UNION REPS OR AS THE STREETS OF OHIO KNOWS THEM,"THE UNION"CONSISTS OF LYRICIST BJC AND LYRICIST/BEATSMITH COOL RAY SLICK AND WAS FORMED FOR THE SAME REASON ALL UNIONS ARE FORMED-TO GET WORKERS THEIR JUST DUE. THE GROUP WAS FORMED IN 2001 AS A GROUP WITHIN A LARGER COLLECTIVE KNOWN AS ILLAFAM. THE UNION CARRYS THE TORCH FOR THE ILLAFAM CAMP AND THE WHOLE "O". THE FOCUS IS ON BEATS,RHYMES AND THE CONSTANT REINVENTION THESE TWO ARTISTS ARE SO WELL KNOWN FOR.