Justice System

簡介: Justice System is an American hip hop group from New York City, New York, best known for their up-tempo brand of jazz rap and most significa 更多>

Justice System is an American hip hop group from New York City, New York, best known for their up-tempo brand of jazz rap and most significant for their 1994 release on MCA Records, Rooftop Soundcheck.
Biography
Formed in 1990, Justice System began playing at high school talent shows and small venues. Soon after The Roots' 1993 Organix became popular as a jazz rap album, Rooftop Soundcheck was released on MCA Records. They were subsequently dropped from the label, despite good word of mouth and live shows. They would go on to release their next album, Uncharted Terrain, independently.
Justice System's brand of up-tempo jazz-rap is especially fresh and invigorating since it's the creation of a real band, similar to the Roots. Members play guitar, bass, tenor sax, Rhodes piano, and drums. Their debut album, Rooftop Soundcheck, appeared in 1994 on MCA. Despite good word of mouth and constant live shows, the label dropped them. The group returned eight years later with Uncharted Terrain, on Ill River.