Mountain Brothers

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Mountain Brothers

The Mountain Brothers, from left to right: CHOPS, Styles, Peril-L
Background information
Origin Philadelphia, PA, United States
Genres Hip-Hop
Years active 1991–2003, 2013
Labels Ruffhouse Records (U.S.)
Pimpstrut Records (U.S.)
Babygrande Records (U.S.)
Members CHOPS
Peril-L
Styles

Mountain Brothers is 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.

They are 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.[1] Mountain Brothers released two critically acclaimed albums, Self Vol 1 [2] and Triple Crown.[3] 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 produced national radio and TV commercials for Sprite on the ad "Rhymes from The Mind" and Nike on the ad "Players Delight". They also produced a music video for "Galaxies (The Next Level)". Styles Infinite also released two 12" singles, "Fresh Air/Aquarian Mind" and "Easy on the Ears/Finishline".

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.[4] 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 collector of vintage furniture and Styles Infinite is a doctor. In June 2012, they reunited and recorded new material for a compilation by CHOPS. They released the music video for their song "Keep On" on September 25, 2013.

Band members

  • CHOPS
  • Peril-L
  • Styles Infinite

Additional band members performed with Mountain Brothers during certain live performances, including

  • DJ Roli Rho from 5th Platoon
  • The Black Republicans

Discography

Albums

  • Self: Volume 1 (1999) (Pimpstrut Records (self-released))
  • Triple Crown (2003) (Babygrande)

EPs

External links

References

  1. ↑ Nguyen, Daisy. "THE COLOR OF RAP". The Columbia Daily Tribune. 
  2. ↑ "The Mountain Brothers Self 1". allmusic. Retrieved 6 April 1999. 
  3. ↑ "Triple Crown". MTV. Retrieved 11 February 2003. 
  4. ↑ "Music producer CHOPS interview with channelAPA.com". ChannelAPA.com. Retrieved 5 January 2011. 
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