That will be revealed in the future.

In the near future.

More exposure.

Depends on the label.

In Early 1999, 421 stepped behind the mic for the first time. Eazy-T recorded with T-Squared and decided to take his cousin, OcJ, to one of the sessions. The next session, OcJ stepped to the plate and took a swing. They recorded various tracks until late 2000, when Eazy-T stopped recording to deal with personal issues. OcJ, by this time labeled ‘The Villain’ by Eazy due to his blunt, outgoing behavior, kept writing until the Summer of 2003, when he met Yung. OcJ told Yung that he was thinking of quitting. Yung refused to let that happen, and they merged 421 and T.U.G. together to put together a compilation.



A total of nine rappers (Cappo, Duke, J-Slave, Hoodlum, OcJ, Trilogy, Tony Tana, Twyzt, Yung) began the compilation as members, until the Compilation was released and only seven of those nine made the final cut, after Hoodlum and Trilogy left for creative differences. By the time the compilation began selling, Only five remained (Cappo and J-Slave parted ways to form 'SynTax Era'), and by early 2004, Only three (OcJ, Twyzt, and Yung) had survived. OcJ went into a short hiatus from the mic, and decided that 421 and T.U.G. were too different to function as the same unit. In the beginning, it started as a collaboration, but OcJ had let the line blur between the two. OcJ returned to his roots, signing NOCU and Mill$ to the revitalized 421. One simple ingredient was missing.



Cappo, a member of Syntax Era, and OcJ had been talking for quite some time about each others work. They had gained a mutual respect for each other during the 421 TUG days leading to the first album and, for the most part, had stayed in contact. OcJ told Cappo that he was more than welcome in the 421 camp, and it was an open invitation. Cappo thought long and hard about it and decided that it was the right business decision. OcJ and Cappo worked well together, but watched as both NOCU and Mill$ went their separate ways. NOCU put an indefinite hold on his solo R&B project, ‘Self Portrait’, to work with a local rock band called ‘Jelly 269’. NOCU still features with 421, but live music has always been his goal. Mill$ slowly worked himself out of the equation and formed a different rap group. Mill$ still supplies 421 with his original brand of beats from time to time. Cappo and OcJ stayed focused, and will both be putting out solo projects in 2006.

Deep Hip Hop, such as Wu-Tang and Immortal Technique

MPC, Keyboard

Fruity Loops, eJay, Acid Pro, Pro Tools