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Theodore Unit

Theodore Unit is a hip hop collective featuring various rappers from the Stapleton area in Staten Island, NY. The group is headed by Ghostface and features the following core members; Du-Lilz, Shawn Wiggs, Solomon Childs, Cappadonna, Trife Da God and Kryme Life.

Thier debut album 718 (2004) was met with a fair amount critical acclaim due to its 'grimey ass' lyrics.

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Guardians of the Ancient Wisdom

Three gutter punks (and an elusive old author) from west london bring hip-hop back down to earth, and to its socio-political roots spitting it back out using live instruments and a scratch dj.
In the end times we live in emcees Madam Blahvatski and danDNA are the new Shuttle and Redgrave, if you appreciate poetry, or Paxman and Wark if your point of reference is late night TV.
The subject matters of their tracks are taken from such diverse topics as evolution, psychology and the occult, which are all pasted together referencing other sub-cultures such as psychedelic folk and punk rock...

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Libretto

There are multiple artists named Libretto: 1)One of the most important developments in Portland music has been the local and national success of Libretto and Lifesavas. They're longtime Portlanders steady grindin' with their crew, Misfit Massive, since the mid-'90s. But their 2003 release, Spirit in Stone (Quannum), put them in the worldwide underground, and exposed them to parts of the city that might not have known their music otherwise (aka much of white Portland).

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Twenty One Pilots

The duo that is Twenty One Pilots - Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun - has earned widespread applause for their energetic live sets and distinctive fusion of piano-driven schizoid pop and lyrical uplift. No strangers to the road, Twenty One Pilots has built a fervent national following via their electrifying live performances at innumerable headline shows and tours. The band made its Fueled By Ramen debut with a new EP titled Three Songs released Summer 2012 and was followed by a full-length album titled Vessel available now.

Twenty One Pilots on Last.fm.

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Kaos

There are at least seven artist with this name: 1)KAOS A thrash metal band from the Bay area (San Fransisco) in California, USA. Many line up changes, but fronted by vocal man Jason Darnell. www.kaosamongus.com. 2 known releases, KAOS Among Us in 2006 and Pits of Existence in 2009. They rule!
2) KAOS (http://www.myspace.com/kaosrijeka)was an old school punk/post-punk band with female vocals from Rijeka-Croatia. They were established in 1979.

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