Artist description Now known as Elements of Style, Tai Kwon & DJ Steady C bring their own brand of hip-hop to mp3.com. Tai Kwon brings the energy, while DJ Steady C provides hard instrumentals that are heavily rooted in boom bap, plus additional lyrical fire. The first album, "Elementree," is finished, and dropped on February 25, 2003. It can be found at CD Warehouse and Everybody's Records in Cincinnati.

Music Style The Real HIP-HOP

Musical Influences Wu-Tang, KRS-One, Jeru The Damaja, Tribe Called Quest, Rakim, Funk, Soul, Jazz

Similar Artists Beatnuts, Jurassic 5, Dilated Peoples, Wu-tang Clan, Talib Kweli

Artist History Tai Kwon & DJ Steady C formed in September of 2002. They were on the way home from a Cincinnati Reds baseball game, when DJ Steady C played some of his beats. Immediately, they began working on an album, and had recorded, "I-D-E-N-T-I-T-Y," "Cardiac Arrest," "The Music," and, "Get It On," by November of 2002.

Group Members Tai Kwon aka TKD is the MC, and DJ Steady C, who rhymes as C-Stead, handles a majority of the production and scratching.

Instruments Vocals, Turntables, Sampler, Synthesizer

Albums Elementree

Location Cincinnati, Ohio - USA

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