Dezert Eez (consisting of members O’Nill,
5-Star & Nivek) took shape at Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, MI)
and all three members have known each other for close to a decade now. The name Dezert
Eez (Desert Eagle) is symbolic of a weapon created in Israel and then
later brought to the states to be manufactured; much like the “Original
Man.”
In
early 2005, Dezert Eez released its first mixtape, The
Realness, which won widespread critical praise that focused especially
on the group’s lyrics. The buzz leapt to a bigger stage in 2008 when 5-Star
teamed up with C-Rayz Walz, Killah Priest (Wu-Tang) and Bronze Nazareth
(Wu-Tang) to form The Almighty, which was released on Babygrande Records and
featured collaborations with Canibus, Keith Murray, and Planet Asia.
In
late 2010, Dezert Eez released their debut LP, Ghettobox, (Dezert Eez released a
‘Deluxe Edition’ of Ghettobox in early 2012) which
featured appearances from Game and Killah Priest and production from Bronze
Nazareth. Since then, the group has
released two mixtapes: First, "Call of Duty: The Black Ops" which
featured the likes of Nas, Raekwon, Killah Priest, La the Darkman, Bronze
Nazareth among others; it also found the group rocking beats from the likes of
One Be Lo, Krohme and fellow member of the Almighty Bronze Nazareth. That was
followed up by, "We Own The Summer," which featured
appearances One Be Lo, Mike Posner, Mos Def and a remix of the 2011 summer jam
by Miguel "Sure Thing".
Both mixtapes continued to
receive positive press and as a result Dezert Eez signed with Universal Records
to release their forthcoming sophomore LP (and major label debut), Life
Illustrated, (which will include production from Bronze Nazareth &
INS Deck—who also appears on the LP) which is scheduled to be released in
September 2012.
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