Hangar 18 (band)

Hangar 18
Origin New York City, New York, United States
Genres Hip hop
Years active 2001–2009
Labels Definitive Jux
Website www.definitivejux.net/jukies/hangar_18/
Members Alaska
Windnbreeze
DJ Pawl

Hangar 18 was an American hip hop group from New York City, New York. It consisted of Alaska, Windnbreeze, and DJ Pawl. The group was signed to Definitive Jux. The group has gained recognition touring with other artists, including El-P, Aesop Rock, Mos Def, RJD2, and Gym Class Heroes.

History

During their early years, Alaska and Windnbreeze were active members of the Atoms Family, a group of emcees and DJs in New York's hip-hop underground.[1] During their time working with the rest of the family, they made songs like "Prison" on the Euphony album, which personified the unique sound they were to have and the solo success they would become. The group's name is an homage to the Megadeth song Hangar 18.

In 2002, they picked up DJ Pawl and on June 15, 2004, Hangar 18 released The Multi-Platinum Debut Album. October 23, 2007, the sequel arrived. The group released Sweep the Leg.[1]

On February 24, 2009, the trio announced their breakup. They said that the inspiration that held them together was no longer there and it wouldn't have been fair to themselves or their fans to continue to make music that they weren't passionate about.

Windnbreeze took a hiatus from music for a few years and then began writing again and collaborated with Alaska and Cryptic One. The three of them dropped an album, Sands, in 2014. Windnbreeze has his first solo album, G.O. Bliss, coming up in December 2015.

Pawl continues to write and direct commercials.

In February 2015, Alaska released Altkast[2] through Hello L.A.[3] It featured him and appearances from Zilla Rocca, Curly Castro, and Elsphinx over some Outkast beats.[4] The project was mixed by his friend/producer Lang Vo.[5] Lang Vo then took the vocals from the project and placed them over his new original productions. This was sent to Alaska and fueled the start of a new project called Words Hurt.[6] With Lang Vo on production and Alaska on vocals, they released their first studio album, Fuck That Pretty Boy Shit, in April 2016.[7]

Members

  • Alaska - rapper
  • Windnbreeze - rapper
  • DJ Pawl - producer, DJ

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

  • The Shameless Self-Promotion CD (2003)
  • The Donkey Show Volume 1 (2005)

Singles

  • "Where We At? / Hangar 18 and the Temple of Doom" (2003)
  • "Beatslope" (2004)
  • "Barhoppin'" (2004)

References

  1. 1 2 "Hangar 18 | Definitive Jux Records". Definitivejux.net. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
  2. ↑ http://thisishellola.bandcamp.com/album/alkast
  3. ↑ http://store.hellola-hellola.com/
  4. ↑ "Alkast, by Alaska". HELLO.L.A. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  5. ↑ http://langkimvo.bandcamp.com/
  6. ↑ http://wordshurt.bandcamp.com/
  7. ↑ "Fuck That Pretty Boy Shit, by WORDS HURT". WORDS HURT. Retrieved 2016-05-05.

Further reading

  • Faraone, Chris (November 8, 2007). "Hangar 18". Spin. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
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