Biography
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Years Active
1992 – present (32 years)
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Founded In
Seattle, King County, Washington, United States
The Seattle-based crew Source of Labor have been an integral part of the overlooked Pacific Northwest hip-hop scene since 1992. Having opened for a diverse range of acts - including Gil Scott-Heron, Goodie Mob, Nas, De La Soul, The Pharcyde, and Ice Cube.
SoL has gained their share of underground respect. The group was formed by rapper Wordsayer along with producers Negus and Vitamin D. Wordsayer and Negus I are brothers born in Seattle but raised in Atlanta; they returned to the Northwest in the early '90s and founded the group. They also started up a label, Jasiri Media Group, and are heavily involved in the community (Wordsayer as a creative writing teacher at Seattle's Franklin High School, Negus I as the director of an after-school program). The trio began concentrating on Source of Labor recordings by the turn of the millennium, issuing the Full Circle EP as well as their debut full-length, Stolen Lives.
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