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The Menagerie

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MyGen Profile Generator MyGen Profile GeneratorThe Menagerie stormed onto the UK Hip-Hop scene a few years ago, and are swiftly making a name for themselves as one of the dopest crews from the South East of England, through their energetic live shows and recently released LP, Wild Kingdom.
The main core of the Menagerie consists of three emcees: Dr Syntax, whose appearances around the country with the Foreign Beggars have earnt him critical acclaim, Professor Elemental, the mad inventor for whom no subject matter is out of reach, and Koaste, formerly of 360 Physicals and Last Men Standing who brings his boundless energy to stages around the country.
Behind the turntables is the domain of DJ Nick Maxwell, whose Adventures In Hip-Hop mixtapes have won him considerable plaudits and followers in recent years. Beats for the crew come from production heavyweights, Tom Caruana and the notorious crate digger Ido, whose rapid work rate ensure that the Menagerie have some of the best beats around.
Hailing from Brighton, Menagerie have headlined the annual Hip-Hop festival there for the last two years, and opened for some of Hip-Hop's luminaries at venues around town and across the country.
The Menagerie dropped debut album Wild Kingdom on Esperanto Records in 2005, and received rave reviews across the board. UKHH.com called it, "in the most part, faultless", and "one of the albums of the year". Availiable both online and from music outlets around the country, grab yourself a copy and experience Wild Kingdom for yourself!
The Menagerie are currently in the studio recording the follow up to Wild Kingdom, so expect to see more releases from the crew in the near future!

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Music:

Member Since: 04/04/2005
Band Website: www.brightonhiphop.com
Band Members: The Menagerie is:

Dr Syntax - Vocals
Elemental - Vocals
Koaste - Vocals
Nick Maxwell - Deejay
Ido - Production
Tom Caruana - Production

Record Label: Esperanto

My Blog

4 Unreleased Tracks Up!

Easy people!Its been a long time coming, but finally I've got round to putting some new material up. There's FOUR new tracks for your perusal, not all for download yet, as I'm unsure of the future pla...
Posted by on Tue, 20 Mar 2007 11:28:00 GMT

CTRL: ALT: THE BEAT

2006 brings releases once more, and this time it's fresh from the UKHH.com stable. Both The Menagerie and Koaste feature on Ctrl: Alt: The Beat, a dope collection of exclusives, classic...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Jan 2006 08:19:00 GMT

That UKHH.com review in full.

Brighton based act, The Menagerie, have served up Wild Kingdom, a debut album of considerable merit. This crew, made up of 3 emcees, 2 producers and a deejay, could well be considered as a new crew on...
Posted by on Fri, 14 Oct 2005 04:31:00 GMT

Ladies and Gentlemen, we have lift-off!

Welcome to The Menagerie's myspace page. Got FOUR assorted tracks for you to download to start with - a little taster of the Wild Kingdom LP and some unreleased gems that we thought we'd share with yo...
Posted by on Fri, 14 Oct 2005 03:37:00 GMT