Oldominion is an American hip hop collective, consisting of more than twenty members.[1] It was described by Casey Jarman of Willamette Week as the "Northwest's largest hip-hop crew" which "united the local underground rap scene for the first time".[2]

Oldominion
The Oldominion logo.
Background information
OriginNorthwest, United States
GenresHip hop, alternative hip hop, Pacific Northwest hip hop
Years active1999–present
LabelsUnder the Needle
MembersAnaxagorus
Azrael The Silent Angel
Barfly
Bishop I
Candidt
Coley Cole
Destro
JFK Ninjaface
Hyena
IAME
Karim
L'Swhere
Mako
Mr. Hill
Nickels Hawkeye
Nyqwil
Onry Ozzborn
Pale Soul
PeeGee 13 (Taco Neck)
Sleep
Smoke M2D6
Snafu
Syndel
Toni Hill
Tremor
Xperience
Zebulon Dak
Past membersRuben Rochester A.P. (eternal)
Jon Dinyaroo "Big Gash" Sanders (eternal)
Wraggz the Warlord (eternal)

History

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After Oraclez Creed (Onry Ozzborn, Pale Soul, and Sleep) connected with Frontline (Destro, Nyqwil, and Snafu), Rochester A.P. named the group Oldominion in 1999.[3] The first album, One, was released in 2000.[4]

Discography

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Albums

  • One (2000)
  • Make Happy (2008)

EPs

  • Book of Fury (2000)
  • Oldominion Volume 1 (2001)
  • Oldominion Volume 2 (2001)
  • Oldominion Volume 3 (2002)

Compilations

  • Negative One and a Half (2004)

Singles

  • "Don't Kill Your Radio" (1999)
  • "Parallel to Hell / Serenade to Silence" (2000)
  • "Ten" (2008)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Anderson, Rick. "One - Oldominion". Allmusic. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  2. ^ Jarman, Casey (January 19, 2011). "The Oldominion Effect". Willamette Week.
  3. ^ Bricker, Sara (January 27, 2009). "Oldominion's Too Awesome to Sell Records". Seattle Weekly.
  4. ^ Mudede, Charles (January 29, 2009). "There Are So Many of Us - A Decade of Oldominion". The Stranger.
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