MOOD is a hip hop

Hip hop music

Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...

 group based in Cincinnati

Cincinnati, Ohio

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, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States, composed of rappers Main Flow, Donte, and record producer

Record producer

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 Jahson. They first came to prominence with the Hi-Tek

Hi-Tek

Tony Cottrell, better known as Hi-Tek, is an American record producer and rapper from Cincinnati, Ohio. He is best known for his work with Talib Kweli on his Reflection Eternal album and on Black Star...

 produced single

Single (music)

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 "Hustle on the Side" in 1996. Their 1997 album

Album

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 Doom

Doom (Mood album)

Doom is the 1997 debut album of hip hop group Mood. It features production by DJ Hi-Tek and guest appearances by Talib Kweli and Wu-Tang-affiliated group Sunz of Man. It features one single, "Karma", whose b-side is "Cincinnati". Mood's classic Doom launched the careers of Talib Kweli, Hi-Tek, and...

featured production by a young Hi-Tek and a guest appearance by Talib Kweli

Talib Kweli

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In 2000, they appeared on Mission Control Presents, a compilation

Compilation album

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 which featured acts associated with producer Jahson and his record label

Record label

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 Mission Control. There were three Mood tracks and three tracks that featured Mood as part of a larger group called Elite Terrorist. Main Flow and Donte are also featured individually on a number of tracks.

Music video

Music video

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s for hit

Hit record

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 song

Song

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s "Hustle On The Side" and "Karma" were produced and aired worldwide. Most notably winning awards on regional and international video programs Video Music Box, Urban Reality, Rap City and DrunkinStyle TV.

Mood is currently working on their follow up to Doom entitled Legendary. In the interim, Jahson has an album out as does Main Flow (entitled Flow Season along with DJ 7L

7L & Esoteric

7L & Esoteric are a Boston-based hip-hop duo, notorious for battle rhymes and boom-bap production. 7L is the duo's DJ/Producer and Esoteric the emcee.-History:...

), Donte is also planning a solo release.

Mood

• Doom
  Doom (Mood album)
  Doom is the 1997 debut album of hip hop group Mood. It features production by DJ Hi-Tek and guest appearances by Talib Kweli and Wu-Tang-affiliated group Sunz of Man. It features one single, "Karma", whose b-side is "Cincinnati". Mood's classic Doom launched the careers of Talib Kweli, Hi-Tek, and...
  
  (1997)
• Mission Control Presents: Prehistoric Sounds feat. Mood (2000)
• Live Again
  Live Again
  Live Again may refer to:* Live Again , a Singaporean Chinese drama* "Live Again" * "Live Again", a song by Better Than Ezra from How Does Your Garden Grow?* "Live Again", a song by Toyo Tsutsuli...
  
  (2011)

Main Flow

• Castle Diplomat (2001)
• Hip-Hopulation (2004)
• Notebook Assassins (2005)
• Flow Season (with DJ 7L
  7L & Esoteric
  7L & Esoteric are a Boston-based hip-hop duo, notorious for battle rhymes and boom-bap production. 7L is the duo's DJ/Producer and Esoteric the emcee.-History:...
  
  ) (2006)
• Return of the Castle (2010)