Justin Ingleton, better known by his

stage name A stage name is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers—such as actors, comedians, singers, and musicians. Such professional aliases are adopted for a wide variety of reasons and they may be similar, or nearly identical, to an individu ...

Bigg Jus, is an American

alternative hip hop Alternative hip hop (also known as alternative rap) is a subgenre of hip hop music that encompasses a wide range of styles that are not typically identified as mainstream. AllMusic defines it as comprising " hip hop groups that refuse to confor ...

artist from

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. He was a member of

Company Flow Company Flow was an American hip hop trio from Brooklyn, New York City, consisting of Bigg Jus, El-P and Mr. Len. The group was at one time associated with the independent record label Rawkus Records. Rapper/ producer El-P and DJ/producer Mr. ...

along with

El-P Jaime Meline (born March 2, 1975), better known by the stage name El-P (shortened from his previous stage name El Producto), is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Starting his career as a member of Company Flow, he has been a ...

and

Mr. Len Mr. Len (Leonard "Lenny" Smythe) is a hip hop DJ born in the Bronx, New York. He moved to Hillside, NJ when he was 12 years old. He was a member, with Bigg Jus and El-P, of the underground hip hop trio Company Flow, which disbanded in the lat ...

. He is also one half of the duo Nephlim Modulation Systems with

Orko Eloheim David Wali Rahmaan Ebn Hassan Bullard, better known by his stage name Orko Eloheim (formerly Orko the Sycotik Alien) (born 1975/1976) is an American alternative hip hop artist from San Diego, California. He is also one half of the duo Nephlim ...

History

After the breakup of Company Flow in 2001, Bigg Jus formed the now defunct

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and began to pursue his solo career. He moved to

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, where he continued his musical career with his self-produced EP ''Plantation Rhymes''. Moving on to the creation of his first solo album, he put together an album known as ''Black Mamba Serums''. However, in the wake of the September 11 incidents in 2001, he pulled the album just before its release unsatisfied with its content. He went back to the studio and recreated the album more to his liking. He released this version as '' Black Mamba Serums v2.0'' on

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in 2004. Just to prove a point to his listeners, he included the original album mp3s as bonus content. In a 2006 interview, Bigg Jus said that he and

were working on a new Company Flow album to be released later in the year.Orange County Weekly - Sleepers Awake!
Bigg Jus released the solo album, '' Machines That Make Civilization Fun'', on Mush Records in 2012.

Discography

Albums * ''

Funcrusher Plus ''Funcrusher Plus'' is the debut studio album by American hip hop group Company Flow. It was released by Rawkus Records in 1997. In 2009, it was re-released on Definitive Jux. The album has been recognized as "a landmark independent hip-hop releas ...

'' (1997) (with

, as

) * ''Black Mamba Serums (Japanese Edition)'' (2002) * ''

Woe to Thee O Land Whose King Is a Child Nephlim Modulation Systems (abbreviated NMS) is an American hip hop duo, consisting of Bigg Jus and Orko Eloheim. In 2003, the group released the first album, ''Woe to Thee O Land When Thy King Is a Child'', on Big Dada. Allmusic gave the album ...

'' (2003) (with

, as Nephlim Modulation Systems) * '' Black Mamba Serums v2.0'' (2004) * ''

Imperial Letters of Protection Nephlim Modulation Systems (abbreviated NMS) is an American hip hop duo, consisting of Bigg Jus and Orko Eloheim. In 2003, the group released the first album, ''Woe to Thee O Land When Thy King Is a Child'', on Big Dada. Allmusic gave the album 4 ...

'' (2005) (with Orko Eloheim, as Nephlim Modulation Systems) * ''

Poor People's Day ''Poor People's Day'' is a solo studio album by American hip hop musician Bigg Jus, a former member of Company Flow. It was released on Mush Records in 2005. The album is entirely produced by DJ Gman. Critical reception Stewart Mason of AllMusic ...

'' (2005) * '' Machines That Make Civilization Fun'' (2012) EPs * ''

Funcrusher ''Funcrusher'' is the debut EP/album by New York City underground hip hop group Company Flow, released in 1995 on the group's own label Official Recordings. It sold well for an entirely independently released record, and was ranked sixth by album ...

'' (1996) (with El-P & Mr. Len, as Company Flow) * ''Plantation Rhymes'' (2001) Singles *"Juvenile Technique" (1994) (with El-P & Mr. Len, as Company Flow) *"8 Steps to Perfection" (1996) (with El-P & Mr. Len, as Company Flow) *"Infokill" (1996) (with El-P & Mr. Len, as Company Flow) *"Blind" (1997) (with El-P & Mr. Len, as Company Flow) *"End to End Burners... Episode 1" (1998) (with El-P & Mr. Len, as Company Flow) *"Patriotism" (1999) (with El-P & Mr. Len, as Company Flow) *"D.P.A. (As Seen on TV)" (2000) (with El-P & Mr. Len, as Company Flow) *"Black Roses" (2012) Guest appearances *

Mike Ladd Mike Ladd is an American hip hop musician from Boston, Massachusetts. He is based in Paris, France. ''The Guardian'' described him as "the king of the hip-hop concept." Early life Mike Ladd was born in Boston, Massachusetts. As a child, he live ...

- "Bladerunners" from ''Welcome to the Afterfuture'' (1999) * Neila - "Mercy Refused" from ''Better Late Than Never'' (2009) *Super Chron Flight Brothers - "Emmanuel Goldstein" from ''Cape Verde'' (2010) * Lee Scott - "Beanio" from ''Gate Clicks Shut'' (2021)

References

External links

Bigg Jus
on

Mush Records Mush Records is an American independent record label. It was founded by Robert Curcio and Cindy Roché in 1997. History Originally known as Dirty Loop Music, Mush Records started out as a recording studio in Cincinnati, Ohio, with the label form ...

{{Authority control Rappers from New York City Living people 21st-century American rappers Year of birth missing (living people) Company Flow members Nephlim Modulation Systems members