99 Neighbors is an American

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formed in

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. It consists of seven members: Connor "Swank" Stankevich, Hank "HANKNATIVE" Collins, Sam Paulino, Aidan Ostby, Julian "Juju" Segar-Reid, Caleb "Somba" Hoh, and Jared Fier. The members comprise

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, and

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. Its music - a combination of hip hop,

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, and R&B influences - has drawn comparisons to

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and

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History

Members Ostby, Paulino, and Collins graduated from

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. Paulino and Collins played on their high school's

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and

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teams together. After graduating from high school, Paulino and Collins shared an apartment in

, where they began recording and producing music full time collectively. Hoh and Segar-Reid grew up together in

. After discovering they lived near one another, Paulino contacted Hoh about a collaborative opportunity using

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and formed a group.

Music release

On January 1, 2019, 99 Neighbors released its first studio album, ''Television''. It took the band two months to record the full-length debut album. In the same year, Fier became a DJ and started producing with the group. In July 2019, the group signed a deal with

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' manager Pat Corcoran, who formally managed

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. Since signing with Warner Records, the group has released multiple singles. In October 2019, they released a song in collaboration with brass group

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and singer/songwriter PhiloSofie, titled "F**k No". The single has been streamed over 20 million times on

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. Other notable tracks by 99 Neighbors include "Fake Pods" and "Ripstick", which have amassed over 11 million streams on Spotify.

Discography

Albums and singles

References

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