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, composed of Mr. Attic, Mr. Murray, and Swiff. The

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-winning group contributed to the development of Toronto hip-hop throughout the 1990s, highlighted by the release of their debut album '' Passage Through Time'' in 1999. In 1994 they were featured in Andrew Munger's documentary film '' Make Some Noise''. After the

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success of their album, each member began working on various solo projects. Mr. Attic co-founded Choice Cut Records, Mr. Murray produced for LAL, and Swiff produced for artists on the group's Black Employed Records label. On July 31, 2018, Swiff died of

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at the age of 47.

Discography

Albums

*'' Passage Through Time'' (1999)

Singles

*"Drama" (featuring Elemental) (1995) *"Price of Livin'" (featuring Mr. Roam) (1999) *"Thematics" (featuring Arcee) (1999) *"Body Language" (featuring

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and

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) (2000)

Production credits

(Not including songs from ''Passage Through Time'' or Mr. Attic's solo production credits.) 1993 *"Certified", "Certified (Remix)", "Dungeon", "Mista Crack Ed" –

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1994 *"Deifitrec", "Certified (808)" – Ghetto Concept *"No Dingbats Allowed" – Dream Warriors 1995 *"E-Z on tha Motion" – Ghetto Concept 1996 *"Ninty Sixness" – Diemen X (produced by Swiff) *"Who's Talking Weight (Remix)" – Red Life (produced by Swiff) 1998 *"Ya Done Know" – Red Life (produced by Swiff) 1999 *"Ice Cold" – Choclair 2000 *"Ever Since (Da Grassroots Remix)" –

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(produced by Swiff) *"Ripped Mee Off" (produced by Swiff), "Lady Luck (The Darkside)" (produced by Mr. Murray) –

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*"Let's Make a Record Deal Episode 1" – Mastermind feat.

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(produced by Swiff) *"Bump!" – Mastermind feat. Choclair and Mr. Roam (produced by Swiff) *"Let's Make a Record Deal Episode 3" – Mastermind feat.

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(produced by Mr. Murray) *"Marvel Interlude", "Arcee Interlude" – Mastermind (produced by Swiff)

Awards and nominations

* 1995 Juno Awards ** Best Rap Recording for "Certified" (Won) * 1996 Juno Awards **Best Rap Recording for "E-Z on tha Motion" (Won) **Best Rap Recording for "Drama" (Nominated)

References

External links

* Da Grassrootsat

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