Themselves, previously known as Them, is an American hip hop duo based in

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. It consists of

Doseone Adam Drucker (born April 21, 1977), better known by his stage name Doseone, is an American rapping, rapper, hip hop producer, producer, poet and artist. He is a co-founder of the indie hip hop record label Anticon. He has also been a member of n ...

and Jel. They are also part of Subtle and

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. The duo's first studio album, ''

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'', was included on ''

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''s "100 Best Indie Hip-Hop Records of All Time" list.

History

and Jel met through

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and formed Themselves. Then known as Them, the duo's first studio album, ''

'', was released in 2000. In 2002, Themselves released the second studio album, ''

The No Music ''The No Music'' (stylized as ''The No Music.'') is the second studio album by American hip hop duo Themselves. It was released on Anticon in 2002. It peaked at number 183 on the CMJ Radio 200 chart, as well as number 13 on CMJ's Hip-Hop chart. A ...

''. A remix album, ''

The No Music of AIFFs ''The No Music of AIFFs'' is a remix album by American hip hop duo Themselves. It includes remixes of songs from the duo's second studio album ''The No Music''. It was released on Anticon in 2003. It peaked at number 86 on the CMJ Radio 200 chart ...

'', was released in 2003. In 2009, Themselves released a mixtape, ''

The Free Houdini ''The Free Houdini'' (styled as ''theFREEhoudini'') is a 2009 mixtape by American hip hop duo Themselves. It is a return after a six-year hiatus that saw the members, Jel and Doseone, spend the majority of their time on their other band Subtle. ...

'', as well as the third studio album, ''

Crowns Down ''Crowns Down'' (stylized as ''CrownsDown'') is the third studio album by American hip hop duo Themselves. It was released on Anticon in 2009. A remix version of the album, '' Crowns Down & Company'', was released in 2010. Critical reception At M ...

''. Another remix album, ''

Crowns Down & Company ''Crowns Down & Company'' (stylized as ''CrownsDown & Company'') is a remix album by American hip hop duo Themselves. It includes remixes of songs from the duo's third studio album ''Crowns Down''. It was released on Anticon Anticon (often styl ...

'', was released in 2010.

Members

– vocals, production * Jel – vocals, production

Discography

Studio albums * ''

'' (2000) * ''

'' (2002) * ''

'' (2009) Mixtapes * ''

'' (2009) Remix albums * ''

'' (2003) * ''

'' (2010) Live albums * ''Live'' (2003) * ''Live II'' (2005) Singles * "Joyful Toy of 1001 Faces" (1999) * "This About the City Too" (2002) * "P.U.S.H." (2004) Compilation appearances * "It's Them" on ''

Music for the Advancement of Hip Hop ''Music for the Advancement of Hip Hop'' is a compilation album released by American hip hop record label Anticon in 1999. The album collects tracks by members of the label's core crew. Critical reception Dan Gizzi of AllMusic gave the album 4.5 ...

'' (1999) * "Them's My Peoples" on ''A Piece of the Action'' (2001) * "My Way Out of a Paper Bag" on ''

Giga Single ''Giga Single'' is a compilation album released by American hip hop record label Anticon in 2001. Critical reception Brian Coleman of ''CMJ New Music Monthly CMJ Holdings Corp. is a music events and online media company, originally founded ...

'' (2001) * "This About the City Too" on ''Urban Renewal Program'' (2002) * "Dark Sky Demo", "Poison Pit", "It's Them" and "Good People Check (Hrvatski Remix)" on '' Anticon Label Sampler: 1999-2004'' (2004) * "Take to the King" on ''African Jag Vol. 1'' (2006)

References

External links

Themselves
at

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