Almighty Dreadnaughtz is an American underground hip hop collective from Michigan, USA, founded in 1986 by Detroit-based rapper and producer Theron 'Alius Pnukkl' Ewing.

History

The group was formed in 1986 by its first member Alius Pnukkl, and cited as a notable act of Detroit underground hip hop scene before Slum Village, The Dirty Dozen and

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. Participants of the crew were taking part in rap battles. The Almighty Dreadnaughtz are recognized among

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fan base due to a track "Desperados" by DJ Butter, which also features now-deceased D12 emcees

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and

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. As well as Wu-Tang Clan, the group consists of a number of permanent members, as well as temporary members and / or its affiliates: *Hex Murda (Hex, Hex Murdah, Hexmurda, born Eugene Howell) -

Manager Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government body. It is the art and science of managing resources of the business. Management includes the activities o ...

*Alius Pnukkl (Alias P, born Theron Ewing) - MC/

producer Producer or producers may refer to: Occupations *Producer (agriculture), a farm operator *A stakeholder of economic production *Film producer, supervises the making of films **Executive producer, contributes to a film's budget and usually does not ...

*Slautah (Slautah Res, Slautah R.E.S.) - MC/producer *Konphlict (Konnie Ross, Konflict, born Corey Wilson) - MC/producer *Ed Sczrz (O1, Ed Sciz, 01) - MC/producer *Cysion - MC/producer *Supa Emcee (SUPA MC, Supaemcee, Super MC, Supremacee Brown, born Kent Brown) - MC *Guilty Simpson (born Byron Simpson) - MC *Kawshus (Kawshus Criminals) - MC *Kriz Steel (Krizsteel) - MC *Shi Dog - MC *Blitz - Producer

Solo actings

Guilty Simpson who joined the group in 1996 has reached the most successful individual career signing with

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; and also teamed up with

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and Sean Price for

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band, which was manager by Hexmurda. Hex and Supa Emcee (joined A.D. in 1994) were signees for

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, the label that stated the crew as honorable participants, along with the Fat Killahz. Alius, Slautah and Konphlict formed several duo projects between them, such as A.R.E.S. and released few studio albums. All the Almighty Dreadnaughtz members had appeared separately or together partially delivering rapping or production in many fellow Michigan underground hip hop acts, such as Miz Korona, Moe Dirdee, King Gordy, Fatt Father, DJ Los and more.

Discography

* 1997 - Tha' Almighty Dreadnaughtz - ''City Of Trees'' * 2000 - Tha Almighty Dreadnaughtz - ''Point Of No Return'' (self-released) * 2003 - Almighty Dreadnaughtz - ''The Declaration Mixtape Secret Wars'' * 2004 - The Almighty Dreadnaughtz - ''Land Of The Dreadnaughtz Mixtape'' * 2008 - The Almighty Dreadnaughtz - ''You All Are Doomed''

References

American hip hop groups Midwest hip hop groups Detroit hip hop groups 1986 establishments in Michigan {{US-hiphop-band-stub