MOOD is a

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group based in

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, United States, composed of

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s Main Flow, Donte, and

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Jahson. Originally formed under the name of Three Below Zero, they wound up changing their name to Mood in 1994. They first came to prominence with the

Hi-Tek Tony Louis Cottrell (born May 5, 1976), better known as Hi-Tek, is an American rapper and music producer from Cincinnati, Ohio. He is best known for his work with Talib Kweli. His father is singer Willie Cottrell of the Willie Cottrell Band, ...

produced

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"Hustle on the Side" in 1996. Their 1997

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'' featured production by a young Hi-Tek and a guest appearance by

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. In 2000, they appeared on "''Mission Control Presents''", a

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which featured acts associated with producer Jahson and his

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Mission Control. There were three Mood tracks and three tracks that featured Mood as part of a larger group called Elite Terrorist. Main Flow and Donte are also featured individually on a number of tracks.

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s for songs "Hustle On The Side" and "Karma" were produced and aired worldwide. Most notably winning awards on regional and international video programs Video Music Box, Urban Reality, Rap City and DrunkinStyle TV. In 2011, Mood released their long-awaited follow up to ''Doom'', entitled ''Live Again''. In the interim, Jahson has an album out as does Main Flow (entitled ''Flow Season'' along with 7L), Donte is also planning a solo release.

Discography

Mood

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'' (1997) *''Mission Control Presents: Prehistoric Sounds feat. Mood'' (2000) *''Live Again'' (2011) *''Into The Mood'' (with Mil Beats) (2015) *''Mood – Unreleased 93-95'' (2016)

Main Flow

*''Castle Diplomat'' (2001) *''Hip-Hopulation'' (2004) *''Notebook Assassins'' (2005) *''Flow Season'' (with 7L) (2006) *''Return of the Castle'' (2010) *"The Cincinnati Kid" (2014) *"Sound Of Silence" (with Mil Beats) (2018)

Donte

Aka “Donte The Gr8” *”TayDilla” (2018) Full LP produced by Legendary hiphop producer “J-Dilla” *”Planet Chaos” Full LP (2022) “Donte The Gr8 & Speed Walton” Are “Space Invadaz” *”Donte Presents Nasty Boys” Full LP (2007) featuring various artist *"The Human Element" (with

Reflection Eternal Reflection Eternal is an American hip hop music, hip hop duo composed of emcee Talib Kweli and Hip hop producer, producer Hi-Tek. They released their first album, ''Train of Thought (Reflection Eternal album), Train of Thought'', in 2000. They h ...

) (2000)

The Flowfessionals

*''Main Flow Presents: The Flowfessionals'' (2005)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mood American hip-hop groups Midwest hip-hop groups Rappers from Cincinnati