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, Fred Ones, Eric M.O., and Preservation. The group was described by ''

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". In 1999, Sonic Sum released the first studio album, ''The Sanity Annex'', on Ozone Music. It has received critical acclaim worldwide. ''

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'' called it "one of the most criminally slept-on albums of the indie hip-hop boom". In 2002, the group released the second studio album, ''Films'', exclusively in Japan. It was released in the US in 2004 and released on

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in 2008.

Discography

Studio albums * ''The Sanity Annex'' (1999) * ''Films'' (2004) EPs * ''Plaster Man'' (2002) * ''Operazor'' (2003) Singles * "Downtown Maze" / "Skypirate" (1998) * "Callarama Gala" / "Flatlands" (1999) * "Himbro St." / "It's an Ashtray" (2000) * "Rocket" / "Oscillator" (2001) * "Films" (2003)

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* Alternative hip-hop groups Definitive Jux artists East Coast hip-hop groups Musical quartets from New York (state) Musical groups from the Bronx {{US-hiphop-band-stub