Quakers (band)

Quakers
Genres	Hip hop
Years active	2012-present
Labels	Stones Throw Records
Members	Geoff Barrow Katalyst 7-Stu-7 Synato Watts Guilty Simpson M.E.D. Jonwayne Coin Locker Kid Tone Tank Quite Nyce Buff 1 Diverse Emilio Rojas King Magnetic Champs Krondon Gen Steele Frank Nitty Phat Kat Lyric Jones FC The Truth Prince Po Estee Nack Dave Dub Booty Brown Dead Prez Aloe Blacc Akil Deed Sareem Poems Silverust Finale

Quakers are a supergroup consisting of three producers; Fuzzface (Geoff Barrow), 7-Stu-7 and Katalyst. Their debut album, Quakers, was released in March 2012 and features a host of guest rappers, many of whom the band discovered using MySpace. The group is signed to the Stones Throw Records label.

The Quakers album has met with some favourable reviews, scoring 91/100 on Okay Player. The album has been listed as number 41 in Amazon UK’s top 100 albums of 2012, while iTunes UK named it Best New Hip Hop Album Of The Year and Best New Hip Hop Artist 2012. It also made Gilles Peterson's BBC Radio Best of 2012.

Quakers music first appeared in Banksy’s 2011 film Exit Through The Gift Shop.

Work has begun on a second album.

The group has no known affiliation with the Religious Society of Friends, also known as Quakers.

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