Shredders (music group)
{{short description|American hip hop group}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
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| origin = Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
| genre = Hip hop
| years_active = 2016–present
| label = Doomtree Records
| spinoff_of = Doomtree
| website = {{URL|shredddders.com}}
| current_members = * P.O.S
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Shredders is an American hip hop group from Minneapolis, Minnesota.{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/new-minneapolis-rap-group-shredders-keep-the-fun-in-the-doomtree-family/Content?oid=39755859|title=New Minneapolis rap group Shredders keep the fun in the Doomtree family|work=Chicago Reader|first=Leor|last=Galil|date=January 26, 2018|accessdate=June 26, 2019}} It consists of rappers P.O.S and Sims and producers Lazerbeak and Paper Tiger.{{cite web|url=http://www.citypages.com/music/hear-first-ever-songs-from-doomtree-spinoff-group-shredders/433857873|title=Hear first-ever songs from Doomtree spinoff group Shredders|work=City Pages|first=Jay|last=Boller|date=July 11, 2017|accessdate=June 26, 2019}} The four are part of the Doomtree collective.{{cite web|url=https://blog.thecurrent.org/2017/07/four-sevenths-of-doomtree-debut-new-group-shredders/|title=Four-sevenths of Doomtree debut new group, Shredders|work=The Current|publisher=Minnesota Public Radio|first=Cecilia|last=Johnson|date=July 11, 2017|accessdate=June 26, 2019}} The group's debut studio album, Dangerous Jumps, peaked at number 43 on Billboard{{'}}s Independent Albums chart.
History
At the end of the tour for All Hands in 2015, Minneapolis hip hop collective Doomtree decided to take a short break, allowing each member to focus on their own projects.{{cite web|url=https://www.kexp.org/read/2018/1/11/song-of-the-day-shredders-fly-as-i-dare/|title=Song of the Day: Shredders – Fly As I Dare|work=KEXP-FM|first=Annette|last=Barlow|date=January 11, 2018|accessdate=June 26, 2019}} P.O.S, Sims, Lazerbeak, and Paper Tiger, who are four-sevenths of the collective, formed the group Shredders in 2016.{{cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.44120/title.doomtree-side-project-shredders-is-like-a-group-text-thread|title=Doomtree Side Project Shredders Is Like A "Group Text Thread"|work=HipHopDX|first=Kyle|last=Eustice|date=July 20, 2017|accessdate=June 26, 2019}} Producers Lazerbeak and Paper Tiger started trading tracks between New York and Minneapolis. Around tour dates for their respective solo albums, rappers P.O.S and Sims took hold of those beats and started trading verses over them.{{cite web|url=http://www.startribune.com/pared-down-doomtree-group-debuts-new-album-ahead-of-st-paul-concert/458016533/|title=Pared-down Doomtree group debuts new album ahead of St. Paul concert|work=Star Tribune|first=Chris|last=Riemenschneider|date=November 16, 2017|accessdate=June 26, 2019}}
In 2017, Shredders released a self-titled debut EP.{{cite web|url=https://www.minnesotamonthly.com/arts-entertainment/shredders-mn-hip-hop-collective-doomtree-forms-new-group/|title=Shredders: MN Hip-Hop Collective Doomtree Forms New Group|work=Minnesota Monthly|first=Molly|last=O'Brien|date=July 20, 2017|accessdate=June 26, 2019}} It was followed by the singles "Xanthrax"{{cite web|url=http://www.citypages.com/music/shredders-tear-it-up-in-this-months-twin-cities-rap-roundup/442962843|title=Shredders tear it up in this month's Twin Cities rap roundup|work=City Pages|first=Michael|last=Madden|date=September 7, 2017|accessdate=June 26, 2019}} and "Flipping Cars".{{cite web|url=http://www.citypages.com/music/lexii-alijai-gender-flips-an-outkast-classic-in-octobers-twin-cities-rap-roundup/450713413|title=Lexii Alijai gender-flips an Outkast classic in October's Twin Cities rap roundup|work=City Pages|first=Michael|last=Madden|date=October 13, 2017|accessdate=June 26, 2019}} In that year, the group released the debut studio album, Dangerous Jumps.{{cite web|url=http://www.citypages.com/music/back-to-the-city-video-podcast-pos-discusses-shredders-and-2-other-new-projects/443841063|title=Back to the City Video Podcast: P.O.S discusses Shredders and 2 other new projects|work=City Pages|first=Simon|last=Calder|date=September 15, 2017|accessdate=June 26, 2019}} It peaked at number 43 on Billboard{{'}}s Independent Albums chart.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/independent-albums/2017-11-25|title=Independent Albums: The week of November 25, 2017|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=June 26, 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190505093259/https://www.billboard.com/charts/independent-albums/2017-11-25|archivedate=May 5, 2019|url-status=live}}
In 2019, the group released the singles "Ayeyayaya",{{cite web|url=https://www.thefourohfive.com/music/article/minneapolis-rap-group-shredders-a-spinoff-of-the-doomtree-collective-return-with-ayeyayaya-405-premiere-156|title=Minneapolis rap group Shredders, a spinoff of the Doomtree collective, return with 'Ayeyayaya' [405 Premiere]|work=The 405|first=William|last=Tomer|date=June 25, 2019|accessdate=June 26, 2019}} "Suburban Base",{{cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.52320/title.shredders-announce-great-hits-album-with-suburban-base|title=Shredders Deliver "Great Hits" Project|work=HipHopDX|first=Kyle|last=Eustice|date=August 29, 2019|accessdate=September 7, 2019}} and "Vanilla ISIS".{{cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.52482/title.dxclusive-shredders-return-with-potent-vanilla-isis-single|title=#DXCLUSIVE: Shredders Return With Potent "Vanilla ISIS" Single|work=HipHopDX|first=Kyle|last=Eustice|date=August 15, 2019|accessdate=September 7, 2019}} In that year, the group also released a studio album, Great Hits.{{cite web|url=https://www.press-citizen.com/story/news/2019/08/20/witching-hour-conjures-2019-programming/2051446001/|title=Witching Hour conjures 2019 line up|work=Iowa City Press-Citizen|first=Isaac|last=Hamlet|date=August 20, 2019|accessdate=September 7, 2019}}
Discography
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References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|shredddders.com}}
- {{AllMusic|class=artist|id=mn0003672765|label=Shredders}}
Category:American hip-hop groups
Category:Rappers from Minneapolis