Cannibal Ox
band
Cannibal Ox is an American hip-hop project from Harlem, New York, United States. It consisted of Vast Aire and Vordul Mega, often accompanied by DJ Cip-One. Vordul Mega left the project in 2023.
History
The members of Cannibal Ox, Vast Aire, and Vordul Mega met each other as high school students in Harlem. They began performing in the New York underground hip-hop scene in the 1990s, leading them to meet El-P and become among the first members of his record label Definitive Jux.
In 2001, Cannibal Ox released their debut studio album, The Cold Vein. It was the first full-length studio album released by Definitive Jux and was fully produced by El-P. The Cold Vein received positive reviews from critics and put the duo in the underground hip-hop spotlight, and it has been highlighted as one of underground hip-hop's best albums by outlets such as Fact and HipHopDX. However, the duo did not release any further projects until the 2005 live album Return of the Ox: Live at CMJ. That live album, a recording of their September 17, 2005 Rothko concert which was the midnight closing show of the 2005 CMJ Music Festival, was promoted as being the start of the group's return, and also contained a new song called "Live from the Planet of Eat", squashing two years of break-up rumors. The liner notes of Return of the Ox hinted that a Cannibal Ox LP would be released in 2006, though the duo ultimately released no music that year. The final El-P produced Cannibal Ox track was Mr. Lif's "Brothaz" remix, released on the 'Definitive Swim' compilation on February 27, 2007.
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