EarthGang
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EarthGang performing during Too High to Riot Tour in 2016
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Genres | Rap |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | Empire |
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| Website | earthgang |
| Members | Johnny Venus Doctur Dot |
 Music Video for "Fire Kicking Tree Limbs" - EarthGang (Feb 22, 2013) |
EarthGang are an American rap duo composed of rappers Johnny "Olu O. Fann" Venus and Doctur "Eian Undrai Parker" Dot. Formed in 2008 in Atlanta, Georgia, EarthGang released its first EP, The Better Party, in 2010. This was followed by several singles and three albums, including Mad Men and Good News in 2011, and Shallow Graves For Toys in 2013. The latter peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard Emerging Artists chart and was largely well-received, with Noisey calling it "one of the most well thought-out releases of the year" and praising the album's "playful delivery and biting lyricism." Inking a deal with Empire Distribution as of 2014, the group has released several music videos and is currently touring North America with Ab-Soul.
The rap duo EarthGang was first formed around 2007 by Johnny Venus and Doctur Dot, then both high school students in Atlanta, Georgia. According to Johnny Venus, they had first met on a field trip in 9th grade at Benjamin Elijah Mays High School, with Venus later approaching Doctur Dot to ask about forming a music group. Avid fans of rap and hip hop, both members had grown up listening to artists as diverse as the Ohio Players, Dizzy Gillespie, Madonna, and Richard Pryor. About their name EarthGang, Venus explained in 2011 that "The name came to me abruptly one day. It represents what we're made of and why we do what we do. It's for the people by the people. Our music is influenced by the conscious and subconscious, and we create it to influence the like."
On January 26, 2010 the group released its first EP, the mixtape titled The Better Party. Their first full-length recording project, they recorded in a multitude of studio spaces, which, according to Venus, included "dorm rooms at Hampton University, closets in Atlanta, a house studio owned by 'Mr. Fish' (a fellow underground Atlanta musician), and finally in Hampton University's Music Recording Technology Jazz studio." The EP was mixed and mastered by EarthGang, with help from Jack Swain.
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