Cesar Comanche, is a hip hop artist. Comanche was born Christopher Robinson on November 18, 1976 in
Jacksonville
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North Carolina
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History
Comanche is one of the founding MCs of North Carolina-based The
Justus League
The Justus League was a hip hop collective from North Carolina founded in 1999. The collective consists of a total of 15 members (8 emcees, 5 producers, 1 DJ, and 1 consultant aka "Minister of Opinion". The emcees are: Cesar Comanche, Chaundon ...
Independent Weekly
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Originally from Jacksonville, NC, he began rhyming in 1994, but did not pursue is as a career until 1996. In that same year, he met producer
9th Wonder
Patrick Denard Douthit (born January 15, 1975), better known as 9th Wonder, is a
In 1999, Comanche and 9th Wonder organized other industry colleagues and artists from the Triangle area to form the Justus League crew in 1999. He has since performed with
Tha Liks
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The Coup
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Dilated Peoples
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Aceyalone
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Comanche regularly tours across the globe in many countries including the US, the UK,
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. He has also appeared on television shows such as
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Music Choice
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's Hip Hop Nation,
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's Distortion 2 Static and Little Brother's "You Hear It First" segment on
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. He has also been featured in several music videos, including Little Brother's "Speed" and his own "Lamb to Lion" video which won a "Most Creative Atmosphere" award from the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Comanche has independently released two solo albums on his own Defenders of the Free World imprint (2000's ''Wooden Nickels'' and 2002's ''Paper Gods'') and with Blues Interactions (2005's ''Squirrel and The Aces The Japan Tour'') with ABB Records (2005's ''Squirrel and The Aces'') and has appeared on Little Brother's The Listening LP,
Edgar Allen Floe
Daryl Sams, known professionally as Edgar Allen Floe is a hip hop music, hip hop artist from North Carolina and a member of Justus League and The Undefined. His name is a play on words of the name of the famous writer, Edgar Allan Poe.
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's ''True Links'' LP, featured in the theme song ''This Side of the River of the Princeville, NC'' Documentary; Away Team; Legacy; and 9th Wonder's ''National Mayhem'' Triple album;
Eternia
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's ''It's Called Life'' LP, the Justus League's ''NC State of Mind Vol. 1'' mixtape, and the Hall of Justus' ''Singles Files'' mixtape.
During time off from his extensive touring schedule, Comanche is currently recording for his fifth album, tentatively titled, ''Die In Your Lap''.
* '' The Listening'' Little Brother (2002)
* ''NC State of Mind'' Justus League (2003)
* ''City Lights'' Nicolay (2004)
* ''Single Files'' DJ Flash (2004)
* ''Hub City Revival'' DJ KO (2004)
* ''Mixology'' DJ Fuzz (2004)
* ''Streetwise LP''
Edgar Allen Floe
Daryl Sams, known professionally as Edgar Allen Floe is a hip hop music, hip hop artist from North Carolina and a member of Justus League and The Undefined. His name is a play on words of the name of the famous writer, Edgar Allan Poe.
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(2004)
* ''Real Shit'' Djimon (2005)
* ''Bakers Dozen'' ABB Records (2005)
* ''It's Called Life''
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* ''Paper Gods'' Cesar Comanche (2002)
* ''Mixology'' DJ Fuzz (2004)
* ''Squirrel and The Aces: The Japan Tour'' Cesar Comanche (2005)
* ''Squirrel and The Aces'' Cesar Comanche (2005)
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Supastition
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Sean Price
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9th Wonder
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* ''This Side of the River'' Documentary - Princeville Soundtrack (2006)
* ''Simbiosis'' El Cerebro (2007)
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* ''Freakshow Vol. 1 "Tales of the Traveling Tunes"'' Pop Shuvit (band), Pop Shuvit (2007)