Underground rap collective the Tunnel Rats formed in 1993 and challenged the conventions of commercial hip-hop throughout their career. The group's original approach to rhyming, beat-making, and songwriting made it well-known on the West Coast, appearing on albums by artists such as
Mars III,
DJ Maj, Coalition, Deepspace 5, and the Grits, not to mention side
projects such as LPG, New Breed, and Peace 586. In the early 2000s, the group hooked up with Uprok Records in
Seattle for the Tunnelvision full-length, which featured LPG, New Breed, Sev Statik, Raphi, Zane, and Dert. ~
Jason Birchmeier, All
Music Guide.
Now working with the supercrew "foot soldiers", and KRS-one, they are expanding thier influence and truely becoming leaders in the underground hip-hop community.
containing some of the best and most underrated rappers out there, they are extremely talented. singers, emcees, DJs,
break dancers, and graffiti artits make up the tunnel rats and their discography contains over 18 albums.
Behind closed doors
Leaders make decisions with ambition for war
Multiple
men are at the mercy of he who settles the score
Medals and awards are received as well as applause
For
the one who puts most
men in a corpse
Behind doors - no more masks are warn
Often times the past is reborn
Many are sworn into secrecy
Come on and walk with me
I'm unveiling the prevailing
sin of centuries
It'
s called greed
lust envy a million bucks
How many mass murderers are wearing khakis and chucks
Timbalands the heart of man devises wicked schemes
Look through the peephole of the priesthood and I see demons
But I can't scream cause sometimes I see me
I been the chief of all sinners
y'all ain't gotta know me
I've been debated and hated by self righteous with no flaws
White robes and bibles but at
night they got claws
-- The Tunnel Rats
