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themselves

{{short description|American hip hop group}}

{{for|the usage of "themselves" in English|Reflexive pronoun|Intensive pronoun}}

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Themselves

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| background = group_or_band

| alias = Them

| origin = Oakland, California

| genre = Hip hop

| years_active = 1998–present

| label = Anticon

| associated_acts = Subtle, 13 & God

| current_members = Doseone
Jel

}}

Themselves, previously known as Them, is an American hip hop duo based in Oakland, California.{{cite web|url=http://www.sfweekly.com/music/the-noticon/|title=The Noticon|work=SF Weekly|first=Garrett|last=Kamps|date=February 11, 2004|accessdate=July 2, 2018}} It consists of Doseone and Jel.{{cite web|url=http://www.slugmag.com/music-features/themselves/|title=Themselves|work=SLUG Magazine|first=Esther|last=Merono|date=December 2, 2009|accessdate=July 2, 2018}} They are also part of Subtle and 13 & God.{{cite web|url=http://thequietus.com/articles/04712-adam-doseone-drucker-themselves-alan-moore-interview|title=Aorta To The Blade Of The Day: Doseone On Alan Moore & More|work=The Quietus|first=Kiran|last=Acharya|date=July 28, 2010|accessdate=July 2, 2018}} The duo's first studio album, Them, was included on Fact{{'}}s "100 Best Indie Hip-Hop Records of All Time" list.

History

Doseone and Jel met through Mr. Dibbs and formed Themselves.{{cite web|url=http://www.cityweekly.net/utah/themselves/Content?oid=2142387|title=Themselves|work=Salt Lake City Weekly|first=Reyan|last=Ali|date=December 9, 2009|accessdate=July 2, 2018}} Then known as Them, the duo's first studio album, Them, was released in 2000.{{cite web|url=http://www.factmag.com/2015/02/25/the-100-best-indie-hip-hop-records-of-all-time/6/|title=The 100 best indie hip-hop records of all time (Page 6 of 101)|work=Fact|date=February 25, 2015|accessdate=July 2, 2018}} In 2002, Themselves released the second studio album, The No Music.{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/7986-the-no-music/|title=Themselves: The No Music|work=Pitchfork|first=Sam|last=Chennault|date=October 1, 2002|accessdate=July 2, 2018}} A remix album, The No Music of AIFFs, was released in 2003.{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/themselves-nomusic-2496093596.html|title=Themselves: The No Music of Aiff's|work=PopMatters|first=Tim|last=Stelloh|date=February 1, 2004|accessdate=July 2, 2018}} In 2009, Themselves released a mixtape, The Free Houdini, as well as the third studio album, Crowns Down.{{cite web|url=http://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/interviews/themselves-return-of-the-boom-bap|title=Themselves: Return of the Boom Bap|work=The Skinny|first=Bram E.|last=Gieben|date=June 30, 2010|accessdate=July 2, 2018}} Another remix album, Crowns Down & Company, was released in 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.xlr8r.com/mp3/you-ain-t-it-lazer-sword-remix|title=Themselves "You Ain't It (Lazer Sword Remix)"|work=XLR8R|first=Patric|last=Fallon|date=September 2, 2010|accessdate=July 2, 2018}}

Members

  • Doseone – vocals, production
  • Jel – vocals, production

Discography

Studio albums

Mixtapes

Remix albums

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

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External links

  • [http://www.anticon.com/artist/themselves Themselves] at Anticon
  • {{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p535400|label=Themselves}}
  • {{Discogs artist|Themselves|Themselves}}

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Category:Anticon

Category:American hip-hop duos

Category:Musical duos from California

Category:Musical groups from Oakland, California

Category:Musical groups established in 1998