Deep Cotton is an American

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duo based in

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, whose members are Chuck Lightning and Nate "Rocket" Wonder. Part of the Wondaland Arts Society,

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"Janelle Monae in Wondaland: The Atlanta-based musician lets her creative spirits flow through song, dance and her Wondaland Arts Society collective, which welcomes all artists into the groove."
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'', June 20, 2010. they are also sometimes called the "Punk Prophets".

Music career

Lightning and Wonder met in 2002 at

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in Atlanta. The pair were roommates, and began collaborating when Lightning overheard Wonder playing music and started shouting to his music. Wonder said this became a competition to see who could "out-crazy" the other person, and their musical collaboration is basically a chance to do "whatever the hell we want." They produce music, including that of

Janelle Monáe Janelle Monáe Robinson (; born December 1, 1985) is an American singer, rapper and actress. She is signed to Atlantic Records, as well as to her own imprint, the Wondaland Arts Society. Monáe has received eight Grammy Award nominations. Mon� ...

, another co-founder of the Wondaland collective. They began to gain notoriety of their own after their song "We're Far Enough from Heaven Now We Can Freak Out" was featured in a

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commercial featuring Monáe. The single was released in October 2012.

Personal life

Wonder is the older brother of

Roman GianArthur Roman GianArthur is an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer known for his collaborations with artists Janelle Monáe and Jidenna. He is a member of Monae's Wondaland Arts Collective, and was featured on Jidenna's Grammy-nom ...

, another member of the Wondaland Arts Collective.

Discography

*"Runaway Radio" (2013) *"We're Far Enough from Heaven Now We Can Freak Out" – Deep Cotton, October 2012 *"57821" –

featuring Deep Cotton (from ''

The ArchAndroid ''The ArchAndroid'' is the debut studio album by American singer and songwriter Janelle Monáe, released on May 18, 2010, by Wondaland Arts Society, Bad Boy Records, and Atlantic Records. Production for the album took place at Wondaland Studios ...

'') *"Let's Get Caught" — Deep Cotton featuring

Jidenna Jidenna Theodore Mobisson (born May 4, 1985), known mononymously as Jidenna, is an American rapper and singer. In 2015, Jidenna released two singles, "Classic Man" (featuring Roman GianArthur and Kendrick Lamar) and " Yoga" (with Janelle Monáe ...

(from '' Wondaland Presents: The Eephus'')

References

External links

Official website
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