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Cannibal Ox is a New York duo made up of Vast Aire and Vordul Mega, with El-P, the founder of the Definitive Jux label, handling the lion’s share of production. Their first record,The Cold Vein, has been heralded as a major turning point in both production and lyrical organization. Several notable guests appear on the album, including C-Rayz Walz, Alaska, Cryptic One, L.I.F.E. Long and El-P himself, while Vast’s and Vordul’s nasal-y styles connect the project together. For those interested in both the band and Def Jux the Revenge of the Robots DVD provides an interesting look into the lives of El-P, Vast Aire, Aesop Rock and other stars of the label.

For a while, the group was rumored to have disbanded. In 2003 however, fellow Definitive Jux rapper Murs said, “By the way, Can Ox is not broken up, it’s just a rumor” between tracks on fellow Definitive Jux rapper Aesop Rock’s album Bazooka Tooth. November 2005 brought the release of a live album, Return of the Ox: Live at CMJ, in the liner notes of which is the statement “Look out for the new full length LP by Cannibal Ox Summer of 06.”

In addition to El-P, legendary producers Pete Rock and The RZA have reportedly signed on to contribute to the project. DJ Mighty Mi, who collaborated with Vast Aire in 2005, would be a likely producer as well.
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  • davidfresh

    Vast Aire ain't top 25 of all time, but his work on Cold Vein is some of the best in hip-hop. I agree that he's pretty bad now though.

    yesterday morning

  • da-ICEMAN

    The Cold Vein is better than Madvillainy...I am glad I didnt write this on MF Doom page... people would devour me there

    Monday afternoon

  • CypheroN

    The Cold Vein is tied with Madvillainy as the best rap album ever.

    17 days ago

  • Enokii

    As if Watch The Throne is better than The Cold Vein...

    24 days ago

  • BarkingSausage

    i read somewhere vast aire has asperger's syndrome btw. i like the album too mainly for the production, but vast and mega compliment it well, and fit nicely on the beats imo. one of my favorite albums ever.

    25 days ago

  • ChinaBuffet

    @aesrhethica-- vast aire may be pretty pathetic now, but he definitely has some very very good verses on the cold vein. and i'm not even really a punchline type of guy, but he does some really great shit...although vordul is overall better..if you dont really look into him he might seem boring, but i think he gets real expressive even tho he might sound monotone...and he's got nice lyrics, kind of like el-p's, and hes got nice rolling flow

    last month

  • optimistic_tour

    this shoutbox is a mongoloid orgy

    last month

  • frince69

    Clearly you are someone who uses that method. I choose to discover music by listening to a shitload of it and not just hip hop...

    last month
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