touring schedule (including a stint on the Vans Warped Tour). Their sound is constantly growing and staying ahead of the creative curve but is rooted in the back and forth interactions and anthem-like hooks reminiscent of Run DMC and the Beastie Boys, with a more urban street edge and more up-to-date lyrics and production.[3]
URB gave them a spot in their ‘NEXT 100’ artists.[4] The DelMon emcee Ajaxx, who is also an actor, featured in a skit on Late Night with Conan O'Brien.[5] Al Gore's International cable tv network CURRENT TV had a documentary on Bay Area music which featured DelMon as well.[6] DelMon embarked on their first worldwide tour in Summer 2008 starting with Australian and Japan.
Their independently released debut album 'Streets of Rage' has sold close to 12,000 units with an extremely limited promotional budget within its first year of being pressed.
Delinquent Monastery was featured on the following projects: