The Weathermen (hip hop group)

The Weathermen
The Weathermen
	The Weathermen logo.
Background information
Origin	Middletown, New York
Genres	Hip hop
Years active	1998–2010;
Labels	Eastern Conference Records;
Past members	Aesop Rock; Breeze Brewin; Cage; El-P; Tame One; Yak Ballz; Camu Tao; Copywrite; Jakki Tha Motamouth; Masai Bey; Vast Aire; Metro; Tage Future;

The Weathermenwas an Americanhip hop production group,formed in 1998 inMiddletown,New York,composed ofEast Coast rappersandproducers Cage Kennylzand Masai Bey, until further expanded into a rap group, and included;Aesop Rock,Tame One,Yak Ballz,El-P,Jakki Tha Motamouth,Camu Tao,Copywrite,Vast Aire,andBreeze Brewin.^[1]^[2]^[3]The group took its name from the revolutionary organizationWeather Underground(who were originally called The Weathermen), and its debut album was to be calledThe New Left.

History

American rapperCageformed The Weathermen, ahip hop collectivealongsideCamu Tao,El-P,Copywrite,Yak Ballz,Tame One,Breeze Brewin,Jakki tha MotamouthandVast Aire.The Weathermen released amixtapein 2003 titledThe Conspiracy,onEastern Conference Records.^[4]^[5]The Conspiracywas to be the last work Cage would record for Eastern Conference, leaving the label over alleged non-payment. In the summer of 2010, Cage announced on hisFacebookpage the beginning of a collaboration between himself andAesop Rockcalled "Two of Every Animal", along with the news that there would be no new Weathermen withoutCamu Tao.

"Same As It Never Was" from Definitive Jux Presents II (2001)
"Gut You" from Eastern Conference Records (sampler) (2001)
"5 Left In The Clip" & "Gut You" from Eastern Conference All Stars III (2002)
"Dead Disnee" from Cage's The Purple Rain Mix CD Vol. 1 (2003)
"Weatherwhatevermen" & "Let The Games Begin" from Eastern Conference All Stars IV (2004)
"Reports Of A Possible Kidnapping" from Definitive Jux Presents IV (2009)
"The Only Weathermen Song" from Copywrite's The Rarities (2010)