Oldominion

Biography

Emerging from the gray skies and emerald pines of The Pacific Northwest comes Oldominion. The next phase of groundbreaking music from the cities of Seattle and Portland, Oregon. These are the pioneers of what will inevitably be recognized in hip-hop circles as The Northwest Sound. With musical influences running the gamut from Nirvana, Axelrod, and The Doors, to Pharoahe Monch and Company Flow. This sovereign artistic collective has been creating unique hip-hop songs that are both innovative an...

Emerging from the gray skies and emerald pines of The Pacific Northwest comes Oldominion. The next phase of groundbreaking music from the cities of Seattle and Portland, Oregon. These are the pioneers of what will inevitably be recognized in hip-hop circles as The Northwest Sound.

With musical influences running the gamut from Nirvana, Axelrod, and The Doors, to Pharoahe Monch and Company Flow. This sovereign artistic collective has been creating unique hip-hop songs that are both innovative and accessible, without ever having to go outside their crew for production, vocal talent or artwork. This is a plug & play quality hip-hop assembly line.

The Oldominion Family consists of over 20 emcees, artists and producers, including, Akil, Anaxagorus, Azrael, Barfly, Bishop I, Candidt, Coley Cole, Destro, Gash, Hyena, IamE, JFK, Karim, Mako, Mr. Hill, Nyqwil, Onry Ozzborn, Pale Soul, Peegee 13, Sleep, Smoke, Snafu, Syndel, Toni Hill, Tremor, XP and Zebulon Dak

Oldominion's 13 song debut album, titled One was released in 2001 and has led to a lot of raised eyebrows since.

Sharing the stage with such notable acts as the Wu-Tang Clan, The Beatnuts, Eminem, Mos Def, Dilated Peoples, Jurassic 5, Kool Keith, Snoop Dogg, XZibit, Cali Agents, Hieroglyphics, The Roots, Mystik Journeymen, and Tha Alkaholiks, this group has excited crowds throughout The Pacific Northwest and around The U.S. and Canada. More albums and tours are always in the works. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.