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and hip hop band from

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Origins

Prior to joining the band, Baby G (Edara Johnson) was a professional dancer for

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, Daddy Yankee,

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and others. Meanwhile, Axis, Mike, and Dave were in a band called Wax Machine, which broke up in early 2008. Shinobi Ninja formed shortly afterward. Several members of the band met at a rehearsal and

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in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of

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. Duke Sims (born March 19), Jonny, and Mike worked at the studio, and Baby G took vocal classes there. In 2010, their original bass player Jonny left the band, and Alien Lex replaced him. Of the six members of the band only Duke Sims and Alien Lex are originally from Brooklyn, both being born and raised in Bensonhurst. Lead singer Baby G is from

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. The twins Mike and Dave are from Piermont, New York. Axis Powers is originally from

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is the official unofficial 7th member and has performed with the band numerous times forming Jarobi Ninja.

Career

On January 28, 2010, the band released ''Shinobi Ninja Attacks!'', a Nintendo-style video game album for iPhone,

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, and

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. They are the first independent band to release an app based on their likeness and music. On October 6, 2010, lead singer Baby G was the featured coach on '' MTV Made'', Season 11 episode 11. "Stop" was included in the third episode ("

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. "Rock Hood" was featured in the video games '' NBA 2K12'' (5 million copies Sold) and '' Tap Tap Revenge 3''. Their song "Amped to 12" was written specifically for the 2014 film ''

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''. In 2017 Spike Lee used their song "Genuine" in his new Netflix Series '' She's Gotta Have It''.

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of Slipknot and

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'' . The band released their debut album, ''Rock Hood'' in April 2011. They followed this with the double album ''Escape from New York / Return From...'' in June 2014. In March 2017 they released their third album, ''Bless Up''. Their Logo Sticker which is a fluorescent pink and blue has been seen in ''

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'', and has been a staple in the fabric of New York City since their inception. To date the band has released 50 music videos and 2 visual albums (''Escape From New York'' and ''Bless Up'').

Members

* Edara aka Baby G – vocals * Terminator Dave – drums * Doobie Duke Sims – vocals, guitar * Alien Lex – bass guitar (2010–present) * DJ Axis Powers – turntables, backing vocals * Kid Shreddi aka Maniak Mike – guitar, backing vocals Former members * Jonathan Nunes Simone, aka Jonny on the Rocks – bass guitar (2008–2010)

Discography

Studio albums

*''Rock Hood'' (2011) *''Escape from New York / Return From...'' (2014, Double Album) *''Bless Up'' (2017)

EPs

*''Brooklyn to Babylon'' (2009) *''The Video Game EP'' (2010) *''LiL Bud B-Sides'' (2011) *''The Chronicles of DAB & Friends'' (2014) *''Artistic Visions'' (2015)

Mixtapes

*''Blunts & Nunchucks'' (2010) *''The Chronicles of Hashy Larry'' (2011)

Non-album singles

*"ILL ISH" (2012) *"Rusty Stab" (2012) *"I'm the One" (2013) *"The Sounds of Calizona" (2013) *"Acid Man" (2014) *"MeUWe" featuring Dinco D (

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) (2014) *"FunBang" maxi single (2016) *"Monks in the Moshpit" featuring Wordspit the Illest (2016) *"K.U.N.T" produced by DJ Jawa (2016)

Live albums

*''Live at the Bitter End'' (7/4/09) *''Live at Converse Rubber Tracks'' (11/11/11)

Van album

*''The Monster Van Album'' (2014)

References

External links

Official website
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