Jigmastas

Jigmastas are an East Coast underground hip hop group based in Brooklyn. The group consists of DJ Spinna and MC Kriminul.

Jigmastas
Origin	Brooklyn, New York, United States
Genres	Underground hip hop Hardcore hip hop East Coast hip hop Jazz rap
Years active	1996-current
Labels	Beyond Real, Tommy Boy Black Label, Landspeed
Associated acts	Akil, Jock Max, Pharoahe Monch, Talib Kweli
Website	www.beyondreal.org
Members	DJ Spinna Kriminul

History

DJ Spinna, was already renowned throughout the 1990s, and as well already knew Kriminul from the mid-1980s.[1] Jigmastas' recording debut was in Rude Rydims' "Everybody Bounce" on Freeze Records in 1995.[2] The duo released their first single "Beyond Real" which became an underground rap hit, and inspired the name of their self-funded record label, "Beyond Real Recordings," in 1996. To please their fans, Jigmastas released another single, "Last Will and Testimony" released by Tommy Boy Black Label and finally the debut LP album Grass Roots: Lyrical Fluctuation in 2000. In the May 2001, the high anticipated debut album Infectious featuring the former guitarist of Living Colour, Vernon Reid and rapper Sadat X.[1][3]

Discography

Title	Release Date	Label
Grass Roots: Lyrical Fluctuations	2000	Beyond Real
Infectious	2001	Beyond Real/Landspeed

Reception

1. LeRoy, Dan. "Jigmastas > Biography" (DLL). 1168 Oak Valley Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, United States of America: Allmusic/All Media Guide. Retrieved August 24, 2009.CS1 maint: location (link)
2. "Jigmastas". Discogs/Zink Media, Inc. Retrieved August 24, 2009.
3. Magnuson, Luke (August 23, 2001). "Jigmastas". Epictonic.com. Archived from the original (JSP) on December 10, 2007. Retrieved August 24, 2009.

External links

• DJ Spinna's official website