Ill Harmonics is a hip hop band from

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, Texas, formed in 1995 by Playdough and Blake Knight. In 2004, Gib, the brother of Blake Knight, joined the group as a drummer. Ill Harmonics has released four studio albums, ''An Octave Above The Original Volume No. 1'' (2000), ''Take Two'' (2002), ''Monkey Business'' (2004), and ''Modern Heart Exhibit'' (2007), as well as a

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with MG! the Visionary and

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, released in 2000 through Uprok. Both Playdough and Blake Knight have released solo material, and Playdough also performs and records with the

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History

Playdough and Blake Knight formed ill harmonics when the two met in Dallas, Texas, after the two met at their local church. Both artists rap and produce in the group, with Playdough also serving as a guitarist and Blake Knight as a keyboardist and bassist. The duo released some demo recordings, and gained national exposure in 1998 when they made it to the Top 10 on

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's '' The Cut''. The group was signed to Uprok Records and released their debut album, ''An Octave Above the Original Volume No. 1'' that same year. They also appeared with MG! The Visionary and

on a sampler album, also released in 2000. Playdough also formed Phonetic Composition with

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, and both artists joined Deepspace5 in 2000. Ill Harmonics released their second album, ''Take Two'', in 2002. The album featured appearances from

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, and

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In 2004, Tony Gib, the brother of Blake Knight, joined the group as a drummer. Now a trio, Ill Harmonics released ''Monkey Business'', through Infuse, that year. A fourth studio album, ''Modern Heart Exhibit'', followed in 2007, also on Infuse and distributed through Spirit Music. In 2012, the group released a single, "Loneliest Man", through Bishara Entertainmant.

Discography

Studio albums

* ''An Octave Above The Original Volume No. 1'' – 2000 * ''Take Two'' – 2002 * ''Monkey Business'' – 2004 * ''Modern Heart Exhibit'' – 2007

Compilations

* ''Uprok Sampler'' (with MG! The Visionary and

) – 2000

References

External links

* * {{authority control Musical groups from Dallas Musical groups established in 1995 American musical trios Christian hip hop groups Southern hip hop groups