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Mountain Brothers is an American hip hop group originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Named after the legend of 108 mountain bandits depicted in the Chinese novel ''Water Margin'', the group formed in 1994 after all attended the Pennsylvania State University in State College, Pennsylvania. They all shared a common interests; making music which is how they became friends. At Penn State there was an electronic music lab in which they took advantage of by using it as their recording studio. With a recording studio in their hands they began their band by creating demos. Mountain Brother’s goal was to get signed to a major label so their music can be known nationwide. Their method was to send their demos to a variety of music labels; somewhat anonymously. Chops stated, “We didn’t want people to prejudge based on us being Asian so we would send a demo and a letter saying, ‘We have a picture, but it doesn’t matter what we look like if you don’t like our music.’ People that knew music, it was their job to like music, so they loved our music and then we sent them our picture; their mind was blown!” 〔 StudioAPA. “Strength In NUMBERS - CHOPS Personal Statement.” Online video clip. ''YouTube''. YouTube, 1 Nov. 2013. Web. 5 Nov. 2015. 〕 They are considered cultural pioneers, being one of the first Asian American hip-hop groups and also for the lack of sampling of other music in construction of their own. Mountain Brothers released two critically acclaimed albums, ''Self Vol 1'' 〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/self-1-mw0000113268 )〕 and ''Triple Crown''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/mountain_brothers_the/albums.jhtml?albumId=335029 )〕 Some of their more notable songs included "Paperchase," "Galaxies (The Next Level)," and "Thoroughbred." The last of the three is featured in remixed form on CHOPS' album ''Virtuosity''. They produced national radio and TV commercials for Sprite on the ad "Rhymes from The Mind" and Nike on the ad "Players Delight". They also produced a music video for "Galaxies (The Next Level)". Styles Infinite also released two 12" singles, "Fresh Air/Aquarian Mind" and "Easy on the Ears/Finishline". The group disbanded in 2003 shortly after the release of the album ''Triple Crown''. CHOPS is the only member still active in hip-hop, working with artists such as Kanye West, Chamillionaire, Bahamadia, Planet Asia, and Paul Wall.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.channelapa.com/2011/01/music-producer-chops-interview-with-channelapa-com.html )〕 He also provided music for the MTV reality television show Rob and Big, the soundtrack for the independent film Dark, and contributed music to the soundtracks for the films ''Brown Sugar'' and ''House of Wax''. Peril-L is currently a medical researcher and collector of vintage furniture and Styles Infinite is a doctor. In June 2012, they reunited and recorded new material for a compilation by CHOPS. They released the music video for their song "Keep On" on September 25, 2013. ==Band members== *CHOPS (Scott Jung) *Peril-L (Christopher Wang) *Styles Infinite (Steve Wei) Additional band members performed with Mountain Brothers during certain live performances, including *DJ Roli Rho from 5th Platoon *The Black Republicans 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mountain Brothers」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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