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redirect|The Arsonists|other uses|Arsonists (disambiguation)Infobox musical artist | name = Arsonists| image =| caption =| image_size =| background = group_or_band| alias = Bushwick Bomb Squad| origin = Brooklyn , New York , United States|U.S. | genre = Hip hop music|Hip hop | years_active = 1993& ndash;present| label = Fondle 'Em Records|Fondle 'Em , Matador Records|Matador | associated_acts =| website =| current_members = Jise One Q-Unique Swel Boogie| past_members = Ching Rock D-Stroy Freestyle (rapper)|Freestyle Kinetic Energy Kriminal KrashThe Arsonists are an underground Hip hop music|hip hop group. Their album, As the World Burns (1999), reached #78 on '' Billboard (magazine)|Billboard's Top R& B/Hip-Hop Albums , and yielded the single " Pyromaniax ", which went to #43 on Billboard's Hot Rap Singles chart.Allmusic|class=artist|id=p298081/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes Billboard Singles. Allmusic .
History
The group formed with five members in 1993 in Bushwick, Brooklyn , New York with the name Bushwick Bomb Squad. The main members were Q-Unique , D-Stroy , Freestyle (rapper)|Freestyle , Swel Boogie and Jise One , although the number of members eventually grew to eight. Q-Unique was a member of New York City's well-known breakdancing crew, the Rock Steady Crew .McCabe, Bret (June 28, 2001). " http://www.dallasobserver.com/2001-06-28/music/fire-starters/ Fire Starters". Dallas Observer . Retrieved on February 23, 2009. The group released the single, "The Session", in 1996, which found airplay on New York radio stations and brought offers from record labels. They signed with the independent label Fondle 'Em Records and changed their name to the Arsonists. They released their debut album, As the World Burns , in 1999 on Matador Records , an indie rock label that ventured into hip hop music for the release.Gillin, Eric (August 30, 1999). " http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5920659/arsonists_light_up_bowery Arsonists Light Up Bowery". Rolling Stone . Retrieved on February 23, 2009. The album received critical acclaim, but didn't achieve mainstream commercial success; it reached #78 on '' Billboard (magazine)|Billboard's '' Top R& B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.Allmusic|class=artist|id=p298081/charts-awards|pure_url=yes Billboard Albums. Allmusic . They appeared on the digital hardcore band Atari Teenage Riot 's final album 60 Second Wipeout (1999) that year. The group went from five members, down to three: Q-Unique, Jise One and Swel Boogie, for their follow-up album, Date of Birth (2001).Waggoner, Eric (June 21, 2001). " http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2001-06-21/music/hot-stuff Hot Stuff". Phoenix New Times . Retrieved on February 23, 2009. With their live performances, the group is known to be very varied in their rap style, drawing on many old school hip hop and east coast hip hop influences. Kansas City's alternative weekly newspaper, The Pitch (newspaper)|The Pitch , described them as "one of the best live bands in hip-hop" in 2001.Hensley, J.J. (April 27, 2000). " http://www.pitch.com/2000-04-27/music/the-arsonists-dvs-mindz-seven-fold-symphony-mac-lethal-approach/ The Arsonists/DVS Mindz/Seven Fold Symphony/Mac Lethal& Approach". The Pitch (newspaper)|The Pitch . Retrieved on February 23, 2009. On 18th August 2011, Arsonists played the first show in 11 years that had all four members on stage at Hip Hop Kemp, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic.
Discography
Albums
As the World Burns (1999), Matador Records|Matador
