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U-N-I
U-N-I (short for "U-N-I To The Verse") are a hip hop duo from Inglewood, Los Angeles, consisting of Y-O (born Yonas Semere Michael) and Thurzday (born Yannick Koffi).〔Smith, Camilo (2008) "(U-N-I will host party at Holy Grail sneaker shop tonight; performance Saturday at the Roxy )", ''LA Times'', July 25, 2008〕〔Odoh, Meka (2008) "(DXNext, Underground Rap: U-N-I )", ''HipHopDX''〕 ==History== Y-O and Thurzday met in 1999 at St. Bernard High School in Westchester, California. They were originally part of a four-man group, the Rap-Ture Kamp, along with fellow St. Bernard student Ablaze and local producer Unjust Ant.〔 This crew released two mixtapes, ''Rap-Ture Kamp Unleash, Volume 1'' and ''Jacking Beats''. After graduation in 2006 they split from the Kamp and formed U-N-I, the name inspired by The Roots' 1996 album ''Illadelph Halflife''.〔〔Tambara, Kristen (2008) "(A "Beautiful Day" with U-N-I )", ''URB Magazine''〕 Thurz stated "To us, it's a first person statement. Myself and Y-O, U-N-I-verse, ain't nobody against us. It also stands for being universal and not being boxed into one sound."〔Parham, Jason (2008) "(The Daily Bread: U-N-I )", ''Format Magazine''〕 Y-O is the mohawk emcee whose name "Yonas" translates to "Soldier" in his native Ethiopian and he moved from Seattle, Washington to Inglewood, California in 1996. Thurzday is a descendant of both Côte d'Ivoire and Belize, taking his moniker from his last name "Koffi" which translates in Ghana’s native language of Akan to "boy born on Friday."〔Akan names〕
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