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Origin | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Genres | Hip hop [1] |
Years active | 1994–present |
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The Opus is an American hip hop record production duo from Chicago, Illinois. [2] It consists of The Isle of Weight and Mr. Echoes. [3] AllMusic described them as "two of the most brilliant beatmakers working in hip-hop circa 2003." [4]
The Isle of Weight (born Aaron Smith) and Mr. Echoes (born Kevin Johnson) first met while attending Proviso East High School together. [5] In 1994, the duo started making music together. [5] The duo handled the production work on Rubberoom's 1999 album Architechnology. [6] [7]
The Opus | |
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Origin | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Genres | Hip hop [1] |
Years active | 1994–present |
Labels |
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Members |
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Website |
theopus |
The Opus is an American hip hop record production duo from Chicago, Illinois. [2] It consists of The Isle of Weight and Mr. Echoes. [3] AllMusic described them as "two of the most brilliant beatmakers working in hip-hop circa 2003." [4]
The Isle of Weight (born Aaron Smith) and Mr. Echoes (born Kevin Johnson) first met while attending Proviso East High School together. [5] In 1994, the duo started making music together. [5] The duo handled the production work on Rubberoom's 1999 album Architechnology. [6] [7]