Chaozz is a

Czech hip hop The hip hop subculture in the Czech Republic emerged after the Velvet Revolution in 1989. Since then the subculture has become an influential urban phenomenon, with hip hop groups, clubs and festivals appearing across the country. Notable hip hop ...

group active from 1995 to 2002, during which time they released four studio albums. They reformed in 2017 and have since published one single.

Career

Chaozz was formed in 1995 by musicians Bass, MC Deph, Rusty, Fugaz, and DJ Smog. Bass and Rusty had previously been members of another hip hop group, UNIT, established in 1993, and MC Deph had released a solo record before working with Fugaz on a project called Flavamatic. UNIT disbanded in 1994, with Bass and Rusty joining DJ Smog to form the group Chaozz. Shortly afterward, the two groups merged under the name Chaozz. The group began to achieve success after meeting Ivo Pospíšil, a record store owner who had contacts at PolyGram. In 1996, they released their first album, '' ...a nastal chaos''. Following this, they worked with Slovak group No Gravity on the track "Chaozz věci", which was used in several commercials and received airplay on TV Nova as well as on radio. In 2002, after four albums, the group disbanded. Deph joined former UNIT colleague DJ Skupla to form another group,

Prago Union Prago Union is a Czech hip hop group. The current members are MC Kato (a.k.a. Deph) and DJ Maro. DJ Maro joined Prago Union in 2008, replacing DJ Skupla. Deph and Skupla were previously members of the group Chaozz. History The group's first r ...

, and Bass is a DJ who performs under the name Ba2s. In 2017, Chaozz got back together. A year later, they released the single "Průvan", their first original material since reforming.

Band members

Current * Bass, aka Ba2s – rap * MC Deph, aka

MC Kato Adam Svatoš (born 16 June 1979), known by his stage names MC Kato and Deph, is a Czech rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer and DJ. He gained recognition as the primary songwriting and performing member of hip-hop groups Chaozz and Rigor ...

– rap * Rusty – rap * Fugaz – rap * DJ Skupla – DJ Past * DJ Smog – DJ (1994–97)

Discography

Studio albums

* '' ...a nastal chaos'' (1996) * '' Zprdeleklika'' (1997) * ''P.E.S.'' (1999) * ''Sakum prdum'' (2001)

EPs

* ''Planeta Opic'' (1996) * ''Zprdelevinyl'' (1997) * ''Sekec Mazec'' (2001)

Compilations

* ''Inventura'' (2002) * ''20 Let Chaozzu'' (2013)

References

External links

*
Chaozz on Discogs.com

DJ Ba2s official website
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