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Even though No Good People wasn’t officially formed until 2000, the foundation for the group was laid years before. NGP consists of 2 sets of brothers: Stress & Dr. Sean Strange; and Raida & O-Doub. Despite all being born and raised in the Richmond Hill section of Queens, they would not meet until the mid-to-late 90’s, after all moving to Long Island.

After being introduced by a mutual friend from the Queens neighborhood they both grew up in, Raida & Stress, being the same age and in the same grade, noticed each other’s enthusiasm for hip hop and talent for rhyming. At the same time, Strange & O-Doub, also in the same grade as each other, became friends and began to get into hip hop (Strange as an aspiring DJ, O-Doub as a lyricist).

In 1997, after Stress brought Raida to a studio session with affiliates Rif Raf and Last of Da Po, the two emcees formed the Kriptonites, and began writing and recording new music as a group. During this time, the Kriptonites started making a name for themselves by performing at numerous shows and open mics, appearing on mixtapes, releasing singles, and working closely with the underground group Catch 22 (Mr. Hyde & Exlib).

Most notably, they, along with O-Doub, appeared on DJ Mike Nice’s “Cracking the Surface” mixtape in 1999, featuring 50 underground emcees, including Non-Phixion, Necro, Catch 22, Absolut, A-Butta and Invicible, among others. At this point, Stress and Strange moved back to Queens, however, the group remained intact. They would go on to release singles such as “Kriptonite Type,” “Mental Diversity,” and “Queens Theme.” Around this time, O-Doub was appearing on more and more Kriptonite tracks, becoming the group’s unofficial third member. Also, Strange had moved on from DJing to producing and rhyming, appearing on some of the new tracks and producing songs for various up and coming artists.

By the year 2000, No Good People was formed, with O-Doub and Strange joining Raida and Stress as official members. That year, the four collaborated with Catch 22 for Exlib’s 2000 EP “Pandora’s Box,” which included production by Strange and Raida. Following the EP, NGP began working on tracks for their new album. At the same time, Strange completed a compilation album produced entirely by him, featuring No Good People and other affiliated artists called “The Trauma Unit.” In 2002, NGP completed their first full-length album entitled “Up to No Good,” which was released through “Cousin Pat Productions,” named after Stress and Strange’s cousin who was imprisoned in late 2002.

They continued performing at venues all over New York and New Jersey, including a notable performance at the 2003 Vans “Warped Tour” on Randall’s Island. NGP also started to collaborate with many underground artists for various albums, compilations and mixtapes. In 2004, they would complete what was their best and biggest work to date; their second album entitled “So Far, No Good.” The production for the album was handled primarily by Strange, who was quickly becoming a sought-after producer. On this album, NGP collaborated with the legendary PMD (of EPMD) for the track “Fix Your Face,” also produced by PMD. Other album collaborations included underground emcees Mr. Hyde, Exlib, Yung N.O. and X-Kalibur.

During 2005, you could hear NGP on Hot 97 DJ Kay Slay’s “Drama Hour” due to several collaborations with Yung N.O. In 2006, No Good People signed to Intelligent Music, and quickly recorded and released the mixtape “White People Can’t Dance,” which featured new songs such as “Runaway,” “The Club” and “Move With It.” NGP has performed at many major clubs in the tri-state area, including Club Speed, Webster Hall, Downtime, CBGB’s, Limelight, Don Hill’s, The Remote Lounge, Club Occasions, Club Remi’s, Bongo’s Nite Club, Club T NY, Dublin Pub, and also at Fat Beats, The Cop Shop and the 2003 Vans Warped Tour. In addition to Hot 97, NGP has been played and appeared on Hiphopphilosophy.com, Hofstra Radio, and Internet radio station Corzradio.com. Presently, NGP is in the studio working hard on their new untitled album as well as the volume two follow-up to their acclaimed mixtape.

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