BandGang

Detroit rap collective BandGang formed in 2008, made up of six emcees: Paid Will, Masoe, Lonnie Bands, AJ, Javar, and Biggs. The group worked independently at first, self-releasing tracks, videos, and mixtapes, including White Buff Boyz, Grind Season 2, and The Family, all released in a very productive 2014. They continued the next year with more mixtapes of their increasingly raw gangster rap-informed sounds, releasing Young Kings and WDW, among others. The ensuing years saw almost every member of the group strike out solo, with many members releasing their own album-length mixtapes. They also collaborated with Detroit rapper Tee Grizzley on the 2016 single "Straight to It." 2017 brought the collaborative EP, The Appetizer, with Trauma Tone, followed a year later by BandGang's lengthy, 30-track full-length In Too Deep. ~ Fred Thomas, Rovi