Just one of the acts making Cincinnati one of the seminal cities for underground rap,
Five Deez formed around area producer/MC extraordinaire
Fat Jon the Ample Soul Physician and MC/producer Pase Rock. The pair debuted with EPs in 1999 and 2000, then released their first full-length,
Koolmotor, in 2001. Both are also heavily involved in the Cincinnati-based Wanna Battle crew, also including
DJ Hi-Tek,
Talib Kweli,
Lone Catalysts, and
Rubix. ~ John Bush