Foreign Beggars
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Foreign Beggars, Promotional picture
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| Background information | |
| Origin | London, England |
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| Years active | 1996–present |
| Labels | Dented, Data, Mau5trap. Never Say Die |
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| Website | foreignbeggars |
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Foreign Beggars are an English hip hop and dubstep group. Since their formation in 2002, the group's unique trajectory has seen them evolve from an underground hip hop group to an electronic crossover act. The group consists of four artists individually known as Orifice Vulgatron (MC), Metropolis (MC), DJ Nonames and Dag Nabbit (producer). Orifice Vulgatron and Metropolis have combined with Noisia to make the side project and supergroup "I Am Legion". They released their collaborative album I Am Legion on 2 September 2013.
Foreign Beggars made their start producing several singles and albums on their own Dented Records imprint. In 2011 they teamed up with the Never Say Die label on The Harder They Fall EP. Following a diverse series of singles for mau5trap released on 2012, the group released its new album The Uprising on the deadmau5-helmed label. In celebration of the release of the album, Foreign Beggars have been on UK and North American tours to showcase their new material in the live arena.
Orifice Vulgatron and Dag Nabbit met in Dubai playing in metal, grunge and indie bands as early as 1993. They later formed a group making hip hop in 1996/1997 and soon after started throwing DnB house parties and raves in sports halls and ballrooms. Dag Nabbit moved to Norway in 1998, Orifice Vulgatron to London in 1999, both continued to produce, promote and perform.
DJ Nonames also met Metropolis at university in 2000. They soon joined hip hop and funk band Focused Few and began throwing warehouse parties and touring. Orifice Vulgatron was introduced to Nonames through DJ Gizroc, then part of the Mixologists Crew, whilst working on sound and lighting for "The Wizard of Oz", where Nonames was doing the entire sound with a Technics 1210, a vestax 05 and a "Wizard of Oz" vinyl. By late 2002 Orifice Vulgatron and Dag Nabbit decided to release Foreign Beggars on their own imprint Dented Records and started performing and recording alongside DJ Nonames, Metropolis and beatboxer Shlomo.
The initial two offerings from the Foreign Beggars were a two-track single and a three-track single released on Dented Records. "Where Did the Sun Go?" featured Mud Family (pmmuzik), Out da Ville, Tommy Evans (YnR), DarkCircle (defcon/JazzFudge), Carnage (Big Dada), Task Force (Lowlife). "Season's Beatings" features Mud Family (PM Muzik), Tommy Evans (YnR), D.V.S. (First Man), Carnage aka Earl J (Big Dada), Dark Circle (JazzFudge/Defcon), Dr. Syntax (Imagineers), Task Force (Lowlife/MFTC) Tau Rai, (Focused Few).
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